Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 50, Number 259, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 30 December 1948 — Page 1

WEATHER READ THE LATEST NEWS IN THE DAILY TIMES FAIR FRIDAY Indiana: Fair and colder tonight. Friday fair and warmer. VOL. 50 No- 259 UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN DAILY TTMES-THURSDAY, DEC. 30, 1948. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE ERICE THREE CENT3

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rocked this divorce capital for the fourth day m a row today, and many uneasy visitors already had left town.

Seme residents were taking the temblors in stride, but

others, apparently were jittery. Last night the city was rife

with rumors. One story, the origin of which nobody knew, had it that a major quake was expected at 10 :42 a. m. today. Police and newspaper officers were swamped with telephone calls from

anxious residents Holiday travel made it difficult j to tell how many visitors had cut their visits short to seek steadier ! ground. But a city-wide survey of hotels, airlines and railroads , indicated that a few hundred had ' left in fear of a major quake. j George Galvin, district manager of United Airlines, said there were indications that some of the anxiety had passed, however. Prof. Vincent Gianella, seismologist at the University of Nevada, reported his seismograph still recording tremors, four days after the area first began to be shaken by earthquakes. There had been no great damage or loss of life. "We're getting occasional quivers and every once in awhile a stiff jolt that can be felt in downtown Reno," Gianella reported. Many Reno residents reported feeling gentle shakes about 4 a. m. Series Unusual. "This continuing earthquake activity is .still so unusual I don't know what to think of it," Gianella said. Despite the fact that Reno sits on op of a network of earth faults and is surrounded by similar systems, not even the oldest resident could recall a time when quakes continued for four days. , -Hotels in general declined to 'admit how many visitors actually -cheeked put. t . The checking station on Highway 40 at Truckee, Calif., report- . ed "we noticed an unusual number of westbound cars with nonNevada license plates." A good many people, a checker said, "told us that the Reno earthquake business was too much for them." No instance could be found where a divorcee had packed her bags and departed .from earthquake-proof homes. Most of them pointed out that a six-weeks stay in Reno involved the spending of anywhere from $750 to $2,000 or more. A quick check of attorneys dis. closed that not a single divorce client had called off her quest. Order Your Tree Seedlings How Have you ordered trees for next spring's planting? If not, it is time to do so suggests Edgar Lott, Purdue extension forester. Word received this week from the State Nurseries indicates that Scotch pine and Austrian pine are now no longer available since orders exceed supply. The same situation will exit with the other species in the near future. It is expected that supplies of red pine and tulip polar will soin be SDoken for. The soecies still available are black locust, tulip poplar, soft maple, jack pine, red pine, white pine, arborvites, pitch pine and cypress. Loblolly pine, Virginia pine and shortleaf pine are also available for the area south of U. S. 40. Farmers interested in putting small waste areas to practical use by planting trees would do well to visit their County Agricutural Agent and , see about ordering trees soon. They must be ordered in advance for shipment in the spring. "Every year a number of people come in in March and April to inquire about trees when it is too late," states District Extension Forester Ed Lott. Don't let this happen to you order them now so as to be sure they will arrive in time next spring. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT News has been received here of the birth of a son, Thomas Malcolm, to Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Petty of Highpoint, North Carolina. He was born Dec. 24th in Highpoint. The mother was formerly Miss Verna Jean Dueger, daughter of Mrs. Thomas Dugger, Sr., of this city.

m (UP) Mild earthquakes gently Snow and Sleet Leave Bitter Cold In Midwest (By United Press) A snow and sleet storm weak ened today as it swept across western New York and northern Pennsylvania after disrupting highway traffic and communications in the North Central states The weather bureau said that winds, which reached 50 miles an hour yesterday while lashing Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota and Wisconsin, had dropped considerably, and were expected to blow themselves out over the Atlantic. Rain was forecast along the Atlantic Coast and in New England. However, the bureau said thai highways east of Detroit probably would not be ice-coated because of temperatures in the middle 30's, which were predicted to rise even higher tomorrow. Snow was forecast for the Great Lakes, Detroit, and Cleveland regions, v' A cold wave moved into southeastern Minnesota, Upper Michigan,- Wisconsin and-eaMetfi-Jowa

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five below in La Crosse, Wis Telephone lines were toppled by the gale yesterday, and huge snow drifts blocked roads in many Midwest areas. Sleet and freezing rain fell on the southern fringes of the storm, and the weather bur reau said that the rain belt ex tended from Ohio to the Gulf of Mexico. HAYS CHILDREN IN NEWS PICTURE Familiar faces were seen thir week in the photo section of the Los Angeles Mirror Sunday edi tion. Pictured with jolly Old Saint Nicholas were Kathy and Billy Hays, children of Mr. anc" Mrs. Will H. Hays, Jr., formerly of this city, as they talked witr their most popular ' Christina.' fellow at the annual Christmaf carol luncheon in the Beverlj Hills, Cal. hotel. FRENCH PREMIER REPORTED DLL PARIS, Dec. 30. (UP) Premier Henri Queuille, age 64, was ill today with the grippe. He was stricken in the French Senate yesterday afternoon. Merom Revival A revival will begin at the Merom Pentecost Church Sunday January 2, 1949, with the Rev Harry Call of Spencer, Indiana, evangelist. Everyone is invited to attend.

Golden Arrows Beaten Twice. At Vorlhinqfon

Sullivan's Golden Arrows came out on the short end of the deal in the four-team tourney in Wor thington yesterday, losing both afternoon and evening games. In the afternoon Bicknell bopped the Arrows by a score of 54 to 40 and in the evening game Bloomington University had a relative ly easy time winning 55 to 49. Bicknell's Bulldogs went on to win the crown by running away from Worthington's Ramblers in the final game. The Ramblers had beaten University in the first afternoon game. The Arrows in dropping two games played very little basket ball. It was by far the worst performance of the year for them, for once they met a team that wasn't any taller, but the Bulldogs were a little too fast, and the Arrow play was ragged. In the evening game, only a last minute flurry led by Paul Howe and Johnny Neal kept the margin of victory from being arge. With five minutes to go the UHS outfit led 50 to 37, but Neal hit twice and Howe hit wice to put the Arrows back into the game at 50 to 47, but here the Pigs stalled out the win, going under for easy baskets when the Arrows pressing defense let a man loose. Bob Banks and George Wolfe were the scoring threats for thej

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led the Arrows with 12 points to Wolfe's 10 against Bicknell, and Wolfe got 16 to Banks' 12 against University. In defense of the Arrows how ever, both Ben Wernz and bkip Oldham have had the flu during the Christmas vacation and that undoubtedly hurt their play, which weakened the play of the entire team. Summaries: Sullivan (40) fe ft-ftm pf tp Wolfe, f .... Weraz 1 . 3 4.4 5 10 n XT n t 0-0 2-2 4-0 1-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 i9ii 17 in Totals 14 tg ft-ftm pf tp

Bicknell (54) fg ft-ftm Kotlarsky, f 8 0-1 Zeller, f . 6 2-4 Conrad, c I 2-4 Wright, c 0 1-0 Wautelet, g ..... 3 1-2 R. Fowler, g 1 . 2 2-1 B. Fowler, g 3 0-2 Totals 23 8-14 Officials Crecelius and man. Sullivan (49) tg ft-ftm Wolfe, f 7 2-1 Wernz, f 0 0-0 Brown, f . . 1 0-0 Hcwe, f 3 0-0 Veal, f 2 0-0 Banks, c 6 0-1 IcCammon, g . . . 2 2-2 Oldham, g ..... 0 0-0 "rayam, g ...... 1 1-0 Totals 22 5-4

16 14 Pf 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 xp ' 16 0 " 1 4 12. 6 0 49 , 13 University (55) Moss, f lunsaker, f ...... 3 Dunn, c 2 0- 0 2-3 1- 0 4.2 f. Smith, g 5 O. Smith, e , 7 Totals ..... 23 9-9 7. 55 Officials: Crecelius and Hoffnan. Albert Einstein To Have Operation NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UP) Dr. Albert Einstein, world re nowned physicist, will undergo an abdominal operation tomorrow to correct a "long standing condition," his physician said. The operation will be performed at Jewish Hospital, where Einstein has been under examination. Dr. Rudolph Ehrmann said Einstein's condition was not malignant. COONI1UNTERS MEET HERE SATURDAY The Sullivan County Coonhunters will hold their monthlv meeting Saturday, Jan. 1, at 7:30 p. m. AH members are requested to be present as plans for the annual coon supper and the purchase and release of coons will be discussed and acted on.

Jury Commissioners

Are Appointed Mrs. Alice Coffman and Harry Brown haVe been appointed by Judge Walter F. Wood to serve as jury commissioners of the Sulli van Circuit Court. Mrs. Coffman has been a member of the board,'; and Brown was named to fill the vacancy caused by the death of romoc Durham The members have been notified to appear in the court room at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 1, to take the oath of office and to receive v a vni. ic. , hird rnmmksioner hv virtue of his office as county clerk. Springhill Coal Mine Is Inspected More effective coal-dust control and correction of electrical hazards are among- the recommendations in a reinspection re-. port on the Springhill mine of the Kerns Coal Company near Terre Haute, released today by the Buerau of Mines. The report also . . ( a commends a number of desirable features and a few recent safety improvements. The Vigo County

mine employed 79 men and pro- wm take ofiee on-Saturday, reduced 600 tons of coal daily when placing Dr. G.D.Scott. E. Lowell Inspector Frank Perz examined it TurDen. the other commissioner

I in November. Besides applying more ruck dust (in many rooms and carrying it to within 80 feet of all the working faces, the inspector proposed using water or other means to allay .namage operations, ana removing coal-dust accumulations irom tne mine. He also recommended insulator support for all power and light wires, insulating the bare ends of power wires and anchoring them securely, and framegrounding the ungrounded electrical equipment. A systematic Umbering plan was followed except that safety posts were not set inhree rooms, ventilation was goodi and haulage , mc, n K;anH!,rH in.

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moving or supporting loo.e rout, hj upon detection equipping the la7January. hourt with safety devices unless a L st;rdevanti chief second engineer is on duty when Qf the t(JX division) al 0 men are riding, and cleaning the feady hag bgen nooAeA with letQ haulageway clearance space. , ters rQm taxpayerS in every 0j Blasting was done with permis-, section of the state praising the Isible explosives and some of the, ; direct-mail svstem now being

miners had adopted wooden tamping bars' the insPector said- but he advised using permissible biastng units ana eiectnc aeton4 ators instead of fuse and blasting j caps, restricting explosives storea 7 underground to a 48-hour supply, 6 and taking greater precautions in g surface and underground storage

of blasting materials. 19 54j Other recommendations includ-Hoff-ed providing adequate fire-fight

ing equipment in the mine, post ing escapeway directional & ana wearing piumuvc juuiwcoi , . , .... tnr by all employees and goggles for u j . all eye-hazardous work. ' DHIA November Report Is Given 3, J. H. White. D. H. I. A. tester for Sullivan County, reported that there were 223 cows tested in 12

fg ft-ftm pf tp herds, during the month of No6 2-4 2 14 uemhpr This renresented a total

6 of 119,183 pounds of milk and 6 5,615 pounds of butterfat. This 11 was an average of 534 pounds of 18(milk and 25 pounds of butterfat

per cow. Leslie Eaton, R. 1. Sullivan, had the highest average herd in butterfat with 38 pounds per cow. Mrs. H. J. Siner, R. 1, Sullivan, was. second with 28.6 pounds. The highest cow for the month was "Spot" belonging to Mrs. Siner and the second highest cow was "Betsy" belonging to Leslie Eaton. The first and second highest cows for. milk production both W. Kester, R. 2, belonged to G Farmersburg. These cows produced 1,551 pounds and 1,425 pounds respectively. JAMES McINNIS COMPLETES COURSE WITH THE EIGHTH U. S. ARMY IN TOKYO, Japan. Private James E. Mclnnis, son of Mrs. Eddie Mclnnis of North State Street, Sullivan, Indiana, has. recently completed a " two weeks course in military training while serving with the 1st Signal Troop of the 1st Cavalry- Division. Upon 1 completion of this training Pri - Private Mclnnis was assigned to the Wire Operations' Section in the 1st Signal Troop which operates and maintains all communications in the division and outlying units.

Judge, Sheriff

iTake Office On Saturday A new judge and a new sheriff will take office . in Sullivar. County Saturday, Jan. 1, when worval K. . Harris ana iiuDert .Wagner are sworn into office. ' Mr. warns, wno was eieciea Judge in the November general election, will take the place of Judge Walter F. Wood, a RepubllCSTl. ThUS, the last Republl can oince-hoiaer in tne house will be replaced court by a Democrat. v Mr. Wagner will replace , Har i n u.. .1-. ! tiring sheriff. Mr. Wagner has been serving as deputy sheriff. I John Knox Purcell, reelected as prosecuting attorney, and rs. i-aunne ivianan, eieyieu as uny treasurer, both on the democratic ticKet, wm not laxe Pfce wix Jan- l ,195- . 4fc ' Two others, reelected in the November election, wiirbegin a ,terra oil Zr and Stanley Jewell, coroner, and ,..' c. , ,FW VVUlicim OlMUii, I.UUIIIJ . Harold Marts, who was elected cnmmksinner in the election. elected, will not begin his seeond term in office until Jan. 1. 1950. .ftrsirr Inf AfS1P I3Y VMVJJ inwwii w i n .nu. mvn MailaH UlUlliVJ MIV I iuiiuu INDIANAPOLIS, lnd., Dec. 30. (Special) More than a million .taxpayers in every nooh and cranny throughout the state can expect their usual New Year Greetings from the Indiana Gross Income Tax Division within the next few days. i The biggest shipment of blanks in the history of the division nearly 15 tons-was delivered to the Indianapolis postoffiee yesterto the 1.100.000 taxpayers who placed in effect. Farmers are especially pleased. because the new plan will elimjnate trips to the -county seat to secure forms. Mr. bturaevant pointed out that the idea was tested in 1946 and 1947, and that more than 75 per cent of the tax payers made use of the blanks which were mailed to them. This, year all the forms have been imprinted with the names and address of each taxpayer exi rril v. 1 1. . tain both the old and new account numbers of each taxpayer and .,, ,. j, , will serve to eliminate delay in posting the remittance to the proper account. Payment of the 1948 gross income tax must be completed by all individuals and business firms next month .Reports must be mailed to the Indiana Gross Income Tax Division, 141 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, no later than January 31. Association Names 0. B. Rigqs President LAFAYETTE, lnd., Dec. 30 O. B. Riggs, of Sullivan, widely known in state agricultural circles, was elected president of the Indiana Farm Management As sociation at its annual meeting wcciv ai ruiuuc UUIVCiaujr, Between 500 and 600 persons attended the session, which was perhaps the largest group in any of the numerous sessions neia tms week during the winter Ag ricultural conference at tne un iversity. The state Farm Management. Association is outstanding among such groups in the United States. Mr. Riggs is a former county agent, serving both in Sullivan and Posey Counties, and in 1939 served as president of the Indiana County Agents' Association. He also served in previous years as president of the Terre Haute and the Evansville districts cmintv Btws Ho is oast nres. ident of the Mti Vernon Kiwanis club and is a member of the . Sullivan Rotary Club. I a native of Sullivan , County, Mr. Riggs is now doing farm management work and is widely known in farm management work I throughout Southwestern Indiana.

Ml ITS' s race torn FiciEi Court Orders Youth To Go To High School INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 30. (U.R) The State Supreme Court ruled today that a Jay County Mennonite farmer must send his son to public high school despite his re ligious beliefs that higher educa tion is not necessary. By a 3-to-l vote, the court up held a Jay Circuit Court decision adjudging Chester Gingerich guilty of violation of the Indiana compulsory school attendance law. He appealed the conviction on which he was sentenced to 60 days at the state farm and fined $200. Judge Frank Gilkison dissented and Judge James Emmert reservad his vote and said he would write another opinion later.. In the majority opinion, written by Judge Howard S. Young, the court held that Gingerich's 14-year-old son, Joseph, must attend the Penn Township High School in Jay County. It refused to allow Gingerich's claim that because there was no school in his home township, Greene, he could not be prosecut ed for refusing to send his son to a neighboring " township high school. The court held that in the matter of attendance, the county was the school district and that as long as there was an available public school in the county, the boy must attend. . --Gingerich "a -meiRber-of -old-or. der of Amish Mennonites, also contended that one of the tenets of his church is that children should not receive any formal education beyond the eighth grade. He contended that his conviction, was "unreasonable interference with the right of parents to direct the upbringing of childrenl and an unconstitutional invasion of religious liberty." U.S. Rejects German Protest On Ruhr Control WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UP) State Department sources today rejected German protests over the six nation agreement to clamp firm controls on Germany's industrial Ruhr area. These sources, who declined to be identified, said it should be remembered that "the Germans themselves were- responsible for initiating two terrible wars with: in a generation." These sources said the two wars started by Germany prompt ample fears of security on the part of Germany's immediate neighbors with respect to possible future developements in Germany. The agreement to control the Ruhr's industries indefinitely under an international authority was announced Tuesday. It was drafted by the United States, Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. State Department sources pointed out that the Ruhr agreement and other measures taken ' by the Western Powers give Ger- ! many an opportunity to allay I security fears of other nations, ' and to cooperate "for the good j of all Europe." I They acknowledged that pro visions of the Ruhr agreement relating to economics were strict but justifiably so. : MARSHALL TAKEN TO WINTER HOME PINEHURST, N. ., Dec. 29. (UP) Secretary of State George C. Marshall was at his winter home; Lipscombe Lodge, hear here today, recuperating from ; recent operation. The Secretary flew here from Washington yesterday with Mrs. Marshall shortly after he was released from Walter Reed General Hospital, where he underwent a kidney operation several weeks ago.

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By Eliav Simon United Press Staff Correspondent TEL AVIV, Dec. 30. (UP) United Nations truce headquarters at Haifa reported today that all truce observers had been withdrawn to Gaza and Tel Aviv, leaving the UN mission without first hand reports on the .fighting. Brig. Gen. William E. Riley, chief of the UN mission, said he was getting some reports through. his men at Gaza, but was not making them public for fear of giving a one-sided picture. The other side, he said, could not be told because Israeli authorities would not permit the observers to approach the fighting sectors. That is why they were withdrawn to Tel Aviv, he added.

Hold Suspect In Waynetown Bank Robbery DENVER, Dec. 30 (UP) Edward D. Pearson, age 26, was arraigned today on a charge of robbing an Indiana bank of $5,000 which he told FBI agents he needed to pay business debts. Three weeks ago, a bandit walked into . the Waynetown, Indiana State Bank, and asked for a loan of $5,000. He did not get it. He then drew a pistol which he said was his "security," and ordered the banker to count out $5,000. He got it and fled. On his way out,, he assured the banker that he would repay the forced "loan." FBI agents said Pearson was identified as the bandit through fingerprints left at the Waynetown bank. Russell Kramer, special agent in charge, of ..the -Federal. Bureau of - Investigation here, said Pearson was arrested here last night as he waited to board a plane for San Francisco. He was accompanied by his wife and 18-months-old son. At i the time of the Waynetown holdup, witnesses near the bank said the bandit fled to a car in which were a woman and a small child. Pearson, according to Kramer, said that he went to the bank in an effort to get a loan. He said he was desperate for money to repay debts of a contracting business which a partner left. He said he also wanted the money to try a fresh start in some other part of the country. Kramer said Pearson was traced to. Chicago, Denver and to the Berthoud Pass ski lodge. FBI men went to the lodge, but found that Pearson had returned to Denver. IS DELEGATE TO CONVENTION Joseph Thomas of Sullivan, s student at Indiana State Teachers College, was a delegate to the national convention of Sinfonia men's national music fraternity. The convention was held in Chicago Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.

Reapportionment For Indiana Legislature Sugaested By C. of C.

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 30. (U.R) The Indiana State Chamber of Commerce suggested today that the 1949 General Assembly could either pass a law providing for a constitutional amend ment or approve regular legis-1 lation to obtain the first legislative reapportionment for Indiana in 27 years. Or, said the Chamber, the Hoosier legislature could take nc action on the measure for which growing sentiment has been aroused during the Assembly'f past several sessions. The Chamber said in a bulletin that seats in the legislature now are apportioned on the basis of 1919 enumeration of males of voting age in the state. A law was passed in 1921 providing for a re-enumeration every six years. But, since then, said the Chamber none has been held. The Chamber recommended that a constitutional amendment be passed providing that apportionment of legislative seats be based on the latest Federal census or the latest Secretary of State vote In each Hoosier coun

He ordered the observers on the Egyptian side to quit their posts with front line forces 'and go to Gaza, beleaguered seat of the Arab provisional government, because "I don't want them exposed to danger." Riley returned yesterday from a flying visit to Baghdad. He de nied a published report that Iran Premier Muzahim El Pakhashi had ordered UN authorities to leave Baghdad. An Israeli spokesman said the Negev fighting probably would be over by the time a UN Security Council order to cease fire reached the Israeli government. The official order is expected to arrive some time today. By the time it arrives "there will be no cause for firing," the spokesman said. ' Maintaining the censorship on the battle of the Negev, the military spokesman said the situation there was practically unchanged, and all other sectors were quia. Battle Successful. Militry cinrips!5mdtheweo!t.. old Negev battle was successful.'These sources indicated most Jewish objectives had been attained. Reports from Cairo said the Jews had attempted to make a wide s weeping encirclement movement around the Egyptian right flank in the Negev. The attempt was defeated, the Egyptian report said. The Cairo report said the flanking movement was attempted with tanks and armored cars Egyptian planes inflicted heavy losses on the armored column, this report said. Reports that a Jewish force had driven 25 miles inside Egypt, coming within seven miles of F.l Arish on the Mediterranean coastal road, were denied by an Israeli spokesman. He did not elaborate on the denial. The spokesman admitted, however, that Jewish planes were attacking "Egyptian positions' outside Israel territory. Reliable reports said that at least nine high-ranking Egyptian army officers were among the prisoners captured by the Jews in the Negev.

ty. It said the Assembly also ?ould legislate for a reapportionment next year, since 1949 falls under the law calling for reapportionment every six years. The Chamber said many large cities feel they are being discriminated against, since population shifts from rural to urban areas has caused' unequal distribution of seats in the legislature. The bulletin said Lake County, which now has five and a half seats in the House of Representatives under the old population count, would have nine seats under a reapportionment. Vanderburg's representation would be increased from " three and onethird to four, and St. Joseph's go up from three to five. The figures were based on unofficial population figures. The Chamber' said Porter and La Porte Counties also would stand to gain some scats under a reapportionment. But, since state law limits the size of the two Houses of the Assembly, other counties would lose under su ?h a program, the bulletin added