Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 49, Number 10, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 14 January 1947 — Page 2

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THE SNOOPER

The Times had an interested caller yesterday . Four-year-old DONNY ANDERSON, son of MR. and- MRS. MARION ANDERSON ' of Sullivan, R. R. 4, dropped in to find out what "was making all that noise in the hack." MRS. ELEANOR JAMISON then took him back to show him the . "noise-maker" (the Times press)' and soon found herself deluged with questions. DONNY may be a pressman in the making, judging by his interest in the machine. , RONALD BURDGE gave us a notice about Band Parents Club meeting yesterday but didn't state the date of the session. We thought it was last night and inserted it in our Society columns as such. Comes a call from WILFRED PERIGO following the Monday edition's appearance on the street and we are informed, "You guys made another mistake, Hint meeting is tomorrow night." Now don't go blaming RONALD, you band naronts, after all, no one is really himself that early in the morning. , P.S. The meeting is tonight.' We got "chewed" also, from several sources, about that Dug-ger-Sullivan basketball writeup yesterday. Seems we made a slight error in Ftating that DugKer led at halftime, 16-13, and fans who saw the game insisted we should go back to kindergarten for a few years. A checkup revealed that Sullivan led at the "halfway mark by a score of 22 to 16! We didn't see the game 'cause we had to walk the baby that night so used PAUL ASBURY'S scorebook for details. It was correct but he didn't add the first and second , quarter scores when he posted the halftime score and because we got in a hurry we didn't check it closely. Dawggone that PAUL, anyhow! ; NSLI Offices Now In Chicago ., The dccontrolization of the insurance section of the Veterans Administration has been completed with the opening of the insurance services in Chicago. Hereafter all premium payments on National Service Life Insurance policies made by veterans of Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin should be sent to Insurance Service, Veterans Administration Branch 7, 615 West Van Buren Street, Chicago 7, Illinois. There is on e exception in that disability claims will continue to be filed at the Regional Office. Complete information on rates, terminal leave bonds, reinstatement, and conversion, are available at Veterans Administration Contact Office, 415 Star Bldg., Terre Haute, Indiana. Premium payments and any transaction regarding U. S. Government Life Insurance (World War I) will continue to be handled at the central office of the VA in Washington. The Chicago insurance office is the largest in the VA as it has about 1,750,000 accounts of the approximately 13,000,000 total. Former Resident Dies In California Word has been received here of the death of Magdalin Louise Wilson of Los AngelejB, California. She passed-. awsy December 21 , after, an illness of more than a year? .' Miss Wilson " was " thef daughter cf ', James,' A AW 1 son of Carlisle ondJeanette 'Gaddcll Wilson, of Phoebus, Virginia., She , was ..'a niece of Ms. Elizabeth Pirtle of Sullivan route five and Jasper N. Wilson of Vincennes. Surviving besides the parents are one brother, Arthur, of Los Angeles and one sister. Mrs. W. J. O'Donnell of Waitsburg, Washington. Rosary services were held at the Utter-McKinley Eagle Rock Chapel December 23 at 8:00 p. m. Requiem mass was held at St. Dominic Church December 24 at 9:00 a. m. Interment was in the Holy Cross Cemetery. AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR December, 1946 4533

BPW HEAD ASKS

SUCCESSFUL EI The Sullivan Business and Pro fessional Women's Club heard Miss Telia C. Haines, President1 of the Indiana Federation of Business and Professional Worn-! en's Clubs call for a sparkling last-half club year conclusion! in ' addition to an outstanding ' oneact "view into the future" by a group of Sullivan high school theatrical amateurs last night in the dining room of the Davis Hotel. " The meeting, under the direction of Legislation Committee Chairman Mabel Nowlin and her associates, Victoria Jamack, Whilma Snavely, Fayette McKinley and Faye Ringer, was onened hv President Rose Self following a six o'clock dinner. Miss Self introduced Miss Nowlin, who in turn presented Miss Haines, ably substituting for Mrs. Ruth Lewman, Terre Haute,- Chairman of SDecial Ac tions Committee on Equal Pav for Equal Work, who was unable to attend. Miss Haines, notine that the state federation has passed the half way mark in the year's, work, admonished each BPW to continue in the same spirit as thus far witnessed for the assur ance of a successful round-up of the high principles set forth in the Indiana B. & P. W. 1946-47 program. Commenting on the mid-winter State Council meeting to be held at the Claypool Hotel in Indianapolis January 26th, Miss Haines cautioned that, reservations for the twelve o'clock noon dinner must be made with President Self no later than January 22nd. Miss Mildred Burgess, New York, BPW representative to the United Nations Security Council, will be guest speaker. . Plans will then be completed for the State Convention scheduled for May 23, 24 and 25 in the spacious halls and - picturesque grounds of the French Lick Hotel at French Lick, Indiana. The state nominating committee will submit their list of clubwomen for prospective 1947-48 state offices subject to the annual voting to be held the concluding day of the convention, Sunday, . May 25th. During the course of the dinner Miss Phyllis Griggs, Sullivan high school junior, presenteda delightful medley of piano music. In the one-act praylet, Joe Scullv. Jack Turoin and Ray mond Hunter played the inferior males of the degenerate race of 2947 under the heel of conquer ing womanhood portrayed by LeAnn Wible. Connie Camobell. Pat Rogers and Bernadyne Hull. The cast was under the direction ol Committee Chairman Nowlin, who is dean of women and an instructor in the Sullivan high school. Their revelation of "What the Future Holds" left little for the men of the world to aspire to with the women of 2947 doing the bread earning and "hubby" scrubbing tjie pots and pans. The comedy was very well done by the condescending boys as well as the girls. Steel Workers File Intentions To Strike Today WASHINGTON, , Jan. 14 ; (UP) The United i Steel iWorkersj;6f America (CIO) today filed formal notices of intent to strike against some 1,000 steel companies. A USW spokesman said the notices were filed under provi sions of the Smith-Connally War Labor Disputes Act. This act requires a formal 30-day notice of unions' intentions to strike. The spokesman said the notices covered abQut 500,000 employees of companies, including Carnegie, 111., Republic Steel, Bethlehem Steel and the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. of Indianapolis. ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hankins of West Giles Street announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Margaret Dale, to Claude F. Dietz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dietz of South Main Street. The wedding will take place Sunday, February 2nd, . . '' ..

TO CLUB'S YEAR

First Concert Of New Year To Be In Indianapolis The first popular . concert of the new year will be presented by Fabien Sevitsky and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Sunday, January 19, at 3 p. m., in the Murat Theater.

Composed entirely of waltzes, the concert will also feature Doris Stockton, Marimba artist, as soloist.' This is Miss Stockton's first appearance with the Orchestra. ' . The Orchestra will open the "Popular Waltz Concert" with Offenbach's "Orpheus Overture," followed by Delibes' "Waltzes from Coppelia and Sylvia." For her first number Miss Stockton will play the "Moto Perpetuo" by Paganini, and the Tchaikovsky "Valse Sherzo." Several popular waltzes by Strauss will be presented by Fabien Sevitsky and the Orchestra including "Tales from the Vienna Woods" and "Artist's Life!" A medley of popular Victor Herbert' waltzes will .-follow. Other orchestral numbers include Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty Waltz"; Godousky's "Old Vienna"; "Valse Miniature" by Fletcher; "Dance of the Hours" by Ponchielli and "Dance Macabre", a symphonic poem by Camille Saint-Saens, which means "Dance of Death." State Employment Is Stable Despite '46 Coal Strike INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 14. Despite the adverse effects of the recent coal mine strike, Indiana production worker employment remained relatively stable from mid-November to mid-December, according to the preliminary 6urvey conducted by the Indiana Employment Security Division In cooperation with the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. December factory, employment was estimated at 406.199 production workers, up 0.3 per cent from mid-November and 20.4 per cent above December, 1945. Factory pay rolls, estimated at $17,248,205, increased 4.4 per cent from mid-November and were 21.1 per cent higher than previous year levels. This survey, conducted as of mid-December, covers the week in which coal production was resumed. Dwindling supplies of coal were conserved for the duration of the mine strike through the curtailment of production schedules. Despite the generally satisfactory employment situation, certain Industries did experience employment reductions because of fuel shortages. Iron and Steel and Machinery, groups of industries decreased employment from mid-November to mid-December due to the shortage of pig iron and finished iron and steel products. Losses which occurred in total manufacturing employment during October and November were due largely to the seasonal nature of the canning industry. "In mid-December as in the two previous months there were more employment and pay roll increases than decreases among the individual groups studied. Among the fifteen groups studied, eleven increased employment and fourteen increased pay rolls from mid-November to mid-December. Rotary District Governor Speaks Here Yesterday Fortv-two members nf thi Rotary Club heard District Gov- 1 ernor Don Hartmann, of New Albany, in an address Monday . at noon, at the club's regular , weekly luncheon at the Davis Hotel dining room. Mr. Hartmann reviewed the progress made by the organization since its beginning 42 years ago by Paul Harris. Based on a "Service Before Self" motto, the club has grown during the past four decades to include 73 counties and it is estimated that on February 23, official birthday of the organization, 6,000 clubs will total approximately 300,000 members. Jess Mishler, division manager of the Public Service Co. at Vincennes, was a guest at the luncheon. Mrs. Jeanette Wernz played the piano during the meeting,

I' LATENEWS

PLANS AIRLINE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION . WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. (UP) Chairman Charles A. Wolverton, R., N. J., today revealed plans for a congressional investigation ,of airline accidents. He introduced a resolution to give his committee power to subpoena aviation officials for questioning. mi ti a av .. n a. '

ine nouse acuon came as me aenaie commerce committee also considered looking into airline accidents and fin - ances. The committee called Chairman James M. Landis and other Civil Aeronautics Board members in for questioning behind closed doors on these and other aviation problems, ' . . ... .

SPORTS MUST BE CLEANED UP FBI WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. (UP) The sporting World faced an ultimatum today from FBI Director J.' Edgar Hoover to clean out the "scum" or prepare for a storm of public

wrath. - J'. Promoters and participants alike must see that sports

are kent. "clean and ahovp the trol by gamblers," he told a ; "public opinion will demand ah J l m ft taKaoie manner. t S DATE IS SET BY COURT YESTERDAY A hearing was held yesterday in Sullivan Circuit Court to determine whether Malcolm J. (Mike) Hankins, charged with first degree murder in the death . of his wife, Ruby, December 24, would be allowed out on bail. The court refused to admit the defendant to bail and ruled he would remain in the Sullivan County jail until the trial comes up. Judge Walter F. Wood, at this hearing, set the date for the trial as either January 20, 22 or the Tuesday of the second week of the next term, which would be February 25. Hankins was indicted by . the grand jury for first degree murder December 29 following his arrest the night of December 24. Mrs. Rnby Hankins, 28, wife of the defendant, was' found earlier that evening in1 their upstairs apartment on South Main, Street, dead from a pistol wound. Han-i kins, was arrested . in , a Sullivan hotel and reportedly - admitted the killing to state and local officers after questioning. i AFTER REQUEST -i-The State Police Board and Maj. Robert A. O'Neal, acting police superintendent, yesterday asked that an investigation be conducted of State pension funds. A delayed deposit of $405 brought on the request by O'Neal who said Col. Austin R. Killian, recently resigned police superin tendent, also had offered the suggestion that the audit be made after the alleged deposit delay had been learned. Yesterday in the State Assem bly, a move by Democratic legislators to appoint a committee for investigation of the department, was quashed by Republicans, -. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 14 (UP) Col. R. K. Rossow, a retired U. S. Army officer who once commanded the Culver Military Academy, was appointed superintendent of the Indiana State Police today. The Democrats charged, "gross inefficiency in the operation of the Indiana State Police Department." Republicans held together and said the governor's ( investigation would be sufficient. Killian said the deposit in question, made in May, 1945, occurred when the Dunes Park post forwarded a cashier's check for $405 taken from confiscated slot machines. The check, Killian said, was made out to him and not to the pension fund. So, the former superintendent added, he cashed the check from his own pocket and put . the $405 with other money to be deposited in . the fund. Later, he deposited the check to his own account in a Lafayette bank. He said it had been his practice to let money accrue and make deposits in sums of $700 each. Both O'Neal and V. M. Armstrong, police board president, said they are confident the audit will show all deposits for the fund had been made.

POLICE FUND TO 8E INVESTIGATED

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press conference. Otherwise accounting and in no unmisSFAVORfD BY GOP , WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UP)

LEGISLATION TO CURS LABOR IS

Legislation to ban or restrict i stepped up and continued to ex- ... . , . , -f . ipand. Service expenditures exportal to portal back pay suits is . . j -

favored by a ciear majority of Republicans on the Houss Labor Committee, a survey revealed today. Ten of the fifteen members said they favored such legislation, three declined to comment and one was unavailable, Rep. Thomas L. Owens, R., 111., said he would favor "some legislation if a study showed a need for it." The survey also revealed that seven favored a specific grant of power to the government to apply for, court injunctions in strikes that endanger, the jpublic health, welfare and safet; LONDON, . Jani . 14 (UP) Britain's transport strike, today spread to the great London docks where nearly 4,000 dockers voted to, walk off the piers in protest against the government's use of British troops to move perisha ble foods in the spreading crisis. The dock workers moved into the increasingly tense situation when word reached the big Victoria and Albert docks that police of the court of London authority were preparing to receive a "large army convoy." Dock leaders called on their more than 12,000 followers in Britain's other pdrts to join the sympathy demonstration. Nearly 40,000 workers were affected by the truckers strike and a rapidly growing sympathy movement and the government was trying feverishly to set up 'new facilities and machinery to jhead off the possible general j strjke. Forgetful Sleep. j&4 V ; ft f if t s j N ' - jCv .. . M. ... - a..w.v . V , ALONG the Nanking Road in Shanghai, China, a hungry, poorly clothed Chinese youngster finds respite from bis misery in the doorway of a hotel. He was left there by bis mother while she begged coins from

BRITISH STRIKE D IRE SERIOUS AS DOCKERS STRIKE

mmm DURING LAST 7 YEARS ARE TOLO

How war transformed the 1 American National Red Cross into a mighty emissary to carry comfort and cheer to American (servicemen the world over is told lin a 7-year report, covering the war years, released today by Chairman Basil O'Connor. . While this report covers most significant period in the the organization's history, Mr. O'Connor pointed out that Red Cross responsiDimy in military and veterans services is still largescale and must so continue for several years. Likewise, he said, the tempo of chapter community services in health, safety, and disaster relief is increasing. Over 56,645,000 persons contributed to the American Red Cross in its peak war year, 1945, bolstering its resources so that never before were its services extended so far to so many, the report disclosed. The report, which covers the 1939-46 period, shows that when the clouds of war began to mass, services to the military were flnd subseauentiv for veterans ,, ma tha period Total American Red Cross expenditures for 1939-46 (June 30) reached $730,749,169. An average of 4,246,000 unpaid volunteer workers in 3,750 chapters served the organization each of the 7 years In this total, an average of 2,138,000 members of the trained volunteer corps alone gave a billion hours of service. In the 105-page report, illustrated with, graphs and charts, other outstanding facts include: ,. . ' ' In the blood donor program for the. Army and Navy, 6,663,121 Americans contributed 13,326,000 pints of blood. ; Mnrf than $70 nnn CCM was loaned by the American ' Red Cross at camps and. hospitals to servicemen and women . in the 4 years from 1942 to the present. More than 52,000 community organizations were participating in the Red Cross camp and hospital service program during the war years, with civic groups far in the lead. Owning no ships of its own, using only what commercial and military shipping space was available, the American Red Cross nevertheless sent 300,460 tons of supplies overseas between 1939 and 1946, distributing the supplies to military personnel through its services to the armed forces, to prisoners of war through the International Red Cross Committee, and to civilians through overseas emergency relief activities. In the 7-year period, servicemen and their families were assisted in 17,980,230 cases by American Red Cross Home Service departments. Forty-two million communications for servicemen, veterans, and their families have been handled by Red Cross since Pearl Harbor. The number of persons assisted through American Red Cross overseas emergency relief activities totaled 75,053,320. Overseas relief includes distribution of Red Cross chapter-produced garments; milk-feeding programs; furnishing drug, food, medical, and educational supplies; and reorganization, of community health and welfare services in war-effected cities. Attendance at club facilities, including leave clubs, canteens,

recreation centers, snack bars, Landis, Indiana; House Adminisand rest homes totaled more than jtration Gerald W. Landis, Ind-

52.000,000 m a single month during the peak operation of clubs with the American throughout the world. military In its educational, health, and general welfare activities for the period, the American, Red Cross doubled Junior Red Cross enrollment (in a single year and a half ending June 1946 Junior Red Cross provided 7,000 medical chests to care for 8,000,000 children overseas. for 3 months); spent $5,778,632 in educating the nation in first aid, water safety, and accident prevention; trained 1,698,050 men and women in home nursing; and made, through its public health nurses, 5,155,464 visits.

H

earings For

Lewis, ins Attorney-General

ernment Arguments 'In Supreme Court On Validity Of District Court

Ruling. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.

Tom C. Clark told the Supreme Court today that the action, of John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers was "an insult to the United States itself" and invites mob rule. Clark said that was the effect of the refusal of Lewis and the union to call off last fall's strike despite an order by a federal district court directing them to rescind the strike call.

RODENT CONTROL MEETING DATES ARE ANNOUNCED

A rodent control meeting and demontration will be held in Sullivan County Thursday afternoon, January 16, at 1:30 P. M., at the home of Aria Lester in Jefferson Township. This meeting will be under the direction of the Extension Service with Milton Caroline of the Division of Predatory Rodent Control, demonstrating definite ways of rat baiting. Those farmers who are pestered with rats and other rodents are urged to attend this important meeting. Mr. Lester's farm is located two miles south of Pleasantville. O. K. Anderson, County Agricultural Agent, announced today' that a meeting will be -held 'in j the Vincennes Y. M. C. A. Janu-

ary .47 on. weevil and.joderit con- camf nere wnne utwis was tinoa -trol. The Y. M..C. A. is located on- $10,000 personally. Bent upon 4th and Broadwav and the meet- making those fines stick, the

ing will begin at 2:00 P. M. ' Prof. Glenn Lehker, Purdue University Extension Entomologist, will discuss DDT and methods of controlling bugs, weevil, and other insects .damaging wheat, oats, corn and other grains. .. Milton Caroline, Assistant District Agent from the Division of Predatory Rodent Control, will discuss Antu, 1080, and other new rat killers. This will be an important meeting for those interested in stored grain and pest control. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UP) Republican leaders today completed preparations of the House committee assignments. The Committee on Committees, headed by Speaker Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts, and Republican Leader Charles W. Halleck of Indiana, announced the long list of recommendations and the full Republican caucus approved it. The caucus named Leslie C. Arends, R., Jll., as Republican whip. A 21-member steering committee, headed by Martin, Halleck and Arends was approved. The Republican assignments include: Agriculture George W. Gillie, Indiana; Appropriations Noble J. Johnson, Indiana; Edu cation and Labor Gerald W, ' iana; Judiciary Raymond S Springer, Indiana; Public Works Earl Wilson, Indiana; Rules Forest A. Harness, Indiana; Vet erans Af lairs bdwara A. Mitchell, Indiana; and Ways and Means Robert A. Grant, Indiana. SAVING PAYS DIVIDENDS CHICAGO (UP ) Six thousand saving associations and cooperative banks in the U. S. paid 9,000,000 savers and investors a total of $95,900,000 during the last half of 1946, according .to Morton Bodfish, chairman of the executive committee of the U. S. 'Savings and Loan League.

ASSIGNMENTSARE APPROVED TODAY

UMW

To Clark Directs Gov (UP) Attorney-General Taking personal command ot the government's coal strike battle, Clark opened all argument:; on the case before the hlnh tribunal. The court will decide whether Lewis and the union properly were convicted of contempt and fined $3,510,000. Lewis and the union appeared in federal district court on November 25, one week after a temporary restraining order was ifsued against them and -admitted . orally they had done nothing; about it, Clark said. "This was an admission that they had deliberately violated the order of the United States District Court," Clark said. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UP) The Supreme Court today began hearings which will dccide whether John L. Lewis and his United Mine Workers were correctly held in contempt of court for carrying out November's 17-day coal strike. The point of Taw involved is' highly significant for all unions. For the UMW there is in addition a heavy financial stake. Tbr union was fined $3,500,000 for cbntempt by federal district government assigned its number one lawyer, Attorney-General Tom C. Clark to open all arguments before the high court. Lewis was not expected to be in the court room. The UMW's case will be presented by Joseph A. Pad way, AFL general counsel and. Welly K. Hopkins, UMW chief counsel. Farmers Urged To Enter Produce In Bloomf ield Show Farmers of Sullivan County are urged to enter farm produce in the first southwestern Indiana Grain Show and Industrial Exhibit at Bloomfield, January 23 and 24. Entries will include pecks of yellow soybeans, wheat, and oats; twenty ears of commercial corn; ten ears of seed corn; four quarts of lespedeza, and four quarts of red clover. Very attractive cash premiums are being offered at this show. It is being sponsored by the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce, co-operating with the Greene County Breeders' Association. Farmers may bring their exhibits to the County Extension Office at Sullivan not later than j'. January 22. A copy of the premiums is available at me County Agent's Office. ; Platform Bills Pour In State Assembly Today INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 14 (UP) The. first of the policy bills carrying out : piaiiorm pledges and party promises were introduced today as the 85th Indiana General Assembly's pace quickened. Eighteen new bills and several resolutions were poured into the hopper before the Senate and House adjourned today after brief sessions. Republican leaders introduced bills which would overhaul,, the state convention nominating system, set up a single state department of revenue and in crease the maximum old-age assistance welfare benefits from $40 to $45 a month, :. ;

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