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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1941
Page
1
Cloudy and rainy East portion with cooler tonight. Tennessee river at 16.05 feet. high 68, low 53. rainfall 1.09 inches. Cotton prices: strict middling 17.35, middling 17.10, strict low 16.60, low 16.10. Local notices cover church talks, hospital operations, public figures, and defense work.
Goodyear Decatur Mills employees sent Christmas presents to fourteen former workers now serving in the armed forces. Fourteen boxes were mailed with funds raised by the group, about six dollars per box.
Berlin radio claimed Rostov destruction while Soviet reports spoke of a counter blitz into Taganrog and German retreat from Rostov. Russians said Germans faced freezing deaths, with reports of 21 000 German losses and a push toward Moscow, as Nazi reinforcements moved to the Mariupol road.
Funds to buy Christmas presents for 160 Company B soldiers stationed in Alaska continue rising. New contributors include Z. P. Watkins, Russell Speake, Mrs. Adelia Hill, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Grimes, Fred Smith, E. G. Hamilton and others. Extra money may be sent to Captain Fred Hunt for Alaska gifts or distributed among the men.
A federal state weather survey indicates Northern sections had satisfactory progress on small grains and winter legumes with little rain, while Central and Southern areas suffered water shortages. Livestock condition remains fair to good though summer pastures are brown, and a heavy year ahead for milk poultry and meat demand is anticipated.
In Athens Alabama farmers have nearly completed a full sign up to aid the government food campaign. County speakers urged higher production of foods and vegetables and poultry with quotas to ensure ample food while not increasing cotton acreage.
The United States railroad unions reach a wage agreement ending a threatened general strike. Non operating workers gain 80 cents weekly or hourly equivalents, while operating staff receive 76 cents daily, with retroactive boosts from September to December. Total carrier cost cited at 300 to 325 million dollars yearly.
The House appropriations committee recommended 25 million dollars for a new Tennessee Valley Authority defense power development and rejected President Roosevelt's plea to include the Douglas Dam on the French Broad near Dandridge. The vote was 21 to 9 against the dam, despite support from Rep. Starnes and some farmers. the plan would add generators and transmission facilities across North Carolina and Tennessee as part of defense needs.
Henry Ford predicted a postwar world federation where nationality barriers dissolve, currencies and economies unify, and politics fade. He warned wars would resume if such a union is not formed, citing the United States as a federation model and urging voluntary European participation without coercion.
John H Brand aged 60 died this morning at 6 20 at his home 1001 Grant Street Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at the residence by Dr C L Dobbs Burial will be in Chestnut Grove cemetery on the Danville Road with McAfee Howell and Young in charge Survivors include wife four daughters Agatha South Viola Richardson Ruby and Aldath Brand three grandchildren one brother George Brand of Flint
Richard Vanderslice, 22, of Shelby died from injuries after the car he rode in struck a power line pole near Birmingham. Preston Vick, 27, also of Shelby, was killed in the same accident that occurred Sunday.
The House moved three anti strike measures forward as lawmakers debated penalties for unions with officers linked to the Communist party Young Communist League and the German American Bund. Rep Dies amended pending bills to bar NLRA benefits to such unions amid intense opposition from CIO and AFL leaders.
The Associated Press launches Wide World News Service and Wide World Photos, Inc providing specialized background material and illustrated reports to AP members. Kent Cooper frames the move as expanding coverage amid wartime and rapid world events with added context for readers.
The House Appropriations Committee approved a new 8.24 billion dollar defense appropriation mostly for tanks and guns for Britain and Russia. The plan raises total defense funding since July 1940 to 67.9 billion and limits lend lease transfers, while authorizing up to 0.5 billion more in equipment transfers if sites are rented. General Marshall urged rapid production to secure field superiority against the Axis and suggested some tanks could aid Russia if not needed by U S forces.
Ruth Schrimsher of East Limestone won first in the Limestone Countywide Speaking contest held in Athens. Ugie Lawler of Mooresville Belle Mina and Merita Boyd of Elkmont finished second and third. The winners will represent Limestone County in the District Contest at Huntsville on December 13 with Juanita Johnston assisting.
H G C Moses a prominent Decatur resident and former Jack Smallwood employee died in an auto mobile crash near Madisonville Kentucky on Highway 4 near nine o clock last night. The body was sent to McAfee Howell and Young Funeral Home and will be conveyed to 500 Seventh Avenue West. He is survived by his wife one son Floyd Motes of Chicago two daughters Mia Alexand er Chattanooga and Mrs R L Baker of Detroit three grandchildren two brothers and two sisters. Funeral for Tan Rometis will be announced later by McAfee Howell.
Horace Woodrow Hampton, a Shef field Ala youth jailed in Atlanta for violating the Selective Service Act, asks habeas relief and parole to the Army after five failed enlistment attempts. He has two auto theft convictions and says military authorities have not yet been consulted. Hampton served in the Navy 1935 to 1938 and has four brothers in service.
Governor Dixon will travel from Montgomery to Birmingham to urge defense bond sales and will visit Tuscaloosa next Wednesday for a citizenship day rally.
War analyst notes cautious optimism that Europe could be finished within twelve months if United States production goals are met and supplies reach front lines. LaGuardia told the Senate naval affairs committee that victory hinges on speed and capacity.
The article reports a belated Thanksgiving address at the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation where President Roosevelt spoke of a hopeful end to the war within a year. It notes the "little prayer" and mentions speculation about outcomes, with continued discussion on the subject on later pages.
Secretary Hull reiterated that a Pacific settlement hinges on Japan accepting non aggression terms in the American note handed to Japanese envoys. He noted no reply yet and cited mixed actions and statements since April as a cause of ongoing confusion.
Diplomatic circles fear an imminent Pacific crisis within a week as President Roosevelt probes Japan over troop movements in French Indo China. In Hong Kong warnings urged nonessential Americans to leave, and the Hongkong government moved the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation head office for safety. Japanese forces continue to concentrate as tensions rise.
Police seek a second suspect in the death of David T. Blakey 32 of Montgomery. A grand jury special session is expected next week to probe the case. Blakey’s body was found in the Alabama River last Friday. Bilis Howard Rowe 25 confessed that he and another man beat Blakey after an argument on November 12.
New York reporters quote Leon Henderson of the Federal Price Administration predicting living costs will rise 20 percent by next spring. He said costs have already climbed 11 percent and will continue rising at about 11 to 12 percent.
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