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VOL. 51 No. 189

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SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES THURSDAY, SEPT. 22. 1949.

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By Laurence Gonder ) CLARKSVILLE, W. Va., Sept. United Press Staff Correspondent 22 (UP) A fighting band of WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, pickets invaded the coal fields W Va., Sept. 22. (UP) John L. between here and Hodgeville, Lewis today angrily rejected an w. Va., today and forcibly closea operator demand that he send seven deep and strip mines after striking coal miners back to beating all that tried to stop them, work, and wage-hour negotiations ! Emergency -calls sent' a dozen were broken off until next .week. 1 carloads of State Police racing

Northern and Western coal operators, meeting here with Lewis, asked the United Mine Workers' boss to send his 480,000 hard and soft coal miners back to work immediately. They said Lewis answered them with a flat "no." Nc Pay Raise. , The operators also told JLewis they will pay no wage increase to the miners this year. They said they cannot afford to dp so without raising the price of coal. George H. Love, chief spokesman, for the coal mine owners, told newsmen that "absolutely no

progress was made" irr the bar

into the area. Operators, however, said the picket group which numbered .over 1,000 men was "too big for the police to cope with." At least three men were beaten and hundreds of tons of coal dumped from trucks and tipples as the mile-long motorcade of strikers moved on mines ' that tried operating north and south of Buckhannon, W. Va. The police reserves were dispatched from the Shinnston and

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until next Thursday. Lewis refused to talk to reporters after the conference. The recess in negotiations automatically will continue for at leist anr,(jer week. The strike in the hard 'and soft coal fields began last Monday. . Renew Offer. Love said the coal ' operators

demanding help.

Huge Corn Crop Sale From Frost

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 22 (U.R) A near record crop in the na-

had offered once again to grant tion's corn belt is safely beyond

an extension of the old coal con

tract until March 31, 1951. He raid the only change in the contract the operators want to make would prevent Lewis from calling stabilization or memorial strikes for limiting coal production in any way. There have been several stabili-

danger from , frost damage, the Cargill Crop Bulletin said today. Corn has made "excellent progress" since Sept. 1, the bulletin said, and recent rains have been beneficial to late fields. The bulletin said early light frosts have hit local areas in

snme iiarts nf thp Midwest, hut I

action and memorial strikes so jam i "nnmii ri ,

werther has delayed ripening in

far this year. And for more than two months the soft coal miners, on direct orders from Lewis, have been working only three days a week.

"We told Mr. Lewis that , our i bfer to extend the old Contract ,.:.: our final and belt i offer," uove said."'Any increase' in eon-'l

tract costs would necessarily increase the price coal of and we are convinced we can't increase ihe price of coal any more." There was no indication what Lewis would have to say later. But associates of the mine union boss said he was "mad."

some of the late fields.

Illinois may harvest the largest corn crop in history, but August heat . dwindled prospects a

bit in Western sections of the belt. :

Russia Charges Atlantic Pad Aim Aggression WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 0J.R)

Russia charged anew today

that aggression is the aim of the North Atlantic Pact.

It said the manner in which the

United States is implementing

the 12-nation treaty is proof of

this.

Moscow made De accusation

in a new protest note reacmng the State Department today. . Mi-jhael J. McDermott, State Department spokesman, said the note did not specify which act Russia found so objectionable. But observers presumed that

(Russia was objecting to American j plans for arming Western Europe ! and setting up a coordinated defense council to plan how Jthe arms could be best used to turn

ba:k any Soviet aggression. Mcpermott said the Russian note complained that the United States had tried to justify Italy's membership in the Atlantic alliance. Russia has argued that Italy's participation violates the Italian peace treaty which tJ3ns Italy from joining any aggressive conspiracy. The Russian note said it was impossible for the Soviet to agree With the American view that Italy had "not violated the treaty.

The American stand, the note said, contradicts the fact of the case. The text of the Russian note was not released pending a decision whether the United States will reply. '

Ungers To Celebrate Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Morris Unger, Sr., will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary at the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Unger, Jr., of Merom, R. 1, Saturday, September 24th. All neighbors and friends are invited to call in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs, Unger were married September 24, 1899 at the home of the bride in Gill Township. Extended honors will be given by the Rose Chapel Methodist Church . Sunday, September 25th by a basket dinner. Everyone is invited to attend.

Power Failure Stops Iron Lungs MADISON, Wis., Sept. 22 (U.R) A power failure almost cost the lives of nine polio victims here. " The iron lungs which were keeping the Wisconsin General Hospital patients alive stopped yesterday when the Madison Gas and Electric Company's cable failed. ' Hospital authorities ordered the lungs pumped by hand. Even visitors including two Catnolic priest3, pitched in to keep the machines going during the next two hours. ." ,

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Lucas Thinks Arms Bill Will Be Passed Intact

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (U.R) Senate i Democratic leaders were confident 'today they could defeat a move to trim $500,000,000 off the arms aid bill, but they admitted the vote would be close. i As the Senate approached a decisive test on the $1,314,010,000 measure to send arms to Atlantic pac$ members and other free nations, Majority Leader Scott" W. ' Lucas", 111., ' predicted that the proposed cut would be blocked by "three or four votes."

STEEL COMPANY and Union representatives are shown conferring with Federal Mediation Director iChing after President Truman ap

pealed to both parties in the strike-threatened steel disputes for a tions Committee, said administra

6-day extension of the truce period to October 1. Shortly after Pres-1 11011 forces are still "gaining

Chairman Tom Connally, D.,

Tex., of the Senate Foreign Rela-

strength."

Vote Today The Senate agreed

to start

ident's appeal, U. S. Steel, bellwether of the industry, agreed to be

gin talks "immediately." CIO and ; Steelworkers Union President Philip Murray said he will lay the proposal before his 170-member

wage policy committee Thursday morning in Pittsburgh. Seated left voting today at 4 p. m. (CST) on to right are: CIO President Philip Murray; Federal Mediator Cyrus amendments to the arms bill and Ching and Adm. Ben Moreell, President, Jones and Laughlin Steel then on the bil1 itself' : Co. Rear: Charles M Hnnk RnarH rhi,. a , ! There was little doubt that the

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Steelworkers Agree To Six-Day Truce'.; Asked By President

PITTSBURGH. Sent 22. (UP) The ClO.United Steel-

workers accepted President Truman's proposal for "earnest"

bargaining: with the basic steel companies today ana post

poned a threatened walkout until Oct. 1. v

The truce extension came as 500,000 bas;c steel workers

prepared to walk out Sunday and wildcat work stoppages already were breaking out in the Pittsburgh district.

CIO President Philip Murray wired President Truman; that the "union will extend the period for continued work

and operations under the terms of the collective bargaining agreements now in effect" and "will immediately meet in col

lective bargaining sessions with the various companies for the purpose of attempting to conclude a mutually satisfac

tory agreement" before the new deadline. ,

Clarence Randall, President Inland Steel Co.

BERTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dix of Jasonville, Indiana, announce the birth of a son born August 31st at the Linton hospital. He has been named Edward Lee Jr. Mrs. Dix is the former Miss Connie Bedwell of Pleasantville. Mr. and Mrs. Dix are also the parents of a d.aughter, Jackie Lee.

Tea Pot Dome Scands! Exile III, Will Delay Court Appearance

By Henry Minot Un'ted Press Staff Correspondent . BOSTON, Mass., Sept. 22-U.R) Henry M. Blackmer, 80-year-old Colorado rhulti - millionaire who exiled himself for 25 years to escape questioning in the Tea Pet Dome scandal, was hospitalized today, unable to return to Denver to face the music.i Doctors refused to disclose the nature of his illness, or say when he might leave. Blackmer and his wife, a Norwegian opera singer he married 20 years ago, arrived at Logan

Airport from Paris ' yesterday. Thev gave their name only as Smith and it was several hours before their true identities were learned. ' The multi-millionaire reportedly was met at the. airport by his New York attorneys. He made his identity known to immigra-' tion officials and was released Within a few hours when he said he was en route to his' home in Denver to face charges of tax evasion and perjury brought in 1928. From the airport he was rushed to the hospital. Blackmer voluntarily became a , man without a country rather

than testify at hearings into the

oil frauds during the administration of President Warren G. Harding which sent Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall and Oil '"pgnate Harry F. Sinclair to jail. In Washington the Justice Department said that Blackmer had retained his United States citizenship despite his long exile. He fled to France in 1924, banking a fortune overseas estimated at $25,000,000. In Denver it was reported Blatkmer was scheduled to appear for a hearing there next

Tuesday on perjury and tax evasions charges before U. S. Cir

cuit Court Judge Orie L. Philips. He has a son and daughter,

Myron K. Blackmer and Mrs. Elle Kistler, living there. He was divorced from their mother at the time of. his escape from the country. - His tie-up to the Tea Pot Dome scandal came in 1921 -wh ;a he, as president of the Midwest Refining Company, joined with other oil magnates in a deal to buy 33,000,000 barrels of oil for their companies at a price of $1.75, of which they allegedly pocketed 25 cents a barrel without notifying their stockholders. .

Hew Bulletin Aids Sheep Industry The sheep industry in Indiana will continue to be based on the

production of good lamb meat j

meat obtained from only those carcasses which grade "good to choice." This statement is made by Henry Mayo and W. T. Anderson, of the division of animal husbandry, Purdue University, in the recent Purdue Agricultural .Station Bulletin, No. 323, "Sheep Qagement." The sheep men, in the discussion of fall flock management,

point out that a well-grown, rugged, heavily-muscled ram is essential in producing market topping rams. Furthermore the ram should be of purebred stock, be vieorous and bold in temperament. Feed for the ewes during the fall and early winter should come from Balbo rye, winter wheat, common rye, bluegrass or other pastures.. The sheep enterprise thrives and endures on farms where full use is made of legume roughages and good quality pastures. Flocks are soon disposed of when legumes are not provided. Blue grass which has not been pastured during the summer provides good feeding, the animal husbandrymen .. advise. Before fall, also growing, late or unthrifty ewe lambs should have been culled from the flock. Also by this time the ewes should be tagged, the wool clipped from the udder, the heads sheared, and feet trimmed. Included in the bulletin are discussions on care of the flock at lambing time, some common lamb troubles, feeding rations for lambs, and recommendations for pastures. Directions for shearing are given in detail. The bulletin is liberally illustrated to aid in the explanation of various practices. . Copies are available, free,

i from the county agents office or ', the university.

Golden Arrows Tackle Garfield ! Friday Night , Sullivan's Golden Arrows, vic

torious in their first game of the season last week against Wash-.

ingtoti, go: tip- against; a "'murtu

rougher foe this week when they tangle with Garfield of Terrc Haute in Memorial Stadium. Game time is 7:30 p. m. The Arrows demonstrated that they had a good offense as they rolled up yardage at will against the bigger Hatchets, but lack of defensive skill allowel the Hatchets to score' three times against them.

measure would be passed by a pomfortahli marcin. But some

(International Soundphoto) administration leaders were con

cerned about the possibility that the economy bloc might pick, up enough last-minute support to cut Europe's share in the military assistance program. ' The major test was due on an amendment by Sen. Walter F. George, D., Ga. It would cut in half the . $1,000,000,000 in cash and contract authority earmarked for Western Europe. The House slashed Europe's

$580,000,000. The ad-

Lesinski Evades LaborShowdown Jacobs Charges

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -4U.R) :

Kep. Andrew , Jacobs, D., Ind., share to

today, accused Chairman John 'Lesinski, D., Mich.," of the House Labor Committee, of "evading a showdown" on his order calling off an investigation of union racketeering.

"Mr. Lesinski is afraid to take

this issue before the full House Labor' Committee because he, knows he will be licked," Jacobs ' said.

Jacobs was chairman of

Coach Bill Jones was pointed in the dsfnsiva

House labor subcommittee set up construction of aisap- to investigate , "undemocratic church properties

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me Arrows lurnecr out against ahnl shH nil lnKm- cUmmit.

the Hatchets, and ne and his assistants, Coach Pooch Marsh, Coach Harry Jarre ;t, and Cjach Bill Lucas have beoa working overtime this weik correcting those defensive weaknesses. The Eagles opened their season last week nosing out Linton

7 to 3 on the Miner gridiion. 1 The Eagles showed a good de

fense, but not too much offense against Linton.

Coach Jones feels that if his

tees during vacation.

the recent House

ministration, is counting on the Senate "to ' approve the full amount. Pus! Amendment In the event that George's amendment is beaten, Sen. William F. Knowland, R., Cal.; said he would move for a vote on his proposal for a cut of $200,000,000. Sen. William E. Jenner, R., Ind., was pushing an amendment

to set aside $100,000,000 of the a total for rehabilitation and re-

churches

He said this

would be better than continuing to pour physical force into a "spiritual vacuum." As the time for vqtirigapproached, Sen. Guy M. Glnette, D., Ia., said in a speech prepared

for delivery in the Senate

Bicknell Clerks Strike Over Saturday Hours

BICKNELL, Ind., Sept. 22 (UP) ' Pickets paraded in front of Bicknell stores today in a dispute between a union and shopkeepers over Saturday night closing hours. Some 35 clerks walked out of stores of the Retail Merchants Association . yesterday "when negotiations to agree on a new contract failed.

" "That order was aimed solely at my investigation and it smacks

T,mv,. t r.ji IJthat the arms program is ap-

it will be reversed if we can get the committee together but I do not believe Mr. Lesinski dares call a session." No Business -' Lesinski conceded that there is a "good possibility" that there

Arrows can score ofter enough wlU.be n.more labr committee against Garfield they can win, ?e ssions th?s insisted, but he is afraid the Arrows J.0' at tne om reason tls u'v. v.i v, ioMoe that "we have no business to

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The Arrows have lost three straight games to the Eagles, and haven't scored since the Sullivanites last beat Garfield back in 19.45. In the all-time series, the Eagles lead with 15 wins, the Arrows have 11, and there has been one tie, that in 1944. There was a large' crowd of Arrow fans at Washington last week and a bigger contingent of Sullivan fans is expected to follow the team to Garfield.

Probable lineups:

"I called off the Jacobs' subcommittee only because there

was no more money to finance its operations," Lesinski told reporters. "There is less than $27,000 left for our work and we have at least three investigations that we must make." ' ! Jacobs replied that Lesinski's claim of committee poverty is

"pure deception." He said there is a resolution before the House administration committee which would grant him $42,000 for the racket investigation.

The clerks were members of the United Construction . Workers, an affiliate of the' United Mine Workers' District 50. This is a coal mining city of 5,000 population. Spokesmen for the merchants said the clerks walked out in protest to a demand of th-j store owners that their clerks work to 9 p. m. on Saturdays instead of 8 p. m. as dem;i7rJfd by the union. They said the merchants offw-

and-ed time and one-half payment

for the extra hoar f work tut the union refused. Also involved is an issue holding up a new contract was whether the clerks, should have Thursday afternoons off. Merchants said they offered clerks

that the option of taking :he after

noon off or getting time and onehalf. The strike closed a drug store, a gift shop, three groceries and several other small stores yesterday. Others, handicapped by the walkout, continued to operate with the owners and members of their families keeping shop. The old contracts , expired Tuesday midnight. Merchants said they wanted to stay open longer on Saturday

'nights to accommodate "th3farm

trade."

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. and Mrs. George Atkinson

of 731 East Beech Street, are the parents of a son, Ronald William, born "September 20th at he Mary Sherman Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. William Boles of

725 East Washington Street, announce the birth of a daughter, Sara Dawn, ,born September 22nd at the Mary Sherman Hospital. - --

Sullivan Knotts Phillips Boston Raley Gettinger Pound Banks Grayam Brown Oldham McClure

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Garfield Brown Meissel McGee Pearson Risley Sellers Winslow

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Arrows To Have Cross - Country

Coaches Harry Jarrett

I N. Lucas, of . Sullivan

, School, have called out

Blade Kaperak

proved, Congress will have to vote more arms for more countries each year 1 London Railway Strike Fails; May Raise Pay

LONDON, Sept. 22 (UP) The London railway strike collapsed today amid reports the government may soon offer limited wage increases to low-paid workers. All but a 'handful of 50,000 rail-

waymen worked normal scneaules despite a union order to slow down to one sixth' their normal speed starting last midnight. Electric trains and subways with commuters roared through London on schedule throughout the morning rush hour. Mainline trains arrived and departed on

1 time.

1 Only 1,500 of the 50,000 ton- man on charges of visiting a place

I don district rail workers adopted .of gaming.

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fen Persons Face Gambling Charges PAOLI, Ind., Sept. 22 (UP) Ten persons arrested in a State Police raid on. the Gorge Gambling Casino at French .Lick last night were scheduled to be arraigned today. Lt. Albert R. Stiles of the Jasper Post led a party of 14 State Policemen in the raid. They confiscated gaming equipment and arrested nine men and one wo-

HOSPITAL NOTES Admitted Sept. 21: Robert Ebler of Sheiburn, R. 2; Mrs. Juanita Hayden of Fairbanks, R. 1; Floyd 'Miller of Dugger. . Dismissed Sept. 21: Mrs. Dale Keene and daughter of Sullivan, R. 5; Mrs. Arthur Rumple and son of Graysville; Rush Willis of Sullivan. Dismissed Sept. 22: Joe Mayes of Sheiburn; Clara Howard of South Bell Street; Mrs. Iona Jared of Sullivan.

and C. slowdown tactics. Mostly tney High were freight handlers in depots, candi- ! Collapse of the strike,' called

dates for a cross country team at , over government retusai 01 a the high school. Practice has al- $1.40 weekly wage increase, ready begun and the team will showed ' unexpected support by be entered in the Western Ind- rank and file British labor for iana Conference meet at Terre Prime Minister Clement Attlee's Haute and the S.I.A.C. meet at devaluation program. Vincennes. It is also planned to The rail workers warned, howenter the state sectionals at ever, that they had not dropped

Terre Haute. (demands for wage increases, and sino were not arrested. So far seven boys have turn-. high authorities said the govern-

ed out for places on the team.lment may compromise on its They are Terry Hines, Johnny wage-freeze program.

Bob Arnett, Jerry Arnett, and ment may try to pacity u.e rising William Jones. jtide of labor unrest by granting

The coaches said that

two individual meets

The 10 were described by police as "operators, gatekeepers, floormen, stickmen, proprietors and hostesses." They were to be arraigned in court here sometime today.

Police confiscated equipment

they said included tables, chairs., poker chips, a chuckaluck device, an office desk and $40 in cash. Guests relexing in the lush ca-

GRANTED DIVORCE

Marjorie K. Ravellette was granted a divorce on a crosscomplaint in the Sullivan Cir-

one or , increasesto low-paid workers to cult Court from James A. Ravell-

might be, offset higher-living costs caused ette. She was also given custody

arranged for the Arrows.

1 by devaluation of the pound. I of the child.

Murray's wire followed action by the union's 170-man waga policy committee authorizing resumption of negotiations with the steel companies. Murray said he will "contact U. S. Steel Corp; today and si.'tcpst thev neet with us here tomorrow." He said he ' expected "big steel" to agree. 1 Murray said he was accepting the request of thf-President "as set' forth." President .Tn'rn?;i called for both parties to "give the preatest weight and earnest consideration to the recommendations of the President's steel board and to the public interest." Agree To Plan U. S. Steel already has agreed to President Truman's propcsvl and other companies, including Jones & Laughlin Steel,, -Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube were falling in line. Murray warned bluntly that the extension was the last truce the union would grant the companies and that the union will strike unless the comoanies agree to the "non-contributory six-and-four formula." The steel companies have assailed the board's recommenda tions for a company financed pension plan costing six cents an hour and an insurance plan costing four cents an hour. They refused to meet with Murray if they were forced to accept the proposal in advance of negotiations. Accord With Report "I believe the President is on our side," Murray said. r"Ths President is in accord with the board's report according to tns letter he sent to the steelworkers and industry yesterday." He cited President Truman s statement that the recommendation received puulij approval.

He added, "The formula means just what itsays and we belice

the President means what he

says.

He said there was no dispute

over the board's rec mmenda-

tion lhat the companies and the union , study the oe.ision problem until next March ' 'befoie opening bargaining talks on that issue.

"The question has bean, would

the industry accept the four-and-six plan?" he said. "When I

sit down with U. S. Steel tomor

row, I expect the negotiations to

be withing the framework of the

six-and-four proposal that i:,

non-contributory."

Murrays adamant stand that

pension ana insurance prograrr.s

must be completely - compare financed, in the face of U, E Steel's bitter objection, left the threat of a walkout a week fron Saturday quite alive. Two Walkouts . . When Murray and John A Stephens, U. S Steel's chie: negotiator, meet, probably to morrow, ,it will be the first tirp..

they have sat down to the bar

gaining table together since Jul 7 Beth sides repeatedly hav.

charged the other with refuse

to bargain. Two walkouts protesting tb delay in gaining a contract Idle the Universal Cyclops plant : Bridgeport, Pa., and the Superi; Company at Carnegie, Pa.

John Murray,, USW directo

of the district, said he did n believe the workers would r:

turn to tneir 30DS until vc.ey t c

the six and four."