Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 50, Number 202, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 12 October 1948 — Page 1

WEATHER NO TEMPERATURE CHANGE Indiana: Clear tc partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Little change in temperature. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS' VOL. 50 No. 202 UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN DAILY TIMESVTUESDAY, OCT. 12, 1948.

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By John L. Cutter United Press Staff Correspondent EN ROUTE WITH TRUMAN. Oct. 12. (UP) President Truman campaigned across Indiana today declaring- that the 80th Congress put the prosperity of the country "in grave danger." "What a boon that Congress has been to the grain Speculators," the President declared in his opening Hoosier -speech to an audience of from 1500 to 1800 at Richmond. "They made a killing when the Congress did not do the right thing by the farmer." He referred to the administration's charge that the 80th Congress failed to provide the Commodity Credit Corporation with adequate grain storage facilities. This, according to administration spokesmen, has forced farmers to sell their products at the convenience of speculators. Unless they vote Democratic on

Nov. 2, the President added, the "same old mossbacks" will be in control of the government next year. At Greenfield, the birthplace of James Whitcomb Riley, the President paid his respects to the late Hoosier poet. Then he told his trainside crowd that the first thing the 80th Congress did was to "take a crack at the farmer," : He said he had " all I could do"

to keep the 80th Congress from ers 40th convention today adoptcutting such programs as rural eda "furth round" wage policy electrification, price supports, c""in for a general pay boost, school lunches and soil conserva- sh0"er work week, increased tion measures. royalty fund, and other imMr. Truman told his Hancock i provementsCounty crowd that the farmer "is 1 The convention's wage scale

just like anyone else he becomes ' fat and lazy" with prosperity and

doesn't go to the polls to vote. ! t0 miners President John L. That was was happened in Lewis and a national policy 1946, he added. i committee resolutions which reDiscusses Farm Prosperity. ' duce the work week to 30 hours, The President, who makes a increase the royalty payment to major farm speech at Springfield, I the welfare fund from 20 to 40 111., tonight, discussed rural pros- cents Per ton, boost annual perity first at his Richmond stop. ) vacation pay from $100 to $200, '. "The Republican Congress hit,lePgthen the vacation from one jit the prosperity of every farmer jtof two weeks, extend the -paid of the -eountry,"-he charged." "It liieh- period from - 30 minutes slashed funds for rural electrif i- j to one hour. and require coal cation and. soil conservation. That opeators to P3 for a11 supplies, Congress nearly wrecked the re-, equipment and much of the ciprocal trade agreements pro-'minin work not now comgram, which provides a foreign Pensated. market for our crops." ( The committee recommended He said it also refused to ratify that the convention avoid snellthe international wheat agree- ng out the demand in detail in ment "which would have given us order to give Lewis the widest a five-year guaranteed foreign possible latitude in the 1948 wheat market." , coal wage negotiations.

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duuea, u anectea the prosperity his demand for a national biof industry and labor too. tuminous contract such has been Recalling that Gov. Thomas E. in effect since 1945. . Dewey, his GOP opponent for the I The union, which along with White House, has endorsed the the rest of organized labor has record of the 8Qlh Congress, the, received three general increases ,?,ldent .sai,d: I since the end of the war, is the 'There isn't much reason to first big organization to frame

nupe ior continued prosperity or , ii Booa noustng, or for better education for our children, or a genuine national health program, or for lower prices, as long as" these backward men lead the Republican party." Russia Plans East Europe Union PRAGUE, Oct. 12 -(UP) Reliable sorces said today that Russia has decided to sponsor an Eastern Union to offset Western Europe's Western Union. The decision to form a federation of Eastern Europe's "people's democracies" was believed taken at a conference of top Eastern political leaders in the Crimea last month. It is expected to be announced soon. Informants said the federation would include Poland. C.rhr.. Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and rtomania. its planners were reported hoping also to bring in Yugoslavia despite its expulsion from the Cominform. The Russian zone of Austria also was reported under consideration for membership. The participation of Eastern Germany, however, was believed left for later discussion. HOOSIER KILLED IN OHIO SHELBY, O., Oct. 11 (UP) Keith Compton, Indianapolis, was killed last night when the truck he was driving collided with a Pennsylvania passenger train west of here. CONFINED TO HOSPITAL Mrs. Ruth Gregg of South Main Street is confined to the Mary Sherman Hospital with "neumonia. Her condition is slightly Improved.

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Mine Union To Seek New Wage Increase CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 12 (UP) The United Mine Workcommittee did not spell out the detailed demand, but it referred The convention reaffirmed I its fourth round demands for 1949. BILLMAN BUYS SHELL STATION The Leach Shell Service Station on North Section Street was purchased this week by Jimmy Billman, grandson of the late Dr. G. G. Billman. YOUNG VICTIM OF

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GAMELY TRYING TO HOLD BACK the tears, six-year-old Jack Hardy lies on a Baltimore, Md., street, striving to Live up to his name as an ambulance attendant puts a splint on his leg. The youngster had just left the sidewalk ,when a car struck him, fracturing his skull and both legs. His condition is reported serious. . (International Soundvhoto)

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lans Hors how Sunday The Sullivan Saddle Club will present a horse show at the 4-H Club Fairgrounds, this coming Sunday, Oct. 17, it has been announced. The show will begin at 12:30 p. m. ' In case -of rain the horse show will be given the following week on Sunday, Oct.24. Ten events have been planned for the show, beginning with the pony class. Other events include: 2. Parade Class, with the judging being on the horse only 3. 200-yard Dash, an elimination event. s 4. Children's Horsemanship. 5. Five-Gaited, open. 6. Pair race. 7. Three-Gaited, open. 8. Stake race. 9. Relay race. 10. 200-Yard Dash, final event. Record Crop May Bring Reduced Incom WASHINGTON, Oct. 12-,(UP) U. S. farmers have raised some of the greatest crops in history this year, but the feat is expected to reduce their incomes somewhat. That's the word from the Agriculture Department and its I top experts. j In its monthly crop report, yesterday, the Department said 1 total output of farm products in 1 1948 probably v4ill be eight per ceni aDove me law an-time record. Estimates of the record corn harvest,, which have been climbing since August,' "reached a peak of 3,33,000,000 bushels." Wheat was down a bit to 1,283,770,000 bushels. But that still would be the second-largest crop. The Department increased its estimates for rice, barley, buckwheat, flaxseed and potatoes. . ' Thd record corn crop means that meat production will start climbing next year, the Agri culture Department said. But housewives probably won't notice the difference until late in 1949. If feed grains are plentiful again next year, the Department said, there will be more meat at lower prices by 1950. v ROTARY CLUB 1 MEETS MONDAY The Sullivan Rotary Club met Monday at the Davis Hotel for a luncheon meeting. James Durham was the program chairman and introduced Paul Thompson who explained the management of his farm. Six guests and a visiting Rotarian were at the meet ing. AUTO ACCIDENT

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CELEBRATING her return to Chicago, Patricia "Satira" Schmidt drinks a large glass of milk as she dines out with friends. It was in Chicago that the exotic dancer met socialite John Lester Mee, for whose slaying she served fifteen months in a Havana, Cuba, prison. International) leek Blast Cause if Dresser Mine TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Oct. 12 (UP) The Dresser coal mine suspended operations today while officials investigated an explosion which burned two miners and endangered 35 others. A. K. Hert. manager of operations, said he had no idea what caused the blast. He said the fact that the mine was "rock dusted" helped' ' prevent the explosion from spreading. William Davidson, age 53, and George Krasek, age 41, both of Clinton, Ind,, were taken to the Union Hospital at Terre Haute with second ' degree-fcws-' Hert said none of the miners was trapped by the blast,' which occurred about three and a half miles from the shaft mouth. He said operations would cease until the mine has ' been inspected and placed in "first class" condition again. Barkley Plans Los Anaeles Talks LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12 'UP) Sen. Alben Barkley, Democratic candidate for VicePresident, landed in Los Angeles today for a series .of three speeches and the windup of a two-day California tour. Southern California Democratic leaders greeted him at the Los Angeles airport and a group of Mexican entertainers was playing a song as he stepped out of the airplane. "Go right ahead, I like music," he told them as they stopped playing. Later he danced a little jig as he walked over to shake- the entertainers' hands. He was asked what he thought about the Henry Wallace party's support of Ellis E. Patterson, candidate for Congress in the 16th California District. "I'm not speaking for the Wallace party," he answered. STATE POLICE AT SCHOOL INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 12 (UP) State Palice troooers are attending a series of three-day firearms "re-training" schools State Police Superintendent Robert Rossow said today. He said five FBI agents and 11 police shooting coaches were drilling the troopers' in the use of submachine gui.'s, repeating shotguns, rifles and revolvers. ESCAPES INJURY INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 12 (UP) Although a 300-gallon 'oil tank fell on 13-months-old James Edward Beasley, it apI parently failed to injure him, his parents said today. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Beasley said they were setting the tank in new concrete at their home yesterday when it toppled over on the infant Doctors could find no sign of injury. MAN KILLED , INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 12 (UP) James A. Blackwell, age 31, Indianapolis, received fatal injuries yesterday when his automobile collided with a truck at an intersection here. Blackwell was a special delivery mail carrier.

Safety Program Vehicle Visits

Sullivan Today (By Euleta. Slover) . The Indiana Safety Program is . getting an added push these days from, the State Sheriff's Association. Today " Sullivan County Sheriff Harold Reynolds, ; Deputy Sheriff Hubert -.Wagner and ' Sullivan County Prosecutor 1 John Knox Purcell were show ing Clifford Small, President of the State . Sheriff's Association, around town in a new 1949 Ford sedan which .the association has purchased for the work of the safety program. Equipped ' with " a powerful Joud speaker system 'and all the essentials of a police car, the ivory colored vehicle bears the Official star ensignia with "safety program" lettering in gold. The Sullivan County safety officials voiced the opinion that children are the most receptive to;' safety precautions and that the colorful automobile- will1 be used to secure their attention knd with the -aid of approved tecordings, safety measures will be introduced to them in their classrooms. ' ; While the problem of school children crossing busy intersections presents a continual safety problem, it would be well for parents and adults of every status to remember that year persons Of ' driving last age were driving vehicles which claimed the , lives of 1,400 children less than five years old, 2,400 cf school age (5 to 15), and 7.15Q in the 15 to 24 age group. One-third of all traffic Victims last year were pedestrian children and young . adults. Sometime in tiie near future the safety association car will be presented to the sheriff of this county for use in a pro jected safety campaign among pur people.. In the meantime, set a good example for your children . . . "wait : a second safety, ;;.,.V.-V,i"-for Tickets For Viley Game On Sale Here Tickets for the Sullivan Golden Arrow - Wiley football game, to be played at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock, have been received here.' H. C. Gilmore, principal of the high 'school said today.. One hundred adult tickets will be placed on sale at the News Stand -and at the high school for those wishing to purchase the tickets. BAND PARENTS MEET TONIGHT The Band Parents of the Sullivan High School band will meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock at

the high school building. All the State Supreme Court, esband parents are asked . to be caped punishment for betraying present. 4-if$j a public trust." THE 7B0MBSHELL' AND HERABIeF

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SCREEN ACTRESS Betty Hutton, the blonde "bombsbeU" of the films, is shown reunited with her daughters, Lindsay Diane, 2, and Candice, 5, in Hollywood. At the conclusion of her overseas engagement in London, where she helped set a stage record, Betty dashed across an ocean and a continent to join her two little girls. ' (International Soundphoto)

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Schricker Gives Answers; Asks Questions, Too INDIANAPOLIS', Oct. 12 (UP) Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Henry F. Schricker had an answer today to some Republican-posed questions. And h'e also had a question I for the Republicans to answer. While Schricker last night explained his own clemency record as one where "justice was tempered with mercy," he posed a querry for the GOP: What I about the Ott Workman parole case? Schricker was accused by GOP leaders of paroling too many - prisoners during his previous administration as Governor. He said in a talk at Richmond last night that he had replied previously to the charge. In Fort Wayne last night, Governor Gates renewed his public questioning of Democratic foes. "I have no apologies whatsoever to make with respect to my clemency record," Schricker said at Richmond, where he and other Indiana Democrats were to welcome President Truman this morning. Replies To Charge Schricker replied to a charge that there was a "mystery" about his action in 1941 in commuting the sentences of .12 men involved in a strike at a Richmond industrial plant. They were, sentenced to serve 60-day l.er.ms. . He explained his" action"" By saying that "some of the defendants had entered or were about to enter military service and most of the others held key positions in important war production." Schricker added that the strikers "had to pay fines anyway." ' Schricker also threw a barb at the Gates administration for its record in the Ott Workman parole case. Gates revoked Workman's parole after he was parolfrom a life sentence at the State Prison in 1945. "According to newspaper reports, there is enough scandal and political manipulation in this case to fill a book," said Schricker. . I The former governor also de manded to know why Public Defender Frank Greenwald, Gary, discharged a year ago by

PARIS, Oct.-12. (UP) The United States warned the Soviet Union today that the American rearmament program is Toeing speeded to "stay the heavy hand of Russia's constant drive for world power." U. S. Delegate Warren Austin made this statement in a. speech before the United Nations political committee, which -was considering a Russian proposal for immediate one-third disarmament by the Big Five powers.

Russian Delegate Andrei Vishmsky replied in a shouting, screaming speech of one hour and 57 minutes in which, he made some cf the bitterest charges ever heard in a United Nations meeting. ( Austin had taken a leaf from

Believe Russians Will Continue Berlin Blockade WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UP) The State Department has been advised that it appears certain Russia will try to continue the blockade of Berlin through the winter, authoritative quarters disclosed today. American agents in Europe have reported that there are strong indications that Moscow still thinks America's announced intention of continuing the air lift indefinitely is a gigantic bluff. On the basis of these reports, officials here believe the American and British Air Forces will have to continue the tremendous task of supplying Berlin until February or March. These officials expect a Western Power diplomatic victory if and when the United Nations Security Council reaches a decision of the issue of whether the -blockade-: js - "a threat to peace." However, they do not i expect this victory to force the I Russians to ease the blockade. One of Washington's top experts on the Berlin issue de-' scribed the situation this way: I "It appears the Russians will Stand pat until one of two things happens either until they become convinced that the airlift can be maintained through the winter regardless of wretched flying conditions; or until our counter blockade begins to hurt them seriously." Dewey In Indiana, Makes No Speeches RICHMOND, Ind., Oct. 12 (UP) Indiana got national attention politically from President Truman today, but GOP Candidate Thomas E. Dewey was content to ride through the. southern "pocket" of the state without a speech. Mr. Truman was due here for a 15 minute platform speech a' 8 a. m. and was scheduled tc deliver briefer addresses frorr his train at Greenfield anr Crawfordsville on his way Wes! across Indiana. A five minutf speech was slated for' 9:05 a. m at Greenfield, and a 10 minute speech at 11 a. m. at CrawfordsDewey, speaking on two sides of Indiana, was slated to cross the Ohio at Evansville after speaking at Owensboro, Ky., and leave the state across the Wabash en route to McLeansboro. 111. Dewey, however, will be back for an address at Rensselaer, Ind., on Oct. 16, when he stops over for an hour and 15 minutes to visit House Majority Leader Charles Halleck. JAYCEES INVITED TO STAG PARTY Members of the Junior Chamber of have been invited to Sullivan Commerce attend a stag' party to be given by the Terre Haute Jaycees Wednesday night. The party will be held at the Deming Hotel, and all local j members who wish to attend are asked to be in front of the News Stand at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday evening. FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE Thelma I. Anderson Wonders has filed a suit for divorce against Garland Wonders in the Sullivan Circuit Court.

Vishinsky's book. Instead of de- 1 fending American policy, he took the offensive. He denounced Russia for blocking a lasting peace, creating a threat to peace, refusing to cooperate in the UN,' and frustrating a settlement of the Berlin crisis. Admitting that the United States disarmed "too far and too fast" after World War II, Austin said this mistake was going to be remedied by a stepped-up rearmament program designed to protect against Russian aims of world domination.. Vishinsky came back fighting. Red-faced, waving his arms, pointing his finger accusingly at Western delegates, frequently raising his voice to a shriek, the prosecutor of the famous Moscow purge trials: 1. Asserted that Russia will give no information about her armed forces to the world until and unless the U. S. discloses the size of her , stockpile of atomic bombs. 2. Accused the Western Powers of "making believe" that they wanted to prohibit the atomic bomb, while actually depending upon "this illegitimate queen." 3. Warned that "there is a reply for every weapon, gentle-: men. don't forget that there ia :

4. Accused the Western Powers of plotting with Nazi Germany to attack Russia in 1939. 5. Attacked John Foster Dulles, Republican foreign policy adviser who frequently has been mentioned as a probable choice for U. S. Secretary of State if , Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of NewYork is elected President next month. He said Dulles' New York law firm of Sullivan and in building the war potential ot Hitler's Germany. 6. Denounced the delegates of the U. S. Britain and France for "transgressing all permissible limits" in their "unbridled attacks" on Soviet Russia. Even while Vishinsky was speaking, a subcommittee of the nnlitirnl rnmmiftpp wac over whelmingly aporoved the West-? ' ern Powers plan for international control of atomic energy, and rejecting the latest Soviet oroposals on this question. runeral Thursday ror Lex Plev : Funeral services for Lex Plew, ige 34, who took nis own Hf a vesterday, will be held at the 3illman Funeral Home Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. PuriaJ win be in Center RidS9 emetery. Coroner Stanley Jewell re turned a verdict of suicide in the death late yesterday, motive has been advanced the act. The deceased is survived No for by the widow. Pearl; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warrick Plew of Sullivan; five sisters, Mrs. Arilla Harmon of Terre Haute, Mrs. Nellie Maxwell of Arizona, Mrs. Hazel Smith, Mrs. Dillie Plew, and Mrs. Ruby Reed, all Vof Sullivan: and four brothers, Harold and Joe Plew, both of Texas, and Harry and Gilbert Plew, both of Sullivan. Mrs. Nina Butler Funeral Wednesday Funeral services will be con ducted Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Billman funeral chapel for Mrs. Nina Katherine Butler, who died at her home, 630 East Jackson Street, Sullivan, Monday morning. Burial will be. in Fairview Cemetery at Linton.