Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 49, Number 14, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 20 January 1947 — Page 2

! PAIR AND COLD Indiana: Cloudy with occasional light rain early tonight. Clearing: and colder late tonight. Fair and continued cold Tuesday. VOL. XLIX No. 14 UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES f MONDAY, JAN. 20, 1947. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS

COURT RECESSES WITHOUT DECISION.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 (UP) Ths Supreme Court today recessed for two weeks without acting in the contempt of court case against John L. Lewis of hn TTniforf Mino Workers. Earliest possible' date for a decision in the Lewis case is February 3rd when the court next will hand down an opinion. list.') AwHiiraan4s V . the government and the mine workers only last Tuesday. The government as well as Lewis and the union appealed the contempt proceedings to the high court, asking for an early decision. Lewis was fined $10,000 and the union $350,000,000 by Judge T. Alan Goldsborough for refusing to call off last November's soft coal strike. m mum Navy Has 1800 uuiius i ur VC15 Addresses Lacking GREAT LAKES, 111. The . XT.y.r T" . . C 1 T An. A TM..ki ittni s rt Office reports it has on hand - an accumulation of approximately 1800 bonds which cannot be mailed to veterans because correct addresses of recipients are unknown. Bonds with faulty addresses are being returned to Great Lakes by the Post Office at the rate of 700 per week. Approximately 1,400 claims for unused leave are on hand which cannot be acted upon because the addresses of the' claimants were omitted entirely in filling out the claim form. Although efforts are being 'made to obtain correst addresses from all available sources, vet erans are urged to keep the Terminal Leave . Disbursing Office .informed of all cha'nges in address. Veterans wrlb have not yet received payment on claims submitted should write the Terminal Leave Disbursing Office, if such claims were submitted prior : to Nov. 1, 1947. State Offers Elk, Buffalo And Deer For Local Parks INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 20 (Special) How about an elk for thbt community park? Or a deer? Or a buffalo? The Indiana Department of Conservation announced today that it has accumulated a" surplus of the animals and, not wishing to destroy them, will loan them free of charge to any city, town or county park which will maintain them in the style to which they have become accustomed. The offer was made by John 1 H. Nigh, department director, after a report from the Division of Fish and Game revealed six surplus elk, four deer and one lone buffalo on the Wells County and Jasper-Pulaski state game farms. Mr. Nigh said any county or municipal park may obtain use of the animals by . applying to the Fish and Game Division. Ownership would remain with the Department of Conservation, he said, because of complicated procedure relative to a formal transfer. TRI KAPPA ASSOCIATES GO TO CHICAGO TODAY Associate members of the Tri Kappa sorority today boarded the Whippoorwill for a one day trip to Chicago. Their plans call for luncheon there and return on the same train tonight. Members participating in the trip are; Mrs. William Borders, Mrs. Hinkle Hays, Mrs. James Durham, Mrs. Ruby Bicknell, Mrs. Zoe Bays. Mrs. W. H. Crowder, Mrs. Tom Reid,- Mrs. Malcolm Campbell and Mrs. Fred Ogle. Mrs. Ogle is a Carlisle member. . ' AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR December, 1946 4533

Parent Ass'n. To Be Organized For Dart And Arrow

The Board of Directors of Youth Recreation, Inc., of Sullivan, sponsors of the Dart 'n Arrow canteen, announce a meeting will be held Tuesday evening, January 21st, at 7:30, for the purpose o forming a Dart 'n Arrow Parents Association. The purpose of the association will be to provide the Dart 'n Arrow and Youth Recreation, Inc., with a source of advice and assistance in operation of the canteen. Mrs. C. F. Briggs will organize and conduct this initial meeting at which persons will elect officers, appoint committees and carry out the general functions of the new club. Parents of teen-agers are urged to attend this meeting and help in providing "wholesome recreation for your child or children." Hoosier Finances ' Reviewed In New Chamber Manual INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 20 Greater tax collections plus other revenues flowing into the state treasury have boosted ths Indiana state government to a $177,000,000 annual business and created an appearance of "prosperity" mainly because of the huge amounts of money involved, reports the 1947 edition of the Indiana Tax and Social Security Manual released by the Indiana I State Chamber of Commerce .today. The new State Chamber publication goes on to point out that, "normal improvements and expansions of state properties have been neglected, demands from local units of government for additional state money have mountea, ana xne general level or state governmental obligations has risen substantially. It . declared further: " "Only When the ' state ' has caught up with neglected build ing programs, when the postwar 1 level of state obligations has been determined and established, and when it has been learned whether the state's revenues are going to maintain their present levels or drop off materially will it hn onnnront whrhiv tho ctnto'e

current 'prosperity' is real or o other junior fanners at the reillusionary." cent International Livestock ExContinuing its analysis, '. the position here. State Chamber publication de-1 In winning the junior grand clares that the state "is facing' u in rn int

.the definite prospect of a short' (age of current revenues to meet . existing obligations if and when ! there is any substantial drop in state revenues, an increase In expenditures or a combination of both." As measured by state revenues, the $177,000,000 level of state business is more than three times the states revenue of $53,400,644 in 1929-30, and as measured by expenditures, state government has grown from a $50,780,741 , business in 1929-30 to a $154,,337,056 business in 1945-46, the i Manual stated. I Pocket-size and spiral-bound with a distinctive yellow and black cover, the 200-page Manual is organized into five main chapters which include a summary of governmental financing, a social security review, a section .on state governmental finance, (another on local governmental finances, and an outline of state aid to local governments. CO. VETERINARIAN ATTENDS STATE MEET Dr. C. T. Howard of Carlisle attended the 63rd annual convention of the Indiana Veterinary Medical Association Thursday through Saturday in Indianapolis. The role of the veterinarian as a guardian of public health and in promotion of agricultural prosperity was stressed in the fifteen prepared educational lectures by university professor? and practicing veterinarians. It was brought out also in panel discussions . on cattle, swine horses, poultry and small animals. , " Dr. O. C. Shockley of New Ross, president, said that during the war years and at present the national livestock population has been more nearly free of contagious disease than at any other period. Nevertheless, he said, many highly contagious and destructive diseases are still a serious menace, with brucellosis receiving the major attention of local and national authorities.

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BULLETIN! ATLANTA, Ga.,' Jan. 20-r(UP) Lt. Gov. M. E. Thompson' acted to strengthen . his claim on the governorship of Georgia J tbday by taking the . oath of - ' acting Governor before the state Senate. . .i Talmadge forces then retaliat ed by forcing through , in both Houses a resolution for a joint session at noon Tuesday to hear a speech by "his ' excellency Gov. Herman Talmadge." . ; - ATLANTA, Ga., Jan: 20 (UP) Herman Talmadge held the executive offices today against the demands' of Lt. Gov. M. E. Thompson and Talmadge was denounced on the floor of the Georgia house as having no more than "squatter's rights" to the office of governor. Thompson went to Talmadge's office and demanded he vacate. Talmadge replied that he was governor and had every intention of remaining so. Attorney General Eugene Cook issued a statement recognizing Thompson as the legitimate governor, Cook announced that a' suit to oust Talmadge from office would be carried on in Thompson's name. The suit originally had been filed in behalf, of former Governor Ellis Arnall. Thompson announced that he would serve as acting governor from his own offices in the capitol. . Corn Prince Of America Tells How He Did It CHICAGO Take it from 13-year-old Thomas E. Fischer . of Shelbyville, Indiana, winning the crown of Corn Prince of North America is. a man-sized job. Thomas ought to know, for his 10-ear sample of 844-D hybrid corn had to be well-nigh perfect to beat ine entries ot nunareas young Fischer was following a family tradition. Six years ago, his father, Charles N. Fischer was crowned Corn King at the International. Thomas won the title of Corn Prince in Indiana in 1945 and 1946. His father was 1945 state champion. Tommy's winning entry came out of a seed field which he l.helped his father prepare, plant ! and cultivate. The boy is acquainted with hard work. Father and son work like a team. The Fischers believe in combining I plenty OI eioow grease wiui' sound farm management and proper care of the soil. ! Mr. Fischer has taught Tommy the value of -soil improvement. He realizes that fertility is his greatest asset. So, on his 160-acre farm in Shelby County, Ind., he follows a crop rotation which includes corn, small grains, clover and alfalfa. And he believes in putting back into the soil plant food elements needed to meet the demands of heavy yielding crops. He limes the land regularly. For corn, he applies 200 pounds of mixed fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potash in the row. The crop rotation, liming and fertilization program is augmented by manure i rum uvesi.oi.ii. m uie neius Fischer raised 150 hoes this vear. , . , . xne metnoas used On tne Fischer farm have proved effec-i tive on millions of other Corn Belt farms," a statement by the Middle West Soil Improvement Committee points out "Farmers realize that fertilized corn is better corn, particularly in view of the heavy demands highyielding hybrids make on the soil. As a result of research and tests by agronomists at state agricultural colleges and experi ment - stations, tarmers . are learning better methods of fertilizing their corn and of determining the analysis of plant food best suited to their soil nd crop." Tommy Fischer has peen an enthusiastic 4-H member for three years and active in its club projects.

DEMAND REVISION OF ITALIAN TREATY ROME, Jan. 20. (UP) -Retiring Foreign Minister Pietro Menni announced tonight that Italy had notified. the Big Four that she was demanding a revision of the Italian peace treaty. ; . ,

COMMUNISTS, ELECTED' IN POLAND WARSAW, Jan. 20. (UP) The polish government bloc piled up a. commanding lead today in the count of votes in Poland's first postwar election, assuring it an overwhelming domination of the nation's one house parliament. The

10-1 lead for the Communist-dominated government bloc apparently assured it of the sweeping victory that had been forecast by pre-election developments. BILBO UNDERGOES SERIOUS OPERATION NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 20. (UP)-,Theodore G. Bilbo. Mississippi's Democrat U. S. Senator-elect, underwent a serious operation for cancer of the mouth at Touro Infirmary here today. He was in surgery for two hours and 30 minutes.

ASKS WARTIME POWERS BE RESTORED WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. (UP) Representative Geraid W. Landis (R.-Ind.) today proposed legislation to revive the government's wartime powers to seize . vital plants threatened by strikes. , Landis, second ranking Republican on the House labor committee, also outlined a modified system of compulsory arbitration to settle disputes and backed it with stiff penalties against recalcitrant employers and employees

ITALIAN PREMIER RESIGNS ROME, Jan. 20. (UP) Premier Alcide De Gasperi resigned unexpectedly today after admitting his ; inability to handle Italy's present political situation. De Gasperi submitted his resignation and that of his cabinet to President De Nicola. The action ended the first government of the Italian republic just six months after its formation. .

THREE KILLED IN HOOSIER TRAFFIC MISHAPS (By United Press) At least three persons were killed in Indiana traffic accidents during the week-end and another died as a result of injuries sustained in an accident last week. The victims were Mrs. Lucille Elkins. 50, of Franklin; Charles William Martin, 21; Kokomo; Jessie Scump, 55.

New Lebanon Walks Of f With Cage Honor s f ... . . ' - i New Lebanon's Tigers walked of his team's entire score, ftoble off the floor Saturday night here continued his fine floorwork with a 30-25 victory over the and sharp basket eyes to send Dugger Bulldogs in a match that the scoreboard up another nine saw the Tigers leading every points. Noble was the outstandperiod of the game by slim mar- ing scorer of the tournament gins. This win placed the Sulli- here. Forty-one of the Tigers' van sectional championship into 103 points came as the result of the Tigers' hands and entitled his tosses. Dugger's scoring was them to try for grand Wabash led in this game by Guard ButValley honors this week-end an ler, who connected four times the Terre Haute Finals. It mark- from the floor and once on a ed New Lebanon's second con- free throw for nine points.

secutivf partnr nf tho n m i crown here. Arrows Beat Friday Friday night the Tigers came out on the top end of a 27-21 battle With the Sullivan Golden Arrows a game which also taxed every Bengal's greatest efforts. Sullivan jumped into the lead from the first and held a 3-1 margin at the close 6f the .first frame, New Lebanon led 15-10 at the half and again 21-17 at the end of the third period. Noble was the deciding factor in determining . the winner of this game with his seven field goals nd one fou, Southwood led the Arrows with two field shots and two free throws for six points. Jack Sims contributed eight points to greatly aid the cause of the Tigers. Bulldogs Over Beavers Dugger won the right to enter the finals here against New Lebanon by virtue of their 42-31 win over Merom's pepped-up Beavers. This game was another 1 of those close affairs until the final quarter when Spinks of Dugger found the .range to ice the game down. Dugger had a three point lead at the end of the first quarter, the half-time score was 17-15 for the Bulldogs and at the close of the third Irame tne Bulldogs only held a two point margin, 30-28. . McCltllan. Biillriosf rentpr. lonnprt tu- ..... 7:.. ' , . e uasitei six limes ana sanK. i I froa fhwwirc ir laarl TVitfcmr Rrnrin ,anps with 14 nnir.t. fnU .'lowed by Spinks with five field shots and one free toss for 11 points. Merom was sparked by J. Bogard who sank five field tosses and a foul throw for 11 points. Turpen made four out of five frM thrnw rhnnpps anrl InnnpH

the basket from the floor for job traimg programs. If veterans two goals to garner eight Beaver takin8 such gaining and joints i have not - received subsistence checks or contemplate on-the-Finals Highlights job training under the G. I. Bill, Jack Sims, New Lebanon they should call at the VA Conguard, raised havoc with any tact Office and make certain the ideas of Dugger to cop honors program has been approved by in the Community Gym Saturday, the State Approval Committee, night. He found the range forj There is an Itinerant Contact six field shots and capitalized on Representative of. the , Veterans eight free throw chances for four Administration on--, duty every more points to rack up a grand other Thursday in the Red Cross tctal of 16 points, more than half Office, Sullivan, Indiana.

As is custom for the winning team here in a tourney, the Tigers boosted their two stars, Noble and Sims, up while they cut the nets from the goals to take back as souvenirs. Shelburn Loses Final scores for the Farmersburg center saw Shelburn lose their first game of the season to Jasonville by one point, 35-34. Details of the game will be found elsewhere in this issue under "Hardwood Antics."

Farm Meet For Veterans Jan. 22 All veterans who are interested in "On The Job Farm Training" are invited to attend a meeting to be held Wednesday night, January 22 at 7:30 o'clock in the office of the County Supt. of Schools in the Court House. Those in charge of the meeting will be Jesse N. Boston, Supt. of Schools; Tom Jennings,. Veteran's Service Officer; O. K. Anderson, County Agent; and Ralph E. Watkins, Assistant County Agent. Twenty-four ex-G.I.'s have signed up as being intsrested in this program. 1 . ADVlSfc VfclS IMbl-lV WITH VA IF NO . CHECKS RECEIVED A recent check by the Administration into the non-receipt of subsistence checks showed that 348 Indiana veterans were enrolled in non-approved on-the-

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DR. L. P. DOYLE of the Veterinary Department of Purdue University will be one of the two speakers at the livestock disease and hog schools to be held here in the county Wednesday, January 22. Dr. Doyle is a well known authority throughout the state1 on various diseases of livestock. He and John Schwab, also of Purdue University, will be at the Fairbanks High School during .tne morning from 9:30 to 11:30 and at the Carlisle Library in the afternoon from 1:30 to 3:30. Farmers in the county are urged to attend one of these sessions, Wednesday, January 22. IK AEGEAN SEA j BULLETIN! ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 20 (UP)-- The . Merchant Marine Ministry announced today that 368 persons were missing and believed drowned in the sinking of the Greek coastal ship Himara which sank in the Aegean Sea half an hour . after it struck a mine. Survivors of the sinking ship charged today that crewmen stomoeded aboard the lifeboats, blocking the way of passengers who wore trying to, get off the doomed ship. The ministry said there were 524 passengers and 70 crewmen Aboard the Himara when it left Salonika. Mrs. Mary Engle Dies Saturday Mrs. Mary Jane Engle, age 73, passed away at the residence at 422 West Johnson Street Saturday at 6:00 a. m. following an extended illness. She was born in Hutsonville, Illinois and came to Sullivan in 1896 where she had since lived. She was a member of the Church of Christ and a charter member of the C.W.E. club. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Max Smith of South Bend, Indiana and Mrs. Paul Snow of Sullivan; one sister, Mrs. Civilli Small of Kansas City, Mo. The body vvasl taken to the Billman Funeral Home where funeral services were held this afternoon at : two o'clock. Bro. Waldo Hoar and Rev. Jack Anderson officiated. Burial was in Center Ridge- Cemetery. Two Independent Teams To Meet Tonight, 7 P. M. The years of Sullivan high school basketball memory, will be rolled back tonight when per sons of this city and vicinity will witness the Sullivan American Legion basketball team engage a group of independents under the direction of Sullivan High School Coach Gordon Keck. The Legion squad as well as the Independent club is made up of former stars of the Arrow hardwood who have recently returned from the armed forces and who are now active in local business interests. . ' Legion officials today announced that the doors will open at 6:45 with two games slated for seven and eight o'clock, Paul Terrell, Fairbanks coach, and Harry Jarrett, Junior high school coach, will officiate.

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WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 (UP) The joint Congressional Budget Committee appointed a working subcommittee today to hold clos ed meetings to work out details of a program to whittle down President Truman's proposed $37,538,000,000 budget. A 20-man subcommittee headed by Chairman John Taber, R., N. Y., of the House Appropriations Committee was appointed by the group. The subcommittee was charged with working out details of the required congressional budget ceilings. Senator Robert A. Taft said he was convinced that Congress could cut from three to four billion dollars from the Presi dent's budget without impairing government services. Legion Asks Vets Reinstate NSLI Before February 1 An appeal for all World War II veterans to reinstate their National Service Life Insurance if they have permitted it to lapse was made by W. I. Brunton, State Commander of the Indiana American Legion today. In a direct appeal to the 408,000 World War II servicemen and women from the Hoosier state, Commander Brunton said: "Headlining news of import ance to World War II veterans of Indiana is the new ruling of the Administrator of Veterans' Af fairs on Insurance. It is that a veteran who has permitted his National Service Life Insurance to lapse, may now reinstate his policy without a medical examination.' However, he must take action before February I to take advantage of this generous offer." Characterizing National Ser vice Life Insurance as the biggest personal bargain that a wartime veteran may have, Com mander Brunton said that the Legion service officers in posts in 463 communities of Indiana, would be glad to help veterans government insurance, This service is free and accorded all veterans whether members of the Legion or not. The nearest office of the Veterans Administration likewise stands ready to serve veterans in filling out the necessary forms for reinstatement before the deadline of February 1. A veteran who is unable to reach a Legion post or the Veterans Administration is urged to make cut a request to reinstate over his own signature, setting forth his C number, insurance N number, and service number (Army, Navy or Marines). Mail this request and two premuim payments direct to the Veterans Administration, Washington D. C.

Marshall's Oath Is Delayed By Weather

CHICAGO, Jan. 20 (UP) j George C. Marshall, retired gen-( eral of the Army," was forced i by the weather to halt his trip to Washington where he was to take the oath of Secretary of State. Less than three hours before he was scheduled to be sworn in with elaborate ceremonies at the White House Marshall's plane was forced down by flying conditions at Chicago. Marshall left Honolulu by plane late Saturday and stopped yesterday at Burbank, California. He said the rest of the trip would be made by train because of the uncertain weather.

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Education, Municipalities, Highways And Health Not Included In Balanced Budget To Be Presented This Week. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 20 (UP) Governor Gates this week will present the Indiana General Assembly with a balanced budget. The Governor today received from the budget committee its final report of requests made upon it by numerous state agencies. Before the trimming began the demands totalled $350,000,000. R'Jjny of the demands upon the budget were for five and ten year projects which do not require full immediate expenditures. "The four problems not included in the governor's balanced budget will be education, municipalities, highways and health. "If the legislature wants to raise the pay of teachers, give more money to cities and towns, build roads and provide a health program, it would cost extra," the Governor said, Gates repeatedly said he would recommend a luxury tax only to make possible an expanded health program. ' Instead, the Governor in his budget message will reiterate his recommendation that legislation be passed to permit communities to levy certain taxes of their own. He believed a utility tax of telephone, electric . and gas bills would be a feasible measure. Mrs. S. Frederick Dies In Linton ) ... Mrs. Sadie Frederick, age 72, ofL"hitb"n, tfied Sunday Morning at her home. She had been ill since Christmas Day. She was born in Greene county in 1874 and was a member of the Burris Chapel church. Surviving are the husband, Ras; five daughters, Mrs. Ina Ham of Bloomington, Mrs. Ida Montgomery of Linton, Mrs. Iva Kalen of Moline, Illinois, Mrs. Marie Turpen of Indianapolis and Mrs. Viola Riggs of Terre Haute; four sons, Emerson, Nelson and William, all of Linton, and Robert of Terre Haute; three brothers, Joe Wright and Sherman Wright of Linton and Presley Wright of Sullivan; three sisters, Mrs. Ella Walters of Oblong, Illinois. Mrs. Louie - McDonald of Switz City, Indiana, and Mrs. Susie Moody, of Bloomfield. The body was taken . to Hie Newkirk Funeral Home and Was removed to the residence this morning. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Burris Chapel church with Rev. Stanley Sites officiating assisted by Rev. Jack Oambill. Burial will be in the Burris Cemetery. , . UNDERGOES OPERATION Robert Sinclair, accompanied IU Viio cicl am IWiuts 7 o Cinfl-iit' 1S,y llij OAOLVtff Al&lOfX UVIO kjil IV Itl I and Miss Betty Sinclair, went to I Chicago Friday, where he underI went an operation at the Norurday morning. Miss Zola Sinclair will remain with him until he is able to be brought home. Marshall was slated to receive his oath of office from Fred M. Vinson, chief justice of thUnited States at 11:00 A. M. at a ceremony in Mr. Truman's office. Witnesses were to include Retiring Secretary James F. Byrnes, other members of Mr. Truman's cabinet and representatives of both parties in Congress. Marshall has been resting in Honolulu for the past several days on his way home from China. His C-54 transport landed at the Lockheed Air Terminal at BurbanK, California at 1:07 p. m. yesterday and he left the airport with. Frank McCarthy, former assistant secretary of state.