Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 51, Number 194, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 29 September 1949 — Page 1
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Coal Tipple Hasted; Miners Ignores Wirtpnia Order I Work , PT i ' - I 1 , 4 i I
TRUCKERS FROM SURROUNDING strike-bound coal towns line- up in vain at the Red Fox Coal Co., chutes at Du Quoin, 111., where the non-union mine closed down after a visit from UMW miners who ordered workers to leave. The diggers left the pit and the owners announced the mine will remain closed as long as the strike continues. (International Soundphoto.)
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 29 (UP)
New violence was reported from the strife-torn soft coal fields today and Virginia's 14,0G0 miners ignored a state ultimatum to get the mines' working again. The cutbreaks occurred in tl)3 "hot-bet1." western section , of Pennsylvania and in Alabama. A coal r'yj )U was blasted near Clearfield, Pa., and a United Mine Workers striker was grave-) fy wou'nded in a twolhour guii battle 4t Jasper,- Aia.y - The Virginia miners early today were ordered by a union official to resume their jobs in compliance with an emergency declaration by Gov. William M. Tuck. The governor instructed a state commission to run the mines and get coal produced to .eep "the people warm."
Band Parents To Sponsor Play The Band Parents Club of Sullivan High School will sponsor a three-act play entitled "A Ready Made Family," Thursday, October 6, in the Sullivan High School Auditorium at 8 o'clock.
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20-Year Treaty With Yugoslavia
WafkinsWil! Introduce
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Craig At Hymer
Lt. Governor John A. Watkins will introduce George N.. Craig, national commander of ,the American Legion, at the Hymera miners picnic tomorrow .night, Tom Jennings announced today; Mr. Craig, the second Hoosier. to be elected national commander of the Legion, will' be the speaker for veterans night at the four-day picnic being sponsored by Districts 8 and 11 of the United Mine Workers. ' The picnic will begin tonight with church night and the Rev. Burt Sanders of the Hymera Baptist Church, as the speaker. Saturday and Sunday will v be
devoted to conventions of the
two districts of the U.M.W. ; The Lieutenant-Governor , is expected to arrive in Hymera tomorrow night at about 8 o'clock and for that . reason no public reception can be held before the meeting. However, it is expected that there will be a get-to-gether after the program.
It will be one of the few ap-i
pearances of the new national commander . in this part of Indiana and a large crowd of veterans from surrounding counties is expected to hear Mr. Craig.
Distribute Tickets For Dairy Show
LONDON, , Sept. 29 (UP r,niT n,in-(l,.
The play is about Agnes Mar-, Russia today broke off the 20-hands of several dairvmen and
businessmen throughout SulUvaji County. Those in the county f rorn
tyiva widow who, while vaca- year - treaty of friendship and tioning meets an old sweetheart, mutual asistance signed with Henry Turner, a widower, and ! Yugoslavia, in 1945, according to
they become- engaged. Neither radio. Moscow.
tells the other of the children at
home, three in one household and
Soviet Deputy Foreign Min-
two in the other. The young- ister Andrei A. Gromyko hand-
sters, having heard of the sur-
ed a note to the Yugoslav am-
prise, plan to upset the . matri- oassaaoi- m Moscow yesterday monial applecart by acting their informing Marshal Tito's governworst before their prospective ment' that the treaty no longer step-parents. After two hours of was valid, side-splitting laughter, Agnes and Henry emerge victorious and the . The Sovlet note sald that R"s"kids" are ready to accept their, Sla renounced the treaty because new parents , the recent Budapest treason This is a clever play and will?1 V! Ugosl?v!a provide two hours of good enter- twas carrying on hostile activitainmpnt fnr th hio famiiv ties against the Soviet Union
Each year it is necessary to raise thJ;het supPrt and backinS of j Fairbanks Township C. W. Kes-! i. , the Western Powers. I.
Refuser. To Work However, when the time came to report to work, the miners balited at working in stateoperated mines. UMW' officials doubted that tne miners would end their 11-day strike.
The most seriou? outbreak funds' for expenses, such as trav-,the Western Powers.
Ullu"ru Maoama wnere aifl. un form rcn awmpnts an,1
County CROP Drive Meeting Called Oct. 4 Church, farm and civic leaders of Sullivan County today were invited to attend a meeting Tuesday, October 4, at the Courthouse in Sullivan to discuss organization of a local drive for the Christian Rural Overseas Program (CROP), the nationwide interchurch ,prdgram to send commodities to the needy overseas. The meeting was called by Rev. Alan T. Jones of Merom, who was selected to serve as county CROP convener. Last year CROP sent 2,392 railroad carloads of food to the needy abroad. Indania farmers contributed 200 carloads valued at $330,000. Of this number Sullivan County contributed over $6,000. At ,the meeting, the CROP program,1 which is sponsored by Catholic Rural Life, Church World Service (22 Protestant denominations), and Lutheran World Relief, will be explained, the need will be discussed, and the proposed participation by this county will be outlined. A special feature will be the showing of the CROP film, "Operation Mercy." Rev. Jones also asked that all those who helped last year attend
the meeting and give a report of j
their individual drives. Sullivan County can surely - repeat last year's performance and by cooperation of all can exceed last year's record. Rev. Jones stated there were almost 100,000 volunteer workers who helped on the CROP program in 1948. Will you help in 1949?
whom tickets may be purchased are: - v -' Cass Township and Dugger: Lowell Hale, Ringer Farm Supply and Burris Feed Store. -
Jefferson Township: Carl Jack- I
son. Haddon Township: Norman Koenig, Don Boroughs, Carlisle Mill & Elevator, and Carlisle Branch, Sullivan State Bank. Gill Township: George S. Daugherty, Leslie Eaton, and William F. Johnson. Turman Township: Ray Ferree, Herbert Burton, Max Woodard,
and Oliver S. Ogle
Gabor Takats Heads Ball Stale Drive Oabor Takats,-football coach' f Dugger High School, has been named chairman for " Vigo and Sullivan Counties for a fund drive to raise money for a Student Center at Ball State Teach
ers College at Muncie. Takats is a graduate of Ball State.
The Student Center will be named for L. A. Pittenger, for many years president of Ball State. The campaign for southwestern Indiana was begun at a dinner meeting held in Indianapolis on Sept. 27. At that time Dr. John R. Emens, president of Ball
State, talked on the campaign. It is planned to raise $100,000
through the campaign.
Col. F. E. Linnell Dies Wednesday At Hospital Colonel Frank E. Linnell, age 62, a retired United States Armj colonel, died at the Mary Sherman Hospital at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. He became ill Tuesday night and was admitted to the hospital Wednesday morning. Colonel Linnell operated the Davis Hotel in Sullivan for twe years. He leased it in 1943 upon retirement from tiie Army and continued operation until 1948 He resided at 226 West Giles Street. He was a veteran of 30 years of service in the Army, serving in both World War I and World War II. He was commissioned as a captain at the start of World War I and remained in service until after the last war. During World War II he was executive officer at Fort McClelian, Ala., where he served until transferred to Washington, D. C, to sit on a board of review 'n the War Department. He was a graduate of the University of Maryland. CoL Linnell was awarded the Legion of Merit for distinguished service in World War II. He was a member of the Sullivan Rotary Club. Col. Linnell is survived by the wile, Grace; a son, Lt. Col. Frank H. Linnell, stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Ka:'.; a daughter, Miss Grace Linnell, music teacher at Liberty, Indiana, and tw granddaughters. Funeral services will be at the BiUman Funeral Home Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
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UMW miner, Herschell' Davis.
age 51', was mowed down during n two-hour gun battle at the ncn-union Preskitt mine, Davis was repored in a "dying condition" at People's Hospital in Jasper, with wounds of the jaw, chest and abdomen. Witnesses said "thousands of bullets" were exchanged in the battle which came after the mine owners vowed to keep the pit operating despite the UMW strike. However, Sheriff Grover Baggett disclosed that a mutual
County Gives To Riley Memorial Fund The drive in Sullivan County for the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association Resaarch Fund has raised $530.65, D. R. Fightmaster, county chairman, has announced. He said the fund is still open for contributions and those wishing to give to the fund
"cease fire" agreement had been are asked to contact any of the reached between the two fac-J workers.
tions and that peace had been I
other activities in Band participates.
which the
restored. Baggett said he was unable to confirm a repart that one man had been killed in the gun exchange. In Virginia, there appeared to be no likelihood of the miners returning to the pits under state operation. " Miners Amused William Minton, president of the UMW's District 28, first announced the Virginia miners would return to work under the emergency declaration. But
later he said the men
Robert Lowry was treasurer of the county organization, and Mrs. Lida Kerlin, of the Tri Kappa Sorority served as city chairman. The township chairmen were Mrs. Jason Phegley, Mrs. Leonard Pound, Mrs. Allen Coulson, and Mrs. Roy Myers.
CASE DISMISSED ,A complaint for specific performance filed by Frederick B. Cline against the Alco Engineer-
seemed inS Corp. has been dismissed in
the Sullivan Circuit Court on motion of the plaintiff.
only amused at Governor Tuck's directive. The miners "voluntarily" went on strike Sept. 19 after John L. Lewis disclosed that welfare
payments were being stopped. The unofficial temperatures in And the miners apparently are Sullivan today were:
being left to decide "voluntar- at 7:30 a.m 44 degrees
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES
ily" when to return to work
However, spokesmen at Richmond said the state would try to operate only non-union strip mines, with State Police protection, and not attemp to work tne unionized deep mines unless necessary. In. that event, the fuel commission assigned to run the mines could order In state workers and eventually could turn
to convict labor.
at noon 62 degrees
FOOTBALL TICKETS Tickets for the Gerstmeyer football game are on sale at the Arnold News Agency and the High School. Fans are urged to buy tickets before ' going to Sportland Field Frl-' day night. Game time is 7:30 p. m.
One Of Mamy The treaty was similar to those Russia signed with all Eastern European countries after the war. The major provision pledged that neither side would conclude any alliance or join any coalition directed against the other signatory ' The Soviet-lugoslav treaty of friendship is part of an intricate network of similar treaties binding the Soviet satellites to each other and to Russia. Observers believed that the Soviet action would be followed quickly at announcement from its satellite countries denouncing
their treaties with Marshal Tito. The Soviet note accused Marshal Tito's regime of: 1. Carrying on . "profoundly hostile disruptive activity" against the Soviet Union. Moscow charged this activity was masked by mendacious assurances ot friendship. Hostile To U.S.S.R. 2. Continuing hostility against the U.S.S.R. "not only on their own initiative but under the direct instructions of foreign imperialist circles.'' 3. Complete dependence upon
foreign imperialist circles. It
said Yugoslavia had been trans
lcrmed into an instrument of
Western aggressive policies.
All these facts had been disclosed the broadcast said by the
recent Budapest treason, trial of Laszlo Rajk, former No.', 2 Com
munist in Hungary, and that as a result Yugoslavia had lost its independence and autonomy. Rajk was sentenced to death by the Hungarian state court. Yugoslavia " charged that the trial was " staged at Moscow's direction. Russia's action in breaking off the treaty was the most drastic move the Kremlin yet has made in its cold war against Tito.
Elmer C. Lucas
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Curry Township and Shelburn:
Martin Feed Store and George; XA7QHr.r i
Brir : "-p-jDiej fear Linton
suuivan: jonnson t eed store, Sullivan Oliver Company, Oullivan Tractor Sales, Jared Implement Company, Kraft Foods Company, and Sullivan County Co-op.
Indiana Escapes First Heavy Frost INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 29 (U.R) Indiana's first heavy frost
due any time now missed today although the mercury dived
within two degrees of freezing. A low of 34 at South Bend was
the coldest temperature reported to the Indianapolis weather bureau.
Weather experts said there was only spotty light frost in the extreme north portion of the state. They, warned, however, , that slightly colder temperatures are probable tonight, with the mercury dropping to perhaps 30 degrees in some upstate areas and to 35 and 40 in the south portion. Low temperatures this morning included 38 at Fort Wayne, 39 at Indianapolis, 40 at Terre Haute and 44 at Evansville.
Elmer C. Lucas, age 80, died at 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the home in the Nine Mile Community. He was born in Kilgore, Ohio, and moved with his family to Indiana in 1871. He was a member of the Nine Mile Methodist Church. He was the son of Samuel and Hannah Lucas. He is survived by the widow, Viola; two sons? Reed Lucas, of Sullivan, and Howard Lucas, of Linton route, and a daughter, Mrs. Leona Miller, of Vincennes. The body was taken to the Welch and Cornett Funeral Home in Linton where services will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday after
noon with the Rev. Robert Walker, of Jasonville, officiating. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Linton.
State GOP Begins. . '50 Campaign Early INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 29 (U.R) Republican National Chairman Guy Gabrielson comes to Indianapolis today to kick off the Indiana GOP's 1950 , election campaign. Gabrielson speaks at a luncheon of the state GOP women's organization. Hundreds of women workers in the party from all parts of the state gathered to hear him. It was the first of three big meetings planned by party leaders this fall to rally the faithful for the 1950 campaign. The others in October and November, include an appearance by Former National Chairman Will Hays and a session of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association. At a recent state committee meeting,- State Chairman Cale J. Holder said the party would start its vote drive early amid optimism brought about by a GOP victory in a Pennsylvania special Congressional election recently.
By Bernard J. Nilles United Press Staff Correspondent PITTSBURGH, Sept. 29. (UP) The nation's st mills ground toward a complete shutdown today as U. S- St Corp., and the CIO United Steel workers prepared for a la: ditch effort to settle the bitter pension-insurance dispute. Top government mediators stood by, but maintained hands off policy when U- S. Steel and the union voluntar scheduled a conference for I p.m. CST. There were no indications of a settlement before t union's 12:01 a.m. Saturday strike deadline. U. S. Steel r ecutives reportedly met this morning and decided to lu firm to their position that workers must contribute to a welfare and social insurance fund-
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Arrows To Play Gerstmeyer Here Friday, 7:30 The Sullivan Golden Arrows, home for the first time this season, will try to make it two straight over the Black Cats from Gerstmeyer of Terre Haute. The Arrows, after opening their season at Washington and playing at Garfield, get a chance to perform before a home crowd for the first time. Kick-off Friday night wiuTIj at 7:30 p. m.., a new starting time for local football games. The Arrows, a little disappointed but not downhearted, about losing to Garfield iasi week in the final two minutes of -the- game, are - getting . ready for Tech. The Cats have also split even in their first two games. They dropped their opener to East Chicago Washington's big eleven 18 to 0 and then stepped on Clinton 27 to 7. Their showing against Washington looks even better since the northern team has won three straight and as yet has not been scored on. ' inere will be quite a show put on for the fans before the game and between halves of the game Friday. The Sullivan High School marching band will give a short performance before the opening kickoff at 7:30 p. m., and between halves the Gerstmeyer band and the Sullivan
girls' drum and bugle corps will entertain. Frankie Pound, who was in
jured against Garfield in theiand we want t0 try to settle th: fourth quarter, is back at practice thing before tne strjice deadline, and he is expected to start the usw District Director Williar game Friday night Bob Banks, Donovarii who directed Republ.
negotiations for the union il
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Mrs. Nettie Lloyd Dies At Farmersburg
Mrs. Nettie Lloyd, age 77, of Farmersburg died yesterday morning at 5:30 o'clock. She is survived by two sons, Harold Lloyd of Bedford and Garnett Lloyd of Terre Haute. The body was taken to the Fidler Funeral Home in Farmersburg. Funeral services will be conducted there Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be at Farmersburg.
SULLIVAN WOMAN TO BE HONORED TERRE HAUTE, Sept. 29 (U.R) Past presidents of the Indiana Women's Democratic Club will be honored at a meeting here Saturday. They include Mrs. James R. Riggs of Sullivan, Mrs. A. P.
Flynn of Logansport, Mrs. Emmitt White of Crown Point, Mrs. R. Earl Peters of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Timothy Sexton of In
dianapolis.
Rain Halts Both 1 Yankees, Red Sox Rain called a halt to the tight pennant race in 'the American League this afternoon with both the Philadelphia at New York and the Boston at Washington baseball games being rainejj out. Both games have been rescneduled for afternoon games on Friday. The two conteaders in the National League played their games, Brooklyn playing a dcubleheader at Boston and St. Louis played a single game at Pittsburgh.
ASSAULT, BATTERY CASES HEARD Truss Coleman was fined $1 and costs on a charge of assault and battery in the Sullivan Circuit Court, after he pleaded guilty. The court suspended the fine and costs. A similar charge against Felton Coleman was dismissed -by motion of the prosecuting attorney.
Merom Station Opens Methodist Church
The Merom Station Me.thodist
Church will be reopened Sunday
for worship services, the Rev.
C. E. Homberger, of the Merom charge, has announced.
The services for Sunday will consist of Sunday School organization services in the morning, a covered dish dinner at noon,' and preaching and a special program in the afternoon. The morning services will begin at 10 a.m. and the afternoon services will begin at 2 p.m. The public is invited to attend. '
governnn
labor experts admitted imoil
cially that hopes for settlem
of the steel . dispute without
strike were fading. They d;
counted speculation that, sett J
ment of the Ford Motor Co. pr.
sion dispute with the CIO Aiil
Workers might set a pattern .11
peace.)
At New York, union official
met briefly with Bethlehem St Co. When the meeting recess..
the union men said a walkout vl
peared inevitable. Bank Furnaees
Steel firms across the count I
jstarted banking furnaces, emptl
ing open hearths and closing col ovens in preparation for closii-
U. S. Steel said all of its
iron furnaces in the Pittsburg! Youngstowa district will be dovJ
within 24 hours. Wheeling SUI
announced its steel furnaces wl
ba empty by midnight toui
Bethlehem, - Inland and oth l
companies also were cutting ba
Republic Steel, in conferen-J
with the union today, duplicati
U. S. Steel's offer six eer. an hour per man for pensions a;
four cents for insurance, if cr.l ployees contribute. The offer, t j
company said, would cut emplo
es' present insurance paymer. and result in an immediate ta:;
home pay increase of Vz cer
an hour. The union promptly rJ
jected the offer. William Margolis, number o:
trouble shooter of the governmeJ
mediation service, was assign-
to the U.S. Steel negotiations I, Mediation Chief Cyrus S. Chin.
He said he did not plan immeJ
iate intervenetion, but that 1
would keep "in contact with th
negotiations." Time Is Short
"We're going to have to play b
ear and make our plans a3 va l
along," he said. "Time is shell
He said resumption ofaiegntial
tions with the company, thirl
largest producer of the natioii depended on the management an.
added he had "no reason to eal
them and I don't plan tcv"
whose absence hurt the locals
last week, is a doubtful starter, j Cleveland declared his men
nanKs nas Deen m, ana u is a; prepared to strike."
question u ne win De recovered in time to play. Other than that, the boys who played against Garfield are expected to do the biggest share of the playing against Gerstmeyer. The game will be the second Western Indiana Conference game for the Arrows. It will also be the second for Tech. Don't forget, game time Friday night is 7:30 o'clock. Probable starting lineups:
Sullivan Knotts Phillips Farrar Raley Gettinger Pound Cooley Grayam Brown Oldham McClure
Pos Tech lt Britton lt McKee lg Casper c Curley rg Piazza rt Rogerson re Lawson qb Siler i lh Smith rh Foss fb . Collins
Elmer 0t!o Webb Dies At Hospital
timer utto webo, age an, cl
Sullivan route 4, died ' at ti
Mary Sherman Hospital Wedn;
day night at 11:55 o'clock. He wa
a coal miner and was employe at the Springhill mine.
He is survived by the widow
Audria, four children, Bobb;
Dean, Linda Susan, Elizabot-J
Kathryn, and Mary Margaret; i'h-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Williar:
Dana Webb, of Shelburn; threrl
brothers, Robert Webb, of Chi
cago; Roy Webb, of Hutsonvllls
111., and Harold Webb, of Shel-I
Mrs. Man I
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. George Neward
ot Kocnester, New YorK, an- burn, and a sister,
nounce tne Dirtn ot a aaugnter, Hart, of Shelburn. Kathleen, born September 22nd. The body was taken
ivirs. iNewara was iormeny name Paul Harbaugh of Sullivan.
COURT FINDS FOR PLAINTIFF The court found for the plaintiffs, Cleotus Followell and Leo E. Followell, doing business as the Followell Brothers, against Casby Sheridan on a complaint on account.
to thd
Railsback Funeral Home and wi;
be taken to the home of tl :
mother-in-law, Mrs. Earl Alsopl
420 East Jackson Street, at 2 o
clock Friday afternoon. FunsrrJ
services will be held at 2 o'clo-
Sunday afternoon at the Pente
costal Church on North Covn
Street with the Rev. J. M. Smih officiating. Burial will be" in Mt.
Calvary Cemetery.