Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 50, Number 172, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 30 August 1948 — Page 1
WEATHER FAIR TONIGHT Indiana: Fair tonight and Tuesday. Not much change in temperature. gULLIVAN COUNTY. . CENTER OF 1 POPULATION i INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS VOL. 50 No. 172 UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES--MONDAY, AUG. 30, 1948.
At Kremlin .Ms; No Commuhidite Issued
, MOSCOW,' Aug-. 30. (UP) Western envoys met with Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov for the eighth time today, and U. S. Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith said afterwards that no communique regarding the negotiations will be issued tonight. He said the conversations will continue. Smith, British Special Envoj? Frank Roberts and French Ambassador Yves Chataigneau emerged from the Kremlin at 710 p. m. (10:10 a. m. CST) after a conference of two hours and 10 minutes with Molotov and his deputy, Andrei Vishinsky, who also had attended the last previous meeting. Smith declined to comment be- 1 -yond saying that Vishinsky as . well as Molotov attended today's M "JIWIQ l3CC0H session, that no communique could JlCOUli
be expected tonight, and that tne conversations would continue at a time to be set later. But it appeared probable that difficulties had .. arisen between the Western .envoys and the Russian officials in framing the wording of a communique which earlier reports had said quite definitely would be issued later tonight. The communique had been expected to announce that agreement had been reached on a single currency for Berlin, and that the Soviet surface blockade of the German capital eventually would be lifted. Premier Josef Stalin, who had attended two of the previous meetings in the series of discussions which began a month ago today, did not appear at today's session. When Smith was asked whether the conversations would continue, he smiled and said: "Yes, I think so, as far as I know." This was the shortest of all the !
meetings the Western envoys have I with a strong attack on the Taft- sion was calm and peaceful. Smilhad with Molotov. Smith returned j Hartley Act and criticism of the ing Ira Haymaker, the new chair-
to the U. S. embassy from the , KrWlin, while Roberts and Chatingeau went to their own erribas bieslThey were to 'go to the Am ericah embassy after dinner, how- i ever, to confer with Smith. State May Send Aid In Strike Al Evansville EVANSVILLE, Ind., Aug. 30. (UP) State Labor Commissioner Charles W. Kern met with officials of the United Electrical Workers (CIO) today in an attempt to avert state intervention in the month-old strike at the Bucyrus-Erie plant here. A Vanderburgh Superior Court order restrained the union from mass picketing at the plant, following a flare of violence SaturT day. At Indianapolis, Governor Ralph F. Gates said, "We are definitely going to uphold that court order. What steps we will take won't be decided until after Kern talks further with the union officials. The strike began when the company refused to negotiate with the union because it was "Commun ist dominated." Vandenburgh County Circuit Judge Nat Youngblood and Sheriff Bert Martin appealed to the, state for aid when the plant. which makes earthmoving machinery, re-opens tomorrow. Fights at the picket-line came . when, 40 foremen attempted to enter the plant to prepare it for the re-opening. Police broke up the fights and arrested 27 persons, including two union officials. Gates said the state will "render such aid as the local authorities request." He did not say whether he would seud state troopers or units of the National Guard. The state labor commissioner was to report to the governor to- , day on the strength needed at the plant. The union wired the governor not to send "troops which will place our community in a state of siese." The union has been on strike at the plant since July 31. WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Snarr of Cincinnati Ohio, will celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Wednesday, September 1. The Snarrs are former residents of Sullivan.
To Reply To Truman Talk By James F. Donovan
United Press Staff Correspondent Harold E. Stassen today was assigned the job cf giving the republican reply to President Truman's campaign-opening address in Detroit on Labor Day. Stassen, an unsuccessful contender for the GOP Presidential nomination, will speak in Detroit next Tuesday, the day after Mr. Truman, under auspices of the Michigan State Republican Committee. Herbert Brownell, Jr., campaign. manager for GOP Presidential Nominee Thomas E. Dewey, said Stassen would "answer" Mr. Truman. Both addresses will be broadcast nationally (NBC). Mr. Truman is expected to bid for labor support in his speech GOP 80th Congress for failing to enact his cost-of-living program Other (political developments: WALLACE Henry Wallace, Progressive party candidate for , President, was determined to consnito v r.pQ,.i tj r;: rt.i s ...... vuv uciiins uay. menus and foes of Wallace mixed it up briefly in Durham, N. C, last Tlicfht Q-Pfar O r il niwi giuuy youtns picketed a Progressive party rally with signs carrying such slogans as "Send Wallace Back to DIXIECRATS Gov. J. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, Dixiecrat candidate for President, brushed aside charges by proTruman Democrats that the Dixiecrat campaign was being financed by "oil interests." Thurmond said he knew "nothing about any oil interests. Perhaps an oil man has contributed to the campaign. We will accept contributions from anyone sincerely interested in preserving 'states' rights." Harvey Hardin Dies Sunday Harvey N. Hardin, age 75, died at the home of his sister Mrs. Laura Huff, 1310 North Main Street, Sunday night at 12 o'clock. He was born in Hadd.on township. He was a retired farmer. Surviving are three sisters. 1r t .... . . ' mrs. xaura Hutf of Sullivan Mrs. Mary Buttorff of Colorado, ana ivirs. uiara Harris of South Dakota; a brother, Charles Hardin of Sullivan, and several nieces and nephews. The body was taken to the Billman Funeral Home where it now lies in state. Funeral ser vices will be conducted Tups. day morning at 9 .o'clock at the funeral chapel with burial in the Memorial Park Cemetery at Anderson, Indiana. MAKKIAIGE LICENSES Three marriage licenses have been issued by the county clerk. They were to Norma Deakins of Terre Haute and Robert Tarrh of Shelburn. Julia N. Gettinger of Sullivan, R. 2 and Paul T. Terrell of Sullivan, R. 5. Mary Jones of Carlisle and Roy J. Trimm of Paxton, PLAN FLY CASTING MEET AT HYMERA There will be a fly and plug casting tournament at Hymera during the annual miners picnic Sept. 24, 25 and 26. Valuable prizes will be awarded. The day and time of the meet will be announced in The Times.
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Gov., Schricker lis Democrats By William A. Drake United Press Staff Correspondent FRENCH LICK, Ind., Aug. 30 (UP) Henry Schricker had a new white hat today for his 65th birthday present as he began the serious phase of his bid for a second term in the Indiana Statehouse. Democrats attending the. Indiana Democratic Editorial Association here over the week-end presented him the hat, symbol of Schricker's "good ' government" campaign, at the Saturday night banquet. Schricker is 65 today. He told the editorial session that "my own preference and perhaps my own comfort and health would have dictated a less strenuous future." "Your will and the will of many others, so generously expressed before and during the convention, finally, determined my course," he said. "Now with your help, and the help of many others, I expect to be elected." Shares Spotlight. Schricker shared the spotlight at the annual outing with Sen. Alben Barkley, the Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate. Some 850 Democratic editors and party workers braved an intense, humid, heat to sit in on the two days of political activity. It was near the 100 mark all of the time the shirt-sleeved Demo-J crats were here. But- the heat
failed to squelch party spirit which was at a high level' All of the remaining members thronchont ' !of the squad were in the game. tiuvusuum. 'friu u :j u4. u n
In vivid contrast to the last Democratic Editorial Association, when the first rumblings of dis-i content With the Pleas Greenlee' handling of the state chairmanship were heard, this year's sesman, had everybody haoDv. Barkley's old-fashioned orator-! ,wliuuress arugnt me delegates to their feet. He reviewed Democartic party's record of "liblilc eraiism and progress" from the tmtinn f h,, c t. ""' x . ; cuiuuurcu over intraparty differences, apparently ineluding although not mentioning iVA Trivia n .a.. 1. !n w,G lAic-vui niuveiiieiit, witn the observation that "we welcome difference of opinion, wholesome' Rus-,deDate. and even sprited controHurricane May Hit East Coast By Midnight MIAMI,' Fla., Aug. 30 (UP) A hurricane whirling nnrth near the Southeastern Coast probably will hit the Cape Hatteras area before midnight tonight the hurricane warning service . reported at 10 (EST) today. I"I An advisory repeated thej hurricane warnings for the coast from Wilmington, N. C, to Cape Hatteras and reported the winds j along the sea front "should reach gale this afternoon nd force late nurncane force early tonight." "Present indications are that the center will pass over or very near Cape Hatteras tonight, probably before midnight," the advisory said. ilie SIUHI1 Was VXUICICU miles south of Cape Hatteras at The storm was centered 250
10 a. m. and was moving north oi transportation, nas soaiea northwestward or northward at, from a few million to billions about 12 miles per hour. Its of pounds of assorted commodhighest winds were estimated Hies.
at 115 miles per hour gales extending outward miles with I 140 ' WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (UP) Navy planes along the entire Atlantic Coast were ordered moved inland today " as a nrecaution 'against hurricane j damage. I The Air Force alerted all its East Coast fiel&s, ordering i pilots to stand by for emergency evacuation ot pianes it necessary. FIGHTER PILOT RELATED HERE Lt. Warren M. Roper, former- : Iy of Shelbyville, Ind., who was killed Thursday when his fighter plane crashed in New Hampshire, was a nephew of Mrs. Julia Milburn, of this city.
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Shake-Down Game Sullivan's Golden Arrows played a shakedown intra-squad football game under . a broiling sun Friday, with the. Yellow losing to the White by a ' score of 39 to 19. "" Coach Bill Jones . staged the game to see just what the squad had learned in the practice sessions so far and to get a line on what the Arrows, had for. ' ,-tfce season. - '. ; ,v-.'(.'-v. ':l Cal Hilgediek, the ' workhorse Cf the Arrow grid team, ' "and Sophomore Dick .Morgan ' ? did all the scoring - for the -: White, with Don McClure," Bob ; Banks, and George .Wolfe . getting , the Yellow points. Banks scored on a pass from Sevier , V..- ,s i, 1 The coach said that the. backr field looked good, 'but the "team was defensively weak ' at .times. Jack Raley showed good play in backing up the line, and Pound and Brown looked good , at tackle. Three ends, . Wernz, Banks, and Spoonmore, played well at end. Anderson and Jim Gettinger were the best of the guards. The lineup: Yellow Wernz Brown Anderson Boston Haynes Phillips Banks
Pos. White E Spoonmore T Pound G Jack Gettinger C Raley G Goodman T Jim Gettinger E Gott Q Sevier LH Kirschler . RH Hilgediek F Morgan
Grayam Rasky Wolfe McClure pieasea witn me snowing tnat the boys made. US To Increase Air Parcel Posl The advent of speedier nannlMa.rowMwt,a 0, a 1 n j. 1 p.ost service brings back to September 1 minds of oldllar suriace operations 60 years . n was m 1913. according to pnstm!,:tor P r van; thnt nar,fpl nost first its 'aDDearance van, in the United States. The service at that time was ! established primarily to aid j farmers and hamlets, located j off the beaten paths, in expedit ing their products to market and. in turn, receiving sorely needed goods from larger cities. However, mail order houses and other establishments were quick to realize its value. Transportation facilities in those days were still slow and tedious. Motor-driven vehicles were lew and tne roads wnich they traversed were frequently ! impassable. Too, trains were ,glvl?g off more sparks , and smoke than speed. There were no commercial planes in these davs either, and onlv the fooljgy vjsoned the rapid apipruacii ui mis nu ngc. i j, ivi. a: a Then it took days to transprt parcel pest packages across the country. Some parcels were forced to go by virtually every movable conveyance before I they reached their destination nartieularlv to the more re mote sectors. From that modest beginning, parcel post has grown to become an integral cog in the farflung American postal opera tions. Its annual poundage, . keeping step with the progress Still determined to employ the fastest means of transportation to move, the mails, the Post Office Department will add the link , necessary to give the United States the world's most highly specialized doorstep delivery service with the launching of the new nationwideworldwide air parcel tiost. DAMAGE SUIT FILED HERE Thomas Caywood Whitfield, by his next friend, T. Marion Whitfield, has filed a $300 damage sftit against William E. Kelley and Bill Kelley in the Sullivan Circuit Court. The. suit is the result of an accident that happened on Dec. 25, 1947, seven miles south of Terre Haute on U. S. 41.
Democrats To Give Reception For Schricker
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JAMES A. ELDBTOGE Everything is ' being readied for the. program of the Merom Bluff Fall Festival, successor to the ; Merom Chautauqua. A permanent new stage 35 x 50 feet ; has been completed which will' afford ample opportunity for ..the several large acts that willt appear. Saturday's feature will - be Governor Schricker and Speaker Creighton at 2 o'clock p. m. with the New York colored pevue Harlem Capers at night. ' democratic uouniy inairman Johij. Purcell has arranged for a puoiic reception tor . governor Schricker at the Davis Hotel at 11 a. m., and invites all those wishing to meet the governor to ; be there o'clock. Am .i j. 1 1 promptly at n o'clock. Arrangements have! beei made to park the automo- ' bile, near the hotel and ae ! the .reception a m.otor escort , will be formed to accompany Governor Schricker to Merom. A- luncheon for- Mr. Schricker,
Wlm """".heat occurred in the Midwest and
the , . precinct committeemen, ' ' . dates and ethers wishing to at tend will be held at the Merom College at noon. Those wishing to attend the luncheon other than members .of the county organization and candidates can make arrangements with County Chairman Purcell. Speaker of the House Hobart Creighton will fly to Merom in his private plane and will be met by Republican leaders. The plans for Mr. Creightons re- , ,ni L. ZZTZZa law ception will be announced later. , . . i Concert Band The finest entertainment will be presented before and after the speaking. Prof. Hollingsworth's concert band will be on hand to add to the enjoyment of "the occasion. Sunday morning will be devoted t.o religious services. Sunday afternoon, the Hon. James A. Eldridge, secretary to the TTnitpfl "Matim-,c will tn7P Vila inspiring lecture -"Humanity and the United Nations." Mr. Eld ridge is one .of the most effective and entertaining speakers in the country. He lias lectured in some of our greatest universities-on e vital subject of the United Nations. He is a veteran .of World War II and fully understands the horror of war and the need of peace. At 6:30 p. nv. the beautiful vesper services will present "The Life of Christ in Sacred Music." Sunday evening the victory ' chorus featuring the Sunshine Trio with five acts 'by stage and radio stars will be presented. Monday will feature the TToyrv, nov.il ...i V. A TT TAj ! Club 'Farm Bureau and Hon. James H. Terry of the United Mine (Workers and the Illinois UniIversity Follies. Bill Shipman To Get Pro Ball Trvouf Bill Shipman, star pitcher for the local Sullivan Merchants of the Western Indiana League, will report to the manager of the Terre Haute Phillies of the Three Eye League for a tryout on Wednesday night, it has been announced here. Shipman, who pitched for Sullivan High School before .ioining the Merchants last Spring, was one of the main reasons why the Merchants stayed up near the top in the league standings. He' pitched in most ofhe league games for ,the Merchants.
Death loll In Heat Wave Hits 209; More Coming (By United Press) The number of deaths resulting from the week-long heat wave soared past the 200 mark today and weather forecasers said there still was no definite relief in sight. A survey by the United Press showed that the heat wave claimed 201 lives during the week it has blanketed the eastern half of the nation. The deaths include 49 drownings and 152 deaths from heat prostration, sunstroke or heart attacks brought on by the heat. Cool air from Canada brought temporary relief to northern sections Sunday and a few cities
were sprayed by cooling thunder- fested country south of here tostorms. ' day, seeking the bodies of crash I victims. A. L. Sugg, Chicago forecaster, cuttt ti ..
., ,, ,, ,said the mercury would dip a little today and tomorrow and then zoom up again Thundershowers brought relief 0 most of Ohio yesterday ana ;e droD in temKmncrV, Q i7.H0(jnoQ in tm Derature to Washineton. D. C. ' - ' within a half an hour. 4,ontnriH h rIrfnrm was blamed for the crash of a new-type Northwest Airliner in Wisconsin. Thirty-six persons .., u;iij riiMuuc in. iTiu w cai. Most of the fatalities from the h o Trnft Mmir Vvlr Qv
11 Tl i TIT ,7 1. . . 7 na cool air from Canada would bring : j temperatures down slightly today
tne jcasi. new ior. repunea ai. iwwevcr ne saia it still was deaths, Pennsylvania .23, and possible the plane had been Michigan 20. struck by. lightning as reported Thousands of workers were ex- by one witness, pected to be idled again in Chica- The airlines announced that go, Detroit, New York and Wash- all aboard the plane were killed, ington by the extreme heat. "There is no hope that anyYesterday, as bright skies push- ore survived," an airlines ed the mercury higher, millions of spokesman said, heat-sufferers flocked to beaches The big Martin 2-0-2 plane to try to cool off, adding to the roared down .out of the storm at drowning hazard. dusk and ploughed into Buffalo The Chicago forecaster said the RidSe just sputh of here.
in Northern Illinois and Indiana.! Rescue parties were hamperThe northern breezes already had ed because the section is one of brought relief to Minnesota, Wis- the worst rattlesnake areas in
consin and Michigan. The nation's hotbox, the American desert, gave Yuma, Ariz., the hottest temperature yesterday. It was 118. But 100-degree temperatures were general throughout the East. Most points in South Carolina re- ' fLted I00' New Lork 9.5 Wh ington 97, Boston 92. Columbia, S C, had 102. It was 95 at Kansas City and St. Louis, and 93 at Chicago. Early this morning, the temperature at Chicago dropped to 67, Jthe lowest' in a week. Tax Adjustment Board Is Named The Sullivan County Board of Tax Adjustment has been named by Judge Walter F. Wood. The members of the board are Fred Greenwood, of Shelburn; Byron V. Hoover, of Carlisle; Robert K. Gouckenour, of Sul- : "van, and William Watson, of Graysville Three other members of the board are Mayor Guy Biddle by virtue of his office; Robert Edwards, representing the coun ty council, and Rush Enochs, of the county school board. Hubert Sevier, county audi tor, is secretary of the board. F.D.R.'s GRANDSON REPORTED BETTER LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30 (UP) Curtis (Buzzie) Boettiger, age 18, was reported "just fine" today by doctors attending him for infantile paralysis, the same disease which crippled his grandfather, the late Franklin D. Roosevelt. "There is no evidence whatsoever of any paralysis. He is going to be fine," said Capt. Robert . Dungan, commander of Corona Naval Hospital.
I A second oil well has come ! Jackson Township. The new well, drilled on the I of the first well on the Harry
barrels an hour after it was brought m Saturday morning. The casing of the well was gun-perforated at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at a depth of from 2,038 to 2,044 feet. The well immediately began gushing, with the oil reaching a height of 20 feet above the derrick, or 75 feet in the air.
Blame Tornado For Air Crash; 3d Are Killed FOUNTAIN CITY Wis., Aug. 30 (UP) Officials believed today that a new-type North west Airliner, which crashed last night and killed 36 persons was struck by a tornado that was just starting to dip to earth. Search parties worked their way through rugged, snake-in-.wij.i iicuijr xuiyner 01 Buffalo c t eyewitnesses reported the plane seemed to "flv arvart" ihnrti,, before w piough.ed into Buffalo Ridge) 550.foot bluff al th Micoioci; . . ldsninS amx i am aiurm. ! tj ,.n;j ' I ... luy "l?r. tne tuiiiauu-iypt; winastorm ctrnnb- .c r: . unroof leZl houses unrooteQ wveral IiT iL. , . . ' lmnK " tornad? was t ucKiiiiiiiiK to iorm ana flit thf plane, knocking it to earth " ' Rhvner said. TT.-. , . ., .... 1 H rwxroiTCtv vmy iu bodie fn,.nj Mriv inAv Kuna earIy todayuniy id bodies had been tne nation, xne search , was called off after dark last night and resumed again at. dawn today. FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis., Augr. 30 (UP) Thirtyseven bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of a storm-tossed plane in which it was believed originally that only 36 persons had been killed authorities reported today. Vets Must File Dependency Soon Public Law 877, passed by the 80th Congress, stated that all veterans who are 60 per cent or more disabled through service connections must file by Sept. 1, 1948, the names of all deoendents for whom he believes additional compensation should ' be payable. This should be filed with the Veterans Administration office having custody of his file, or with the nearest veterans administration office. Proof of relationship and de pendency must be within three . months furnished after filing such dependency. The Rev. Tom Jennings, county veterans affairs director, said that his office will be open; or Tuesday to assist any veteran in filing the claims. The veteran will need t.o furnish his C number which must' be listed on such correspondenne. TAVERN PERMIT IS SUSPENDED A tavern permit issued to Frederick Stein, of Dugger, has been suspended for seven days the Indiana Alcoholic Beverages Commission has announced. The suspension was for sale to intoxicated persons. The permit .of Charlotte Stein was also suspended for the same reason. She is a waitress in Dugger.
in at the Wilfred oil field in Margaret Pittman farm east Seitman farm, produced 100
Saturday night, after a oneeighth inch choke had been placed, the well still gushed at a rate of 100 barrels an hour. The flow 'was switched to Waiting tanks, but they were soon filled, j With the prospect of more oil in that vicinity, another well on the ' Leon Wallace farm, about-a guarj ter mile from the Pittman' well, has been started, and there are more to be drilled in the area. . Drilling on the Wallace well has i hit a depth of more than 1,500 feet Halt Traffic. All traffic into the area was halted Saturday to prevent a careless smoker from starting a fire around the wells. George Heap of Farmersburg, geologist supervising the drillings, said that the well is the largest Devonian lime well ever brought in in the state of Indiana. He emphasized that only the bottom break in the well had been opened, saying that as long as the well was producing as it was, there was no use in opening the top break. A tremendous amount of gas is also escaping from the Pittman well, and it was estimated that in excess of a million feet a day was escaping. The flow at the Seitman well,' the first one in the new field, is ! JiJuui;iijg ai a rate ot ia car j rels a day, and is under choke. Linfon Coal Mine Inspec A few additional safety measures were recommended . by a Federal coal mine inspector following a reinspection of the Sherwood -Templeton Coal Comtpany's 3,200-ton-a-day Friar Tuck mine, a stripping . operation near Linton, Ind., the Bureau of Mines announced today. Employing 200 men, the Greene County mine was examined in July by Inspector J. P. Sheridan. At' the time tof the' reinspection, all shop belts were guarded and the guards were replac-. jed on the crusher on the east ide of the tipple, safety screens , were placed on the stairway a- ! long the car road, a safety light ;was provided for the hopper I house and additional lights were installed in this structure and I on the east side of ! Sheridan reported. the tipple, To avoid injuries from sliding 'material, the inspector said the highwall bank should be sloped J as much as possible. He also j recommended clean areas aI round the explosives magazine land approved location of the 'pit and adequate first-aid supi plies and wearing of safety-toe 1 foetwear by all employees and j protective hats by those likely to be" endangered by falling material. AaHor Dfthhtnf ' IWMUIilJ Rifes Are Held Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Billman funeral chapel for Walter E. Robbins. who died at the home of his sister-in-law. Mrs. Susan Rob bins, of Sullivan route, Wednes day night. Services were in charge cf Rev. Eli Yates. Pallbearers were Claude Robbins, Otha Holdson, Carl Banther, Lex Bedwell. Hezzie Turpen and Tom Morin. Song services were by John TT , 1 T, TT 1 . . 1, TT. inaroaugn, JCVUSS naruauxu, ouu Brown and John W. Biddle. . Burial was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. TODAY'S TEMPERATURES The unofficial temperatures
Sullivan today were: at 7:30 a.m : . . . 72 degrees at noon 84 degrees
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