Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 49, Number 37, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 20 February 1947 — Page 2

mo FAIR ; Indiana: Generally fair tonight and Friday. No important' changr in temperature. UULLUU VOL. XLIX No. 87 UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES THURSDAY, FEB. 20, 1947. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS

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YOUTH ACOOinED

! OF BANDITRY IN FIMMIG

TERRE HAUTE, Feb. 20 Maurice Turner, 19 years old, of Terre Haute was acquitted of a charge of auto banditry and robbery by a jury in Vigo County Circuit Court last night. Turner was charged with auto banditry and robbery in two counts in a state affidavit in connection with the holdup of the Hudson Oil Company station, Terre Haute, the White Swan restaurant in Farmersburg and a service station north of the town. The jury of 12 men deliberated from 3:35 o'clock yesterday until 8:50 o'clock last night. Clarence Heckens, 24 years old, of Great Bend, Kansas, and Hugh J. O'Neil, 19, of Omaha, Nebraska, entered pleas of guilty to the robberies last month and are now serving'tefms of ten years in the . Judiana State Reformatory. The two were returned to Terre Haute to testify in Turner's trial and both said the youth did not know they were going to stage the holdups. All three were arrested on the morning of Dec. 8 after their car, stolen in Kansas, was wrecked after a wild chase by police. Defense for the youth yesterday paraded a number of charactor witnesses to the stand, all of whom testified that Turner attended Sunday School and church every Sunday. His parents said their son had always been dutiful and a hard worker. Women Win In Senate Battle On Bord Positions INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 20 VVWnen as several state senators SJiil, - iioa uii-ss mum, "" nr . A 4 u " i-in.f tlu?ir day in the Senate ypsteruafV , ' ' , Vt was rather a" day. DUl Hie WU1IICU wwu. ".mi got was a bill which requires that at least one woman must . be named to every city, town and county appointive administrative board. These include library, school and health boards. The women won a hard-fought contest. Chivalrous as are Hoosler state senators, many were against the bill. The opponents pointed out that under present laws there is nothing to prevent women receiving places on these boards. And several senators proudly called attention to the fact that in their home districts , women already have these ap- !- pointments. Senator O. Bruce Lane of Bainbridge said that if the legislature could require appointment of women, then the next step might be to try to mandate appointment of somebody from another group. "We might as well require a Methodist minister on tlieso boards," said the senator. Mrs. Arcada Balz, Marion county's woman senator, said she was "sick and tired" of hearing what wonderful creatures women are just before elections and then having everybody forget them after the elections are over. I The bill already had passed the House and the Senate passed it 27 to 12 and sent it to Governor Gates for his signature. President Says Lilienthal Will Be Senate Approved WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (UP) 1 President Truman said today he still is backing David E. Lilinn rr, ViinW he will be' confirmed by the by the Senate as chairman of the Fed eral Atomic Energy Commission. Mr. Truman was asked at his news conference what he thought of Lilienthal's chance for confirmation. Earlier, Senator, Styles Bridges (R.-N.H.) one of those opposed to Lilienthal, asked that former Secretary of State- James F. Byrnes be drafted to take the atomic chairmanship. AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR January, 1947 4515

Linton Dog Found After Five Days In City Sewer , LINTON, Feb. 20 A small dog of. mixed ancestry, N be longing to Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Lynn, is frolicking around as usual today in spite of its ordeal of having been imprisoned in a sewer for five days without food or water. Last Thursday the dog was seen chasing a rabbit into the sewer by a passerby who never saw the dog emerge. When the dog failed to return home police aid was procured and they finally decided to investigate the sewer. The Linton street department was- notified and employes dug down to the sewer. Sure enough, when they broke into the sewer the dog's nose popped up . through the hole they had made. Workers released the pooch and last they . saw of him he was headed for home at full speed.'

Mitchells Called By Deaths Of Kin In Crash Mishap Mr. anH Mrs flpnp Mitrholl

yesterday were called to Casey obtain a11 its Panting. stock from Illinois by the death of Mrs. i Indiana State nurseries as a reMitchell's brother-in-law, James sult of orders Placed four years M. Snyder, 22, and his two small m advance. Mine operators pursons, Wayne, 4, and Clayton, 2, chase the ounS trees for cash who were instantly killed yester- , and bear a11 of the Panting exday morning when a Pennsyl- i Pense- None of the work 18 done vania train struck their automo-! noru is any of the expense

Another passenger in the car, I William B. Owens, 21, died in St. Anthony's Hospital at Terre , Haute last night. Police who investigated the accident said they had received several versions of the mishap. Onn rrnort wns ihnt Owens was - i rf,.:inrt . ihn r.r nnrih m.f nf

jCasey when ne struck tiie west'ous mines. Started experimental

bound passenger train No. 27. - The , automobile - rfruck ths lenDi. nM, lnmn(0 J,.:0. and was thrown about 50 feet by the force of the impact and completely demolished. Beef Cattle Tour To Be Held In County Friday

j Although the creation of these The Sullivan County Extension , new forests is a constantly exOffice is conducting a beef Cattle ; panding by-product of the open feeders tour Friday, February 21. cut mining operations, no memThe tour will start at 10:00 A. M. ber company of the association at the home of James P. Phegley, has ever had any of its lands one-half mile east of Carlisle, j either mined or unmined classStops will also be made at ' the j ified as forests and therefore has' Paul Thompson farms, Herman not benefitted from the reduced Jones farm, and W. B. Springer valuation for tax purposes that farm. Lunch will be served at i such an official classification

the Graysville High . School at, 12:30 P. M. I P. T. Brown of the Animal Husbandry Department of Purdue University, will accompany the feeders on this tour and in the afternoon, will discuss the beef cattle situation as well as methods of feeding. This discussion will take place at the Graysville High School after lunch. immediately This is an open meeting and everyone is welcome to attend. This will be an excellent opportunity to swap ideas with other feeders as well as some of the other methods used. McCULLOUGH-KRIER VOWS READ Louise Scully McCullough was married at nine o'clock Tuesday morning to Paul E. Krier in the Elessed Sacrament Chapel -of S.S. Peter and Paul's Cathedral in Indianapolis. The ceremony was f a u.. hi : r-.. mond R. Noll and the nuptial : mass was read by . Rev. John Riedy. Miss Rosemarie Scully, sister of the bride, and Harold Riley were the attendants. William Krier was usher. A wedding breakfast was served in the Blue Room of ' the Marott Hotel, followed by a reception at the Scully home. The couple left for a short trip, after which they will make their , home in Indianapolis. Mrs. Krier is a former resident of Sullivan. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Barnett of Detroit, Michigan announce the birth of a son born February 18th at the: Mary Sherman Hospital. He has been named David Lee. Mrs. Barnett is the former i June Brown.

32HH TREES TO 8E TIMED II"

MM COUNTY TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Feb. 20 Approximately 32,000 trees will be planted on 35.3 acres of Sullivan County land during the next few weeks by members of the Indiana Coal Producers Association, L. E. Sawyer, the association's director of forestry and re clamation, said here today. These trees are included in the more than . 2,400,000 which will be planted on 2,709,7 acres of Indiana land from which coal has been recovered by open cut mining. In addition, Sawyer said, 117.6 acres of land in two counties will be seeded for pasture and 12 acres will' be devoted to ' experi mental plantings, making the as sociation's revegetation program total 2,839.3 acres. As 1946 mining operations were conducted on only 2,067 acres, the plantings will cover approximately 37 percent more area than was mined during the past year. Mine owners are required by law to plant only one percent more area than they mined in the preceding year. This year, for the first time, the association will be able to First delivery of trees will be made to Indiana open cut coal mines on Feb. 24 and the last is scheduled for April 2, Sawyer ! said. ' ",u'V a , 'u.",ls , t ! been P?anted 011 m!ned 0Ve? Iand T T J.1 m AAA ftArt J. T '1" naiana, according 10. incomwi ,.1 j i. a.. : i r ; pitic recoros uuiiiinea irum van ly as long ago as 1916 when sev eral operations - voluntarily- took up the program. Members of the Indiana Coal Producers Association began planting on a scientifically organized basis in 1940. Since then plantings, including those of 1947, total 14,083,300 trees. Many of the trees in the earlier stands have reached marketable size and some pulpwood was cut last year from one- forest growing on mined over land. permits other forest land owners, -- PARENTS CLUB TO HOLD GAMES AT LEGION HOME MONDAY Monday evening:, February 24, the g?mes which are being sponsored by the Parents Club of the Dart 'n Arrow canteen, will be held at eight o'clock at the American Legion Home, Is was learned today. Transportation will be provided from the Davis Hotel for those desiring it. Canteen members who have money for tickets sold are asked to please turn it over to Mrs. Joe IGreenberg, chairman of the committee in charge. ttttp rONFFRFNfF TO BE HELD AT mTTjniTP tnriT 17 JlUJCj 1UAULU 11 LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 20 ,The annual Turf Conference, sponsored by the MMwest Re gional Turf Foundation, Ind., for discussion of problems of turf uses on golf courses, airports, , highways, parks, lawns, ceme- j teries and other fields, will be held at Purdue University March j 17 to 19. ' For the first time, a special ; session will be devoted this year to the problems of those interested in turf developments for cemeteries, parks and lawns. The conference began several years ago mainly as a session for greenskeepers but since, has been expanded greatly beyond its original function. General meetings 'this year are planned with a view of common interests in both the light-duty and heavy 1 duty fields of turf uses:

i 1 LATE ly.EWS . . .''." ' '

BRITISH TROOPS REBEL AT "FILTHY" SHIP TOKYO, Feb. 20. (UP) At least 200 British occupation troops attempted to mutiny in Kure in protest against the "filthy condition" of the transport taking them to Singapore, Allied sources here reveajed today. British officials said 200 soldiers were involved but one high American source reported ;a full troopship of approximately 1,000 men staged a sitdown strike rather than board the ship which they claimed was "unfit for shipping pigs."

RUSS AGREE TO SUPERVISION IN ATOM PLANTS LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., Feb. 20. (UP) Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andre Gromyko said today that Russia would let an international authority supervise and manage atomic energy plants in the Soviet Union. Gromyko also cleared away doubts that Russia's latest proposals for world atomic control were aimed at restricting international atomic inspection, supervision and management to only plants which exist at the time a world atomic treaty is signed.

TO LIQUIDATE JAP ZAIBATSU WEALTH TOKYO, Feb. 20 (UP) The personal fortunes of 56 Japanese representing the wealthiest members of the 10 Zaibatsu families were ordered liquidated by the Japanese gov-

ernm en t todav Today's move on the part

was another in a series of steps; fostered by the Allies to destroy forever the Zaibatsu war-making big business combine whose factories and resources made possible the Jananese

preparations for war in the Ocean areas.

India To Be Freed By British In 1948

LONDON, Feb. 20 (UP) Prime Minister Clement R. Attlee told the House of Commons today that the government intends to hand India over to the Indians not later than June, 1948. Attlee told the House that Viceroy Viscount Wavell has resigned and that Lord Louis Mountbatten, wartime cheif of the h. IU,! Southeast Asia Command been named to succeed him. It will be Mountbatten's task, Attlee said, to accomplish the transfer of India to the Indians and to keep the establishment of an Indian constitutional regime. ""Attlee" said "that-the" British government "agreed to recommend to parliament a constitu tion worked out in accordance with the cabinet missions propowu uy a iuny leu.enumvu constituent assembly. he said, "wished to make it clear that it is their definite intentions to take the necessary steps to affect the transfer of power ? j , t. i . j i i 1. into responsiDie inaian nanus uy a date not later than June,. 1948." Independents Win Over Shelburn 5

. ' itained from any of the township directors of the County AgriculKeck's Independents coasted to . tural Extension Office in the

an easy win over the Shelburn Independents last night, 59-35. Libke led the locals with seven baskets and two free tosses for 16 points with Sevier, Hoesman and Smiih contributing heavily in the scoring. ronignt tne .independents sume their tourney play at Dugger when they meet New Leba non at 7:00 o'clock. The second game will feature another Sulli van semi five, the Legion team, against Dugger. Saturday night the finals of the tourney will be played with the winners of tonight's frays in the playoff. Brooks of Shelburn's Inde pendents, hit for 11 points to: take scoring honors ' from them with Weekley dropping in 10 Lpoints for runner-up. Score by quarters: 1. Sullivan 15, Shelburn 4; 2. Sullivan 25, Shelburn 11; 3. Sullivan 46, Shelburn 20. Truman Has No Recommendation On Draft Yet WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (UP) President Truman said today he will not send any recommendation to Congress for extension of the draft until he hears ! from his committee on universal military training. Selective Service is scheduled to expire March 31. Mr. Truman said the draft problem and the problem of universal military training were under study and would continue to be studied for some time. He said that as soon as the Advisory committee studying universal military, training .makes it$ report he will-- send his recommendation to Congress. . -

of the Japanese eovernment

long fight in China and Pacific A.I. Association Intensifies Drive For Membership Thursday, Friday, and Satur - day of this week, Sullivan Couni ty is having its drive for memI I U.- !.. il.. .

ueiMjip in me Yruuciai insem- expecieu 10 mane weir aiJj'carination Association. All farmers ance. desiring to become members of Speaking on the subject "The the association are urged to do ! Foreigner", Mrs. Simms who is a

so before Monday evening, February 24. . ' i. Farmer.? are . asked to sign un tne number of cows which he expects to have bred during lh3 next twelve month Deriod. Th association will hire an Insem - inator and pay expenses connected whh his work Thjs associat:on will flinrfinn a frno pn - 1 j - earnings will be returned to the associa tion and eventually to its members. If for anv mnn iho acon. ciation is not formed, the money wm hp ,.pf,ir,j0j Fafm, ,. ,'A to discontinue the use of the expensive bull, the scrub bull, the unsafe bull, or the neiehbor's bull and . More, information may be obCourt House. The directors are ns follows: George Walton and George Belt, Curry Township; Carl Mcdsker, Turman Township; c. W. Kester, Fairbanks Township; Sheldon Meier, Cass Township; Billy Ferd Johnson, Gill

re-.Township; Malcolm CamDbell

and Earl Gormong, Hamilton Township; Ralph Brown, Jack son Township; Don E. Borroughs, Haddon Township; and Squire Bedwell, Jefferson Township. World Day Of Prayer Friday At Christian Church The World Day of Prayer will be observed Friday evening, February 21, at 7:30 o'clock at the Sullivan First Christian Church, it was announced today. The order of service is as follows: I Organ music Mrs. Nina And-' erson; Opening hymn, "Take! Time To Be Holy"; Prayer Rev, Jack Anderson; Solo Miss Bev- , erly McCammon; Scripture Rev. R. M. Criswell; Volunteer Prayers; Explanation of offering and offertory prayer Mrs. R. F. Harbaugh; Offering; Special music Presbyterian Trio; Sermon Rev. Criswell; and Benediction. ' The public is cordially invited to attend. HOSPITAL NOTES Admitted Feb. 19: William Pierson of Sullivan, R. 2; Terrence Ladson of 115 North Section Street; Mrs. Pauline Scott of Sullivan, R.- 5.. Dismissed Feb. . 19: Leland Thompson of,- Fairbanks, Mrs. Ruth Lashbrook . of Merom Roberta Tindell pf Linton. Mr. ,

il m m if i Pictured above is Mrs. Nettie Simms, internationally known figure of the global speaking world from Hastings, Nebraska who will be in Sullivan Tuesday evening, February 25th to ad dress the local Business & Professional Women's ciub at their annual international relations banquet to be held in the Methodist Annex. Inasmuch as Mrs. Simms is one of the most widely traveled and learned women in America today, President Rose Self and her B. & P. W. associates have extended an invitation, to Sullivan residents and members of other civic organizations to join the BPW's for the evening to hear her message. Miss Telia Haines, local attorney and President of Indiana Federation of Business & Pro fessional Women's Clubs, will ialso be present with other noted speakers from the state and na- . tional BPW groups tentatively 1 l.J 1. it.!. graduate of the University of i Nevada, the University of Heidelber Germany and the Universuj 01 ana siutuca m ins land. wil1 bring to vivid reality the problems and culture of our ! western hemisphere neighbors of 'the South-American countries. Listed among "Who's Who in American Women" and "Who's Who ' in the Western Hemis phere", the noted personality has been acclaimed all over the . world for her words and deeds Hfcr knowledge of the people of I we worm was acquired wruugn eignt years oi cnairmansnip oi the International Relations Committee of Business & Professional : Women s Clubs. International Relations Chairman Marie Ward Yaw and her associates Mary Scott,. Fern Wright, Pearl Harbaugh and Tressa McKinley today stated that reservations must be placed with some member of this committee not later than tomorrow noon. This meeting is not reserved to women alone, but ladies are directed to bring their husbands and friends as the story of Mrs. Simms' broad travels through these foreign lands has been found extremely interesting to everyone. Myrta Macy Rites Held Wednesday Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at three o'clock at the Billman funeral chapel for Mrs. Myrta Macy, who idied Sunday evening at the home of her son in Flint, MHchigan. The Rev. Jack Anderson was in charge of the services. Song services were by John Harbaugh, Ross Harbaugh, Jim Brown and John Biddle. Pallbearers were Paul Har baugh, John Harbaugh, Ross Harbaugh, Zaring Harbaugh, Ai Brown and Floyd Chowning. I uuriai was in uenier uiogs Cemetery. COURTHOUSE TO BE CLOSED SATURDAY Offices in the Sullivan County Court House will be closed Saturday. Feb. 22, Washington's Birthday, it was announced today. The courtroom will remain open until noon, however. UNDERGOES SURGERY AT MARY SHERMAN HOSPITAL Terrence Ladson, former owner of the.Tee-Y-Tee Bakery, underwent a major, operation at the Mary siierman Hospital today. Hospital attaches reported his condition as good.

L. A. Explosion

Kills, injures

Over Hundred

Los Angeles Plating Works Blasted By Unexplained Explosion Near Noon Today; Rocks Entire City. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20. (UP) An explosion today

demolished a downtown plating works, shattered buildings

throughout the block and killed and injured many persons. At least 10 persons were killed and 100 injured. One body was so badly burned it was impossible to determine the sex. Fire Chief John Anderson said persons in

side the building were almost heat of the explosion. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (UP) One Congress committee was warned today that drastic labor legislation would encourage communism. But another was told such legislation was needed to save the country from "socialistic dictatorship." Edward Wilms, chairman of the independent unions of New Jersey, sounded the first warning before , the Senate Labor Committee. He said stringent or "u v ,,w 1 r spread the flames of communism j among responsible unions. The House Labor Committee heard George W. Kennedy of Detroit request amendment of the Wagner . Act to give em : Ployers equal bargaining power. Otherwise, he said, the country will drift into a "social dictatorship." - - - Trimmer Cats Win Show Honors John Trimmer of Oaklawn Cattery attended a cat show at Columbus, Ohio where his eat, Kitty Girl, won best Opposite Sex honors. Last week-end Mr. and Mrs. Trimmer attended a cat show in v.mcapo. rionors were wim uy two pf their kittens. Oaklawn s Juliet won best Blue Kitten and best show kitten. Oaklawn's Romeo took best Opposite Sex and second place in the Best Kitten class. Oaklawn's Constellation Sue won second honors over a large class of outstanding blues in the show. The North Shore Cat Club sponsored the American Fanciers Association show with entries from fourteen states at Chicago. MRS. OTTO DOZIER DIES IN ANDERSON Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dozier have returned to their home here rafter being called to Anderson, Indiana Tuesday night due to the death of Mrs. Otto Dozier.- Mrs. Dozier died suddenly Tuesday of a heart attack. She was 50 years old at the time of her death. The Dozier family are well-known in Sullivan having lived here until three years ago when they moved to Anderson.

CONGRESS LABOR COMMITTEES GET TI VIEWPOINTS

Divert Park Money; Liquor Bill Readied

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 20. (UP) There were indications in the Indiana Legislature today that the Wolfe Lake park front, now earmarked for a park along the Kankakee River, may be transferred to a third unrelated project. An amendment was reported floating around the House of Representatives which, if adopted, would shift the money collected for the Hammond park to a fund for the purchase of the Shades, a privately-owned beauty spot near Crawfordsville. Meanwhile,, the governor's li quor-politics "divorce" bill was ready for presentation to the House. The Public Morals Com

cooked alive by the tremendous Police squad cars were press.! into service hauling injured to hospitals as available ambulances were filled. Officers said about 35 persons were inside the building when the blast shredded the interior, sent the roof flying "sky high" and then buried survivors. - The blast sent a shock wave rolling over the city and within minutes all public telephone lines were jammed with calls. The crying could be heard from persons trapped in the wreckage. The entire one-story brick building housing the 0Conner Plating Works collapsed in the explosion at 9:45 a. m. (P.S.T.). Windows two miles away were broken. Persons at the scene were unable to immediately tell what caused the explosion. PORTAL Mf IS WASHINGTON. Feb. 20 (UP) A Senate Judiciary subcommit-. tee today approved legislation to outlaw all portal to portal pay suits, past, present and future. Chairman Alexander Wiley (R.-Wis.) of the Judiciary Committee said he expects the full committee to approve the pro posal next Monday. Wiley said the biu w;il reach the Senate fi00l. by the end of next week. The measure approved after more tiian fjve weeks of study by tne subcommittee declares that existing portal suits totaling av0ut $5,000,000,000 would . rum many employers and "seriously derange" public finances.GRAND SECRETARY OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR DILJS WEDihiSLA 1 Adrian Hammersly, Grand Secretary of the Knights Templar, died yesterday in Indianapolis at 10:00 a. m. 7 He was the brother of the late Lewis Hammersly, a former resident of Sullivan. He is survive by the widow, Alice L.; a brother, William of Washington, Ind,; and a sister, Mrs. R. C. Wadsworth of Washington, Ind. Funeral services will be held Friday at two p. m. at the Hisney and Titus Funeral Home in Indianapolis. Friends may call at the mortuary. LIBRARY TO BE CLOSED The Sullivan Public Library will be closed all day on Saturday. February 22, Washington's Birthday. Mrs. Malcolm Campbell, President, Board of Trustees. mittee completed work on it in time for an afternoon session today. Before it left committee, the liquor bill was amended to pave the way for attorneys who serve in the legislature to continue representing liquor interests. Yesterday they eliminated . a proposed amendment which would have allowed legislators aligned in any way with the alcoholic beverage business to continue their association. The liquor bill, including two local option measures, was one oi the two "hot potatoes" up for action today. The other was a rewritten cigarette tax bill.

bill to outlaw