Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 50, Number 244, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 9 December 1948 — Page 1

WEATHER READ THE LATEST NEWS IN THE DAILY TIMES FRIDAY FAIR Indiana: Light snow tonight. Friday generally fair and continued mild. VOL. 50 No. 244 UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES THURSDAY, DEC. 9. 1948. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENT3

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By Robert Manning United Press Staff Correspondent PARIS, Dec. 9. (UP) The Western powers made three new concessions today to weaken further their Palestine con

ciliation plan in a desperate effort to get it through the United Nations General Assembly before this session ends Saturday night. The Assembly will open final debate on the plan today or tomorrow. The United Spates and Britain, abandoning 'all hope of pushing their blueprint through a hostile Assembly as it now stands, were understood to have agreed in advance to amendments being drafted by Canada and Australia.

It was understood there are three main changes under consideration: 1. To eliminate from the text ll references to last year's Pal

estine paVtition dcvision which created Israel, and the Bernadotte plan, which proposed revision of the original partition plan. 2. To strike from the text any reference to the Jewish state as the "State of Israel." 3. Change the paragraph which would permit the Big Five powers to select the three nations making up the conciliation team and instead give the Assembly itself the right to elect the members. ' The . changes are aimed at breaking down Arab resistance to the conciliation plan and persuading Arab supporters, who previously - voted no or abstained, to vote for the plan. Oppose Membership Western officials said the Arabs and their supporters have declared they will fight to the ,end against even the amended plan if Israel's application for . 1N .membership is apprpved by the Security Council tomorrow morning. It was understood that Britain again would ask for deferment of action on the Israeli application when it comes up tomorrow. There were indications that both France and Canada, whose votes are essential to Is-

rael, are still reluctant to vote for the application Informed sources said meanwhile that Tsrnpl mn v hnw t.n R Security Council demand that she free 1,500 Egyptian troops traDned in the Neeev and thus . pave the way for armistice negotiations with Egypt. Responsible United Nations ,

sources said the Israeli delegates j cently fled to avoid being rehad advised their government in turned to their home countries Tel Aviv to agree to opening the ' now controlled by Soviet Russia, pocket as a result of the semi- The refugees made a dangerous ultimatum issued by the Security trans-Atlantic voyage in small Council yesterday! ' craft. Truman Election Named Biggest

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NEW . YORK, Dec. 9 (UP; President" Truman's election was the biggest news story of 1948 In the opinion of editors around the world. It appeared as one of ' the year's "ten biggest" on lists from every section of the world in the United Press' annual survey of newsworthy events. It led many foreign lists. The struggle at Berlin and other developements in the European cold war also rated high on all lists. United Press news executives in New York chose the year's ten biggest stories from the standpoint of Americans. Their unanimous choice for the first place was Mr. Truman's victory over Gov. Thomas E. Dewey. This list follows:1. Election of President Truman. 2. The Berlin airlift and the cold war in Europe. 3. The high cost of living. 4. Mrs. Kasenkina's escape from the Russian consulate. ' 5. Gandhi's assassination. . 6. Death of Babe Ruth. 7. The Chinese civil war. 8. U.S. spy investigations. 9. The founding of Israel and Bernadotte's assassination. 10. Princess Elizabeth's "baby. The UP asked editors of Tass, the Russian news agency, and of the Moscow newspapers, PravdaJ and Izvestia, to choose the 10 biggest stories. They replied

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he will hear China's plea for, the entertainment ot all, a very more American aid from Mme.jfine trained dog act will be preChiang Kai-Shek at their sched- sented. uled tea tomorrow. Brownie Silverlake, the featur- ' led artist will present a rope spin- - Mme. Chiang is expected to ning act. He , performs the most ask for a three-point program intricate tricks of rope spinning to help her husband's hard.- and at the sametime keeps a flow pressed Nationalist government of laugh-producing monologue goagainst the mounting successes, ing He wi1 also be seen in his of the Chinese Communists. She Australian Bull Whip -manipulat-is expected to ask for: ing in which he cuts paper and 1. A three-year program of removes objects less than a quaraid. costing $l,000.000.d00 a ter of an inch from the lips and

vear. This aid would be chiefly. military. ! 2. Assignment of a larger American mission and a prom

inent military commander to cratjc officials as well as the help the Nationalist government (Present Democratic county offidirect the fight against the Com- cials will be presented along with munists. the distinguished guests 'who at- ! 3. A statement of Chinese- tend. It is going to be a big night American solidarity.. - ; (for. Democratic., rejoicing Cand a The President told a news great crowd is anticipated Counconference today he did not ty Chairman John Purcell and know whether he would have Vice-Chairman Essie Fuller have another conference with her left nothing undone to make it 8 after the tea. 'great night for the Democrats. Mr. Truman also told his .

news conference: He will ask Congress again for action on construction of the St. 'Lawrence Waterway. He Mid he had presSed for such action in every annual message he has sent to Congress. He has not decided whether he will deliver his State of the Union message to Congress in person. He will seek legislation if necessary to prevent tsaitic refugees from being returned to Sweden from whence they re ever, judging from tne aispiay in the Soviet press, the Russians considered the following the 1C biggest stories: 1. The Berlin airlift and the cold war in Europe. 2. Soviet fAm lean relations in general. 3. Organization of the Union of Western Powers. 4. The rift between Tito and the Cominform. 5. The new regime in Czech oslovakia. 6. Italian elections. 7 Th series of treaties of friendship and commerce be tween the Soviet Union and the Eastern European nations. 8. The United Nations Assenv bly at Paris. 9. Election of President Tru man. 10. The Kasenkina Case. Newspaper editors in Western Europe chose the following: 1. The Berlin airlift and the cold war in Europe. 2. Election of President Tru man. - 3. The Communist coup in Czechoslovakia. 4. Organization of the Union of Western Powers. 5. The rift between Tito and the Cominform. 6. Assassination of Gandhi. 7. Assassination of Bernadotte. 8. The struggle for Palestine

and the founding of Israel. 9. The Italian elections. 10. The Chinese civil war.

Plans Complete For Demo Rally Friday Night

Preparations are completed for the big Democratic Victory cele,bration to be held tomorrow evening, December 10th at 7:30 n. m. in the auditorium of the court house. The auditorium has

been beautifully decorated for the treasurer of the J. I. Holcomb Eagles, defending co-champions occasion with pariotic colors and Company, manufacturers of of the conference. The games pictures of Democratic leaders cleaners and. chemical com-will beplayedat the Community under the direction of County pounds. Gya" Auditor Hubert Sevier and Telia' J- Irvin Holcomb, owner Off There will be all kinds of Haines. State Chairman Haymaker the latter company and brother basketball Friday, starting earand many other Democratic lead- of the deceased, and Fred Hoke(ly and running late. The freshers will be present. .started the Holcomb & Hoke, men teams from the two schools The speeches will be limited to' Company here in Sullivan on, will play at 5:30 o'clock, with a very few minutes in order to the site of the present Public, the second teams playing at give more time to the fine pro- Service Company building, more about 7 o'clock, and the main sram of entertainment to be ore- than 40 years ago manufactur-fgame following that. Tickets for

a .,oi has been arranged by former State

Chairman Fred F. Mays. , continued to sxpanu u.eu ouwDick.and Enid Scott with ne?s interests. Until that time a u both the Holcomb and Hoke

will feature the music program thrill the audience with her Homan Ring act while her partner Barney Bruke, will keep the , , ,ith v,io fingers of his assistant To round out the show, Jimmy Jester will keep the crowd laughing with his comedy. All of the newly elected DemoAir Force Bomber Makes Long Trip FORT WORTH, Tex., Dev:. 9 (U.R) Air Force officers announced today that a B-36 bomber last nignt completed a, nonstop flight of more than o,uuu mnes from here to the Hawaiian Islands and back. Kamey, Ma. Gen. Roger M. 8th Air Force commander, said the flight was the longest ever mnHo hv a 'R,fi tha Air Vnl-r-a'c : biggest landbased bomber. The giant, six-engined bomb er took off from Carswell Air Force Ease here at 8 a.m. CST,

Tuesday. Ramey. said it returned i Lebanon'' Tigers could'about" 7:30 p.m. last night. " ,,, ,nai tnr th en-

The flight took "somewhat1 more than" 35 hours, he said, and covered "in excess of 8,000 miles. He declined to give the xa?t figures. The huge red-tailed plane ,J ! u . . Element ot id crew members and a "useful bomb load," Ramey1 .aid. The load was dropped offr the shore of the Hawaiian Islands he said. ' , Ramey said it was a "routine tempt was made to set a record. The plane flew to Hawaii by way pf San Diego and returned by way of San Francisco. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT . Mr. and Mrs. Willard Head of Pontiac, Michigan announce the birth of a son born November 18th. He has been named David Freeman, Mrs.' Head is the for - mer Marjorie Williams, daus - ter ot Mr. ana juts, uave winI wnniHAnte vf this let ilia, 1U11IXC1 icaiuuuo va fcAuua city. Mrs. Pearl Smith is a great-garndmother of the child." ShODDirw stalls till CHinstmciS

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Holcomb Rites In Indianapolis

Ray A. Holcomb, prominent industrialist, civic and church leader of Indianapolis and former resident of Sullivan, died : Sunday in the St. Vincent Hos-f pital there following a seriousf

illness of two weeks duration. pfter breaking even in their first I Holcomb was secretary of the'feame in the S.I.A.C., swing into Holcomb & Hoke Manufacturing Western Indiana Conference Company of Indiana, makers of cempetition Friday night by

automatic stoker equipment and ing brushes. They later moved i to e capital city where they families had resided in Sullivan. The deceased had been conabated with his bro. ther . and . Hoke, servins? manv businesses of this district with cleaners and cleaner products representation of Leo Netzorg of 1932 East Kessler Boulevard, Indianapolis. The deceased was very well known to many of this city and vicinity.. His affiliation with both manufacturng concerns has stemmed over a period of fortvl years. At the time of his death he was director of sanitation research of the J. I. Holcomb Company. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon in IndianaDolis and interment was made there. Pleasanfville and . Shelburn Pleasantville's Blue Streaks had little trouble winning from the Merom Beavers last night; Shelburn's dinners won iiie.. eighth" in a rriur from " wasninff - ton Catholic, and New Lebanon fell before the Glenn Pira.'es in games played last night. At Shelburn, the Panthers led all the way as they dropped the Cardinals. Scoring was slow in the first quarter, with Shelburn ahead by 7 to 4 as the period ended. The Panthers increased .! i 01 ' It OC VlA tna margin ;! half ended and had "tWs. trouble. fcnlrtino nn to Win by 5 to 36 For the Panthers, Bg Sluder was high point man as he got 21 .qH cnmp he.D from ,hn Phaked ud 9 x ,..,,. minrd. led POiniS. OUII1VOU, e. , Ihis team with 11 pohts. otrfEil! zot back on the risht side of he score as " mtl trolble oeaung , Merom by 45 to Dugger It keens the Blue Streak card 'clean in the couny conference land keeps the Bavers without tViic cpSOII. "1,"'; t Jinst the Glenn . thev u 62 to 29. The f,ra;es ?f. , , , aa thA . jj nnf 94 to 4 at uar e"ucu! P1! - C(lred 10 DOints to mi.-uj".j " - neati tne xiee. ... m. . T? Aim. rna For Glenn, Sluter had afain? , ; 1 1 0IT1 UlfVSOn Leaves for Peoria Tom Gr-yson, American Express aget, has been transferred from theSullivan office of the company to Peoria, 111., where he wille the express agent for the firr- He will take up his nw dues in Peoria today. c-,nn ramp to the Sullivan l rc an Hp was a ! . member 0f the Junior of Commerce and is the 'resident of that group Hewill be succeeded nere Dy j. e Costello, of Dwight, 111., whe is taking charge of the nffE today. Grayson said that ho will move his family to Peria as soon as housing avilable. jRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. and Mrs. Warren Sevier f Sullivan. R. 3. are the Darents I a son born December 6th at he Mary Sherman Hospital. He na been named Philip Duane. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Boone of Sullivan, R. 3,. are the parents of I a son, Paul TJewayne, born December 6th at the .Mary Sb.er-1 man Hospital. '

Garfield Plays Golden Arrows

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ere Sullivan's Golden Arrows, meeting the Garfield Purple the game may be purchased at the door. Friday's game will be the second for Garfield. They beat Clinton 63 to 57 last night in a ragged game. The Eagles, without towering Lovellette for the first time in some years, were far from being a polished ball club against the Wildcats, but they had a high percentage when it came to shooting. Neither the Eagles nor the Wildcats showed a lot of defense. Displeased with the attitude of a few of the players, Coach Bill Lucas said today that there would be a change in the start ing line-up against the tagies. It is expected that Wolfe and Wernz will go at forwards, Banks at center, and Oldham and McCammon at guards. The Eagles hold a four-game winning streak over the Arrows. Not since December, 1943, have the Arrows come out on top against Garfield. Over the ' years, however, Sullivan holds a 15 to 10 edge in games played. I ..- ; " . lobaugh Seeks Change of Venue J,.j,ort WAYNE. Ind.. Dec.9 1 - T.' TT.. - . . (UP) Ralph W. Lobaugh, sen tenced to die for the sex-slay ings of three Fort Wayne women today sought a change of venue in the hearing at which he will ask for a new tnai. i Lobaugh charged yesterday in fiis petition that Allen County Circuit Judge William H. Shannen had shown "bias" and "prej udice'' in an earlier ruling. His cudji fnr .Tan in hearine is scheduled for Jan. 10. Lobaugh has insisted since his conviction that he was under the influence of drugs when he en tered his guilty plea Oct. 27, 1947 The Indiana Supreme Court last month ruled that he should be returned from ''death row" to Allen County for another hearing Robert V. Christen, former drug store owner here, and Charles D. Dodson, former Memphis, Tenn., postal clerk who was stationed at Baer Army Air Base near here during the war, have been indicted on first degree murder charges in the death of Mrs. Dorthea Howard, one of the women for whose slaying Lobaugh was convicted. Mrs. A. McCammon Dies At Merom Mrs. Anna McCammon, age 70, died this morning at 12:45 o'clock at her home in Merom of a heart attack. She was a mem ber of the Merom Methodist Church, Royal Neighbors, Eastern Star Lodge, Rebekahs. Woman's Relief Corps and the American Legion Auxiliary. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Louise Daugherty and Mrs. Alice Smiley, both of Merom, and Mrs. Doris Kelso of Terre Haute; two sons, Ferd McCammon of Detroit, Michigan and Frank McCammon of Dayton, Ohio; seven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Grace Griffith of Terre Haute; two ' brothers, James Gibbs of San Diego, Cali fornia and Arthur Gibbs. of Lathrop, Missouri, and one halfj brother, L. C. Persinger .of

ls.Rockville. Indiana.

. The body was taken to the Billman Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are pending. HOSPITAL NOTES Admited Dec. 7: Jack McCracken of Sullivan, R. 3. Admitted Dec. 8: Mrs. John Story of Dugger; Mrs. June Hale of Cass. Dismissed Dec. 8: Mrs. Marie Judiah of Sullivan, R. 4. -

Dismissed Dec. 9: Mrs. Ruth evangelist. Services will begin, Alexander of North State Streetjat 7 o'clock. Everyone welcome. '

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Fear Shanghai May F!l Through Fifth Column SHANGHAI, Dec. 9 (UP) Americans here fear that a fifth-column uprising may help to deliver Shanghai to the Communists. . Belief is general in the Amer ican colony that it is inevitable that this great poet city will fall to the advancing Communist forces. Reports indicate that fifth columnists are preparing to aid from within. A high American consulate source said today that requests have been made for protection of U. S. business interests, and have been taken under consid eration. Most Americans ' hope a Marine force will be landed here. , NANKING, Dec. 9 (UP) A flying squad of Communist raiders from the north has slipped through Nationalist lines and cut the railway supplying Nationalist forces battling on the approaches to Nanking, government sources admitted today. The central news agency reported the line was cut early this morning at a point 30 miles north of Pukow, which is across the Yangtze River from Nanking. Government engineers are repairing the damage and traffic may be resumed tomorrow, the agency said. The cut in the, rail,.,, line - has halted, at least temporarily, the .flow of reinforcements and sun. pies t0 government armies battling the Communists ' at pengpu, 150 miles north of Nanking. Mrs. Minnie Hux Killed In Ohio News was received today of the death of Mrs. Minnie L. Hux, 48 years old, wife of Robert B. Hux of Columbus, and daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Hux of Shelburn, R. 2, Friday, December 3rd in an automobile accident in Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. Hux, resident of east of Columbus, reports said, was struck by an auto as she attempted to cross a Columbus throughfare. She was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The deceased was a Columbus antique dealer. Her step-son, Robert B. Hux, Jr.. is residing near Shelburn while continuing his studies at Indiana State. In addition to the husband and step-son, survivors include a brother, Earl Lashley of Shelburn. Funeral services were con ducted in Columbus Monday and burial was made there. Mrs. Mvrfle Arneff Funeral Held Funeral services for Mrs Myrtle L. Arnett were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Merom Methodist Church with the Rev. C. E. Homberger officiating. Song services was by Mrs. Anna Nichols and Helena Wesner .with. Cleo Henderson, pianist. Honorary pallbearers were Chrissie Hale, Cora Daugherty, Lillis Johnson, Jessie Rinard, Miggie Jackson ' and Edith Vaughn. Pallbearers were Roe Noll, Tomm Webb, Ora Shorter, Berl Berry, Leonard Renaker and Ed Smith. Burial was in Union Chapel Cemetery. REVIVAL SERVICES . Revival services will begin Sunday night, December 12th at the Full Gospel Mission Church in Sullivan. The Rev. Thomas pugan of Paxton will be the

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By George E. Reedy, Jr. United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. (UP) A former State Department economist, called as a witness in the House spy inquiry, refused to say today whether he had turned over secret government documents to former Communist Whittaker Chambers. The' witness was Henry Julian .Wadleigh. He was called before a surprise open session of the House unAmerican activities committee. The committee disclosed that Chambers had named Wadleigh and Alger Hiss as two former State Department officials from whom he got secret government information for Russian agents. . Rep. Richard L. Nixon, R.. Cal., said Chambers brought Wadleigh 's name into the investigation for the first time in

lestimony given to Nixon in No British Aid For Chinese, Bevin Asserts LONDON, Dec. 9 (UP) Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told China today to look to the United States, not" Britain, for any help in fighting the Communists. . Britain's own financial and economic "plight prevents it from giving China any material aid, Bevin told Commons in opening a two-day debate on foreign affairs. Bevin also: 1. Warned the Western must remain in Berlin, ever the cost. Powers what2. Disclosed that Britain, as well as the United States, has .'agreed, to Austria's request for a resumption of Big Four talks on an Austrian state treaty. 3. Said Germany must play a part and ultimately an equal part in the Western European Union. .Bevin said no one could forecast where the Communist armies would be halted in China or how far their influence would extend. Seek Injunction Against Picketing WINCHESTER, Ind., Dec. 9 (UP) Hearing on a request for an injunction against mass picketing by the Perfect Circle Co, was scheduled for next Monday as a strike at three of the company's Indiana plants ended its first month today. Randolph Circuit Judge John W. Macy issued a temporary restraining order yesterday against mass picketing by CIO United Auto Workers at the company's New Castle plant. The order was effective until Monday's hearing. Perfect Circle piants at New Castle, Tipton and Hagerstown continued to operate with skeleton forces. Union workers walked out early in November when negotiations over and . pension, demands down. wage broke OtisH.Bowen Dies Wednesday Otis Bowen, age 72, of Carlisle, died at the Mary Sherman Hospital, last night about 10:20 o'clock. He was a farmer and a hfe-long resident of Sullivan ouumjr. n was a memoer ot the Sullivan Church of Christ, iu vaniMe i.u.u.r ., ana tne uarnsie Modern woodman. He is survived by three child ren, Harold and Roy Bowen, both of Carlisle route, and Mrs. Gladys Meng of Carlisle route: three sisters, Mrs. F. L. Pirtle of Merom, Mrs. Ora Bigge of Terre Haute, and Mrs. Ida Robbins of f axton, and four grandchildren. The body was taken from the

Newkirk Funeral Home in , have purchased the Akers VarPleasantville to the residence ; iety Store in Shelburn, D.- E.

this afternoon. Funeral services will be held, at the residence at 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon with Bro. Clyde Peck officiating. Burial will be in the lisle I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Car-

New York Monday night Wadleigh said that he could not say whether he had turned over any secret documents to Chambers or any other unauthorized person "because my anwer might tend to incriminate or degrade me." He used the same grounds in refusing to slate 1. Whether he had known Whittaker Chambers. 2. Whether he had known Alger Hiss, former . State Department official accused of supplying Chambers with secret documents. 3. Whether 'he had turned over any secret documests to Hiss. But when committee investigator Louis J. Russell asked him whether he was or ever had been a member of the Communist party he replied with a vehement "no." Earlier today President Truman again charged that the committee's invesiigaton was a red herring. And he added that it was a search ior headlines ly a dead committee. I Fire Back .Members of the 'jommiltee immediately fired back that Mr. Truman's statement was ''incredible." Acting chairman Karl E. Mundt, R., S.D., said that if he sensed the feelings of the people correctly, "the committee won't be dead even after tho 81st Congress meets." '. Rep. Richard M. Nixon, R., Cal., said the President is continuing to "obstruct" the committee's work. Next the committee announced that its investigators had located another former government official accused of feeding confidential state documents tt? Chambers. This soon was follow ed by Wadleigh's appearance at an open session. The committee said Chambers named three, persons as the source of secret State Department papers which he kept hidden for 10 years after he left the Communist party in 1938. 116 previously had named Hiss as one of them. Wadleigh, a slight, tenoe man with a bandage behind his right ear, admitted that he had access "to some; kinds" of classified information when he was em ployed in the State Department from 1936 to 1943. Elks Lodge Dance Plans Completed Plans for the Elks dance Sat urday night have been completed. Wayne Karr and his ewelvepiece orchestra will play ior the dance at the Elks Home begin ning at 9:30 o'clock. The dance is open only to members of the Elks Lodge. Proceeds of the dance will be used for the Nurse's Scholarship fund which is used to send county students through nursing school. At present, Miss Myrna Mayfield, of Shelburn, is studying under an Elks Nurse's Scholarship. Akers Sells Shelburn Store Mr. and Mrs.- Russell Spencer, of 360 West Washington Street ' Akers announced today. Ths Spencers will begin operation of the store immediately. Akers started the Shelburn j store in 1945, and has operated it since that time.