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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1946
Page
1
Fair and warmer in the afternoon with frost interior tonight. Cotton market up ten points at noon with Decatur quotes 30.60 and 29.60. Local visits, sermons, births, and hospital notices pepper the Decatur area. A truck incident blocked Highway 31 near Deer Springs while patrol redirected traffic.
Curtailed operations spread through the Birmingham district as 25,000 idle workers join 20,000 miners. Connors Steel recalls 600 workers after a 10 day shutdown and places fuel oil systems in furnaces. Pullman Standard Car near Bessemer cuts output to 25 percent with about 1,000 laid off due to material shortages.
Dr. W. H. Block of Hartselle was elected president of the Morgan County Medical Society at a Cor nelius hotel meeting. Dr. Hyerg Grosfeld was named vice president and Dr. L. R. Murphree re elected secretary treasurer. The group met at the Decatur hotel for a dinner and streptomycin discussion. Dr. J. W. Hughes was chosen to the county board of censors. Beginning January 1, the board includes Dr. Frank L. Chenault chairman Dr. John C. Bragg Dr. W. H. Love lady and Dr. Garrold Nungester.
One person was injured in a Courtland automobile crash Friday with an estimated 500 dollars damage to two cars. John C. Yarbrough of Courtland drove a 1939 Chevrolet and Herman Lee Moulton drove a 1941 Buick. McKelvey suffered lacerations and was treated at Courtland. Officers G L Griffin and J D Vinson investigated.
After extended talks, Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov yields on Italy reparations, boosting hopes that the European satellite peace treaties with Romania Bulgaria Hungary Finland and possibly Germany will be completed by Saturday. The Big Four meet to resolve minor issues and lay groundwork for postwar settlements.
Highway Patrol estimated $1 000 damage after a truck and trailer overturned three miles north of Hartselle late Thursday night. No injuries reported. The equipment belonged to F L Pepper of Ardmore and was driven by P H Garner of Athens. Patrolmen Jones and Edgeman noted the driver said oncoming lights blinded him.
Investigation continues into a Thursday night crash near Tanner crossroads where a 1935 Ford left the highway, jumped a culvert, grazed a telephone pole, and struck a Greystone Cafe road sign. Patrolmen Troup and Beasley led the inquiry as the car remained on scene.
New York columnist Hal Boyle reports on a Senate War Investigating Committee secret memo about American troops in Germany. The piece highlights charges of immorality black market activity and lax enforcement and notes varied opinions from privates to generals.
A. B. Wells, Alabama Veterans Employment Representative, announces Decatur’s Hire A Veteran campaign raised veteran placements by 173 percent and overall placements by 146 percent from January to June. The effort, led by the Veterans Employment Service, Morgan County American Legion, U S Employment Service, and local clubs, received strong support from The Decatur Daily.
James M. Miller, 31, of Cordova Alabama, received a two year sentence after pleading guilty to failing to report for Army induction in Jasper Alabama in 1945. He was arrested in Birmingham in January after jumping bond and fled to Chicago before his capture. Federal Judge William J. Campbell ordered the term to be served at Terre Haute Indiana prison.
Rudolph Frey testified before a U S judge in a tax case that a ten percent tip seldom appeared on a meal check and his take in a good restaurant averaged a nickel per customer.
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov accepted an American proposal for early international control of atomic energy and other discoveries, easing prior demands to outlaw weapons. Baruch urged Soviet participation and stated the U S would accept nothing less than an effective control plan before year end.
At Air Port Homes on the Southwest Side, a riot broke out as two Negro families moved into apartments assigned by the Chicago Housing Authority. About 200 police patrolled, with 500 mentioned earlier, after rocks and overturned vehicles injured six officers and two photographers. The unrest drew a crowd of over 1,000 as authorities tried to contain the scene.
Mississippi Senator Theo G Bilbo prepared for a Washington trip as a second Senate committee investigates his campaign speeches and alleged ties to war contractors. He defended white supremacy while denying he urged violence, saying his aim was reasoned discussion and that he opposed Negroes voting in a Democratic primary.
The Montgomery Business and Professional Woman's club recommends raising the legal age for child labor from 14 to 16 with exceptions for agriculture and domestic service. The plan would ban work during school hours unless students finish high school and reduce the 48 hour six day week to 40 hours for those under 17.
Pittsburg reports a railroad freight embargo and snowballing coal strike effects driving unemployment past 213000 in related industries. Tens of thousands face pre Christmas layoffs as the 16 day stoppage dries up economic and social life nationwide.
Alabama mayors were urged to consider emergency fuel conservation measures including closing theatres libraries museums and non essential establishments following a Solid Fuels Administration recommendation. State Fuel Conservator Robin Swift sent the request after Dan H Wheeler deputy administrator warned the nation faces possible economic paralysis. He urged action by ordinance or voluntary means to curb or close public and private buildings if coal supplies are not replenished by January 1.
Predictions from across the country warn more than five million workers could be idle by New Year if the coal strike continues. The government plans stricter conservation and an extension of brownouts now seen in 21 Eastern states to conserve the limited coal supply.
Food Minister John Strachey warned in the House of Commons that the American coal strike threatens gravest consequences for Britain and others relying on North American food. He projected possible cuts to bread from nine ounces daily and bacon from three ounces weekly, noting meat shipments from Argentina have fallen by seven weeks. He stated no blame on export countries, acknowledging their domestic troubles.
Dan Duke assistant state attorney general waived examination in civil court on charges he knocked Columbian Press Emory Burke to the floor in a judge chamber. He asked for a jury trial saying he acted as any red blooded American. Duke told Judge Quincy Arnold the act was justified and would be settled by a jury. He was held on a $30 bond. Date for the trial was not set.
In a hour long cabinet meeting President Truman discussed coal crisis strategy as CIO leader Philip Murray urged unified labor action against fines tied to John L. Lewis. Murray invited AFL and railway unions to join in a broader campaign while officials prepared for a Sunday night national broadcast.
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