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THE HAMMOND TIMES Tuesday, September 5, 1944 Injury Fatal To Publisher Of Times (Wednesday, Aug. 30, 1944) Sidmon McHie, 81, publisher and owner of The Hammond Times, died at 3:07 a.m. today in St. Margaret's hospital of injuries sustained Friday when his car was struck by two locomotives on the Pennsylvania tracks on Torrence avenue, near Lansing. The body will lie in state at the Burns' funeral home until 2 p.m.

Thursday, when services will be conducted in the Burns' chapel by Rev. Peter Langendorff. Last rites for the publisher also will be held in Detroit on Saturday where he will be laid to rest in Elmwood cemetery at the side of his mother. Founded Hammond Times Born Jan. 24, 1863, at Grosse Pointe, Mr.

McHie came to Hammond more than 38 years ago and, in 1906, founded The Hammond Times, which grew with the Calumet region. He owned a grain elevator in Hammond, erected the Hammond building at the corner of Hohman avenue and Fayette street, purchased a tobacco firm in Detroit, once owned a railroad and built a race track in the city which later was sold as a site for the Standard Steel Car Manufacturing company. Sidmon McHie and The Times have supported worthwhile civic, charitable and war endeavors. His varied philanthropies and charities, were at his own request, never publicized. In civic affairs, the publisher has been the guide and mentor of the community and much praise is due him for the industries he brought to this city; his interest in St.

Margaret's hospital; his aid in building small country school houses and a church at St. Anne, and his persistence in planning for track elevation for the city of Hammond. Fought Grade Crossings Mr. McHie campaigned against the hazards of railroad grade crossings, for many years and, in 1930, he succeeded when plans were drawn for several grade crossing separations. The publisher conferred with presidents and presidents of many of the railroads routed through Hammond and city officials and it is believed that the proposed plans outlined for track elevation would have been carried out, were it not for the stock market crash, the depression and the second World war.

After establishing The Times, Mr. McHie went to New York City to found the brokerage firm of McHie and Company and to direct his many interests in Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit and other cities. During his absence from Hammond, the publisher's brother, Richard, at one time postmaster of Hammond, directed activities of the newspaper. Returned in 1925 Mr. McHie returned from New York in 1925 to 'become actively, associated with The Times.

A few years later he started construction of the Hieland lodge and golf course on the Kankakee river near St. Anne. The lodge and 18-hole course, in existence now for approximately 17 years, adjoins Mr. McHie's farmlands in Illinois. Born the year of Abraham Lincoln's presidency, the son of Alexander McHie, first auditor of Wayne county, and Catherine McHie, he was the youngest and last surviving member of a family of seven boys and one girl.

They were Archibald, George, Joseph, William, Mary and James (the twins) and Richard. A. life-long Republican, the publisher has been untiring in his fight for constitutional government and the American way of life, serving his party not only with a forthright editorial policy in his newspaper but as a delegate from the First district of Indiana to the national conventions in 1936, 1940, and 1944. He lived through the great era of railroad expansion and development of the steel industry, followed by the automobile age and the growth of oil refineries. Although he had no children, the late publisher is survived by 36 nieces and nephews and many grand nieces and grand nephews.

Pallbearers at funeral services tomorrow will be Dr. Henry Eggers, Julius Meyn, Clarence Fox, R. C. Grothe, Richard Tinkham, Henry James S. DeLaurier To Manage Times In accordance with the expressed wish and definite instructions of the late publisher, Sidmon McHie, the management and publication of The Hammond Times henceforth will be under the supervision of James S.

DeLaurier, representing the stockholders, directors and administrators. DeLaurier has been president of the company since the annual election of the board of directors in December. DeLaurier was selected for the post of executive head of the newspaper by Mr. McHie because of his vast experience in offset printing as manager of mid-western states for the Lithomat Corporation, technical advisor to the United States army air corps and other varied business interests. As a resident of this community he has long been familiar with its problems and greatly interested and active in civic affairs.

With his increased duties as executive official of The Times, DeLaurier will carry out the policies established and enforced by Mr. McHie since he founded the newspaper 38 years ago and dedicated it to the service of the cities and towns of Lake county, southern Cook county and the adjacent rural districts in which it has circulation. There will be no departure from Mr. McHie's strict adherence to the highest ideals of patriotism and a free press, and his impartial, honest and fearless printing of the news. The fight he waged for winning the war, for good government, for needed public improvements, for the upbuilding and progress of the Calumet region, for the locating of new and diversified industries, for postwar employment at good wages, for free enterprise and the American way of life, will be continued by The Times.

Bieker, Leo Besozzi and John Whitaker. Honorary pallbearers are F. Richard Schaaf, Dr. E. S.

Jones, Dr. Robert Roy Gillis, Frederick C. Crumpacker, E. C. Minas, Sen.

James Watson, James T. McNamara, Col. Walter J. Riley, Joseph Meyers, Frank Gorsline, L. L.

Bomberger, Lee L. Caldwell, David Emery and Rex L. Hidy. Many Send Regrets Messages of condolence from friends and associates of the late publisher were received today from all parts of the country. The following communication came from Gov.

Henry, Schricker: "I was deeply shocked to learn of Mr. McHie's death, and I hasten to express my sincere sympathy to his relatives and business associates. Mr. McHie will be remembered as one of the outstanding newspaper publishers of his generation and one who contributed mightily to the growth and devel-1 opment of the great Calumet region. His death marks the passing of one of Indiana's outstanding citizens." Senator Wires In another telegram received by The Times, R.

E. Willis, U. S. senator from Indiana, wrote: "The newspaper profession and the nation have lost a sterling supporter in the death of Sidmon McHie. His long steadfast and loyal devotion to the fundamentals of American government have been a steady influence in this day of confusion and trouble.

He will be missed tremendously." Mayor John W. Jaranowski, umet City, said: "Under Sidmon McHie's leadership The Hammond Times has been a potent force for progress in Calumet City and southeastern Cook county. Aside from his newspaper interest in our affairs, he maintained a strong personal interest which always reacted to the betterment of our community. "As a personal friend of myself and others in Calumet City, he always was ready to aid us solve our problems and to secure for our area improvements that have done much to make Calumet City a better place in which to Major Paul Nelson, territorial secretary, public relations, Salvation Army, said: "Sidmon McHie's support of charitable, civic and religious movements was a part of his public service and his own private nature. "His passing is a distinct loss to many organizations in which he took an active and newspaper interest.

His support, when I was in Hammond, did much to making effective my work there. I mourn him as a personal friend." SAFE FOUND IN WOODS (Tuesday, Aug. 29, 1944) HOBART-A safe stolen from the John Hagerty filling station on West Third street last Thursday night has been found, looted of $50, in a woods near the Turkey Creek cemetery. The safe weighed about 500 pounds and had been battered open with sledge hammers. Fleming to Speak at Labor Meet Launching a state-wide campaign to elect Charles F.

Fleming, state senator, as secretary of state on the Democratic ticket in the November elections, Lake county labor will open the state political campaign Sept. 12 at Dunes White House when Fleming will be honored at a banquet. More than 500 are expected to attend the affair, at 6:30 0 p. when all candidates on the state Democratic ticket will be present. Called non-partisan by Harold Wagner, chairman of the Labor's Legislative Council of Lake County, the banquet is expected to attract Republican labor leaders and union members, as well as Democrats.

No speeches will be permitted from candidates, other than Fleming the U. S. Senator Samuel Jackson, who will speak, not as Democratic candidate for governor but as U. S. senator honoring Fleming.

Candidates of both and Republican parties will be The tribute to Fleming was arranged by Labor's Legislative council because it was the council, of which Fleming formerly was secretary-treasurer, who first sponsored his candidacy for state senator and which backed his nomination for secretary of state Tickets for the banquet read "honoring our own state senator, Charles F. Fleming." Regional labor leaders, as well as county leaders and union members, will attend. Committees for the banquet, announced today by Clarence J. Huber, chairman of the committee, are: Arrangements: Miss Helen Calderone, Harry Seigel, Joseph Goin, Joseph Germano, Kenneth Lackey, Rep. James Hunter, William Harrigan, Edith MacDonald, Nathan Vann.

Publicity: H. L. Cecil, chairman; Allen Nave, John Dreesen, Ralph Buhler, A. B. Whitlock, Miss Elizabeth Swadesh.

Reception: Rudolph Olson, chairman; Mayor G. Bertram Hammond; Mayor Frank Migas, East Chicago; Mayor Joseph Finerty, Gary. Tickets: George Peckinpaugh and Glenn Brannan, co-chairmen; Edward S. Dowling, Marshall Elmore, Lloyd Fleming, Russell Graves, Harold Hidinger, Kenneth Moye, George Phillips, Ronald Sturgeon, Walter Mybeck, Lester Thornton, John F. Wilhelm, Leon Granger, Beulah Martin, Louis Opachan, Lawrence Hunt, Andrew Presco, William Prange, James Boland, Alfred Rebello, Marcel Tyma, Alex Levee, Leland Walter Zurawski, Paul Burns, Glenn Smith, Gorek, Felix Kaul, Judge Joseph, V.

Stodola, George Hoffman, John Hollenbaugh, Floyd Griffith, Earl Claussen, Harold Story, Ralph Cramer, Jack Workman, John Plummer, Frank Ostreigher, Nellie Riddle, Mary Kmiec, Peter Villastrigo, Frank Oberg, Joseph Steiner, Rudy Jarabek, Sam Shultman, Harold Wagner, Clarence Huber, Ernest Bayton, E. C. Johnson, Steve Lapkovitch, Rudolph Olson. Income Tax Short Course Offered in I. U.

Lists (Thursday, Aug. 31, 1944) A short course in individual income tax, designed to be of practical value to individuals and to those working with tax problems in the banks, industries, or private business, will be offered in the Indiana University extension division building, East Chicago, room 305, beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday. John F. Wilhelm, tax consultant in Hammond, will be in charge of class.

This short course which will meet on consecutive Wednesdays will be concluded in six lectures, the last lecture being presented on Oct. 11. Among some of the topics to be discussed are: Background of federal revenue system: the code and other courses of law, rates, exemptions, and forms. Income: salaries, rent, royalties, annuities and partnership income. Deductions, contributions, interest, taxes and medical expense.

Personal credits, dependents, head of family exemption and earning of minors. Gains and losses, sale of tangibles and intangibles, installment sales. Depreciation, de- A Tough Guy Is Helmut Flushing Out 'Krauts' With Hand Grenades His Favorite Sport GARY-Despite the fact that he was struck over the eye and knocked down by a fragment of shrapnel while on the road to Rome, Pvt. Helmut Laudien, 21, of Gary, kept right on going and many a Naziz for killing his buddies. At home yesterday, Pvt.

Laudien, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tulius Laudien of 4442 Grant street, Gary, told of the campaign and ultimate fall to the Allies of the Italian capital. "What I liked best was to flush krauts (Nazis) out of their holes with grenades," grinned the rifle and bazooka man who is now home on furlough. "While we were advancing, I'd crawl up close to a hole hiding a Jerry rifleman and toss a grenade.

If he wasn't killed or wounded and came charging out, I'd shoot him with my M-1 (Garand.) "Don't get me wrong. It wasn't that I liked killing Germans just for the sake of killing. But I had seen my buddies die, and when I'd get Nazis that way I sort of figured I was paying them back for what they had done to my pals." 0. A. Ehinger Is Missing (Thursday, Aug.

31, 1944) Bombardier on a naval B-24 heavy bomber, Pacific, Petty Officer Donald A. Ehinger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Ehinger of 537 Douglas avenue Calumet City, is missing in action, according to a telegram received by his parents. P.

O. Ehinger, based in the south D. A. Ehinger ation ordnanceman's rating, was lost when his plane crashed Aug. 9.

Ehinger entered service in October, 1942, and received his "boot" training at Great Lakes, going from there to various aviation schools and finally overseas in January of this year. Prior to entering service he was employed at the Inland Steel Pipe mill. He graduated from Thornton Fractional high school. Ross Krieger Is Buried (Tuesday, Aug. 29, 1944) VALPARAISO -Funeral services were held today for Ross Krieger, 55, Valparaiso, chief deputy sheriff and Repubilcan nominee for sheriff in the November elections.

He died suddenly following a heart attack at the sheriff's office, exertions of aiding in arrest of three youths who were engaged in a fight being blamed for the seizure. His widow, formerly Miss Marie Boroviak, Hammond, survives. Pic. Uylaki Is Wounded (Thursday, Aug. 31, 1944) Taking part in the invasion of France, Pfc.

George Uylaki, hus-1 band of Mrs. Sophia Uylaki, 716 W. 150th street, East Chic a a wounded in action and is convalescing in a base hospital in France. Pfc. Uylaki recently has been presented with the purple heart.

A former student of Roose- velt tered was year. Fort tryman was Foundry East Kroll Sa Is Read: Bomb A. (Tuesday, Aug. 29 Lt. Theodore Kroll, 25 land street, Hammond reported missing in Mar.

20, has reported ily by telegram he is safe and well in England and he is returning to active duty as a bombardier with the army air forces. The message, received last week by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kroll, gave no further Li explanation. According Kroll, she received al from her son last during the time he pres missing.

Kroll, who graduated mond Technical high age of 17, entered seri 1942. He went overseas 1943, and participated missions over Germany Prior to entering se was employed as a we Northern Indiana Pul company. He trained tonio and San Angelo, ing his wings at Scott Times Manager James S. DeLaurier (Thursday, Aug. 31, 1944) James S.

DeLaurier, above president of the Hammond Publishing since December, 1943, will be directing head of The Hammond Times, in accordance with desires of Sidmon McHie, founder and publisher, who died yesterday. More Ar Gas Dea Hit by Seven more Calumet oline stations were hi Chicago office of prig tration penalties for of counterfeit gasoline pons. The stations are against whom OPA org tions of inventories ex counterfeit coupons turned in to distribute In previous action penalized 16 in Gar! Hammond, three in and three in other communities, were pent 484; Roosevelt Service, 288; Spurlock's, 5628 Willis Standard service, 578 Indiana, 20 Hammond stations an station, Hohman and Kovacsy Heating Serv 714 Conkey, 300; Beama 730 Fayette, 470; and mond station of the Supply, 54. East Chicago stations Ard's Service station, Columbus, Falco 1819 East 141st, 339, Hoch, 138 Euclid, 500.1 tions: Carter's Service stati 100; Andy's Conoco st. tral and Pike, East Gar Ernest Rizley, 2901 Call Oak, 200.

stations were penalized tent of 9,692 gallons. Some of the station amount of gasoline cha them are: Bishop's Service, 2255 240 gallons; Brantner's tion, 1843 West 15th, way garage, 1950 Broaded by Owens, 195; Ha 1950 Broadway, 700; East 21st, Miter 5th and Chase, 300; Jen Super-Service station, mont, 711. Sam Miscovich, 1076 500; Walter Newkirk, way, Neussear Shell Service station, 60 100; Olmstead Super-9 tion, 2501 Grant, 900 (C) stead said he managed for Nick Luco until months ago when it chai he now manages a stat and Broadway). Pure Oil station, 25th 282; Jack Romano, 1605 amortization and business expense. Registrations for this course are limited to 40, and it is important that those taking advantage of the six.

lecures be present Wednesday, it was stated. 2 Area Men Listed Hurt (Tuesday, Aug. 29, 1944) Released by the navy department today were the names of two region men, a sailor and a marine, who have been wounded in action. The sailor is Otis L. Merrell, husband of Mrs.

Otis Merrell of 4439 Kennedy avenue, East Chicago. Merrell was serving as an assistant cook at the time of his injury. Marine Pfc. Bernard P. Kaminski, son of John G.

Kaminski, 1605, Taft street, Gary, was the other wounded man. Uylaki high school, Pfc. George enservice in October, 1943, and sent overseas in April of this He received basic training at McClellan, as an infanand, prior to his enlistment, employed by the Calumet and Machine company of Reunion Tables 15 in Armed Ser Tables in a V-shape 15 members of the fan in the armed forces, 24th annual reunion of family at Tolleston schl Bibles were present born during the year. Mrs. Charles Watts, oli present, were presented!.