Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 49, Number 36, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 19 February 1947 — Page 2
WARMER Indiana: Cloudy in extreme south portion and incrcarsius cloudiness In northern and central portions tonight. Snow extreme southwest portion tonight. Warmer. n i s. .... VOL. XLIX No. 36 UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 1947. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICES PRICE THREE CENTS
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is CLOSED DUE TO Closing of the Dart 'n Arrow teen canteen was announced this week by Bill Hays, President of the Board of Directors of Youth Along with this announcement' was another telling of the resignation of Kenneth Orr, canteen director, and Mr. Hays as board president due to increased pressure from other matters. Mr. Hays pointed out that the coinciding of his and Mr. Orr's resignations with the closing of the youth center were in no way connected. Mr. Hays stated that the canteen was forced to close due to insufficient funds to keep it opera mg. He commented on the splendid manner in which mem-i bers of the canteen had conducted themselves and cooperated in canteen activities for the past two. months but said the center was going into debt and must 'x close until a suitable means for vn.etnrf cliff ir.Iint funla i.Tno fnnnd . For 41,. mnnih nnrfin .' January 31, the canteen owed about $50.00 in current, bills, Mr. Hays stated. These bills were cleared by interested citizens of Sullivan after the canteen was closed. Expressing hopes for a workable plan to get the canteen back into operation and on an even keel financially, Mr. Hays announced that the board of directors, will meet soon to elect a new president and discuss means of carrying on this worthwhile project. ASHINGTON. Feb (UP) linen. Gerald Landis (K.-Ind.l m4ioh must pvnort. n "hi roal strike jn AiM-il' im1nti DfoeirlAnt Trumfin nets swiftly to brim; the mine owners and the United Mine Workers (AFL) together. He said in a speech prepared for House delivery that "we cannni n nm lii wait, un ru nil- c court decisions because the, - ,.rfc hnri tnn manv rm?osses in the past " He stored to the cm rourt considerations for repeal of the contempt of court convictions of John L. Lewis ana the UMM. Lewis's strike truce in the bituminous mines expires March 31. The government, which seized the mines last May, must return them to the owners by July 1. Lanais saia ne nopeu u,.i.uman and Secretaiy of Interior J. Landis said he hoped Mr..TruU. Krug would go the limit in Jirvintr to t?ptthe "contendinE forces toe-ether."
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for previous service men of the oenencianes irom do 10 ou yeais, Army, Navy, Coast Guard and an increase in the amount a Marines to re-enlist in a grade beneficiary may earn without as high as that held at time of having his benefits suspended, discharge, provided men with . increase to $3,600 a year. the. previous service were discharged amount of wages that may be after 12 May 1945. This applies credited to the amount of any to combat wounded veterans of worker, thus expanding the basis the army regardless of when for determination of benefits, and they were discharged. Check revising the method of figuring with the City Hall, Sullivan, benefits to effect a general mt,i: w, tha vinin-a m-nii crease in each benefit.
and 4:00. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT ' Mr. and Mrs. Sam Campbell of Cedar Lake announce the birth of a daughter, Susan Eileen, born "t the Mercy Hospital at Gary Indiana Mrs. Campbell is the former Marjorie Arnold, douahtor of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Arnold, and a graduate of Union High School of Dugger, and Mr. v - ------ Camcibell is the son of Ma1, and
Mrs. William Campbell of Sullivan, R. 3. Mrs. Campbell's mother and sister, Alice are at Cedar j Lake and Mr. Campbell's mother
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Homer H. Murray Succeeds Allen As Editor Of Times Bryant R. Allen, editor of the Sullivan Daily Times, has announced his resignation effective February 21, to accept a position as district sales manager for a manufacturing concern. Allen has served as editor of the Times since August, 1946, following his release from the
Army in June. He will be rey Homer II. Murray of Bluffion, Indiana, Murray is a graduate of Indiana University, where he received an A. B. in Chemistry. He will receive a masters degree in Journalism in June. While at the University, he served as editor of The Indiana Daily Student, the student newspaper, in addition to serving in other capacities on the staff. Hp is SI mpmhpp rvf .Qicrma T)ol i pus 1 , .. " J'" , '. .as president of the Indiana chapter of the organization Murray was one 'of the first of ! tne i!,rnie ryie scholars, win ning one of the scholarships in ! May, 1946. These scholarships are given from funds donated bv fn'onds of Ernie Pyle to the Indiana University Foundation. He is a veteran of four years with the Roval Canadian "Air Force, and the rest with the Army Air Forces. Mlist of his sen-ice with the R.C.A.F. was spent in England as a pilot with a bomber squadron. After he transfered to the A.A.F., he was returned to this country to serve as an instructor. He is a member of the American Legion, and the Masonic lodges. New Benefits Are Recommended By Social Security Payment of monthly benefits fo insured workers during periods of total disability, through ! expansion of the present Federal uld-Age and survivors Insurance . .vbiem, recummenuea oy me ' SOCUll Security Board in its eleventh and last annual report, I' :llltt i-J. U'Ull'wl) ILUHlUgl vi. lilt Terre Haute Social Security, said today. In July 1946 the Board was abolished, its functions transfer- " to tne Federal Security Agency, and its organization ! designated as the Social Security Administration. The final report, required by the Social Security
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June 30, 1946, Inclusion of all gainfully employed workers under Old-Age and Survivors Insurance is again asked by the Board. About 23 million persons now unable to earn, pro ection under the pi oflrnm lnrninp those emnlOVea in -- ' . , agriculture, domestic service non-proiu orgaruzauons Government service, and the self - employed.
Snider pointed out that tins recommendation was based upon!?arry
I 1(1 imo i-t nf oHmmic-f I'ntll-n nv 1 "" - e"e,ra' Other recommendations of the 'Board caU for reduction of the aualifvina aee for all women A representative oi ouciai Security will be in Sullivan each fourth Thursday at tne coun house at 1:30 p. m. ' BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jimm of 1509 Oakdale, Chicago, Illinois, announce tne wrw 01 a aaugmer i'eggy iee, Dorn ieoruary u ai ni . ... 01 t t : 1 . me iviary onerraan xiotpnui. stroDeS mchLT anil
nounce the birth of a daughter, outlined for clubs this year by born Tuesday, February 18, at the the Indiana Department of ConWomen's Hospital in Detroit. She servation, local conservationists has been named Cynthia Alice. , are doubling their efforts to gain Mrs. Livingston is the former more support for the program in Jessie Boothe, daughter of Mr. t this locality, and have launched and Mrs.' Jack Boothe of Sulli-j their membership drive to enroll van. I as many sportsmen and conserva
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Frederick of Bicknell, announce the birth of a daughter, Joan Rose, born February 15 at the Good Samaritan Hospital '- in Vincennes. She weighed eight pounds, and two ounces. Mrs. Frederick is the for- . n j mer nose nammono oi wugger.
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TO MEET HERE I T Sullivan County District Scouters and Cubbers will meet in a regular monthly meeting' Thursday, February 20th, at 6:30 p. m. at the First Baptist church here. Dinner will be served by the young married couple class of that church at 6:45 o'clock and the program committee has ar-1 ranged for an interesting gram following the dinner. proGeorge C, Carroll of Terre Haute will be featured speaked of the evening. Mr. Carroll is an outstanding -Scouter in Terre Haute, having been with scouting for a number of years. His subject will be, "Why am I a Scouter and why do I spend so much tune in Scouting?" Each member of the committee j willtumeet this time and plan , I for the next months of Scouting. The committees are as follows: M"VU' ;R. .Ca Ladermjijj uiiu naming, iueri uiimpbell. Chairman; Camping and Activities, David Templeton, Chairman; Health and Safety, Lee French Chairman; Advancement (Jesse. Boston, Chairman; and Finance, W. H. Smith, Chairman. Also a meeting of the Cubbers, Cubmasters and Scoutmasters will be held at this time to discuss problems that are most interesting to their own field of work. All persons working with the Scout movement in the county are urged to be present for this important meeting and help keep this program going today "for better citizens tomorow." Finance Drive Of USO Important For 1947 Program What is the reason for USO in 1947? That question has been asked by many persons recently and Mrs. Hazel Brust, County USO Finance Drive Chairman, today told the answer. "The shooting war is over," she said, "But . have we the peace yet? No substantial agree-
.i.c.H iiua a,cu uy mc Veterans Administration hosgreat powers thus far,, conse- pital. facilities in Indiana meet quently we can't just pick up.the requirements of state vet-
. we Thave XJT y rlL, our marbles and go home to . j lg4? an Army and Navy of at least 1,500,000 men. "The Army and Navy say they ' can't ; hope to reach and hold SeSS S still . . . in hospitals, on occupation duty, here states personnel, in transit , V, , TTCrt . ,Qnnnnnfl The USO needs $19,000,000 to in ulliform( be raised through public aid. This figure is only nine and onehalf percent as much as has been spent in the past on USO activities. Conservation Club To Meet Thurs.,7:30 P. M. The Sullivan Conservation Club will meet at the City Hall Thursday, February 20th at 7:30 p. m. io ie iv. a mcn.i- ,
out its 1947 program. That r' Tir 5 , J"-1" average of $12.66 per man ha-1-2,9r2A s"ch .aPPllcetlon.s , .
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snip nsn try to oe given xne;tendants and a mimber of spec. latter part of March. New officers ialists for 1947 are: Oscar Norns, presi- The third hospital is the VA dent; Wm. O. Morris, vice-preS1- mental institution at Marion dent; H. S. Kimmell, secretary. which has a bed capacity 0f 1708
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I LATE NEWS
TRUMAN ASKS WAR LAWS BE REPEALED WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. (UP) President Truman asked Congress today to repeal certain temporary statutes to assist in freeing the country of war controls.
In a message, he specifically urged that 24 temporary statutes designed to meet special problems of the war be repealed. He said that 36 other laws, now permanent legisla
tion, come into force only during emergencies and nothing requires their removal at this time.
ASKS RUSSIA CLARIFY ATOM AMENDMENT LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., Feb. 19. (UP) The United States will ask Russia to clarify its latest atomic proposals
"at the earliest opportunity")
American suspicion focused first on a Russian amendment which would give the proposed international atomic control agency the power to assume management of all existing atomic energy plants as soon as an appropriate atomic control treaty goes into effect.
'FRISCO OIL WORKERS POSTPONE STRIKE SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19. (UP) CIO oU workers
today nostDoned for 24 hours
west's largest oil refineries while union leaders and a major
oil company planned a meeting aimed at settling the wage
dispute. O. A. Knight, president
national Union, said he ordered a postponement at the request of Commissioner Frank Wenig of the United States Conciliation Service.
If the shutdown should possibly force fuel restrictions the war.
LEGION ASKS REPEAL VET PAY CEILING WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. (UP) The American Lecion
today urged Congress to repeal on-the-job training pay and let handle each case individually. John Thomas Taylor, the
tative, said the VA already has power to cut the training benefits of veterans who earn substantial wages. LABOR WORKS ON JURISDICTIONAL AGREEMENT WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. (UP) CIO President Phillip Murray asked the Senate Labor Committee today to help him and AFL President William Green work out an agreement for settling jurisdictional disputes. Murray made the proposal in testimony protesting against pending legislation which he said was designed to "shackle" organized labor. Murray said there was "no moral justification" f of "jurisdictional disputes which throw men out of work. He" said he could "offer a reasonable plan" for settlement of such disputes.
No Waiting List r For Admittance To Veteran Hospitals , jf, j ...:.u v-1 " " " tnun. auicvjuaiuijf clliu Willi sr' del than :n any of the j three states, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, comprising the Branch Seven area VA reports show at theend of January. , There were no Veterans in Indiana , with service-connected taif there were only 81 aPPhcations awaiting processing nn nrtn-.cArvinix.rnrmiirp oil- : . : , j . . " ments, none of which were of an , gency nature Illinois had 319 non-servicc-'connected applications for ad operation in the state. The hos pital on Cold Springs Road, in Indianapolis, with a bed capacity for 345 patients had a turnover of 340 patients during January. The hospital at Fort Benjamin Harrison has a 500 bed capacity but has an average of 300 patients each month. During January 466 patients were admitted and 333 were discharged. Both are general medical and surgery hospitals. The VA hospital at Ft. Benjamin Harrison has been able to admit all applicants though four 01 11s waras are not open aue to lack of personnel. There is a need for 32 nurses and 45 atbuL accommodating . close to tw0 thousand patients. a oUU Ded general medical ana . - - . ' P-ved. location in Indiana polis though the site has not been determined, to date. Contracts for plans have been made for a similar hospital with a 200 bed capacity to be erected in Ft. Wayne on a 25 acre plot near a proposed Memorial hospital. BANK TO BE CLOSED ALL DAY SATURDAY It was announced today tliat the Sullivan State Bank will be closed all day Satur- : day, Fbmary " 22, WashJnffton.s birthday, - which . is a legal holiday,
American sources said today.
a strike called against the of the CIO Oil Workers Inter take place tomorrow, it could even more severe than during present ceilings on veterans' : the Veterans Administration1 I Legion's legislative renresen. British Industry Gets Power Again Monday, Feb. 24 LONDON, Feb. 19 (UP) Electricity will be restored next Monday to Britain's great in-1 dustrial Midland, ending ' the ' paralysis caused by a fuel crisis, Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in Commons today. Power, will, be restored only to industrial users Attlee said. ,The mestic 'purposes in the Midland will continue like the remainder of the country with a d;mout of five hours a day. Attlee's announcement meant industries that the Midland would be able to resume production, mainly for the nation's "export or die" program, just two weeks after power was cut off. Rites Held For Clem Daugherty Funeral services for Clem Daugherty, who died at the home of a stepson, Sam Graves, Saturday night at 10:30 o'clock, were held Monday afternoon at the Railsback Funeral Home. The Rev. Jack Anderson officiated Song services were in charge of Mrs. Vermont McCoskey accompanied at the piano by Mrs Bessie Black, Flower bearers were Mamie Daugherty, Norma Daugherty, Lucille Daugherty and Nellie Traves. gherty, Roscoe Daugherty, David uraves, i-nesier Aiaraiia, urmana : iLambert and Everett Branton. Burial was in , Little Flock pPmPPrv Jewell Services Thursday, 2 P.M. The body of William Jewell, Dugger resident who died of i burns sustained last Thursday morning at his home in Dugger, was removed to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pergal, parents of Mrs. Jewell, this morning. Funeral services will be held - tomorrow afternoon . at two o'--I clock with burial in the . Dugger cemetery. The Rev. . Homberger will officiate. , . .
Fifty-One Died In City Mine 22 Years Ago Thurs. Tomorrow, Thursday, February 20, marks the 22nd year since 51 Sullivan Coun- ; ty miners died in the tragic - City Mine explosion. The blast that ripped through the City Mine on February 20, 1925- was the worst mine disaster ever to occur in this section and in the state. In memory of those " who died on that day, each year February 20 has been set aside as an official memorial day to be observed throughout the city of Sullivan. City officials ask that Sullivan citizens solemnized this day in tribute to those men who gave their lives 22 years ago.
HISCOUTTAOOP TO GET UNIFORMS
Sullivan Girl Scout leaders today announced that a group of Sullivan men are to outfit one of the local troops in new uniforms, one ' of whom donated $100 toward this project. Scout leaders expressed sincere gratitude toward the group sponsoring the troop and one of them said today, "We feel from this, that people are interested in our youth and believe if more citizens will take time to study our youth they will find the answers for tomorrow's problems." The Girl Scout council board held its regular monthly meeting at the Presbyterian church February 13th. At that time it was voted to join the Terre Haute area of Girl Scouting to help troops and leaders there, Another vote passed a motion for Sullivan Girl Scouts to join the Terre Haute camping groups for the coming sumer. Campsite for these activities will be McCormick's State Park. Local Girl Scouts shall be eligible for one week's camping at different times from June 22 to July 22. Paid instructors will be at camps to help make them worthwhile projects. Arrows Crushed At Vincennes, Vincennes Alices romped all over the court in their gym last night as they sent the Golden Arrows down in defeat by , a majority of 37 points, 51-14. The Arrows were able to garner only ?ve ?:";u.r: I tos . fo " P011?1? n hls; ih season, Domroese led the Alices' attack wilh a t0,tal of foals! aim one iree puini. ror ouuivuii, South wood hit for seven of the Arrows 14 points on two baskets and three charity points, i The win boosted the Alices standing in the SI AC conference of which Jasper is currently leading. Sullivan holds the cellar position in this league and next Friday will meet Washington, another SIAC "low man on the totem pole." The Washington tilt will wind up the season for Gordon Keek's five. Vincennes led at the end of the first quarter last night, 12-3; at halftime they led 21-7 then boosted it up to 37-9 at the finish of the third period Officials: Jarrell- and Phillips. B Team Loses Also The Arrow B five lost to the Alices' B's bv the score of 27-8 jn the preliminary game at Vinjcennes last night. ,, m t ,, 1 A - " 4, w r 1 1 I AlfPlTC KltS rlAin , TueS. Af teiTlOOn Rites for James L. Akers, who died Saturday night at 11:00 o'clock, were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, at the Railsback Funeral Home, with the Rev. Floyd Stanifer of Terre Haute officiating, assisted by the Rev. James Smith of Sullivan. The song service was given by Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Smith. Flower bearers were Ethel , Eaton, Glenn Whitman, Naomi Kelley, Betty Woodard, Sarah Wdodard, Helen Woodard, Ollie Wisener, Blanche Alsop, Luella Lewellyn and . Clara Goodman. Pallbearers were Harold Woodard, Omer Woodard, Byrl Woodard,. Oscar Alsop. Enoch Keliey and Wilbur Kelley. ' Burial was in Poplar Cemetery.
Amendment To Liquor Bill Not Accepted Amendment Would Have Allowed Legislators To Engage In Alcoholic Beverage Business; Option Bill Up For Second Reading. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 19. (UP) The House Public Morals Committee rejected today an amendment to the governor's liquor-politics "divorce" bill which would have allowed Indiana legislators to engage in the alcoholic beverage business. ' The proposed amendment was one of about' 20 handed to the committee as special interest groups sought to modify the bill suggested by Governor Gates as an answer to critics' charges that Indiana politics and the liquor business were
closely aligned.
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LUNUUN, tea. in (UJfj a the teacher pav increase virtualhigh government source said to- iy settled and dug in for work day that Great Britain gave the on the current top issue of the United States advance notice of assembly session, the liquor bill, intentions to turn the Palestine, i The first of two local option problem over to the United Na- bills comes up for second read-, tins- ling today at winch time it will The source said the "American ( be open for amendments from response was favorable" when the floor Britain informed Washington she j The measure calls for sta((? probably would refer the meas-.referendum ,n November, ure to the United Nations after 1948 election on the question the recent negotiations with Do want oca, ion jn Arabs and Jews failed. Indiana"" The British cabinet decided ' ',. against the partitioning of 1 According to the bill s author, Palestine by force after Foreign eP- Robert A. Hoover R.Secretary Ernest Bevin argued Goshen of he, 5fferen" that Britain had no mandate for dum would instruct the 1949 gen-
such action. Pleasantville, " Merom To Meet Here Friday P. M. Merom's Beavers and Pleasantvilla's Blue Streaks will . meet
Friday night in the Community I INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 19 Gym in what gives promise of Durable . goods employment inbeing a close and interesting creased only 0.8 per cent from game. , mid-January in spite of a pentA former contest played be-,llP consumer demand for goods, tween the- two schools ended .according to the regular monthly with Pleasantville on the short survey made by the Indiana Emend of a 42-41 score, ' ' " ' ployment Security - Division in : Doors ' will open at 6:30 and cooperation with the U. S. Bureau teams, will begin at 7:00 p. m. of Labor Statistics. the first game between the B Factorjr employment at midBy playing m Community Gym, January was estimated at 407,041 the two teams assure fans of production workcrs, a gain of 0.2 plenty of seating room The game cent from mJd.DCcember and was originally scheduled to be 18 6 cent over January 1946. played at Merom but school Corresponding vveekly pay rol)s ofhciala decided 0 take ad- o $17375i058 for mid-January vantage of the Golden Arrows re 0 7 cent from mid. rl.tr.iP, a?d 3 laFger ,Pvm' December and were 18.9 per cent Officials for the game will be: ni ,)er Hawhee of Farmersburg and
Marwood of Bicknell. Altoona Train Crash Toll Rises To Twenty-Two ALTOONA, Pa., Feb. 19-(UP) .-The death toll in the crackup of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Red Arrow Flyer which plunged over an embankment near pic turesque "Horseshoe Curve" was fixed at 22 today with 124 per sons injured. The Red Cross reported 23 deaths but was able to identify only ie. At least 20 of the iniured were in critical condition in Altoona nospitais as a triple investigation began to fix the blame for the wreck- . SHED BURNS ON BENNETT PROPERTY
j Coal mining was the only non- ' The local fire department was , manufacturing industry which Incalled last night around 5:30 to creased employment and pay the Bennett property on North rolls from mid-December to mid-
Court Street 'to extinguish a blaze to a coal shed. Cause of the fire was unknown. The shed was completely destroyed. Punishment Fits Crime ALLENTOWN, Pa. (UP) Dominic Infanti, 27, stole a halfdollar from a March of Dimes donation box but later "contribute ed" $10 to the fund by order, of .Magistrate Robert B. WjUiabs. Infantl's punishment included a separate. $25. fine.
The suggested amendment exempting members of the House and Senate from connection with the liouor business in any capac-
llj j (TVU1U IlllVU (AA&UVVWU uir v-n.v one state lawmaker to keep his. assembly job and continue to serve as a beer salesman. The committee at the same time anoroved an amendment ! which would increase the threeway basic licenses of private clubs to $750 a year. Meanwhile, the leeislature had eral assembly. However, the instructions would not be binding. Employment Up 0.8 Percent From Dec. 15 To Jan. 15 Nondurable goods .employment decreased 1.1 per cent from midDecember to mid-January. j' Studies of eight groups of non-manufacturing industries inj cheated reduced employment and pay rolls from mid-December to mid-January. Employment was estimated at 164 904 workers, . decrease of 2o,000 or 86 per cent "V". "" A'lli rolls were estimated at $5,194,545, a decrease of 8.3 per cent from mid-December to mid-January As seasonally anticipated, the greatest declines in employment were jn the general merchandis 4ng and apparel groups of retail trade. General merchandising establishments, alone, accounted for an employment decrease of about 10,500 out of an estimated decrease of 14,500 in employment for all retail establishments from mid-December to mid-January. January. Twins Celebrate HEGINS, Pa. (UP) Twin sisters and their husbands celebrated golden wedding anniversaries oa the same day here. The couples were the former Ada SalUcr a&d Gs MiMich. and Vada Saltzer and Blrac? UitQs?The sisters are 69 years old.
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