The Tribune from Seymour, Indiana • Page 1

10 Pages Today THE WEATHER 1 to 8. fair Thursday. SEYMOUR DAILY TRIBUNE Cloudy, colder tonight. Mostly LXX NO. 8 SEYMOUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1952 PRICE FIVE CENTS U.S.

IN PERILOUS TIME Rank Resources a $12,169,420 Here Trust Company Votes Capital Stock Increase Strong Position of Concerns Reflects General Condition of Community Prosperity The two banks in Seymour have combined resources of 169,420.18, according to reports made at- the annual stockholders' meetings Tuesday night. Following the meetings, the directors reorganized for the year. Both banks are in excellent financial position, with ample funds in surplus and undivided Profit accounts. The excellent pos tion of the institutions reflects He general prosperity and stability of the community. Capital Increase Directors of the Jackson County Loan and Trust Company apmoved an increase in capital stock from $100,000 to $150,000.

An amendment proposing this increase was presented at the Detember meeting and Tuesday night, the directors voted a 50 per cent stock dividend to be paid on or before March 1, 1952, and the amount of the increase will be transterred from undivided profits to the capital stock account. This change, was, made in order to increase the facilities of the bank for extended service: to its patrons. The increase in capital stock been under consideration for some time and earnings were set aside for several years for this purpose, When the change is made, the bank will have capital stock and surplus of Turn to page 6, column Joseph Leroy Lacey Succumbs to Illness Joseph: Leroy Lacey, 39, died Tuesday night at the home, 610 Cast Fourth street, after an illness bf 12 weeks' duration. Mr. Lacey was a life-long resident of Jackson county, and was born in Freetown on October 28, 912.

the son of Ruben and Mary Fleet wood Lacey, both of whom preceded him in death. On May 8, 936, he was married in Scottsburg Irene Derringer, who survives. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Lacey was a member of the Vettrans of Foreign Wars. He was an Imploye of Arvin Industries, nd leaves a host of friends who nourn his death.

Survivors in addition to the vidow include one son, Don RichIrd Lacey, at home; one brother, Carl Lacey, one half-brother, Russel Baurlie, and one steprother, Victor Baurlie, all of this lity; and three sisters, Mrs. Lillie Hinton and Mrs. Ann Miller, both this city, and Mrs. Beatrice Duke, of Marengo, Ind. Funeral services will be conucted at 2 o'clock Friday after001 from the Voss Mortuary, with the Rev.

Robert Hazen, pastor the Church of God, in charge. surial in Riverview. Cemetery, Friends may call at the Voss fortuary after 7 o'clock tonight. Man Fined, Sentenced On Charge in Court Earl L. Moore, who was found guilty by a jury of second offense, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, in the last jury trial of the October term of court, appeared today for sentencing in Jackson Circuit Court.

He was fined $100 and costs of $25.55 and was sentenced to 60 at the state penal farm. His driver's license was recommended suspended for Gossman, one year by Judge Ora. Banister. Hayden, was arraigned on a criminal charge of 'non-support. His bond was fixed at $200 and the case continued generally in compliance with the court's order with reference 1 to payment to his wife and three children.

Red Cross Fund Chairman Named J. Allan Campbell Will Head Annual. Drive Next March J. Allan Campbell, superintendent of the Seymour public schools, has been. appointed 1952 fund campaign chairman for the Jackson County Chapter, American Red Cross, it was announced today.

The annual drive will be held during the month of March, startin March 1. The fund planning committee of the organization, composed of H. Hobbs Miller, chairman of the Jackson county chapter, J. Hastedt, Karl Hackman, Don M. Bollinger and Walter H.

Droege, is scheduled to meet this week to discuss goals for the various townships and to set up the or ganization and formulate plans and contacts for the annual fund drive: Although the goal has not been set, the amount needed is expected to be high because of the funds needed to carry on the Red Cross blood program and the other services of the organization. Mr. Campbell has been a worker in Red Cross fund campaigns before coming to Seymour and local officials are pleased that he has accepted the responsibility for heading the 1952 fund campaign. Divorce, Civil Dockets Called Divorce and civil dockets were called Tuesday, the second day of the January term of Jackson Circuit Court at Brownstown. Several divorce cases were dismissed in the calling the die vorce docket.

One new divorce suit has been fled. It is Bertha Dunlap vs. Charles L. Dunlap. Montgomery and Montgomery are attorneys for the plaintiff.

Divorces dismissed include: Harold L. Elkins -vs. Fairy H. Elkins, Emory B. Druley vs.

Nellie June Druley, Clifford F. Ault vs. Mabel Ault, Fairy Elkins vs. Harold Elkins, Lois Christine Hutchinson vs. Clarence Hutchinson, Wilma R.

Fields vs. Cecil Turn to page 5, column 3. Cancellation on Letters Mailed in Local Postoffice Tells of Centennial The fact, that Seymour is oberving its centennial this year on will be known wherever ail postmarked at the Seymour ostoffice is sent. For. today, a special on die hub obtained by Walter Droege, Seymour postmaster, As placed into use at the local ostoffice and letters postmarked the Seymour postoffice, beginng today, are being cancelled ith this new die as well as with usual circular cancellation intaining the city, date, time and The special cancellation die the face of the envelope the upper right hand corner ith the following notation: "100 rosperous: Years- -Seymour In- Conservation Practices for Year Adopted 21 From Indiana Handbook Approved For Jackson County By PMA Committeemen Approximately 30 committeemen from throughout Jackson county selected 21 conservation practices from the state handbook for Jackson county for the year 1952 at a meeting Tuesday in the county Production and Marketing Administration office at the county courthouse at Brownstown.

The practices are about the same number as last year but mechanical practices are being stressed for" the coming year, with 10 of the 21 adopted being of the mechanical type. The Soil Conservation Service must approve all of the mechanical practices and Roy Babb, supervisor for the SCS in several counties in southeastern Indiana, was present at Tuesday's meeting to discuss the practices. Help has been received from that agency this year, but there is no office in Jackson county. Harley Hamm, forester Brownstown, who helps on forestry improvement, also attended the meeting. Three forestry practices are included among those adopted and two of them are new practices for this year.

Among others attending the meeting, in charger of Will R. Isaacs, county PMA. administrator, were W. P. Stall, county agricultural agent, and Arthur Walker, of Bedford, Farm Home Administrator.

Three committeemen from each township were eligible to attend and each township was represented. Turn to page 6. column Police Lodge to Start Membership Drive Soon Members of the local police department will soon be' calling on prospective associate members of Seymour Lodge No. 108, Fraternal Order of Police, according to Leonard Tolbert, lodge secretarytreasurer. There are now 96 associate members and 21 active members in the lodge.

Associate members are usually businessmen in the towns represented by the acting lodge members. These towns are Seymour, Brownstown, and North Vernon. Officers elected in December and assuming their duties in the new year are Charles Koerner, president; Harold Knoke, vicepresident; Leonard Tolbert, secretary-treasurer; Ivan Thompson, chaplain; Robert Gill, trustee for three-year term; Charles Freeman, guard; and Walter G. LaMaster, conductor. Sauers Church Elects Officers St.

Sauers, John's "Lutheran Church, at held its regular annual voters' meeting Sunday afternoon, with results. released today by. the Rev. Alvin A. Mueller, pastor.

Edward Rieckers was named an elder of the church, and Paul Stuckwisch, Elmer Holle and Allen Darlage were chosen trustees. Willard Schroer was named chairman; Arthur Pollert, secretary; Robert Kellermeier, financial secretary; Edwin Thomas, treasurer; Herbert Darlage, treasurer for missions and charities; Turn to page 5, column Weather Records Here official and records Two LIVE AS for Seymour I CREAMY MERE AS ONE the The IS NO ALIMONY I reading from downtown there mometer, en rec from the records of Mrs. hart weather here, and Official maximum Tuesday 53. Official minimum 28 Reading at 2 p. m.

today 46 River at 8. feet of Russia, Threat of Third War--Asks Armistice On All Election-Year Fights Mountainous Waves Threaten Capt. Carlsen 'Stay-Put' Skipper and Helper Nearly Washed Overboard Towline is Broken-30 Miles to Go BULLETIN London, Jan. 9 -(P) The angry sea scored heavily tonight in the epic battle of Capt. Kurt Carlsen, and a plan of action was drawn up to remove him from the crippled freighter Flying Enterprise when and if it starts toward the bottom.

The gallant skipper was still staying put at 7:30 p.m.. (11:30 a.m.. CST), although the Enterprise was riding lower and listing farther than ever before, the U. S. Destroyer Keith reported by radio telephone.

London, Jan. 9- (P) -Mountainous waves, threatened to write the end of the Flying Enterprise saga today, and almost swept Capt. Kurt Carlsen into the sea he has defied for 13 days. The American freighter, broken loose from its tug, was being smashed mercilessly 30 miles off the English coast as Carlsen and his lone companion, Kenneth Dancy, tried to make fast a new line. The Enterprise was.

sinking a little every hour and at times the wallowing hulk, almost on its side, seemed in imminent danger of turning upside down. The towline with the tug turmoil broke at 1:30 a.m. For the next 13 hours, whenever the waves would permit, Carlsen and Dancy made ready to get another rig aboard. Then, shortly before 3 p.m., they barely saved themTurn to page 5, column 5. All UN Points Are Okayed But Fields Munsan, Korea, Jan.

9 The Communists today submitted a new counterproposal agreeing to all Allied terms. for supervising a Korean armistice except a ban on building Red air fields. The UN command promptly rejected the compromise, The future of Red air fields is the basic point of dispute. "There is no major disagreement still existing except that of air fields," said Maj. Gen.

Howard M. Turner, UN negotiator. "That has been the major disagreement throughout." The Communist counterproposal formally accepted Allied demands for troop rotation, replenishment of supplies, and supervision of the truce by neutrals. No progress was made in a subcommittee meeting on exchange of prisoners. Both subcommittees meet at 11 a.m.

Thursday (8 p.m. CST Wednesday) at Panmunjom. Jaycees Hold Dinner Meeting in Church The Seymour Junior Chamber of Commerce held a dinner meeting; to which guests were invited, Tuesday night in the basement of the Redeemer Lutheran Church. Twenty-seven persons attended the dinner. Announcement was made that, from now on Jaycee business meetings would be on the first and third Tuesdays of each month and dinner meetings would be scheduled for the first Tuesday of each month.

William Luzius, chosen as representative from the local Junior Chamber of Commerce for the sectional meeting in Greensburg Friday night, explained to new members the aims and organization of the group. Lee Price, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, will address the Greensburg gathering. Man Taking Taxi to be Returned to County Donald Lenz, New Albany, was to be returned today to Jackson county to face a charge of vehicle taking filed Tuesday by owner of the ABC Cab Company, New Albany, in Jackson Circuit Court. Lenz is reported to have come to morning Seymour and by while taxi the early driver Monday of the cab stopped in this city for a cup of coffee. Lenz took the cab and went rapidly south toward New Albany.

He was apprehended by state police. from the Charlestown post and was held in the Clark county jail at Jeffersonville. 1,000 Chinese Die In Heavy Fighting South Koreans Yield Two Hills to 4,000 Reds in Sasi Bulge Seoul, Korea, Jan. 9- (P)- South Korean troops killed an estimated 1,000 Chinese near the Panmunjom truce talks site Tuesday in the war's heaviest fighting in six weeks, the U. S.

Eighth Army reported today. But the South Koreans had to give up two small hills west of Korangpo when the Reds hurled about 4,000 troops into the battle of Sasi Bulge. The vicious battle has raged since December 28. The Allied troops were identified Wednesday as infantrymen of the Republic of Korea (ROK) first division. An Eighth Army briefing offcer said since the fight for the outpost began, 3,076 communists have been -killed, 852 wounded and ten captured.

He said Allied Flosses were "much lighter," but gave no figures. New. Scrap Breaks Out new scrap broke out during the early morning darkness near Heartbreak Ridge on the eastern front. An attacking Red platoon pushed a United Nations unit out of an advance position, but the Turn to page 6, column 5 Truman, Churchill Make Big Pledge Washington, Jan. 9-(P) -President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill today pledged their governments to full support of a "European defense community" with Germany a "full and equal partner." An official communique summarizing the results of four days of talks between the chiefs of state of the United States and Britain, pledged their determination to work jointly to insure world "peace and security." Mr.

Trumah and Churchill reported a identity of aims" in promoting stability, peaceful development and omic progress in the Middle East. As to the Far East, Mr. Truman and Churchill reported a "broad harmony of view." Turn to page 5, column 3. Gives No Clue To His Own Future Plans Leaves Open Question Of Tax "Fair Civil Rights Issues (NEA Telephoto) GOP Leaders Confers Sen. Bridges Non Hvy-conter, was.

elected Senate Republican leader to succeed the late Sen. Kenneth Wherry. Senator Bridges is shown conferring with Sen. Robert Taft left, and Sen. Homer Ferguson (R.

Mich.) prior to GOP meeting in Washington which elected him. 71 Jackson County Men Take Army Examinations Breeding Group To Meet Monday Artificial Breeders May Halve Membership Dues at Meeting Here Plans are now complete for the annual meeting of the Jackson County Artificial Breeding Association which will be held at the Majestic Theater in Seymour next Monday, January 14. The business meeting will get under way promptly at: 9:30 o'clock in the morning; Matters of business to be considered this year include the election of three directors to serve for three years, a discussion of the year's work by association officers, and: the financial report of the secretary-treasurer. Several weeks ago it was pointed out by the directors of the association that it would now be possible to reduce the membership fee by half. This was recommended by the directors in their November meeting, but a decision of this kind must be considered and approved by the membership in the annual business meeting.

If this measure is approved by a majority of the members, refunds will be made to those who are now members as a result of Turn to page 6 column 4. Bloodmobile Visit Set Here January. 21 Jackson county's next visit of the Red Cross bloodmobile unit will be Monday January 21, it was announced today by Arthur S. Kaufman, chairman of the bloodmobile. program for the Jackson County Chapter, American Red cross, and Morton Lester, general recruitment chairman.

The bloodmobile will- be at the Legion Home, Second and Walnut streets, from 10 o' clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Pledges are now being taken so the schedule can be confirmed and cards of appointment mailed back to prospective donors. GOP Women to Hear Bontrager Senator Russell Bontrager, of Elkhart, will be the speaker at a meeting of the Jackson County Republican Women's Club, to be held at the Elks Home, February 19. The announcement was made by. Mrs. Earl Kline, president of the organization.

Senator Bontrager is a convincing speaker and the committee feels fortunate in securing him for this meeting. He was a co-author of the recent welfare bill which developed general discussion during the regular session of the Indiana legislature and at the special session in December. It is expected that the room will be completely filled for the meeting, as many requests have been made for tickets, even before they have been placed on sale. Washington, Jan. 9 (P) President Truman proposed to Congress today that it join him in an election year armistice on "political fights" which might endanger the national interest at a time when all men walk "in the shadow of a third world war." He declared "'We are moving through a perilous time" with Soviet Russia steadily increasing its armed might, and "all of us Republicans and Democrats alike- all of us are Americans; and we are going to sink or swim together." "The United States and the whole free world are passing.

through a period of grave danger," he said. Seventy-one young men from Jackson county reported to the Army induction center at Indianapolis today for their pre-induction physical examinations, according to Mrs. Vivian Smith, clerk of the Jackson County Selective Service Board in Brownstown. This is the largest group to go from this county since Selective Service was reinstated in 1948. Reporting were: Jack C.

Hayes; William L. Gwinn, Bain Harbaugh, Lawrence Charles Greathouse, Howard Kroger, Raymond Daily, Paul Stahl, Glenn Wolter, Herman Robert Brown, Donald Snyder, Maurice Eugene Banister, Kenneth Dale Rider, Kenneth Ronald Hunsucker, Jay E. Hall, Donald Plumer, Harry Dwight Johnson: Also Frank William Roseberry, Donald Ray Humphrey, Marvin Lee Grelle, Walter Thomas Hughes, Earl Charles Hackman, Donal Albert Meadors, Gerald Terrell, Harold Terrell, Robert Lee Cole, George William Meahl, Kenneth Raymond England, Jr. Marshall Earl Combs, Harlan E. Boxman, Thomas J.

Martin, LorTurn to page 2, column 8 Stall Receives Farm Income Tax Bulletins W. P. Stall, county agricultural extension agent, reports that his office has received a supply of Farmers 1951 Income Tax bulletins. These are available at his office, on request. The bulletin has been prepared by the Agricultural -Extension Service, and approved by the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

It is designed to help farmers with income tax records. The bulletin covers a. number of important points on farm record keeping for income tax reporting purposes. It includes an explanation of how. to compute: depreciation, how to treat the sale of capital items, and how to report the sales of breeding and dairy animals.

It also explains the retroactive features of the Revenue Act of 1951. regarding the sale of draft and breeding animals during 1948, 1949. and 1950. This publication has been delayed because of printing difficulties, but there is yet time for this to be of service to interested farmers. County Man Attends Nurserymen's Meeting Attending the annual meeting of the State Association of Indiana Nurserymen and Arborists at Purdue University this.

week is George Schneider of Brownstown township, who is now engaged in producing nursery stock at his farm on U. S. Road 50. The State Convention of Nurserymen is a three-day meeting and assembled for their first session at noon Tuesday. The meeting will continue through Friday forenoon.

The entire three-day program will deal with problems of particular interest to commercial nurserymen. "Stomach Communism! Departing from the text of his prepared message, the President declared: "Less than one-third of the expenditures for the cost of World War IT would have been sufficient to feed the world SO we wouldn't have had stomach Communism. "Unless we fight that battle and win it, we can't win the cold war or a hot one either." The departure from his text was. in connection with a call for more funds to speed the "Point Four" program for developing, of the world's backward areas. action you take here in Congress, and every action I take: as President," Mr.

Truman told a joint meeting of Senators and Representatives, "must be measured against the test of whether it helps to meet that danger. "We have a great responsibility to conduct our political fights in a manner that" does not harm the I national interest." Leaves Tax Issue Open In a "State of the Union" message delivered in person in the House chamber, the President left open the question of how much, if any, new increases in taxes he will ask in his economic and budget messages. He said only that the country must have "high taxes" over the next few years and that they must be "shared among the people as fairly as possible." Since the outbreak of the Korean war in June, 1950, Congress has voted three tax bills increasing revenues by an estimated making the total tax Joad about $63,700,000,000 for the current fiscal year ending June 30. The total is expected to rise as much as three billion more in Turn to page 6, column 5 Lutheran Aid Society Hears Girls' Ensemble Sing, Supt. Campbell Speak diana- Centennial 1852-1952." The special cancellation will be used throughout the entire year on letters mailed through the Seymour postoffice.

Plans for observing Seymour's centennial with a city-wide observance are still very much undecided. Several meetings of the executive committee have been held recently but due to the fact that enough interest has not been found among residents who are willing to assume the huge task of carrying out the original plans for the local centennial, plans have been at a standstill for several weeks, and plans for a big week's observance, including week-long pageant, may yet dropped, it is stated. Approximately 100 members of the Lutheran Social Aid Society enjoyed an interesting program Tuesday night at the club's weekly dinner meeting at the Lutheran Club. An interesting address by James A. Campbell, superintendent of the Seymour public schools, climaxed the program, which opened with a group of selections excellently presented by the Shields High School Girls' Ensemble.

Harvard Nolting, president of the organization, presided at the meeting and the invocation was given by the Rev. Russell C. Prohl, pastor of the Redeemer Lutheran Church. R. J.

Wieneke, program chairman, presented the other members of his committee, Milton Pollert, Fred Hercamp, Norman Wilde, Alfred VonStrohe, Robert Demske, George Christopher, Millard Alwes, Mart Bergsieker, Elmer Arnholt and Elmer Boxman and then presented David Davenport, high school vocal music director, who presented. the ensemble. The girls sang "Oh, Sing Your Songs" Through the Night" and a medley, "Snow White Fantasy" from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Rendition of the selections was outstanding and was much enjoyed by the group. Turn to page 4, column.