Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 49, Number 31, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 12 February 1947 — Page 2

CLOUDY, WARMER Indiana: Mostly cloudy tonight, warmer extreme south, portion. Thursday partly cloudy and waijuer. VOL. XLIX No. 31 UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 1947. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS

THE SNOOPER

VALENTINE A sweetheart complimented on St. Valentine's birthday; hence one's beloved, Something as ' an ornamental greeting of a sentimental character, rent on St. Valentine's Day. That's what says about it. the dictionary j

" ,tion which he had suffered for But most everybody know that many months. However, his illalready. History tells a few more ness was not sufficient to daunt things about St., Valentine's Day, his ambitious nature for even however, that probably few peo- yesterday he was on the job at pie know. According to research the Maxwell-Bevis Shoe Comcn the holiday, the custom was pany store here of which he was begun February 14, 270 A. D. by co-ownar.

a young priest, St. Valentine, who was beheaded for refusing to renounce his Christianity. His farewell message to his friend, the jailer's daughter, was signed, ''From your Valentine." In ancient Rome, citizens gave Cupid a helping hand the use of Love Lotteries in which young maids and bachelors became "Valentines" by drawing Ints. (Probably the origin of "Blind Dates"). During Elizabethian days in England a popular pasttime was to toss an apple or an orange, with a Valentine attached, through a window to a girl who was not already spoker for. If an Englishman refused the request of a young lady to be her Valentine , (and her future mate) he had to make amends by buying her silks and ft satins. (Sadie Hawkins Day js mild compared to that). Introduction of the Valentine in America came during the Revolutionary war and is said to !iivp reached its peak in the 1880's. In those days, Valentines contained shy, cautious verses but no longer ! Such as is indicated by. one 1947 version of Valentine i -rsf noted recently: niintrigue me 'ust being one ' i not much fun hut two WHEW! J' John McLaughlin, a Scotsman, is crpdited with originating the "comic" Valentine about 1840. Healers report that women espesially po in for this type of rre?t'ne. Many a amorous young rubles have had their ardor cooled suddenly upon receiving (in return to his "hearts and flowers'! Valentine) a snappy billet-doux ?ike this: Hey Val! Thoueh my looks arc kinda comic.. At Lovin', Guy I'm sure atomic! The community grouch is generally another butt of many comic Valentines, naturally, as well as those dyed-in-the-wool pranksters and good-natured persons. Although some reliable sources .ay St. Valentine, patron saint of lovers, delivered the first Valentine on ei. 14, otners say mai rope uaaKins, in uo a. u., was the first to dedicate that day to St. Valentine. At any rate Friday's the day this year. And something tells us it isn't going to be too different from any other year unless there's a few more additions to the "comic" type of "Valentine." If anyone sends SNOOPER one, he's a YAP! VETERANS ADVISED TO SEND INSURANCE PAYMENT CORRECTLY Veteran's today were reminded that when paying their National Service Life Insurance premiums by mail to send them to the correct Veterans Administration office. Mail payments should be sent to the Insurance Service, Veter . , t, i. n cip: ans Administration JDiancn i, West Van Buren street, Chicago 7 minois. ' Premiums should not be mailed to regional or sub-regional offices in Indiana. The VA also requested veterans not to send cash; either use a check or money order payable to the. Treasurer of the United States. AVERAGE 'NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR January, 1947 4515

Isaac Maxwell Dies Here At Home This Morning

' Residents of Sullivan mourned the passing of Maxwell, 74, one of the today Isaac city's leading business men and most beloved personalities who for the last half a century had been engaged in the shoe business here. Mr. Maxwell died this morning I at 2:45 o'clock of a heart condiI He was born January 17, 1873 in Cass Township, the son of Perry and Mary Clayton Maxwell, both deceased, who were natives of this county. His entire lifetime had been spent in' and 'around Sullivan where he was a lifelong member of the Sullivan First Christian Church. As a youth he attended and graduated from the Sullivan schools later securing employment in the C. H. Crowder & Co. shoe store here where he acquired his apprenticeship in the business. Shortly after the turn of the century he entered a partnership under the firm name of MaxwellCowles Company here which was destined to be known in later years as the Maxwell-Brown Shoe Co.. W. D. Brown, son-in-law of the deceased completing the partnership. Not so long ago, j Mr. Brown's interest was pur- , chased by Dewey Bevis who had long been associated with the firm and today it is known as the Maxwell-Bevis Shoe Co. Mr. aijri Mrs. Maxwell had lived their entire life together at ; the present address, 237 South Main Street where they had celebrated their fifty-second wedding anniversary in July of last year. , Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Lola Watson Maxwell; two daughters, Mrs. Burah Brown of lV?arion, Qbj.Q and Mrs. ' Mary Frances Brown of Sullivan; three sisters. Mrs. Josephine Lowdermilk and Mrs l.aura is., bnow, both of Sullivan and Mrs. Mervin .cngie oi inaianapoiis; iwo r-wt.hers, Roy Maxwell of Fort Collins, Colorado and Gilbert Maxwell of Sullivan; three grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. The body was taken to the . Billman Funeral Home where it ; now lies in state pending completion of funeral arrangements j which will be announced later. Anton Hulman, Jr. To Head Indiana Cancer Campaign mnnMADniro r-u 10 lon Hul j dvic and busi. nesg ,eadpr nf T(M.rA Hailfa anH cwner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, will head the state rh'derr: r tl r f

ADr:i .Chapter Farmers have been ; initiated on a district basis, and Mr. Hulman's appointment to this meeting was a decided sucthis important civic post is an- cess. flounced by the executive com- " U,E -

mittee of the Society. William H. Ball, Muncie, is president. Congress has designated April as "Cancer Control Month" i throughout the country and the American Cancer Society has set , ' a national goal of $12,000,000 for j I the campaign. Each state will jhave a share in the raising of that amount. The volunteer cancer committees in each county in Indiana will cooperate toward raising the Indiana Cancer Society's quota. In spite of greatly improved diagnosis and treatment, cancer continues to take a tragic toll of lives in Tndinna. Records nf the Indiana State BoarC of Heali show that 22,701 residents of In" diana. have died of cancer in the j paat uve years, unuugu iu. Men Get a Break , LEBANON,Ind. (UP) A women's ready-to-wear store here says men are such perfect gentle-, men when making purchases that the women push them all over.1 That's why the store inaugurated a "For Men Only Night." MARRIAGE LICENSES James A. Wilden, R. 1, van, florist and Wanda SulliLeah I Hunt, Sullivan.

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Hold District F.F.A. Initiation In Linton, Feb. 6 The third District VII F.F.A. meeting was held at Linton high school February '5. The meeting was opened at 7:00 p. m. by the regular opening ceremony which was conducted by the District officers for the first time this year. A short business session was held by .the District VII director, Gene Easter. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The date set for the next District VII meeting was March 3, 1947 at Otter Creek. A stunt contest was held for .entertainment. Otter Creek with a quiz show was selected as the winner, and they will represent ! District VII at the Indiana State F.F.A. convention on April 3, 4, and 5. Switz City was second with a musical skit and duet. Graysville was third with a cornet solo. Linton was fourth with flashlight baseball game. Awards nf hnxps nf cnnrlv wcrp presented to the winners by the Linton Chanter. Judees of the contest were Harold Wilson, Graysville, O. L. Johnson and Darrel Gabbard of Linton. The Linton chapter conducted the Chapter Farmer Initiation for District VII. Members certified by the local chapters were brought before the examining committee for questioning on F.F.A. To obtain this degree of ( Chapter Farmer the member : must earn from project work $25 or more for himself in profits. I The formal initiation ceremony , to raise the Greenhands to Chapter Farmers among whom were these Graysville members: John Coffman, $267.24; Rich I. ard Pethtel, $77.08; Roy Parson, $50.10; Bob Huff, $40.19; and Kenneth Borders $142.00. Following the close of the ceremonies, words of congratu lation were given by E. F, Wagr: ... v.: a ,i . , : e-r. . r is the second year the Two County Fives Meet Here Next Friday Evening Friday night, two county teams, Merom and Farmersburg, will meet in the Community gym here witn both A and B teams scheduled to see action. In a previous game with Farm-, ersburg, the Merom five came out on the short end of one of their closest games. Farmersburg won, 42-41, and Friday night's contest will settle some fans' ari i ...,!i, , gumems as iu wiin.il icaiu ia icoily betteri Merom's B team upset the Farmersburg B's 19-18 in an overtime game and( tne two lives win take the floor at 7:uu to renew the battle. Jake Bogard, stellar Merom forward", is again i expected to carry the load in the varsity tilt. Last week, Merom won over Flat Rock, 40-37, in a nip and tuck battle. Flat Rock led the Beavers until the final three minutes of play when Bogard led the last minute winning attack to cop the contest. Tonight the Beavers meet the Williams High- five from near Bedford in a home tilt. Two games, starting at 7:90, will be played.

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BRITISH ASK DEADLINE ON POLICE DECISION LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., Feb. 12. (UP) Britain urged the United Nations Security Council today to set up an April

30 deadline for a Big Five agreement on "the basic principles" I of the United Nations world police force. ; j Accusing Russia of holding up the agreement so far, Sir i Alov-annVr CuAavnn said ilif limi had romp fm aciion in the

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United Nations Military Staff Committee, the committee of ur"t " l"uua; the Big Five mjlitary group which is supposed to determinenJ?e.,m0

the type and size of armed forces which each of the 5.- United Nations should make available to the world organization.

NEWSMEN PROTEST RUSS CORRESPONDENT RULE WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. (UP) Secretary of State George C. Marshall today received from American newsmen a Vigorous protest against Russia's decision to allow only 20 United States correspondents at the forthcoming Moscow conference. He was asked to protest the limitations as "shockingly inadequate" and to request as, a ''basic minimum" 52 Soviet visas be issued for the American press. -

BRITISH ADMIT PALESTINE FAILURE LONDON, Feb. 12. (UP) Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin today admitted the failure of the London conference to settle the Palestine problem and said that Britain probably would have to submit the whole issue to the United Nations. - - Bevin made the statement at a meeting with delegates of the Arab states at which he told them that they seemed to be as far from a solution of the Palestine problem as ever.

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MELVIV FLOCK Melvin Flock of the Purdue University Poultry Department and W. B. Ward of the Purdue University Horticulture Department, will be the two specialists in Sullivan County Friday, Feb- ; ruary 14 at the Court House Au ditorium in Sullivan from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. MCDONOUGH, Ga., Feb. 12 j (UP) Superior Court Judge Walter Hendrix ruled today that Herman Talmadge's election as governor by the state legislature was legal and that he was constitionally holding the Georgia executive offices which he seized last month. - Today's decision was contrary to one issued last week by Superior Court Judge Claude Porter at Rome. Porter held that laimaages election as governor was clearly illegal. The decision was expected to be appealed within a few days to the state supreme court. The decision came four weeks from the day the general assembly elected Tabnadge in an allnight session, swore him in and sent a committee to escort him to the governor's office. Talmadge hailed the McDon ough decision as a great victory. He urged forces in the legislature "who have been obstructing our program" to 'join hands with us to speedily enact into law my father's platform which was adopted by the. Democratic party in Macon last October." GILL TOWNSHIP FARM BUREAU NOTICE The Gill Township Farm Bureau will meet Friday night, February 14th at 7:00 o'clock at the New Lebanon High School building. Program by the Sullivan County Farm Bureau Co-op. Monologue by Mrs. Nora Dodds. 1 Refreshments.

TALMADGE GAINS" GOP SPLITS ON DECISION TODAY : SLASH PROPOSAL : r "

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... . ... . mA L1 W. B. WARD Mr. ward will discuss garden varieties and common problems of the home garden. Mr. Flock will discuss chick management during the morning and poultry pastures in the afternoon. The public is invited to attend i this all-day meeting. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UP) ' Sharp disagreement broke out among Congressional Republicans today over plans of GOP fiscal leaders to slash $6,000,000,000 from President Truman's new budget. The recommended reduction left the Republicans ample room for a 20 percent income tax cut and a $3,500,000,000 payment on the national debt. But it was achieved at the expense of national defense, another item which found many defenses a)mong both Republicans and j Democrats. A ceiling of $3i,5uo,000,000 on government spending for the ( 1948 fiscal year as against Mr. Truman's $37,500,000,000 estimate )vas agreed upon by the joint legislative budget subcommittee last night at a four-hour session, Temperatures In Nation Generally Moderate Today (By United Press) Moderate winter temperatures prevailed over most of the country today with the Canadian border states reporting the only cold snap, and even those were regarded as "temperate" by the weather bureau. Rain and high winds lashed the Pacific states'but farmers in that area said the rains would be beneficial to crops and that they had nothing to fear from the winds. Considerable cloudiness prevailed over the southern states and light snows were forecast for Arkansas and southern Missouri.

SOIL BAH

KEARS ADDRESS "The. soil conservation ' move Snprobably the largest United O'Hair, in the States," declared Fred president of the Greencastle Natiohal Bank, at the Soil Conser vation Banquet at the Sullivan Metfiodist Church Tuesday night, February 11. "Even though . the service is only twelve years old there are seventeen hundred dis- . . . . i ... .i . :' i i... iritis in ine counuy una iiuriyfour' in Indiana." ' I - - 0 Mr. O'Hair stated that perhaps the one weakness of soil conservation is the fact that it Is too large to even grasp. . "Farmers have been lifting the soil fertility f roni their land now for several years, hauling it to market, and putting the money in the bank. Farmers don't need to brag because they have made money in the last few years, because it has been easy. They should be thinking about the future. The ability of our land to produce increased each decade from 1870 to 1920, but since that time, the ability of our soils to produce without heavy treatment has been decreasing at an alarming rate." Mr. O'Hair told the audience that business and industry is becoming more and more interested in the land and it is right'that they should. He stated that Chambers of Commerce and civic clubs are constantly becoming more conscious of soil conservation. "This is true even in the large cities," he said. He stated that they have a right to because we must realize that the people own the land; farmers only farm il. Farmers usually consider land as a trust and over a period of years it will pay them more to utilize soil conserving practices than to ignore them. He gave the results of several experiments thathad been '-Tarried on recently ' in connection with pastures and stated that he was glad to see the interest which was being shown in Sullivan County in pasture improvement. He wished the district much, success in the future with their program. Mr. O'Hair closed his; address with the statement that there is a high correlation between the wealth of our people and the depth of our top soil. , Dana R. Pigg, Turman Township farmer, was re-elected for a term of three years as one of the supervisors of the Sullivan County . Soil Conservation District. David L. Grimes, Agriculture Representative of the Greencastle National Bank and former ' agriculture teacher of; Fairbanks and Graysville, preceded Mr. O'Hair on' the program, relating some of the work which is being carried on in Putnam County in soil conservation. C. O. Drake, Chairman of the county district, presided at the meeting and reviewed the set-up of the district in Sullivan County and explained the object of its creation. W. E. Arganbright, Sullivan County Work Unit Conservationist, reported the district's activities of 1946 and what lies ahead for 1947. Entertainment for the evening's banquet and program was furnished by a number of Sullivan High School students and a quartette made up of-4-H Club members of Sandborn. About one hundred fifty attended the banquet and meeting. Asks Congress To Outlaw Lewis Labor Demands WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UP) The National Coal Association asked Congress today to outlaw some of John L. Lewis' collective bargaining demands, including employer contributions to a welfare fund, In order to prevent a strike which the Association said otherwise would be inevitable. The request was made to the Senate Labor Committee by Forney Johnston, counsel for the association which represents ' about 70 percent of the soft coal industry. Johnston said that another major coal strike is inevitable unless Lewis abandons some terms of the current wage-hour contract between the United Mine Workers (AFL) and the government.

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Teachers. May Get Boosts Iii; Pjlew Pay Plan.' Program Approved For $400 To $425 Raises In Hoosier Teacher Salaries; Bill To Increase Governor's Salary Withdrawn By Author Today. BULLETIN! INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 12. (UP) A joint state legislative committee reported today it had approved the program to raise the minimum salaries of Indiana school teachers from $1200 to $1800 a year. - Sen. A. V. Mitchell (R.-LaPorte) , spokesman for the Education Committee of both the House and Senate of the Indiana General Assembly, said the group voted to combine four bills pending in the session and set up a new schedule of minimum salaries.

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E A group of about 75 persons last night watched Clyde "Slim" Williams roll his own cigarettes and heard him relate experienc es of early and present days in Alaska at a Rotary Ann dinner held at the Davis Hotel. One of America's leading au thorities on Alaska, Mr.- Wil liams is an old-time sourdough and participated in. the roaring gold rush days when Alaska was but an infant as a United States possession. His experiences include dog sled treks over expansiiro cnminr llriMarnaccac- in fl.a north country, big game hunting, trapping, gold mining camps and .life, with Indians and Eskimos of Alaska. 4 During the war he "mushed" a dogsled from Cooper Center, Alaska to Washington, D. C, a distance of 8,600 miles, to appeal to President Roosevelt for build - ing of the now-famous Alcan highway. During this trip he traveled 1,800 miles through un - charted north country wilderness. So interesting are Mr. Williams' experiences that Jack London used his life as a background for the principal character in his book, "Burning Daylight." Mr. Williams thoroughly intrigued his audience with tales of the. old Alaskan days with its gold boom, habits,, religion, morals and laws of .natives in the country, gun fights and of the deeds of. the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. At the end of his talk, he entertained questions from the audience. A lecturer now jn the winter, Mr. Williams made his first public appearance at the high school yesterday afternoon when he lec tured to a general assembly of students and showed color films of Alaska and the Alcan highway. Bill Hays was chairman of the program at this dinner, which in addition to the featured speaker, included songs by Jinny McGuire, accompanied by Mrs. Jeanette Wernz. ' Final Rites Held For Mrs. Jones Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at two o'clock at the Billman funeral ihapel for Mrs. Edna Jones, who died at her home fct 258 West Graysville Street, Sunday evening at 7:30, following an extended illness. Services were in charge of the Rev. Wyman Hull of the Sullivan Baptist Church. Song services was in charge of Mrs. Vermont McCosky with Mrs. Jeanette Wernz . at the organ. Pallbearers were Ralph Collins, Walter , Leach. Granville Hendricks, Charles Crawford, C. O. Fulford and Gene Colvin. Burial was in Center Ridge Cemetery. MARRLVGE ANNOUNCED Announcement has been made of the marriage of Mrs. Lillian Norris, 547 W. Johnson Street, to Floyd Carrico of North State Street, on February - 8th. They will reside at 547 West Johnson Street.

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Mitchell said the teachers' in-

creases would cost the state on additional $13,000,000 to $15,000,000 a year. He said the state would, under the terms of the committee's ' proposal, pay 85 percent of the minimum salaries by tuition fund distributions. The average pay increase would amount to about $400 to $425 for each Hoosier teacher. The money to finance the additional burden on the state wnnlrf wimp from a 20 rjercent ' nrtav nn stat eross inPomG tax , payments provided for in one of the four bills the committee said they would combine. While the Senate-House committee wrestled with the teacher salary question in answer to Governor Gates' statement that . : it was up to the legislature to solve that problem, a represontive withdrew a bill to increase the governor's salary from $8,000 to $15,000 a year. , Representative Lothair Teelor fR-Hagerstown) withdrew the House bill because he said the governor asked him to do so. Thfc bilj would not liave-affecied. Gates' salary but would have nearly doubled the amount for his successor. The . Teetor bill not only in vcreased the governor's salary but set up a new schedule of higher pay for all other state 'elected officials, . . Noble Stars In Tiger Win Over Arrows Last Night Wayne Noble, New Lebanon's senior center, ran high, wide and handsome here . last night to .prove himself as noble in actions to a 51-32 triumph over a struggling band of Golden Arrows. New Lebanon took the lead in the first two minutes of play by virtue of a free throw by Shorter and were never behind during the entire contest. Noble rang the bell five times from the field in the first period for 10 points and at the end of the first frame the score stood, 17-7. At halftfme the score stood 29-10 and going into the last quarter the Tigers had a comfortable 42-17 lead. Dimunitive George Wolfe, after leading the B team to a 25-16 win over the Tiger B five, came onto the floor for the varsity in the second quarter and looped the net three times from the field and three at the foul line to cop Arrow scoring honors. Coach Gordon Keck used 10 men dur ing the game. The Tigers used nine. Noble hit for a total of 22 ooints to head the Tigers' scoring lanes. Dick Hummell, Arrow forward, trailed Wolfe by on'? point to take second Arrow honors. The game marked the second win for New Lebanon over the Arrows this year. In the Wabash sectional played here January 16, 17 and 18, the Tigers elimated the Arrows by virtue of a 27-21 victory. Alvan Callahan's B five had little trouble in subdueing the Tiger B's in the curtain-raiser. Between halves of the varsity game the Freshman Tumbling club of Sullivan High School gave an exhibition accompanied by music by the high school band under direction of Wilfred Perigo. Referee- Dunlap; Umpire, Thomas.