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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1946
Page
1
Fair cold afternoon with frost in spots and a 65 maximum 29 minimum reported. Cotton market down 30 points. Middling cotton at Decatur 30.25. Local social notes list visits from Huntsville Florence Mobile and Birmingham area residents. Two week Decatur schools holiday from Dec 20 to Jan 6. Quickies column by Ken Reynolds.
In Jackson on December 2, T B Wilson head of the Mississippi Progressive Voters League testified there is a link between Senator Theo Bilbo's campaign speeches and reported intimidation of Negroes who tried to register or vote in the Mississippi Democratic primary. He said registering had revived interest after a Supreme Court Texas case but Bilbo discouraged voting.
Mayor H. R. Summer said there is nothing new at Pryor Field, currently under War Assets Administration control. The field may gain new life once government permits are approved, with Decatur schools planning a veteran training site in the former Southern Aviation complex as part of broader airport development efforts across Morgan and Limestone counties.
The United States rejected Soviet arms limit plans as too narrow and urged inclusion of all mass destruction weapons and refused to accept a veto over inspection machinery. Secretary Connally argued the atom bomb must be outlawed but all forms of mass destruction must be covered.
Elliott Roosevelt, touring southern Russia, denies charging the United States embassy or its officials with involvement in off the record remarks. He claims a correspondent suggested embassy ties and says he is relaying the embassy’s denial. Newsweek maintains the original story and awaits Roosevelt’s response.
The Decatur Ministerial Association accepted a Go To Church period from February 1 to Easter. Rev Robert Glenn presided at Central Methodist Church as service clubs and women’s groups were asked to support efforts to boost church attendance. The group also approved work to improve the Decatur library building and contents.
Thirty six Kiwanians from all Alabama division clubs heard Ray Wheeler governor elect stress youth service as the chosen activity of Kiwanis clubs in the western district. Wheeler and lieutenant governor elect Burton Buck met with representatives at Hotel Lyons during a session that opened with lunch and closed about five o'clock with remarks from Ewell Gregg.
A seven point plan reportedly proposed by the Palestine Hebrew paper outlines a basis for future discussions among Jews Arabs and British. The plan is said to have been offered by the state government as a starting point for negotiations.
Four military prisoners from Ft McClellan escaped after overpowering a guard and stealing a carry‑all. They allegedly carjacked a motorist in Shelby County and stole his car and about 35 dollars. The group includes Marion E Jones 10 year sentence. John A Mirra 19. C A Carter 19. John Griffin 25 all white except Griffin.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Friday December 6 for Kenneth McLamore who is charged with murder in the death of William Bill Burch. Burch died from stab wounds after a fight in the Speake community following a basketball game. He was taken to Irwin Dyar hospital in Moulton and died the next morning.
Temperatures plunged across the eastern United States with frosty lows in Maine Vermont and New York and subzero forecasts for northern areas. Maine storage potatoes are at risk as bitter winds extend from Florida to New England while the West stays milder and Midwest towns report single digit readings.
A cold wave from the Northwest pushed into the Mississippi Valley bringing unseasonal lows. Northern Alabama and western North Carolina saw the coldest readings with Asheville at 23 and Muscle Shoals at 28. Memphis and Nashville reported 28 and 24 respectively as Florida remained mostly warmer.
Huntsville, Alabama, works with the Huntsville Industrial Expansion Committee to lure 10 new industries amid peacetime layoffs. The effort, backed by state and regional boards, aims to replace wartime arsenals that once employed 17 000 workers producing war gases, with 600 new jobs and 75 000 dollars in monthly payroll additions. The committee spends on surveys and outreach rather than direct financial aid to firms.
Frank B. Smith, son of Rev. and Mrs. Frank T. Smith of Hartselle, was treated at Decatur General hospital in good condition after a crash on Main Street Sunday about 4:30 pm. He rode a motorcycle and collided with a car driven by Alvie Sharpley, a Black man. Smith suffered a broken arm severe cuts and a hip injury.
A Sunday early morning crash on the Decatur to Huntsville highway near Madison injured three men. Loyd Ellis of Cowan Tennessee Earl Foster and Carl Hill residents near Huntsville were taken to Decatur General hospital by Brown ambulance after a passing car brought them to town.
Leon ard C. Johnson named manager of State National at Florence succeeding Thomas E. Chambers who moves to Decatur. Chambers had led Florence since Oct 8 1934 after transferring from Miami Florida. Johnson began banking in 1926 at Bank of Tuskegee and served five months at Decatur before joining Florence. He worked with the Comptroller of the Currency 1929–1944 examining banks in the South and New York. Johnson, born in Smithfield North Carolina, is a 1926 graduate of North Carolina State College and Oak Ridge Military Institute with further study at Rutgers American Banking Institute.
The article notes President Truman has held only one news conference since the November 5 election when Republicans won control of both houses. It mentions Charles G. Ross and a forthcoming important announcement the President may have in mind.
Cil Clapp Auburn extension forester urges Alabama farmers to plant Christmas trees as a new cash crop. He advises using Arizona cypress and red cedar suited to the state climate.
Washington December reports that Judge Goldsborough paused ruling on admitting a news reel claimed by government counsel to prove willfulness by John L. Lewis in declaring the coal contract terminated. Lewis and defense objected to the evidence, preferring a transcript version.
In Birmingham Alabama today 14 000 workers from foundries and pipe plants were shut down as coal shortages force the Birmingham Gas Company to cut gas supplies to these industries. Temperatures fell thirty degrees increasing demand for fuel for homes.
In court, Sennett argues the newsreel accurately records defendant Lewis words. Hopkins notes the reel was made last May and predates the restraining order. Judge Goldsborough weighs admission to avoid calling engineers, as government counters the reel supports the conduct claim.
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