Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 50, Number 162, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 16 August 1948 — Page 1

tvrr a ti irn SULLIVAN COUNTY. . CENTER OP ...3 i POPULATION J FAIR TUESDAY Indiana: Generally fair with no important change in temperatures tonight and Tuesday. UNITED PRESS SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES MONDAY, AUG. 16, 1948. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE

VOL. 50 No. 162 Firsl Draff Call Expected To Seek 15,000

WASHINGTON, Aug., 16 tjon. Scattered ' reports " have (UP) The Army said today its come in for the past month first draft call will be for ap- about large numbers of grassjproximately 15,000 men and will hoppers in clover and pasture go to Selective Service about fields. Recently, however, ' the Sept. 2. - various spots are geting more Maj; Gen. John E. Dahlquist, j concentrated in larger areas, assistant Army personnel chief, A meeting is scheduled at

said the Army expects to get 'its' first men from the draft about Nov. 1. The call for! them must go to draft officials 60 days before that date, he added. Since neither the Air , Force nor the Navy expects to call for any. men from Selective Service in the first , draft,, the 15,000 probably will be all who jwill calls will be stepped up laM'r to around 30,000 per month.jf! He said both enlistees 1 and draftees have an "excellent chance" of becoming dfficers. The Army is doubling its Vofficer candidate schools. ' . "We are particularly after the ex-G.I. who went: back to college," Dahlquist said. '; "He is just getting out of college now and we can offer him a career in the Army with a chance to get a Regular Army commission," He estimated there will be from 1,000 to 1,600 vacancies per year for Regular Army officers in addition to thousands of reserve commissions available. There will only be 300 West Point graduates commissioned next year. Other sources disclosed that the Army will ask Congress in January for authority to draft doctors. Thye said about 6,000 will be needed, in addition to the 3,000 now in uniform, if all draftees are to get proper medical attention. The present draft law does not provide for special registration of doctors; though till those 23 or under must sign .up. 5The Army;' ifwas "said, ' wants""authority to call on those doctors who got their medical education during World War II at the . government's expense. David N. Burdge Gets Commendation David N. Burdge. a member cf the 1948 Sullivan High School graduating class, has recently received a letter of commendation from the University of Rochester. Burdge was chosen for the Bausch & Lomb science awards at Sullivan High School this year. More than seventy thousand such students were chosen from senior classes throughout the country. Burdge was among the four hundred seventy eight of this number given certificates for a scholarship to the University of Rochester. He was selected for honorable mention, representing one of the fifteen percent chosen from the total number competing. Dave's special project was in chemistry and he plans to continue the study of chemistry in Purdue University this fall. (BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Arnett announce the birth of a daughter, Nancy JoEtta, born ' August 13th at the Mary Sherman Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Marshall of Hymera are the parents of a son, John Michael, born August 14th at the Mary Sherman Hospital. ton of Carlisle announce the -arrival of a daughter, Karon Sue, rival oi a aaugnter, ivaron out, born August 14th at the Mary Sherman Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Murray of Shelburn are the parents oi a son n.viH hnm Aw,,t isth at

the Mary Sherman Hospital. Thursday were held at the New Mr and Mrs Carl Hanger of Lebann Methodist Church at 2 202 North Section street are the''clock Satur(Jay afternoon with parents of a son born August 15th j the Rev, c- E- Homberger offiat the Marv Sherman Hosoital I clatlnS- Pallbearers were Buck

He has been named Carl Robert. Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Waugh of Shelburn route are the parents of a son, Ernest Darrell, born August 16th at the Mary Sherman Hospital. FILES COMPLAINT TO QUIET TITLE James A. Russell et ux have filed a complaint to quiet a title in the Sullivan Circuit Court against Harold L. Stanbaugh et ux. .

Grasshoppers Eat County Crops I It was reported today by the County Extension Office , that Sullivan County farmers are gojing to loose thousands of dollars through the grasshopper infesta-

the home cf Ted Phegley in i Gill Township, Wednesday, Au gust 18, at 10:00 a. m. Mr. Phegley'sv home is located one mile west1 of Rose Chapel Church. Plans are being made to have an air sprayer operator present as well as a wholesale dealer who handles chlordane. If there is enough interest shown, it may be possible' to schedule an air plane to spray several bundled acres within the next few days. If there isn't sufficient interest shown, farmers will either have to carry on a control program individually or else suffer the loss done by the grasshoppers. It is hoped that all who read this announcement, tell their . neighibors so that they can be at he home of Mr. Phegley Wednesday morning. Heat Sales Drop In East, ot In West (By United Press)

Butchers in Eastern cities ad- the time. Battalion Chief Harry mitted today that their sales have Van Meter of the Reno Fire Defallen considerably due to the partment said he went into the meat strike but elsewhere in the . basement with three other firenation meat dealers claimed busi- ment to see if they could find the ness was normal. ' . j origin of the fire. Many markets in Washington j "We had it pretty well under reported that sales were off control," Van Meter said, "all of sometimes as much as 30 per cent a sjdden, I heard a muffled roar -reven though no organized meat and I was knocked down. I

strWItad beenetip: At Cleveland, the Retail Meat Dealers Association came out and admitted it was worried about the possible spread of a strike to Greater Cleveland. One dealer said his sales fell 60 per cent Sat-1 urday. Frank Klinger, association president, called a meeting of 700 independent butchers, to discuss ways of coping with a strike if it spreads to independents. A strike now bteing pushed by Cleveland residents is concentrated mainly against chain stores, Federal meat inspectors at New York said retailers there bought "negligible" amounts for the week-end. Some butchers said their sales had fallen 25 to 50 per cent during the week-end. But even in these Eastern cit ies, most butchers reported that ousiness picked up a little on Saturday when housewives shopu.6 ouuua, meat. At San Francisco, butchers re-1, t. . , 7 "uA-"c'a 1C vvi icu wai nuusewives went on a buying splurge Saturday after! moderately reducing their sales during the week. One dealer said that "papa apparently put pressure on mama to make sure he had meat on the table for Sunday." une aeaier cut nis prices much as 44 cents a pound but de nied that consumer resistance caused the slash. He said he was waging a price war with other stores, I Butchers at Salt Lake City, Lincoln, Neb., Omaha and Los Angeles blamed slight reductions in business on local heat waves rather than on price strikes They said business always falls off during hot weather. . t I ' Mrs. Bertha Pierson r I i him An K HfMfl UIICIQ1 U IICIU Funeral services for Mrs. "u"' iCMuu new Lebanon, who passed away SThryock; B.eard Wilkins, Bud , Mason, Junior Mason Bud Pier-J ir, ' -... Trthv TloniQlo Tnio DaUv TTa1w Mon m t iroc Mason! Alice ' Wilkins, Rhoda Shryodk and Margie Arnett. FILES' SUIT FOR DIVORCE Rose Marie McFarland has filed a suit for divorce in the Sullivan Circuit Court Don Lane McFarland. against

rive Killed Is Blast Rocks Reno, Nevada

RENO, Nev,, Aug. 16 (UP) Five persons were listed as dead and 80 others as inju:d today after a fire and explosion wrecked nearly half a block of downtown Reno. Three of me injured were in critical condition and more than 30 were injured seriously. The others were given emergency first aid and released. The tragedy began as a minor blaze about 9:30 a. m. yesterday in the rear of an empty spaghetti parlor. It spread to several other jampacked buildings including a Chinese cafe, an Army surplus warehouse and a small hotel. A general alarm was sent out.. About 400 people watched friremen fight the blaze. The blaze came without warning. John Dorsey, 'age 42, was standing against a building across the street, "I heard a fireman shout 'get down,' he said., "The next thing I knew I was ' lying flat on my face on the pavement." The explosion shattered scores of windows, ; sending deadly showers of i glass and brick fragments over the onlookers. Bricks slammed through second story windows in the hotel, and a slot machine "was hurled 75 feet across the street and through the plate glass windows of a hotel. .At least three of the five dead were in thp haspmnt nf jone of th burning buildings at through the door. I scrambled to my feet and backed up , against a wall. All I could see' was a mass of wreckage and flames. I got out." Fire authorities later believed jthe blast was caused by the explosion of painting materials storei in the rear of 'an Army , surolus goods store. ' Damage was estimated officially at from $100,000 unto ?-500000. Chieftain Mine Has New Land Machine TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Aug. 16 (UP) An official of the Maumee Colleries Company said today that the public would be invited to watch what he raDj f tho lorxmct mnhilo the in 7 T- 6 Yj land machines in the world at mines Sunday. H. B. Lee, vice president and general manager of the company, said the machine was first put in operation at the Maumee Collieries Chieftain Mine near here Saturday. Lee said the ma- , chine weighs 1,400 tons and takes a 48-ton "bite" out of the earth at a time. Lee said that more than 55 railroad cars were needed to ship parts of the machine to the pit. The machine is usee) for removing dirt, rock and shale on top of coal seams. Henry Huber, Jr.r Rites Are Held . " V, ; ' ,Hubr Jr" 26 y.earS , ' , ne&l I Dagger, who died Saturday at Decatur, Illinois, were held this amw. , Church. Burial was in the Dug-, ger Cemetery., ' Survivors include the widow, Flora; a son, Fritz Henry Huber; the father, Henry Huber of . Washington, and three brothers. RUSSELL I ATTENDS MEETING Ronald Russell, co-ordinator of, diversified occupations in the Sul livan J?igl? J?0?1' has rmed from Purdue University where he attended a meeting of co-ordinat-ors and directors for vocational education. While at the meeting he led a discussion on diversified

occupations in public schools. He held at 2:30 o'clock this aftersaid that Sullivan is one of three noon at the Church of Christ, school systems in Indiana to have , Burial was in the Merom Ceme such a course. I tery. .

Estimate Of Reassessment

.Costs Given Certification on the estimated cost of appraisement and assessment of real estate in Sullivan County, as provided by a law enr acted by the 1947 Indiana Legislature, has been received by Pnnnfrv AnHitnr TTnhprt Rouipr j from the state Board of Tax Commissioners. The estimate as made by the State Tax Board is $22,330.00 and the county auditor has been directed by the State Tax Board to include this amount in the 1949 county general budget and to increase the tax levy to provide the amount of estimate.The last legislature, stipulated that the work should be done as of March 1, 1949, and that costs of the project should be borne by taxpayers in each township of the state.. The cost for the appraisement of real estate in Sullivan County will increase the 1949 county general fund rate by .088, according to Mr. Sevier. Cost for the appraisement and assessment in each of the nine townships in Sullivan County, as estimated by the state tax board and as certified to the county auditor, is as follows: Cass Twp $1900.00 Curry Twp 2600.00 Fairbanks Twp. 750.00 Gill Twp 1200.00 Haddon Twp 1900.00 Hamilton Twp 4500.00 Jackson Twp. 1700.00 Jefferson Twp . 1100.00 Turman Twp 1000.00 Maps, aerial photographs . 180.00 All other expenses 5500.00 Total $22,330.00 House Postpones Meeting Between Hiss, Chambers WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (UP) The House un-American activities committee today postponed for a few days its plan to confront Alger Hiss, former State Department official, with the witness who accused him of membership in a prewar Communist underground. Chairman J. Parnell Thomas, R., N. J., announced that Hiss will appear before the committee in closed session this afternoon for a recheck of his previous testimony. But Thomas said Hiss will not confront Whittaker Chambers, an admitted ex-Communist and a senior editor of Time Magazine, until later this week. Chambers, testifying under oath, made the original charges against Hiss. Hiss, also under oath, denied them completely. The two had been scheduled to settle the question at a face-to-face meeting before the commitee today. . "We still plan to bring the two together face-tcface," Thomas said. "But it is highly imP"bble that that . will take place until later." Hiss and Chambers are appearing before the committee at their own volition. Neither has been supoenaed. Thomas refused to give any explanation for the postponement. Chambers insists that Hiss1 was a top man in a Red "apparatus" for which he himself ) served as courier before 1937. 1 Hiss, who is now president nt the Carnegie Endowment for. International Peace, has flatly denied the charges 'and says that so far as he knows he" has "never laid eyes" on Chambers. "One of them is lying." said Mondt R S D a "eP7J , 1?r .fl"' .:, " a member of the investigating committee. He . added that if grounds for a perjury are established against either witness, a citation for prosecution will be made to Attorney Genieral Tom C. Clark. Hold Rifes For Mrs. Minnie Daniels Funeral services for Mrs. Millie Grace Daniels, 64 years old, who died Saturday were

Eight Killed -In Accidents Over Weekend

(By United Press) 'accidents in Indiana during the Week-end, according to State Police reports. ; Three died in traffic mishaps, two were drowned, one was was killed in an airplane crash and two .ethers were victims of a fire and explosion. ; Jack Kenz, age 78, Indianapolis, was killed Sunday when he walked into the side of a car driven by Ernest D. Hargis, Terre Haute, on U. S. 52 near the4 capital city. . Oliver Snyder, Jr., age 16, Vincennes, was fatally injured when struck by an automobile sn U. S. 41 near Vincennes. Au thorities said the youth suffered fractured legs and internal injuries. 1 I Mack Johnson, age 21, Chiftatfn snffprpd fatal ininrips in a I traffic accident on U. S. 41 north of Rockville. A car driven by Garland Stewart, age 35, Chicago, went out of control on a turn and rolled over. Stewart was injured. A light plane crashed at the Hoosier Airport, Indianapolis, Sunday, killing Student Pilot Robert Biltimier, age 26. He was coming in for a landing when the plane nosed into the ground. Drowning accidents took the lives of six-year-old Judith Ann Skinner, Indianapolis, and Willlam Godsberry, age 67, Galveston. The girl was drowned in a five-fobt private swimming pool while her parents attended a family reunion. The man ' died while swimming in a gravel pit north of Galveston. Mrs. Beulah Snyder, age 40, was burned to death and her husband was injured when fire4 destroyed their four-room home east of Muncie. The husband, Harold Snyder, said he kicked cut a window to escape.; He said flames - had .already ; enveloped the house, making it impossible for him to rescue his wife. John R. Emmons, age 70, custodian at Indiana University, died of injuries received in a gasoline explosion. Fairview Church Plans Homecoming The Fairview church located five miles north of Jasonville will celebrate its 17th annual homecoming August 29th . This church is nearly 100 years old. It is located on what is known as the "Old Woodrow Farm." Everybody come and bring wellfilled baskets, and enjoy the day meeting old friends and new ones. There will plenty of, parking places and plenty of shade and ice water. Three prizes will be given away, one "for the oldest minister, in years, one for the youngest minister, and.'' one for the youngest baby present. Rev. James Welder will be the afternoon speaker. This will be a day of religious entertainment, and everybody is welcome to attend. William L. Mason Dies At Hospital William L. Mason, 77 years old, of Sullivan, died at 6 o'clock Sunday morning at the Mary Sherman Hospital. He was a member of the Baptist church. Surviving are the widow, Julia, and a sister, Mrs. Frank Smith of Sullivan. The body was taken to the Railsback Funeral Home where services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. R. E. Pavy will officiate and burial will be made in Center Ridge Cemetery. Albert L. Good Dies At Hospital Albert L. Good, 69 years old, of Sandborn, R. 1, died at the Mary Sherman Hospital Saturday night. He was a member of the Bethel church. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. John Spencer of Sandborn. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at the Bethel church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. The body was removed to the residence this morning from the Newkirk Funeral Home.

Church Bells Here To Ring Sunday , Hourly peals of church bells on Sunday, August 22nd, will observe the opening of the first Assembly

of the World Council of Churches to be held at Amsterdam, Holland, August 22nd to September 4th, it was announced by the Sullivan Church Council. i Each peal of the bells, it was stated, will call Christians to a moment of silent prayer "that the Amsterdam Assembly will mark a rebirth of Christian Faith." Bells will ring from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the hour. The Council declared that -the Protestant and Orthodoxi churches participating at the Assembly will be represented by delegates from 140 churches in 39 countries throughout the world. Twentyseven American churches are sending a total delegation of 225 church leaders. The Assembly has been convened by a Provisional Committee in existence for the past ten years. The Assembly's tasks will include ratification of the constitution of the World Council of Churches, and united study of the problems confronting the Christian churches at the present time under the general theme: "Man's Disorder and God's Design." Wabash Valley Prep Tourney Rules Chanced INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 16 (UP) The Indiana High School Athletic Association today announced it had changed its rules to allow basketball teams competing in the Wabash Valley tourney to play a full 18-game regular season schedule. Commissioner L. V. Phillips sairL the .Wabash1 .Valley., hereafter would be considered , as only one tourney, despite the fact it extends over two weekends. Previously, the Wabash Valley the nation's largest basketball tourney excepting state championship meets was considered as two tourneys for teams which, won the elimination meets and played in the llinais the lollowing week-end. Teams playing in the final or second week-end rounds were required to subtract from the remainder of their regular schedule the number of games played in the final round. The only alternative was to schedule a shorter card before the season started, and thiu was impractical because teams had no way cf knowing whether they would advance to the finals. Phillips said the new rules were written in general terms so that they could be applied by teams other than those in the Wabash Valley meet. For instance, he said, the change would permit a county tourney or an invitational meet to be held over two week-ends instead of the customary one, without exacting a penalty on ihe regular season card of the participating team. However, if a team participates in one tourney that extends over two week-ends, that team may not play in anv other tourney except the I.H.S.A.A. championship playoffs. Thus, Wabash Valley teams cannot play in other tourneys such as invitational or holiday meets. State Fair Tickets At County Ag Office All 4-H Club members and leaders who wish to attend the Indiana State Fair .on Friday, September 3, Saturday, Septemj ber 4, or Wednesday, September 8, may get free tickets in the j County Extension Office. The dates of the Indiana State Fair ?re September 3 to September 10. Anyone wishing to purchase tickets for other days at the re duced price cf 35c may buy i them at the Sullivan County Co-Op. MARRIAGE LICENSE A marriage license has been issued to Marjorie Keene of Jasonville, and Kenneth Hesler of Jasonville.

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BERLIN, Aug-. 16. (UP) Western military leaders went ahead today with plans to create a Western German state despite indications from Moscow that this is the prime target of Russian opposition. Gen. Lucius D. Clay and the British and French commanders in Germany were scheduled to meet German leaders in Frankfurt today to push the project ahead.

Paul MacAnn lly Services To Be Held Thursday The remains of Paul F. "Pete" MacAnnally, age 33, will be returned to his home in Hymera for final burial on Tuesday afternoon. MacAnnally was killed in action on March 16, 1945, while serving with Gen. Patton's Army in Germany. He was a graduate of Hymera High School with the class of 1934, and enlisted in the Army on April 8, 1941. He is survived by the parents, Mr. and Mrs. William J. MacAnnally; a daughter, Kathleen; four sisters, Mrs. Mildred Wright of Sullivan, Mrs. Ea Hixon of Hymera, Mrs. Frances Denehie of Terre Haute, and Mrs. Reba Foreman of Kokoko, and two brothers, Ronald of Kokomo, and Ernest of Pontiac, Mich. The body will be taken to the M;Hugh Funeral Home in Hymera. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church in Hymera at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon and burial will be in the K. of P. Cemetery.' The Hymera. American. Legion Post will be in charge of the graveside military serivces. Truman PI Detroit Speech On Labor Day By Joseph Nolan United Press Staff Correspondent President Truman will make the first major address of his campaign for election at a Labor Day rally in Detroit, the White House announced today. That put the official seal of approval on the President's longreported plan for such an address in the Motor City. He will speak at a joint Labor Day rally of the AFL and CIO. The Detroit speech, however, will not mark ,the beginning of Mf. Truman's intensive campaigning. He is expected to return directly to Washington and begin his formal campaign tour around Oct. 1. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and his running mate, Gov. Earl Warren, huddled today with their political quarterbacks to talk over routes, issues and general policies for the coming campaign. "We are going over every detail," said Dewey as the two-day conference got, under way in Albany, N. Y. Warren said he and the GOP Presidential nominee will start campaigning about the middle of next month. "If we make a vigorous campaign in the West," said Warren, "I see no reason why we should not be successful and I would apply that nationally." The Republican standard bear ers were said to have made up their minds that they will hit hard on the issue of Communists in the Federal government and will accept the President's challenge on prices. Dewey also has let it be known that he considers the administration's handling of the "bi-partisan" foreign policy fair game for the campaign. Dewey emphasized that even after he and his aides have mapped out their itinerary, it may be some time before it is made public. However, advisers are known to be urging the New York governor to make personal appearances in states where the Senatorial races figure to be close. These would include Kentucky, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Illinois, Wyoming and Minnesota. '

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The six Western nations wnicn signed tne pian ior a western Germany are expected to meet -next month to work out a detailed blueprint for joint control of the Ruhr. ' There has been no postponement of plans to proceed in Sep-1 tember with a meeting of German representatives in .Germany to work out a provisional constitution for a Western German state. Available information on the ... J. - ITT . secret talks in Moscow indicate tne Kussian insistence on nauing the plans for a Western German state may be the stumbling block hat is holding up agreement. The Western envoys in Moscow conferred again today with Soviet i Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov. It was the fourth meeting with; Molotov alone since the EastWest talks started. ' ' Split Reflected. ine spill in vaeimany yiuyct 10 reflected by the situation in Berlin, where the city council was reported prepared to throw off all pretext of cooperation with the The situation in Berlin remained tense. Western authorities, . however, continued to avoid any f action that might lead to a showdown and jeopardize the chances of success at Moscow. Authorities admitted they were concerned seriously by the flight hands in Berlin, which has been going on since the Russians froze Eastern mark accounts.. , iThe Russians are suspected of acfiimiilatinB Western mnrks for use either in financing Commun ist activities in tne Western zones , of Germany or for future dumping in the Western zones in an effort to inflate the new currency. Berlin's three anti-Communist parties presented a memorandum to Western authorities during the week-end demanding that the Western mark be recognized as the only legal tender in Western Berlin. No Fatalities In Railroad Collision NORTH ROBINSON, O., Aug. 16. (UP) A Pennsylvania passenger train and a freight train collided head-on a mile east of here today, slightly injuring 14 persons, including ten soldiers and four porters. There were no fatalities. r A Pennsylvania Railroad offic ial said the passenger train was traveling at slow speed when it collided with the freight on the road's main line. Neither train was overturned but the express car of the passenger train telescoped into the coal tender ahead of it. The passengers were thrown from their seats and suffered mostly bruises. Those injured were taken to Crestline Memorial Hospital. , A railroad official said the engineers of the two trains evidently saw each other before they hit and were able to slow down their trains. , , Names of the injured were not immediately available. Walter Criss On Mail Route 40Ya3k Today marks the 40th year of mail carrying duties of Walter Criss of Sullivan. Mr. Criss started his duties in 1908 and has been mailcarrier on the same route in Sullivan since uiai lime. It is interesting to note that Mr. Criss has delivered mail to five generations of the. Jacob Billman . family. They are: Jacob. Billman, first generation; Mrs.Ora Benefiel, second gen-srai-tion: Mrs. Hinkle Hays, third generation; John T. Havs. fourth generation and the children of John T. Hays, fifth generation. TODAY'S WEATHER The unofficial temperatures In Sullivan today were:

at 7:30 a.m 70 degrees at noon '. 88 degrees