Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 49, Number 44, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 3 March 1947 — Page 1

.mo " PARTLY CLOUDY Indiana: Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with occasional snow in the extreme north tonight. Little change in temperature. : Support the RED CROSS VOL, XLIX-No. 44 '3 f 1 .it U UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1947. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS

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Teen Age Canteen

I This is the first of a series of i four articles written by Bill Hays about the Dart 'n Arrow Canteen. The "Times" had carried several stories recently, sometimes on the front page and sometimes V in your "Open Forum", concerning Youth Recreation, Inc. and . the Dart 'n' Arrow canteen and there appeared to be considerable interest around them on the sub- . ject of Sullivan teen-age recreaK tional program and . activities particularly concerning the Dart i 'n' Arrow. Because I am much heartened by sll of this interest, which I consider to be important to the future success of our. canteen and. therefore, to the children of Sullivan, and because I have been associated for some' time now with Youth Recreation, Inc. ,.: and the Dart 'n' Arrow, it has occurred to me, that, through the "Times", the citizens of Sullivan would be interested to know something about the background, history, present status and future '. plans of this youth recreational endeavor. Thus, I am taking the"' liberty of submitting this memorandum to your paper for whatever constructive use you may , care to make of it in advising the ' public of the facts and in arousing them to still greater interest ' and activity with regard to the " Dart 'n' Arrow. At the beginning of the year , 1945, a group of Sullivan citizens, pt the instigation of Mr. Alonzo C. Owens and Mr. Joe W. Anstead, met together to discuss the formation of a teen-age recreation program in Sullivan, for the teen-agers in the town of Sullivan and in Hamilton Township. This group had come to the . conclusion that Sullivan needed Fuch a program and, in my opinion, their conclusion was profoundly justified. Anyone having any doubt as to the need, then or now, of such a program in Sullivan has only to talk to some of t the teen-age children f Vceive ; their answer; he mighty j talk i to some of the parents v. these I'.r.Widren-u-ho-have been concerned about the recreational welfare t of the boys and girls. fj As a result of these early meet-

i ings, about fifteen individuals of Sullivan put up $100 apiece toward the formation of a nonprofit corporation to establish a teen-canteen. Articles of incorp-

7 oration were drawn up, filed with and approved by the Secretary of State of Indiana on April 23, 1945. 'jk Between the time when the first money was subscribed and the , latter date, the Sullivan Elks I Lodge purchased from the AmeriV can Legion the former Legion prooerty immediately north of the Elks building on North Court Street, with the idea of turning it over to the corporation, when I formed, for a ten-year period rent-free. Also during this time, a public i subscription drive resulted in the ' raising of an additional fund, the articles of incorporation of Youth ' Recreation, Inc., containing the m provision that anyone giving $10 " or more to the Corporation shall . become a member of the Corooration, as distinguished from the canteen. After the corporation i (known as Youth Recreation, . Inc.) came into being, it accepted fronvlhe Sullivan Elks Lodge the . former Legion Home and, in ad- ; dition, purchased the two vacant

lots lying immediately north of the old Legion building on North Court Street. The money used for this purpose was taken from funds which had been put up by the fifteen interested persons mentioned above, together with the public subscription funds. Then, during the summer of 1945, the corporation proceeded to remodel the old Legion b-iild-ing, purchased for it by the Elks, and to grade and level the two vacant lots which the corporation itself had uurchased. The original Board of Directors of Youth Recreation, Inc. was composed of the following men: Joe W. Anstead, Wendell Tennis. C. E. Fisher, D. H. Brown. E. F. Springer and John S. Taylor; the first officers of tha corporation elected by it's Board of Directors were Joe W. Anstead, President; John S. Taylar, Vice President; Wendell Tennis. Secretary; and C. E. Fisher, Treasurer. AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR January, 1947 4515

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TWO GIRLS BURN TO DEATH LOGANSPORT, March 3. (UP) Two little girls "burned to death today in a fire that destroyed the converted railroad refrigerator car in which they lived. Their mother was burned saving another child after she found her daughters dead. lima Linda Lane, age 2, and her sister Sue, age 4. were the victims. The mother, Mrs. Thelma Lane, was away frpm. home when the fire started.

SUPREME COURT FAILS TO ACT WASHINGTON, March 3. (UP) The Supreme Court fai.'ed to rule today in the contempt case between John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers, and the government.

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1 HEAVY SNOW IN NEW ENGLAND (By United Press) A storm which laid down a heavy blanket of snow from

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England, rnd hundreds of week-end skiers were snowbound as six-fcot drifts piled up on Connecticut highways.

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TRUMAN RECOMMENDS END OF DRAFT WASHINGTON, March 3. (UP) President Truman asked Congress today to let the draft die on March 31." Mr. Truman also disclosed that to reduce its strength to the authorized level by July 1, the Army will shortly discharge all non-volunteer personnel. The President said recruiting prospects looked good and that "this appears to be the logical time to shoulder the risks involved" in allowing selective service to die. There was every indication that Congress will be happy to fellow the Truman recommendation.

TRUMAN ARRIVES IN MEXICO CITY . MEXICO CITY, March 3. (UP) President Truman arrived here today aboard his private plane, the Sacred Cow, at 9:54 a. m. on a neighborly visit of three days, if Is the first visit by a United States Chief Executive to the Mexican capital in the history of the two nations.

as me rresident descended irom his plane in tront or the Administration Build;ng, President Miguel Aleman walked down a flight of specially constructed steps from a balcony of the building to greet him.

CAPEHART SAYS HO: BALL. YES TO LLIENT WASHINGTON, March 3 (UP) President Truman's recommendation asking Congress to let the draft expire by March 31 was submitted during his absence to Mexico. It drew a favorable response from Chairman Chan Gurney of the Senate Armed Forces I Committee. ! In other Congressional developI ments, the House began debate on British pleas for United States helDing Greece. The British have informed this government that i they will have to pull out of 'Greece by March 31 unless .United States financial help is i forthcoming. Secretary of State George Marshall discussed the 'Greek and other foreign problems with a House subcommittee. I David Lilienthal, nominated bv I President Truman to be the head of the Atomic Energy Committee, denied that he did active work while a member of a Wisconsin commission sixteen years ago. Lilienthal testified before the Senate Atomic Energy Committee which is winding up hearings on his hotly disputed nomination. Senator Homer A. Capehart, R., Ind., came out against Lilienthal, while Senator Joseph H. Ball, R., Minn., endorsed him. republican plans for some strike legislation were crystalizing around the general goal ot remedying the "one - sided iniquities" from the Wagner Lebor Relations Act. Robert A. Taft, chairman of the Senate labor committee said that legislation should be passed to outlaw jurisdictional strikes, and secondary boycotts, and to establish union responsibility for living up to its contracts. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT NJr. and Mrs. Ralph Jenkins of Jasonville are the parents of a son, Ralph Edmund, born March 2nd at the Mary Sherman Hospital.

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tui iuii ine powers ui james overseas commanders to set in action. winds up to 60 miles an hour. reported in some parts of New was canceled along the coast. John (Nottingham Gets Silver Star In Cleveland John C. Cottingham, son of the late James F. (Frank) Cottingham and Mrs. Anna McCombs, of 1201 North Section Street, Sullivan, received the Silver Star at the hands of Major Fred G. D. Mauck, of the Army Recruiitng Station in Cleveland, OhioxWednesday. Cottingham was awarded the medal in November, 1945 for his act of bravery during a battle at Zerf, Germany, just two years i ago, March 1, 1945. j Since his discharge, he has' been living and working in Cleveland, and was last in Sulli-1 van at Christmastime. Mrs. Cottingham is the former Hazel Jean Inman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Inman of Vicksburg, Indiana. The Cottinghams have one son, John C, Jr. ' Across the floor, the yell-lead- I ers were leading the fans in a yell that went like this: "Our team is red hot." And it WAS red hot. It was that hot shooting that gave the Shelburn Panthers a 32 to 25 victory over the tired New Lebanon Tigers. From the time that Dick McHugh hit a basket early in the second quarter to break a 7-all tie until the end of the game, it was all Shelburn. Except for the baskets by Noble lata in the fourth quarter, the final margin

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might have been greater. Those baskets cut an eleven-point lead to seven points. The Panthers knew how they wanted to play the game, and they made New Lebanon play the same way. That made it rough on them, because the Tigers were used to a slam-bang play, and Shelburn just refused to play that ,way. Shelburn's deliberate style of offense, and their refusal to be hurried confused the Tigers', and then when New Lebanon wanted to race, the timing was off and it didn't work. I To give you an idea of how

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few";: . building at the southwest corner of the explosion site The bias ed by fritter Tl . fori? r and broke windows in a SULLIVAN (IU DRIVE IS SET Sullivan County has been given a quota of $5,547.97 in the 1947 Red Cross drive. The drive to raise the money started Saturday and will continue until March 15. The nine townships and the city of Sullivan have all been given specific amounts to raise so that the county quota can be reached. These are: Cass Twp. ......... $400.43 Curry Twp. . .. 667.38 Fairbanks Twp. . . . . . 320.88 Gill Twp. ... 427.67 Haddon Twp. 667.38 Hamilton ' Twp. 373.73 Jackson Twp 320.88 Jefferson Twp 320.88 Turman Twp 347.04 Sullivan 1,701.97 There will be a block-by-block canvass in Sullivan to raise- the money. The city drive will take place on March 11, between 6 p. m. and 8 p. m.. The county chairmen have not been announced as yet, , but this will be done within a day or two, and then there will be arrangements for the township drives. ANNOUNCE APPROACHING MARRIAGE Mr. and Mis. Clyde H. Shields, of Turman township announce the approaching marriage of their daughter, Elinor, to Richard B. Fallert, of Chicago. The wedding will take place April 19th in Chicago. V.A. OFFICER HERE George M. Gates, contact representative for the Veterans Administration out ofs the Vincennes office will be at the local Red Cross office Tuesday, March 4th to consult with veterans on current problems. Ins

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The Times All-Secticnal Team (First) (Second) Hummell, Sullivan f Jackson. Pleasantville Sweet, Shelbiyn f Joe Burton, Gravsville Noble, New Lebanon c Gardner, Hymera Sims, New Lebanon g Wells, Hvmera McHugh, Shelburn ? Rinard. Merom Honorable mention: Stultz. Carlisle; McClellen, Dusrger; Metheny, Shelburn; Robbins, Carlisle; Southwocd, Sullivan, and ShorterrNew Lebanon.

deliberate the Panthers played, they took only 39 shots in the entire ball game. Against this small total, the Tigers fired 63 times. The thing was that when Shelburn fired, the shots were good ones, while most of thp shots that the Tigers took were wild flings at the basket that they hoped would connect, but that most of the time they didn't. In ihat second quarter, when the Panthers won the game, after McHugh had hit to break that tie, Metheny sunk a short one, and then after Roseberry had hit on McCracken's foul, MfcHugh and Sweet scored from the field to

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Fred F. Bays Addresses Meeting Of Kraft Managers Fred F. Bays, a prominent Sullivan County farmer, gave the patron's idea of how the production part of a plant should oper ate to the Kraft Foods Company production conference. The conference, which was held in Spring Mill State Park, I was attended by plant managers , and fieldmen of the company, j The managers from the midwestI em division of the company atj tended the meet. Managers from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky and Ohio were present. It was the first time that a patroi had expressed his views to sue a conference. Kir. Bays talked to the production men at a luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 26. I Among those attending were, O. A. BlackDurn, Chicago, the treasurer-secretary of the Kraft rAn4fl . . rr '

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vitc-fiwiucut ni cuetige ui. research development; R. A. Page, vice-president in charge of bulk cheese; K. W. Snyder, assistant to Mr. Page, and D. W. Snyder, division manager from Indianapolis. Mr, Snyder was general chairman of the conference. One hundred twenty-five men attended the conference. VETERAN AFFAIRS MAN WILL RE IN SIIIUVAN FOR TELEVISION TALK L. G. Stapleton, of Terre Haute, will be in the Sullivan Department of Veterans Affairs Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. He will be here as part of the G. I. i Training Program, and will talk to all local veterans who are interested in training in jobs for television. Jesse Boston, t)ie local veterans Affairs officer, said today that the farm training program will be conducted in his office in the County Court House Tuesday night at 8 o'clork. Sectional give Shelburn a seven point lead. A long shot by Roseberry cut the margin to five points, but then McHugh hit his third basket of the quarter, and the lead was .back to seven points. Noble cut lone point off the lead when he was fouled by Metheny, but Bill 'made up for that by hitting a short one to give the Panthers a 1 19 to 11 half time lead. . In that first half, Shelburn hit I nine of 27 shots from the field for ' a .333 average, which is above par for the course. On the other hand, the Tigers connected on only 3 of 29, for a miserable. .103. ,The big thing against the Tigers

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INDIANAPOLIS, March 3 , (UP) Rebellious Republicans in the Indiana House of Representa tives today took pot shots at Governor Gates charging that the administration had brought unprecedented pressure to bear on the legislature in this session. The attack on the Governor which came as the 85th General Assembly opened the last full Week of its 61 day 1947. session brought a showdown on the gov-' ernmental reorganization bill. The bill created a new State budget committee and a central purchasing agency. It failed to i pss in the House by a vote of 27 to 41. Today it was recalled and then the action was, nullified by House Sneaker Hobart C. Creighton who paved the way for the bill to come before the House for the third time. Leaders of the bloc attacking the Governor were Representative Robert Hoover, R., of j Goshen, Representative Wesley M. Malone, R., of Clinton, and Representative Lawrence Baker, R.. of Kendallville. Hoover charged that Gates had called before him everyone who voted against the bill and "whipped them over a barrel and told them that they would have to vote for the bill." Hoover said he was among them, but refused to accede to the Governor's de mands. Sartor Resartus ST. LOUIS (UP) A new twist in degrees showed up here on the business cards of one Joe Lally, who lists himself ai a "D.D.T.," which translated, he says, stands for "distinctive drape tailor." Title was the way that Tom Santus stuck to Jack Sims. The little guy couldn't get away from the Panther forward, as he got away from the other teams. Sims fired 11 (times in the first half and missed them all. But a lot of credit must be given to Bill Metheny who made life miserable for NobIe.Wayne shot 8 times and hit only once. At the start of the second half, Santus scored his only basket of the game and the Panthers had a ten point lead. From then on, they played a cool, deliberate game, forcing the Tigers to come out after them,. and refusing to take a long shot at the basket. In that last half. Shelburn only took 12 shots, and hit 4 of them, to give the Panthers an ovpr-all average for the game of .333. In contrast, the Tigers were throwing the ball at the basket every chance they got but couldn't hit. They shot 34 times in the last half to hit 6 baskets. That gave them a game average

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WASHINGTON, March 3. (UP) The Administration denied Congressional charges that it was following a ' donothing" policy while the nation headed for a new crisis in the soft coal fields on April 1. .

The Pilgrim Holiness Church i was damaged by fire Sunday morning when a fire started between the two roofs of the building. The blaze was discovered by a neighbor just as Sunday School was being dismissed. Damage to the building , was estimated at between $1,500 and $2,500 when the fire smoldering for about an hour before it was detected. The inside of the building was completely water soaked, and the roof destroyed. Insurance will cover part of the loss. The building had been completely refinished not long ago. The structure was built by the Catholic denomination and was used by them for a number of years as a mission. The City of Sullivan bought it from them and used it as a school. The Pilgrim Holiness Church then bought the building from the city for a church. The Rev. R. W. Brown is oastor of the church. Local Students Attend Symphony In Indianapolis Twenty-four pupils from the choruses of Sullivan and Dugger High Schools attended the Ind ianapolis Symphony Orchestra concert in Indianapolis last Friday night. The pupils attended under the auspices of the Beta Beta chapter of the Psi Iota Xi sorority of Sullivan. George Ebesco, Rumanian violinist and composer, appeared as soloist. He played the Brahms D-Major Concerts. Mrs. Mary Ann Reed, National Psi Iota Xi Symphony Chairman, cooperated with the local chapter in securing the tickets for this special performance. The concert tickets are made available through Miss Elsie Sweeney, a Psi Iota member from ! Columbus, Indiana, whose contributions to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchastra has helped so materially in making Psi Iota the largest single organization contributor to the Symphony. Each year the National organization of Psi Iota Xi has matched Miss Sweeney's offer for the purchase of seats for Symphony Concerts, Miss Sweeney's contribution this year being $600. These tickets have been presented to high school and college glee clubs, band and orchestra mem- j bers and other students from over the state, through the local Psi Iota Chapters. During the war thousands of service men and women benefitted from the use of these tickets. The Sullivan Chapter has been purchasing two season tickets annually. However this is the first time that the Chapter has sponsored sending a group from the local schools. Members 0f the local Chapter accompanying the students to Indianapolis were Mary L. Temnleton, Dorothy Dugger and Marie Yaw. . NAVY RECRUITERS WILL SHOW COMBAT FILM AT LEGION HOME Chiefs Rick and Loos, Navy recruiting officers from Terre Haute, will show a combat film at 7 o'clock Tuesday night, March 4, at the Sullivan American Legion Home. Men interested in enrolling in the V-6 inactive reserve are asked to bring their discharge and notice of separation to the meeting.

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Ac & claming nunc - John L. Lewis alike, Federal Coal Conciliator F. H. Collisson said he had sought "constantly" to bring about contract negotiations since early December but that every effort had been fruitless. Collisson said these factors were influencing the refusal of either side to negotiate: 1. A desire not to start negotiating until the Supreme Court hands down its ruling on a contempt charge against Lewis and the U. M. W. for calling last November's strike in defiance of a Court order. 2. Lewis' insistence on an industry-wide agreement, and the divorse interest of the mine owners. 3. The uncertainty over pending, labor legislation. The industry is hoping that Congress will outlaw the welfare fund demanded by Lewis. Collisson said it was his belief that none of these constituted a "valid basis for the unwillingness of the parties to enter into contract negotiations." County Farmers Are Urged To Join A. I. A. Early Many Sullivan County farmers as well as business men have been asking recently about the progress of the proposed Artificial Insemination Association. Progress may be noted by observing the thermometer in the front window of the Sullivan State Bank. This thermometer will be adjusted daily as to show the number of cows in the county which have been signed up 1 in the association. The County Ag ricultural Extension Office announced that the thermometer will break when it reaches 1100 cows. Leroy Coplen of the Indiana Artificial Breeding Association, was in Sullivan February 27 and reported that they will be ready to start sending semen to this county as soon as Sullivan Coun ty's association is ready. He left a description of all sires being used at the present time and anyone interested in the blood lines which will be used and their production records, are Invited to stop in at the County Extension Office and study the informatioti. All sires which have been used have produced daughters which have shown a marked increase in butterfat over their dams. . This is a program in which well over 90 of Sullivan County dairy farmers could receive large profits. It is not particularly designed for the large dairyman, but for any farmer who i3 milking any number of cows. The goal is going to be reached before very long, so those interested are urged to enroll beforeit is too late. Females over six months of age may be enrolled in the Artificial Insemination Association. Farmers d,esiring more information may contact their township director or the County Extension Office in the Court House. Lowell Badger Takes First Place In Purdue Contest LAFAYETTE, March 3. Lowell Badger, of near Sullivan, has been given first' prize in the dairy cattle judging contest at Purdue University, it was announced here today. The award was announced at the closing exercises for the annual Winter Short Course in agriculture at Purdue. The principal speaker for the occasion was President Frederick L. Hovde, who presented the certificates. Also appearing on the program was V. C. Freeman, associate dean of the School of Agriculture. Prizes were awarded in general agriculture, animal husbandry, dairy production, and dairy i manufacture. v

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