Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 49, Number 3, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 3 January 1947 — Page 2

LOW TEHIPERATURES Indiana: Cold wave with temperatures falling to zero and 5 above north, 10 and 15 above in south, portions by Saturday morning. Some snow this afternoon extreme north; gradually clearing skies. VOL. XVIX No. 3 UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN DAILY TBEES-r-FRIDAY, JAN. 3, .1947. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS r T M

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- Sometimes it takes us a little lime to find out things but rvcntiially we do. That mysterious middle name of JOHN T. 1'RATHER'S ain't a mystery any longer. We do feel a little guilty fur telling it after JOHN has put up-such a long and hard battle to keep us from finding it out but,., we got a reputation to keep. Sony THEODORE! . Our neighboring city of Linton has about as many celebrities as Sullivan. A recent item appearing in their newspaper's daily column. 'Mine Run', stated:, Apparently somebody will be com- J polled to determine which is the vr.oi e thoroughgoing southerner, ' (he synthetic SENATOR CLAGTiORN, or PHIL HARRIS, the !&ncl leader. Anybody who listens to MR. HARRIS on the rudio is likely to conclude that lie originated in the deep South, grew up on turnip greens and !inm bone and never willirigly : t foot north of the Mason;Dixon Line. The record shows, ',however that PHIL was born in J.inton, and while that is south j of Road 40, it is a long way Worn Dixie." I Patrons of ED FALCONBURY'S have been puzzled upon entering the main door on just Avhat caused the chimes to ring out as soon as they opened the door. Apparently there was no wires in sight or any special pulley attachments for tripping the signal. MR. FALCONBURY explained it to them when they gave up, revealing how he rigged t:p. the door bell's button under rtnor knob so thu-vwcn it was depressed for tripping the catch, the button would also be depressed closing an electrical (bruit to ilie chimes. TUSKFT FANS TO WITNESS flAME HERE JN GYM TONIGHT Basketball fans are reminded that tonight the Merom Beavers and New Lebanon Tigers will meet in Sullivan's Community Gym giving local fans a chance to witness their first game since the Arrows won over Brazil 2928 on Dec. 17. The two teams are pretty evenly matched and;.a close, fast came should be in store for patrons of the sport. j . The Community Gym is being ( a Hotted to some of the .county teams during the lull in Arrow local srames in order to seat more basketball fans in this section. The Arrows will not play here Main until Jan. 10. when they meet State High of Terre Haute. I LICENSE PLATES ON SALE MONDAY It was announced today by Sybil Wray, of the Auto License Branch, that 1947 license plates go on sale Monday. Your tax receipt must be presented before the license aire issued. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS . Mr. and Mrs. John ' Moore of 242 South McCammon Street are the, parents of a daughter, Cheryl Ann, born January 2 at the Mary Sherman Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heidenreich of Merom, announce the birth of a daughter, Brenda Kay, born January 2 at the Mary Sherman Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wise of Shelburn, are the parents of a son born January 2 at the Mary Sherman Hospital. He has been named Ronald Lee. AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR December, 1946 4533

1947WEDNES0AY The County Commissioners met Wednesday at the court house to reorganize for the new year. The following members were present: John C. Howard, Garland D. Scott and E.. Lowell Turpin. John C. Howard was elected chairman of the Board for the year. The following appointments were made: Telia C. Kalnes was appointed county attorney for the year 1947. She accepted the position and ,entered upon her duties. Alex Davidson, Earl South and William Wilkey were appointed members of the Miners Examining Board of Sullivan County for the year 1947. Alex Davidson was designated treasurer and bond fixed in the amount' of $1,000.00. William H. Tennis was ap pointed court house custodian and Lillie Keene was appointed court house matron, for the year. Johnny Moore was appointed turnkey at the county jail. Milton Drake was appointed County Highway Supt. for the year 1947 and Essie Fuller will fill the position as bookkeeper of the County Highway Dept. The following persons were appointed District Supervisors for the year: Dist. 1, Merle Terrell; Dist. 2, Charles Arnett and Dist. 3, Steve Sproatt. William A. McCammon was appointed foreman of the bridge crew. Ivaninkston will serve as garage foreman for the year. Joe Wallace was appointed as garage mechanic and Harry Sanders ws appointed as helper at the garage for the year. Elza Boyll will serve as, tractor operator from the county garage. The . following persons will serve as bridge crew for the following districts. Dist. 1, James Ingersoll and Clarence Wyman; Dist. 2, Homer Hawkins and Jesse Clark; Dist. 3, J. C. Pinkston and Carl Cox. Frank Raley was' appointed Hi -Lift operator for the" year. Emory Benson and Floyd Owens were , appointed Big Grader crewmen for the year. Patrol graders appointed were: Dist. 1, Lex Wright; Dist 2, Afchie Eaton and Dist. . 3, Oliver N. Shepler. Dragmen appointed were: Dist. 1, Fred Nash; Dist. 2, Clay Adams and Dist. 3, Mervin Enochs. Truck drivers appointed were: Dist. 1, Leonard Tarrh, Vern Bardsley, Lester Mahan and Walter "Buck" Hays; Dist. 2, Emil Pounds, Hubert Padgett and Pat Bates; Dist. 3, Raymond Pirtle, Lawrence Robertson and James Daniels. Gus Lowry was re-appointed as a member, of the Board of Trustees of the Mary Sherman Memorial Hospital for the term of four years. Lyle Turner was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Dr. John H. Oldham, occasioned by resignation. Clarence Harlowe was appointed helper of the court house custodian for the year. SULLIVAN COUNTY COONHUNTEES ASSOCIATION The Sullivan County Coonhunters Association will hold their regular monthly meeting at the city hall,, Saturday, January 4th at 8:00 p. m. Business of importance will come before the meeting therefore all members are requested to be present. ATHLETES ALSO SCHOLARS MARYSVILLE, O. (UP) Coach Paul Wenzel may have had some worries with his Marysyille high school football team this year, but scholarship was not one of them. Seven members of the varsity first team were named on the school honor roll for grades and the other four missed it by, slight margins.

'Gross' And 'Net' Confusing To State Taxpayers INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 3 Special) Confusion between the terms "gross income" and "net income" has been responsible for' nearly half of the mistakes uncovered by the Indiana Gross Income Tax Division on the reports which it received during the past year, Walter L. Sturdevant, chief deputy director of the tax department, announced here today. Most of these errors would have been avoided had the taxpayer been familiar with .the provisions of the gross income tax act, Mr. Sturdevant said, and reported the amount which he actually earned rather than the amount which he received from his employer after federal tax deduction had been withheld. The state law provides that each taxpayer must report his "gross income" at the close of each calendar year. This in

cludes not only the money earned in the form of wages, salaries, fees for personal . services and commissions, but all sums received from the sale or rental of real estate, interest, judgements, bonuses, prizes and premiums, and the sale of capital assets. Meanwhile, other Hoosiers were paying the state more than they owed because they neglected to take the $1,000 exemption allowed by state law. This means that they remitted $10 more than the amount of their actual tax bill and had to wait four to six months while the reports were being processed in order to receive, their refunds. The Indiana Gross Income Tax Division fs preparing for another "near record" rush this month as state residents remit the usual one per cent state levy on the incomes which they received during the 1946 calendar year. The tax became due on January 1 and must be paid no later than January 31 in order to avoid interest and penalty charges. Supplies of the annual report forms now are available at all auto license branches throughout the state, Mr. Sturdevant said, for taxpayers who have not received their blanks by mail. WASHINGTON, lTan. 3 (UP) ! The United Mine Workers Journal indicated today , that Drosoects were not encouraging for a renewal of negotiations j with soft coal operators that would avert a new work stoppage next March 31. The journal, which reflects the views of UMW President John L. Lewis, said that south ern and western operators has asserted they would do nothing until the Supreme Court "passed upon the legal controversy involving the Krug-Lewis agreement." The journal also; warned editorally that if Congress should pass laws to shackle labor, it would lead to regimentation of business,1 destruction of the profit system and creation of new political parties. HOSPITAL NOTES Admitted Jan. 2: Charles Whitehead of Carlisle; Mrs. Ruth Copeland of Pimento; Mrs. Charlene Faught of Carlisle. Admitted . Jan. 3: William Stewart of 303 Indiana Avenue; Ralph Sims of Sullivan R. 1; Bernard King of Dugger; Mrs. Marjorie Kirkman of 511 North Section Street. Dismissed Jan. 2: Mrs. Virginia Walls and daughter of Oaktown; Lome Smith of Jasonville. Dismissed Jan. 3: Mrs. Lucille Wise and son of Shelburn.

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INVESTIGATE FATAL MINE BLAST ' BICKNELL,.Ind., Jan. 3. (UP) An investigation was in progress today to determine' l he cause of a gas explosion at the Panhandle mine near here in which two workers were killedThe victims were Lee Gastinau and Elva Hager, both of whom died of suffocation when the explosion ripped through the mine shaft yesterday. '. Gastinau and. Hager were, drilling in the sixth vein of the mine and were several hundred feet ahead of several other drillers when the explosion occurred. None of the other seven was injured.

. CHINESE DEMONSTRATE AGAIN TODAY 1 NANKING, Jan. 3. (UP) Angry Chinese demonstrat. ed at the U. S. Embassy today and demanded the withdrawal of all American forces from China. Thousands of students roamed the streets and joined in the shouted demands that the Americans get out of China- One band marched on the residence of Ambassador J. Leighton Stewart, posting banners with inflammatory legends.

New Cold wave Moves Into Midwest Today

(By United Press) A new cold wave bore down on the "midwest today in .the wake of , the - years heaviest snowfall which grounded planes, slowed railroads and stalled highway traffic over much of the nation. . The Cold front already has settled over the Dakotas, and Minnesota and was moving rapidly south toward the wide belt of snow which covered Michigan, Illinois, Northern Indiana., Wisconsin, Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas. Continued snowfall from the central Mississippi valley through northern Illinois, southeastern Wisconsin and into the southwestern portion of Michigan, created hazardous driving conditions and impeded attempts by highway crews to clear snowblocked roads. RECEIVES NEWS OF BROTHER'S DEATH Mrs. Chris Orr.of this city, recently received word of the death of her brother, the Rev. A. D. Canary of Mattoon, Illinois. He was a former Sullivan county resident. Surviving are the wife, Mary; four daughters; two sons, and two sisters, Mrs. Orr and Mrs. i Ora Brown of Sullivan rural route. One son was killed in World War II. Observes 108th Birthday MOSCOW (UP) Alexandra Philipovna Astreldina celebrated her birthday on a collective farm in the Siberian region of Ordzhonkidze with her two sons and 33 other close relatives. The close relatives were grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her sons are 73 and 64 years old. Alexandra Philipovna is 108. Senate Gavel His jEN. ARTHUR H. VANDENBERG of Michigan holds the gavel with which he will preside over the upper congressional house when the 80th Congress convenes Jan. 3. Named in a pre-session caucus, his election to the president pro tempore office will be a formality" tlnterngtinnafy

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NEW FACES SEEN MANY ABSENT IN8DTH CONGRESS By Dean W. Dittmer ' WASHINGTON. Jan. 3 (UP) The first Republican -controlled Conrj'ess in 15 years bringsnew i:iimes into "' legislative" " leader-: ship posts and blots out many names known throughout the nation under the New Deal. Next speaker of the house will be Rep. Joseph W. Martin, R., Mass. Martin will succeed veteran Speaker Sam Rayburn, D., Tex., who was reelected without speakership with a Republican majority controlling the house, trouble, but must relinquish the Rayburn has been speaker since 1940. Under Martin as speaker and Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, R., Mich., as president pro-tern of the senate, there will be total of 21 new senators and 100 new house members. Only five of the new senators are Democrats and 29 of the new House members are Democrats. .'.. ;.. Among old-timers missing in the Senate is David I. Walsh, D., Mass.,- former chairman of the Senate naval affairs committee, who lost to Henry Cabot Lodge. Lodge, a former senator, resigned early in the war to serve in the army. Lodge's brother, John DaTHE PARTY LINE-UP WASHINGTON, Jan. 3-(UP) The line-up of the new Congress is: Senate Republicans 51 Democrats 45 House Republicans 245 Democrats 187 Others 1 Vacant 2 Division of the Senate in the expiring Congress was Democrats, 55; Republicans, 99, other parties, 1; vacant, 1; House Democrats, 236, Republicans, 191; other parties, 2; .vacant,, IS. Vacancies in the new Congress were caused by, the death of Rep. Robert K. Henry, R., Wis., and the resignation of Rep. John J. Sparkman, D., Ala., who will be in the Senate. 1 vis Lodge, is a new House member from Connecticut, occupying the seat vacated by the glamorous Clare Boothe Luce, who did not run for reelection. Bricker Enters Senate A- prospective GOP presidential aspirant has been added to the Senate in the person of John W. Bricker, former Ohio governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee in 1944. Bricker defeated Democratic Senator James W. Huffman. Among leading New Dealers to be missing are Sens. Joseph F. Guffey, D.t Pa., and James M. Tunnell, D., DeL Guffey was swamped by Pennsylvania's Re(Continued on Page 6, Col. 6) .

CRASH VIGTIIVI'S FUNERAL TO BE HELD SATURDAY

Funeral services' for Marine veteran Wayne Phillips, 21 years nld. who died Thursday from injuries sustained in an auto- , train crash north of Sullivan, ''will ho bplrl Saturday fternoon ! at two , o'clock at the Dugger Methodist Church with the Rev. C. E. Homberger officiating. His. home was on Dugger rural route one. " Young Phillips was fatally injured about 6:30 Thursday mornjing when his car was struck by a northbound C. & E. I. freight train at a crossing about a mile east of the Midway Service Station located about three miles north of Sullivan. Unconscious when pulled from the demolished automobile, he was rushed to the Mary Sherman Hospital where examinations showed a fractured skull, internal injuries and severe, lacerations. He died at 11:40 a. m. at the hospital. He is survived by the father, Ora D. Phillips; one sister, Miss Helen Agatha Phillips, at home; three brothers, Lowell of Indianapolis, Harold of Dugger and Richard, at 'home; and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Marie Phillips, of Dugger. " It was learned today that Wayne was - engaged to Miss Martha Kable, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kable of North Main Street. They were to have been married in two weeks. a native of Dugger, the deceased was born August 11, 1925, the sori" of Ora Phillips and the' late Cara Moore Phillips who died in 1936. He graduated from the Dugger Union High School in 1943 and became a member of the Marines shortly thereafter. After three years in service, one year spent in the South Pacific theatre of war, Phillips was discharged in May of 1946. Since that time he had been employed by the Sullivan Commission Co. The body was taken to the Newkirk Funeral Home in Pleasontville and was removed to the residence this afternoon. Burial will be in the Dugger cemetery. VA Advises Vets To Wait-And Be Sure On Loan Veterans! Here's some advice from the VA don't rush into using your GI loan guarantee to buy a home, farm, or enter a business venture without being sure you have all the facts. Be sure you have all the facts necessary to decide your chances of success or failure. The VA reminds veterans today that THEIR credit is involved and their privilege of having a loan guaranteed or insured in part by the veterans administration is a valuable asset. They advise veterans to be cautious and if it's real estate veterans are after it may be a better time to rent than to buy. Veterans have ten years from the official end 6f the war to apply for a GI loan so VA officials say, "Wait and be sure." , TKo VA ,imn4i oil f.afanov.o ' get the most out of the loan guarantee or insurance privilege accorded by Congress and a grateful nation. The VA contact representative will be glad to advise veterans on any problem concerning their rights and entitlements under the Gl Bill. The office is located at 415 Star Building, Terre Haute. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Chester AlumU... IVUI I .11.. U . . V 1 j. u daughter, Ann, weighing seven pounds, five ounces, at. the Mary Sherman Hospital Thursday morning, Jan. 2. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Young and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Alumbaugh, all of Sullivan,

Fourteen Senators From South Flay Republican Tactics WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. (UP) Embattled southern democrats decided at a last-minute strategy huddle today to defend Senator Theodore G. Bilbo against repuljrtican attempts to keep him out of the SenateThey charged the republicans who sought to bar Bilbo because of his relations with war contractors and his efforts to keep Negroes from voting were "rotten, putrid politics." The decision of the 14 southern senators, who met for more than an hour under the' leadership of Senator Allen J. Ellender, D., La., carried a threat to the orderly organization of the new Congress and might possibly delay President Truman's state-of-the-union message scheduled for delivery on Monday.

CONGRESS MEETS AT NOON WASHINGTON, Jan. S(UP) The GOP-cohtrolled 80th Congress met at noon today and House Republicans moved at once to carry out campaign promises for sweeping income tax reductions. . The fjrst completely republican-dominated congress since 1931 took over from democrats the legislative responsibilities of peace and post-war reconstruction, tax cuts, labor legislation and ouster of Senator Theodore G. Bilbo, as its most urgent business. In the senate the No. 1 place on the agenda was given . to republican attempts to deny the gravel-voiced little Mississippi democrat the seat to which he was reelected last November. In the House, the first legislation introduced in the new Congress was a bill by Representative Harold B. Knut?on, RM Miin.," to cut taxes ifor the calendar -year I947rn: R." No.- 1 would reduce taxes 20 percent on income up to a trifle above $300,000 and ten and one-half percent on amounts beyond that figure. Knutson, who will be chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee promised ear ly action on his bill. Congres sional tax experts estimate it would cut revenue by $3,350,000.000 this year. " If there is no long delay in organizing Congress President Truman vml deliver his state-of-the-union message in person In a joint session on Monday. The White House said the address would take 50 minutes to deliver. , The president also plans, if circumstances permit, to send a report of the national economy to the House' and Senate on Wednesday following up with his annual message on Friday. The House was called to order by retiring doorkeeper Ralph Roberts and proceeded to the election of Rep. Joseph Martin Jr.. R., Mass., as speaker. The Senate was called to order by retiring secretary Leslie Bissell. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (UP) The 80th Congress met today and its Republican majorities immediately undertook to carry out promises to kick Sen. Theodore G. Bilbo out of the Senate and get tax legislation headed toward passage in the House. Before jam-packed galleries, and in a sea of light from photographers' flash bulbs, republicans took over from democrats responsibility ' for . important postwar ; legislation1 in ;the next two years. . ' The fight over Bilbo delayed formal organization of the seats as an anfi-Bilbo democrat stole the show. The republican move to deny "Bilbo his Senate seat brought un scheduled democratic support when Sen. Glen Taylor, D., Idaho, grabbed the floor and offered a resolution of his own to bar his party colleague from Mississippi. The. forces that want to bar Bilbo for his anti-Negro tactics and for his acceptance of gifts from war contracts had enough votes, it was apparent, to win. Enough democrats feel the way Taylor does to assure victory for the republicans. But there was no assurance they would get a chance in the reasonably near future to use their box votes. Southern democrats, led by Sen. Allen J. Ellepder. .D(J La.; promised a fill-

buster that might prevent organization of the Senate for days and force President Truman to postpone delivery of his state-of-the-nation address, scheduled

While the Senate got - itself snarled up with Bilbo, the House went right to work promptly at noon. Rep. Harold R. Knutson. R., Minn., offered his promised income tax reduction bill. The House also wasted no time electing Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr., R., Mass., as speaker succeeding Rep. Sam Rayburn, D., Texas, who was picked by the democrats as minority leaders. Martin in his first speech as speaker, called on, the democrats to help save the country from "ruin and destruction by intern.'il economic suicide." He coupled this bid with a declaration that the country needs to be pulled out of "the economic bogs into which mistakes, ' policies and two wars til 1 1 vi at A i io ' "i SLAYED NDIGTED FOR 1ST Malcolm J. "Mike" Hankins, 37, was formally indicted by the grand jury today for first degree murder, Prosecutor Joe W. Lowdermilk stated this afternoon. Hankins' was arrested Christmas Eve by police and sheriff authorities following the fatal shooting of his wife, Ruby Hankins. Mrs. Hankins died almost instantly from a .45 calibre bullet wound in the breast at an apartment at 246 South Main Street. Independents At Dugger To Meet Sioux Indians The Dugger Independent basketball team will engage the world-famous Indian aggregation from the Sioux reservation of South Dakota on January 7 in the Dugger gymnasium. The in? itial toss-up will be at 8:00 p. m, Lineups for the two teams will include: " ' Dugger D. Watkins, O: Reynolds, O. Delphi R. Arnold,: ;'J, Mason, ,G. Cornelius, K. 'Bledsoe1,-J,-Swan', B. Hampton( Mi Walters. , : ' ' - Sioux Indians Spec Blacksmith, Calvin "Thriller" Valandia, Willie "Glamour Boy" Blacksmith, Carl "Kicko" Iron Shooter, Everett Little Tail, Seth White Owl, Jerry Donovan. The Indians are at i present touring the Middle West and are noted for their fast style of offense and showmanship. MARRIAGE LICENSES , John Manville Harris, Vevay, Indiana, pilot, and Roberta Jane Burgess, Seattle, Washington, student. Y.M.C.A. Reports Growth CHICAGO (UP) Total membership in the Young Men's Christian Association has reached 1,411,314, an increase of nearly nine per cent over the last fe corded total, General Secret? Frank A. Hathaway rfpcl, j

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