Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 49, Number 28, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 7 February 1947 — Page 2

COLDER Indiana: Colder this afternoon and tonight. Continued very cold through Sunday. Windy tonight and Saturday with frequent snow flurries. t . i VOL. XLIX No. 28 UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES FRIDAY, FEB. 7. 1947. INTERNATIONAL' PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS

PROGRAM FOR SQ!L BANQUET IS RELATED TODAY

Final plans are made for the First Annual Mooting of the Sullivan County Soil Conservation District. A banquet will precede th mtin w,iph wm hf. hnw

at the Sullivan Methodist Church i Slb,e aIe h(LC- Rl A,1'Son "ard Annex Tuesday, February n, ware C. R. Turner & Sons Grocbeginning at 6:30 p. m. fr-v- Perfection Packaging IndusAnvn rf0iro tr. ntf. W, Greggs Cleaners, Lawrence

the meeting after the banquet islti" "efd Store and Earl and

urged to do so. The meeting should begin about 7:30 p. m. Saturday, February 8, is the last day on which .tickets can be purchased for the banquet. The Soil Conservation District committee composed of Harold Eno. Turman Township, member of the District Board of Supervisors, W. E. Arganbright, Sullivan County Work Unit Conservationist, and O. K. Anderson, County Agent, has arranged for a rather complete program. The program, with District Chairman Clevva 0. Drake presiding, is as follows: Banquet Piano music by Phillip Criss, Sullivan high school student. Introductory Remarks District Chairman. Special music Sullivan high i school students. Election of Supervisor. Report of District activities , Dana Pigg, District SecretaryTreasurer. Special numbers Sandborn 4-H Club boys quartet. Remarks from visiting S. C. District Supervisor David L. Grimes of Putnam County. Address Fred O'Hair, President, Central National Bank of Greencastle. Adjournment. iMTHEFT Tohn A. Parslsy, 21 years old and Charles R. Riggs, 23, both of Merom, were held in the Fountain County Jail today in connection with the theft of 13 Holstein heifers from the Coffing and Robinson farm near Attica, January 30. The two men, both farmers, were arrested Wednesday night ft their homes near Merom by ' Stnte Troopers Clarence Short md Ernest Richardson of Lafayette and Harold Roseberry. Their arrest climaxed a sixday hunt by state police during which the cattle were recovered at a Joliet (111.) farm. The theft was discovered by ' a tenant at the Coffing and Robinson farm, who said a loading device belonging to the farm was used to put the animals in a truck. It also was revealed by state police that the cattle had been sold twice since they were stolen. Mrs. McCammon Dies Thursday Mrs. Martha Candace McCammon, ape 77, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Delia Gritton at Williamsport, Indiana yesterday morning at 6:00. She-lived her entire life in Sullivan County until November of 1944 when her husband, Edward, passed away. She then hnoved to Williamsport with her daughter, where she had sincemade her home. " Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Delphia Woodrow of Kingman, Indiana and Mrs. Gritton of Williamsport; and one son, Lester of Paxton. The body was taken to the Newkirk Funeral Home in Pleasantville and removed to the home of the son late this evening. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 1:30 at the Church of Christ in, Paxton. Burial will be in the McCammon Cemetery. AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR January, 1947 4515

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New Trophy To Be Awarded Shelburn Free Toss Champ A member of the Shelburn High School Panther squad will at the end of the season be the winner of a handsome free throw trophy made possible by a num-

" uoem ,he an-mportant snaring of foul , Jine shots in order to win ball 1 r . i 1 . . .i ; , , . I Firms making the trophy pos. Edna's Cafe . The trophy is now on display in the C. R. Allison Hardware window against a colorful background of school colors and in the company of an equally ' attractive award to be presented to the Panther exhibiting the most outstanding disposition of sportsmanship and fair playing tactics. Eud Lee and Lyle Marshall of the Marshall Drug. Company appropriated the funds and secret balloting system governing this trophy. PrincipaW. E. Ward and Coach Paul Weekley today announced that under the inaugurated system of awarding ten points for each shot successfully completed and subtracting five for each shot missed, Dick McHugh, - aggressive Panther guard, is lead ing the field with 240 points. The Shelburn quintet has re corded eighteen victories against a lone defeat suffered in the recent Wabash Valley prelim finals at Farmersburg with the Jasonville Yellow Jackets dealing the one point margin blow. The en tire squad has an average of 53.3 per cent out of 165 shots, Tonight the Panthers will engage the New Lebanon Tigers in the Curry township ball hall. If the Shelburn five are able to close-out Noble and Sims, th'. victory is reasonably assured. The free throw slate to date reads: SM SA Pts,

Dick McHugli..30 &Z-2ML Edd Livingston ... 25 32 215 Dick Sweet 36 67 205 Bill Metheny ..... 23 40 145 Tom Santus 23 50 95 Don Tincher ..... 18 39 75 ' Norman Flesher . . 12 21 75 Don West 3 5 20 Bob Anderson .... 11 31 10 Jim McCracken . . 8 25 -5 Leslie Skinner ... 0 2 -10

SM shots made; SA shots attempted; Pts. points. Farm Show To Be Given Here The Ohio Oil Company, in cooneration with R. W. Springer, j will present the Marathon Farm' Show in the Sullivan high school J auditorium Monday night, February 17, starting ajt 8:00 o'clock, This show will feature . the personal appearance of Ezra and Elnora, famous Marathon comedians, who have been with the company for the past 18 years appearing at state and county fairs as well as at the Marathon Farm Shows. Also appearing in person, as a new attraction to the show, will be Chief Little Fox, America's only Indian magician, who will entertain with his tricks of magic. The show will also include the presentation of the new sound picture, "Magic in Agriculture" and several door prizes will be awarded to some of the lucky ladies, gentlemen and children. The program to be presented has been designed to be both educational and entertaining to the entire family and the public is invited to attend as guests of Mr. Springer and the Ohio Oil Company. SCOUT CUB PACK TO BE ORGANIZED IN HYMERA SOON About 30 persons braved the wintry blasts one night recently I to meet in the Hymera grade school for the purpose of or'ganizing a Cub Pack at Hymera. ; The Cub-age boys were thoroughly interested in having their parents take an active part in the program and another instructional meeting has been scheduled for Monday, February 10, when more parents are expected to be in attendance. Field Scout Executive Bud Hummell led the discussion at this initial meeting.

LL Former Governor Henry E. Schricker will be guest speaker at the Annual Council Eagle Court of Honor at Centenary Methodist Church in Terre Haute on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2:30 P. M. Mr. Schricker has long been interested in the Boy Scout movement in the state of Indiana; He was one of the leaders in ' the first scout troop in the state. After taking his post as governor, one of his first jobs was to make a state-wide canvass of all penal institutions to find if any person in these institutions had ever been Boy Scouts. He found in his survey, at that time, that not a person in any of the state correctional institutions had ever been a scout. Since he has been out of the post of governor he has spent a' lot of his time addressing and visiting at scout circuses, rallies and Courts of Honor, J. Willis Overlade, Warden at the United States Penitentiary, Council Advancement Chairman, will have charge of the Eagle scout ceremonial at which four Life scouts will attain the rank of Eagle scout and the past twen ty-seven Eagle scouts, of 1946, and their mothers will be recognized at this court in an impressive ceremony. Scouts of the Senior Unit of Greencastle with their Unit leader, Robert Dean, will open the afternoon's program with a new and different Tenderfoot investiture service for all Tenderfoot scouts of the Council. . All Scouts and scouters of the .Council and the public are invit ed to attend the Eagle ceremony and hear Mr. Schricker's address on scouting. . , . SHOIWIIE (By United Press) : Snow and ice blanketed Indiana highways again today, temperatures dropped. and thousands of industrial workers were idled because of gas curtailment. Highways were hazardous over a generous portion of the state in the wake of yesterday's snowfall. ,' The mercury fell after a brief one-day respite from near zero readings. It was 13 above at 8:00 a m. in Indianapolis. ; ' Meanwhile, cutbacks in the use of gas supply slowed down the operation of some industries and

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caused others to close down com- j World Friendship Fund of volunpletely, throwing thousands outcry gifts established two years

of work temporarily. The num ber of idled workers was estl mated upwards of 20,000 today. Mrs. Pearl Corbin Dies Thurs. P. M. Mrs. Pearl Corbin, 74 years old, widow of the late E. M, Corbin, died at her home at 203 South Court Street, Thursday evening at five o'clock following an extended illness. Mrs. Corbin was well known in Sullivan and throughout Sullivan County. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Stella Enochs of Terre Haute and Mrs. Mattie McClung of St. Louis, Missouri; and one brother, William D. Edmonds of Terre Haute. The body was taken to -the Billman Funeral Home. I Funeral services will be conj ducted Saturday afternoon at (two o'clock at the Billman fuj neral chapel with the Rev. It. M. iCriswell of the Sullivan Methodist Church and the Rev. Wyiinan Hull of the Sullivan Bapltist Church officiating. I Burial will be in Center Ridge rvmptprv NEW DIRECTOR IS SECURED FOR MEROM INSTITUTE IN MAY . The Rev. Alan T. Jones of South Wilmington, Connecticut, has accepted an invitation to become the new director of Merom Institute. According to a report today, Rev. Jones plans to be on the field early in May to assure his new duties. -

' late news HAZEL BRUST MAMcn m ion

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (UP) A National Coal Association attorney estimated today that portal to portal pay suits may reach a total of $40,000,000,000. The estimate was made by Coal Attorney James Haley, who appeared before the House Judiciary Committee. The group is considering legislation to outlaw the current wave of portal suits which now total about $5,000,01)0,000. "

BEGIN INCOME TAX HEARINGS FEB. 19 WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, (UP) The House Ways and Means Committee voted today to begin hearings on individual income tax reductions on February 19. Chairman Harold Knutson (R.-Minn.) said the hearings would be on his bill to grant a 20 percent cut in individual income taxes to everyone earning up to $302,000 a year.

GRAZIANO'S LICENSE REVOKED NEWiYORK, Feb. 7. (UP) The New . York Athletic Commission today revoked "Rocky" Graziano's boxing license today for his failure to report three instances in which he was offered a $100,000 bribe. .

BRITISH ADOPT PALESTINE TOLICY LONDON, Feb. 7. (UP)4-The British today adopted a new tentative policy for Palestine, reported to be a compromise relaxing the rules on Jewish immigration and shelvinsr

any idea of partitioning the future.

BRITISH COAL CRISIS CURTAILS ELECTRICITY LONDON, Feb. 7. (UP) The government today announced that because of a grave coal crisis no electricity would be supplied to industrial consumers in London, the southwestern midland and. the northwestern areas after next Sunday. .

THREE KILLED IN GASOLINE EXPLOSION WILLOW GROVE, III., Feb. 7. (UP) Three persons were killed today in what Dr. R. W. Taylor, Douglas county coroner, said apparently was a "gasoline explosion" in an old bus converted into a typewriter repair shop. TRUMAN ASKS CARE OF SYNTHETIC RUBBER WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (UP) President Truman today asked Congress to assure maintenance of the United States synthetic lubber industry although natural rubber production will return to normal "almost certainly" by early 1945 .'.-.

STASSEN AND BALL ACCUSE EACH OTHER WASHINGTON, Feb. 7( UP) Presidential Aspirant Harold E. Stassen and his one-time political protege. Sen. Joseph H. Ball (R.-Minn.) accused each other today of sponsoring "too drastic" labor, .rcEojems. : V i 1 1 - i - " ' - " Two Million Scouts Begin 37th Birthday Week Today In U.S.

The Boy . Scouts of . America, now numbering 1,980,000, will observe the 37th anniversary of the organization during Boy Scout Week, opening today and closing Thursday, Feb. 13. It is the nation's largest birthday celebration among young citizens and will be observed in every city, town, village and hamlet. . The theme of the observance is "Scouts of the World-Building for Tomorrow." Through the

ago by the Boy Scouts of Amer- cout shows. Others will conica, they have given $110,464.36 tribute Troop dues for February.

to help Boy Scouts overseas re build their organizations. To give the most helpful assistance within their capacity, the Boy Scouts of America have dealt only with Scout officials overseas recognized by, the International Scout Bureau in London. Already 119 shipments of Scout literature, equipment, office supplies and other Scouting materials have been sent to 32 countries. The National Council of the Boy Scouts endorses the work of the World Friendship Fund in a resolution which says in part: i "Scouting has always been an active force in promoting better understanding and mutual goodwill among the nations, and will be a stronger and more powerful influence than ever in promoting world peace. I "The Boy Scouts of America are eager to help Scouts abroad I rebuild Scouting and have established the World Friendship Fund for this purpose. Everyone connected with Scouting and every friend of Scouting has an

opportunity through this fund to l'y arousing interest and informhave a share in the program. The ing the public about Scouting. National Council is hopeful that I Special Scout Services the -various World Friendship I Scout Sunday, Feb. 9 will see projects may become both a uniformed Boy Scouts attending source of support and encourage-; church with their own troops or

ment to Scouts abroad and an incentive to Scouts in this country." The Fund has made possible the purchase of 150,000 "Inter national Badges of Scouting" for use by boys who have no other means of identifying themselves as Scouts. Nearly one-quarter of the contributed funds has gone .for the purchase of uniform

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cloth and tents. . ' In addition to large shipments of handbooks for use by Boy Scouts and adult leaders , overseas the Boy Scouts of . America plans to print literature for the Boy Scouts of Korea and Italy in their native languages and with their own illustrations, using the photo-offset process of printing. ' As part of the observance of Boy ' ' Scout Week, countless Troops will make additional contributions to the World Friendship Fund. Some will raise funds through their own neighborhood Shirts-Off-Our-Bak Drive A special effort is being made during February to obtain Scout Uniforms and accessories no longer needed by former Scouts here in America. During the first year of this effort more than 400 cases or twenty tons of Scout Uniforms and equipment were contributed to Scouts in 13 lands. Varied Activities The observance of Boy Scout Week throughout the nation does not follow a fixed pattern. Boy Scouts, their younger brothers, the Cub Scouts, and the young men in Senior Scouting determine their own methods of playing hosts to their parents I and friends, and will demonstrate some of the many useful skills they acquire through Scouting. ' This year in countless com-1 munities they will put on "live expos." This is simply a unit of a "Scout Exposition," of a few Scouts on sidewalks in neighbor hood shopping centers, in parks, stores or store windows, generalScouts of their own faith. Those of Jewish faith will hold their observance in synagogues and temples Friday evening, Feb. 7. The 12th point of the Scout Law reads: "A Scout is Reverent. He is reverent toward God. He is faithful in his religious duties, j and respects the convictions of others in matters of custom and ' religion."

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E The appointment of Mrs. Hazel L. Erust as county chairman of the Sullivan USO finance drive for $2,175, was announced today by H. E. Kilbourne, USO state chairman. "The USO has three major obligations to meet in 1947," said Mrs. Brust. "There are thousands of war veterans who have not yet been released from hospitals, armies of . occupation or overseas duties. There is also need for a program to continue in USO clubs which are located adjacent to military installations. The USO camp shows are also important to the health of these men who have fought for us." The. dates of the Sullivan County USO campaign have not yet been set, however, this campaign will be conducted sometime during the month of February. Mrs. Brust added, "We will select persons to make up an organization so that Sullivan coun ty residents will have an opcontribute generously in this the last USO campaign." Keck Team Loses; Legion Wins In Games Last Night In last night's semi-pro basketball activities in the Community Gym, local fans saw the undefeated Keek's Independents downed by a fast Hymera Independent team, 28-23, and Ameri can Legion Post 139 win their first game of the year by defeating the strong Oaktown Oaks 35-28. "Fuzz" Harris led the . local Legion five with 12 points with Moore and CPer following with nine each. The first periods found the Legion having trouble finding, the range with many "up"' shots rolling ' harmlessly around tha rim of the basket and out. This was the fourth defeat for the Oaks in fifteen starts. At half time, Oaktown led, 15-14. The tilt between Hymera and Kfk's Independents was nip and fnok t',"oi'hout the entire con test and the ycore was knotted 10-10 at half time. Paul Truelock led the Independents attack with srven points and scoring was evenly divided among the Hymerafive. -. . - - Legion . Tournament "Next Thursday, Friday and Saturday the local Legion will play host to all the county Legion teams in a preliminary for the state Legion "tournament. Drawings will be made at the Legion Home Monday night, February 10, at 8:00 o'clock. All Legion team managers are asked to be represented, at this meeting. . Arrows Journey To Gerstmeyer For Game Tonight Gerstmeyer of Terre Haute will be host tonight to the Golden Arrows in another Western Con ference game, starting time of which is set for 8:00 p. m. This game will wind up the Western Conference schedule for the Arrows, who hold one win thus far. in the circuit. A 29-28 victory over Brazil on Dec. 17 here is the only game on the plus side of the scoreboard for the local five. The game will also complete the Arrows' scheduled games with Terre Haute teams, Garfield, State High and Wiley have dropped the Arrows in previous tilts. A non-conference game with New Lebanon has been scheduled to fill in the Feb. 11 home date left open by cancellation of the Arrow-Robinson game. Following that game the Arrows will meet Bicknell, Vincennes and Washington in three SIAC contests which complete the current season's schedule. Tonight the two schools' B teams will open the hardwood action in a game at 7:00 o'clock. HAMILTON TOWNSHIP FARM BUREAU MEETING The Hamilton Township Farm Bureau will meet in the basement of the Presbyterian church instead of the Library Monday, February 10th, 8t 7:30 p. m.

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70-15; Direct Primary Bill Defeated, 58-5, To End Hottest Controversy In Present Assembly. BULLETIN! INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 7 (UP) The long, heated controversy over the primary-convention system of nominating1 candidates for state and U. S. senatorial offices was settled today when the House passed a convention reform bill and defeated a primary measure. The primary bill was defeated 58-35 a few minutes after the House passed the Senate convention bill 70-15, thus sending the convention measure to Governor Gates for his signature and eliminating the primary measure from further consideration as an issue in the legislature's 1947 session.

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a can is Deing seni out, Dy uiv nominating candidates, places Parents Club, sponsoring a game ' new restrictions on proxy votnight at the Dart 'n Arrow Can- ing and calls for secret balloting

teen Monday night, for prizes from townspeople. This night of special entertainment is open to the public and tickets may be acquired from any member of the canteen between now and Monday night. More prizes are needed, how ever, so any person who wishes ! to donate cartons of cigarettes, ash trays, pottery, candies or any articles thay may be used for a prize are asked to contact Mrs. Joe Greenberg, chairman of the program. The game night is being staged to help raise funds for increasing facilities at the ' -canteen and for r further building improvements. Charles Barnard Dies At Home On Linton R. R. Charles Earnard of Linton R. 2, died this morning at 4 o'clock at the residence. He was born July 2, 1887 the son of G. H. and Nannie Greenwood Barnard, both deceased. His wife, Juanice, died in1 July of 1944 and since that time Mir. Barnard had raised their five small children by himselL , Surviving . are the following children: Jane, Faye, Deloris and Harold, all of Gary, Indiana, and Charlotte, Rilda Jean, Peggy, Buster and Gary, all of Linton route; three sisters, Mrs. Lillie Bringman of Vancouver, ' Washington, Mrs. Hettie Carlisle and Mrs. Margaret Ridinger of Linton; four brothers, Joseph B. Barnard of San Jose, California, George Barnard of Linton and Raymond and Everett Barnard of Linton route. The body was taken to the Newkirk Funeral Home where it will remain until 1:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon when it will be taken to the Burris Chapel UiiaVi -Fm. cartrirtao at 9'Ou n1. 1 clock. Bro. Stanley Sites will officiate. Burial will be in the Burris Chapel Cemetery. NO ROTARY MONDAY; ROTARY ANN TUESDAY There will be no regular meeting of the Rotary Club Mjonday, noon due to the Rotary Ann meeting to be held Tuesday evening at 6:30 o'clock in the Davis Hotel Dining Room, it was announced today. ANNOUNCE MARRIAGE Mrs. Lillie Norris announces the marriage of her daughter,) Betty, to Raymond Pigg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ruel Pigg, of Cass. MARRIAGE LICENSES Jesse Mason Jr., 401 South State Street, Sullivan service station operator and Bertha Abel, 503 East Jackson Street,. Sullivan, stenographer. W. Floyd Carrico, 220 North State Street, Sullivan, coal miner and LlUi M. Norris, 547 Wt Johnson Street, Sulllvajj-

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Settlement of the issue, term - ed the hottest in the legislaturethus far, ended weeks of wrangling during the long arguments

both in and out of formal legis- j' lative sessions. The Republican i

HUllUUlSI.iUI.lUIl UllU UUU1 leaders demanded passage of the convention reform bill which moaiiiea me present oraur vi

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on the candidates. Proponents of the primary both Republicans and Demo crats demanded passage of the bill on the grounds that a gTeat majority of Hoosier voters wanted it. ( In the course of the fight, a Senate investigation was held of

the office of State Auditor A. V. ,

Burch, outspoken supporter of the primary bill in the face of opposition from other state of f i -

cials. Burch was criticized in the J committee report for using his I office to promota the primary ? bill. The convention bill wont tol the governor in the same form j 'in which it was introduced al-f though ho'use' members yesterd; tried hard to amend it. i Hawkins Rites Held Thursday j

Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at one o'clock at the Billman funeral chapel for Miss Nora Estella Hawkins who died Tuesday morning at five o'clock at the residence. The Rev. Wyman Hall of the Sullivan Baptist church officiated. ' - Song services were in charge of Mrs. Vermont McCoskey and Mrs. Lula Baldwin with Mrs. Jeanette Wernz at the organ. Pallbearers were John P. Curry, Charles Armstrong, Paul Armstrong, Murray McClanahan, Ross McClanahan and Luther Frakes. Burial was in the Good Hope Cemetery. 101 FOX DIES John Fox, 54 years old, died this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Mary Sherman Hospital from severe head injuries sustained in a slate fall at the North Wilfred mine about two miles east of Shelburn this morning at 9:15. A veteran coal miner and county civic worker, Mr, . Fox was well known in Sullivan county Democratic circles, having been nominated on the Democratic ticket for State Representative six years ago. He was a lifelong resident of Jackson township and his present, home was in the Wilfred community on Shelburn route one. Mr. Fox was rushed to the Mary Sherman Hospital by a McHugh ambulance shortly after the accident occurred where It was learned he had critical head injuries. He Is survived by the wife; and two daughters. One of the daughters is Mrs. George Norris of Pontiac, Michigan, and the name of the other was not avallaWo at press time. The body up taken to the McHugh Funo.n-1 Home in Shelburn where it will i remain poadtoi? funeral w-

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