Community Calendar and Local News Summary
Weather Outlook warm with clouds and showers in the region. Priceville Community Club to host a Christmas supper at the school Thursday at 6:00 with plans for a Christmas program. Priceville Youth Club linked event, baskets requested. Sheriff reports one arrest for public drunkenness and numerous traffic offenses on the recorder’s docket. James Samuel Kay of Decatur will attend a democracy education conference in Greenville, S C December 10 11. Mr and Mrs Taylor Spink of Philadelphia visiting their son in Decatur. Birth announced for Rebecca Ann McAbee on December 6 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Gadsden. M night at Central Baptist Church drew 947 attendees from 33 of 49 churches. 25 pastors present. Ellis Meyers Hospital admissions include Mrs Charlie Sherman Mrs Thomas Inman and Mrs W T Kretz. See Diary On Page 2.
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Priceville Community Club
Priceville
James Samuel Kay
Aileen P. Kay
Fourth Avenue
Decatur
Bob Jones University
Greenville
S. C
Conference On
Education For Democracy
Robert Wayne McAbee
Rebecca Ann
the Baptist Memorial Hospital
Gadsden
Central Baptist Church
Vishinsky Leaves UN Blasting Assembly as Peace Instrument
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky sailed home aboard the Lib erte saying the United Nations General Assembly has not fulfilled its duty for peace. He claimed the Assembly adopted a resolution not promoting peace and criticized its work as an instrument of peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andrei Vishinsky
United Nations
General Assembly
Vishinsky
Liberte
Alexandre Soldatov
Assembly
Another Mig is Shot Down Amid North Korea Air Clash
Allied pilots clashed with Communist MIG-15 jets in North Korea as the U S Fifth Air Force said one MIG was destroyed. British exchange pilot Lt Graham F Huse received credit for the kill while Sabre fighters faced two MIGs and one retreated across the Yalu. B 26 Invaders destroyed 155 vehicles on supply routes from Pyongyang to Suan. Fourteen B 29s dropped 140 tons on targets at Takchon and Yongyoncham as ground fighting stayed quiet except near Sniper Ridge.
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Seoul
North Korea
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Graham F. Huse
Huse
Pyongyang
Samdung
Yangdok
Suan
Red Korea
Takchon
Yongyoncham
Sniper Ridge
United Nations awaits France reaction on Tunisia self government talks
Diplomats at the United Nations await Paris response to calls for resumed direct negotiations with Tunisia aimed at greater self rule. A moderating resolution from several Latin American and Caribbean states urged both sides to resolve disputes under the UN charter and continue talks toward Tunisian self government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. S
Tunisia
North African
French North Africa
United States
U. N
U. S
Philip C. Jessup
America
France
Jessup
General Assembly
Brazil
Costa Rica
Cuba
Ecuador
Honduras
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Nicaragua
Uruguay
Venezuela
Third In Film Series Shown To Legion
The Decatur American Legion post screened Our Stand In Korea the third in a Korean war film series at its meeting in the Legion home. They planned Christmas baskets for underprivileged families, budgeting about 150 dollars plus town contributions. Ladies Auxiliary assists, with Legionnaire Joe Morrison in charge.
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Korea
Decatur American Legion
Legion
Ladies’ Auxiliary
The
Joe Morrison
Cullman Group Returns After Sudden Mill Walkout
About 450 workers at Jery Mill in Cullman walked off the job at 8 30 yesterday morning and were back at work today. A mill spokesman said all employees returned this morning but would not comment on the cause of the stoppage. Plant manager Albert Powandra was unavailable for comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jery
Cullman
Albert Powandra
Convicts Hired On New York Docks Highlight Waterfront Racketeering
Ex convict Anthony Tischen testified before the State Crime Commission detailing dock hiring practices that favored felons. He described a waterfront system that profits from ex prisoners, while AFL officials and shipping leaders urged more protection to curb reprisals as testimony covered New Jersey and New York ports and a multi billion dollar shipping industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sing Sing
Anthony
Tony) Tischen
State Crime Commission
Tischen
Crime Commission
New Jersey
Tischon
Ossining
N. Y
John E. Slater
Big
Slater
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
Completion New Road Is Celebrated At Ryans
East Morgan residents celebrated the paving of the road from the East pike near Somerville through Florette Ryans Hulaco to the Cullman Arab highway. A community meal followed in the school auditorium with the Ryans Community club officers and local dignitaries in attendance.
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Ryan
East Morgan
East Pike
Somerville
Florette
Ryans
Hulaco
B. J. Nunnelley
Elijah Dinsmore
Ann Crawford
Sue Crawford
Bobbie Nunnelley
Bernice Nunnelley
Betty Jo Ryan
Cook
J. N. Cook
The
Ryans Community Club
Chas. D. Rutledge
John McBride
Decatur
Paul Collier
Board of Revenue
L. T. Wagnon
Board of Revenue In
Morgan
Negro Minister Attacked After Refusing Back Seat on Georgia Bus
Rev. Amos H. Carnegie a 67 year old Baptist preacher from Washington DC said he was beaten by two white men on a bus near Acworth Georgia after refusing to move to the rear. He reported the assault to Chattanooga Times alleging no help from fellow passengers or the driver and said X rays were taken with no report available.
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Georgia
Amos H. Carnegie
Washington, D. C
Atlanta
Carnegie
Acworth
Administration aims to revive WSB with new members
Washington officials pressed to keep wage controls intact as industry groups threaten to quit the Wage Stabilization Board. Henry Fowler and Roger Putnam said they expect new industry members while vowing wage curbs stay in effect even if the board remains crippled. Walter Reuther visits to urge scrapping controls.
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Norman Walker
Washington
Administration
Wage Stabilization Board
Henry Fowler
Roger L. Putnam
WSB
Truman
John L. Lewis
Fowler
Putnam
Walter Reuther
CIO
Alto
Fone
Troops Arrive By Air In Casablanca Amid Rioting
Moroccan rioting spread from Sunday to near revolution, with Casablanca police evacuating Europeans from native districts. French officials later reduced casualty tallies, reporting five Europeans and 25 Moroccans killed. about 50 wounded. About 300 arrests were noted as 200 Legionnaires joined police efforts. Farhat Hached’s death in Tunisia inspired protests.
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Casablanca
French Foreign Legionnaires
Agadir
Frontier City
Morocco
Farhat Hached
Coast Braces For New Blast
Pacific coast areas hit by a damaging storm over the weekend braced for a fresh blast today but no storm clouds appeared in the rest of the country. No cold weather was reported. Mild weather for December continued over wide areas in the eastern half of the nation. A strong southerly flow held temperatures.
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Associated Press
Pacific Coast
Coast Guard Nine Stranded On St Georges Reef
Nine lightkeepers and a relief crew are stranded on St Georges Reef off the California Oregon coast after a storm, reaching their 10th day of isolation as high seas and winds hinder rescue efforts. The reef is described as one of the most perilous spots off the California coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent City
Calif
Coast Guard
California-Oregon
North Pacific
St. Georges Reef
Rocky
Unseasonal Storm Causes Deaths and Road Closures Across Regions
An unseasonal storm tracked from the Appalachians to the Mississippi River area causing record overnight readings in several cities. Temperatures varied little west of the river while light showers touched the Pacific Northwest and upper Great Lakes. The weekend storm was blamed for 14 deaths in California and Oregon with numerous highways blocked by fallen trees and snow.
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Appalachians
Mississippi River
Memphis
Paducah
Indianapolis
Detroit
Mississippi
Pacific Northwest
Upper
Great Lakes
Dakotas
Minnesota
California
Oregon
Purge Looms as East Germany Fires Cabinet Member
East Germany’s Communist Prime Minister Otto Hrotewohl announced the dismissal of a top cabinet member amid ongoing economic troubles. He pledged drastic measures to restore the economy and stabilize the regime.
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Berlin
Otto Hrotewohl
East Germany
Dr Turner to Speak at Scout Banquet in Decatur
Dr Herman L Turner pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church Atlanta will be principal speaker at the Tennessee Valley Council Boy Scouts of America annual recognition banquet in the Country Club Decatur at 6 30 p m Friday December 12 1952 A council business meeting will precede at 4 00 p m to elect 1953 officers review 1952 progress and approve plans and budget Tickets are available from Morgan District Chairman J E McClary and scouts from nine county area invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman L. Turner
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Atlanta
Tennessee Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
Country Club
Decatur
Dr. Turner
Lacey Springs
Morgan County
L. & N. Railroad
Y.M.C.A
Turner
Columbia Avenue Presbyterian Church
Sheffield
Independent Presbyterian Church
Birmingham
Cumberland and Mercer Universities and “LLC
Tusculum College
Greenville
Tennessee
Presbyterian Synod of the
Mid- South
Morgan District
J. E. McClary
Ruling Expected On Doctrine Of Equal Schools
The Supreme Court considers whether segregated public schools violate the Constitution. NAACP argues segregation impairs educational development and violates the 14th Amendment. John W. Davis to present replies, contending the 14th Amendment does not support broader rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul M. Yost
Washington
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Marshall
John W. Davis
TVA Chief Seeks Five Million Kilowatts More Power
Dr. Raymond R. Paty, TVA director, said the agency must add five million kilowatts to output to meet rising demand by 1956. Speaking before Georgia electors groups, he noted farm use has grown from 9 million to over 1 billion kilowatt hours annually since 1933, with TVA sales up 21 percent in 1952.
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Atlanta
Raymond R. Paty
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Georgia
Paty
Eisenhower’s party crosses dateline on USS Helena
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower and aides crossed the International Date Line aboard the USS Helena, turning clocks back to Monday. The group, including Gen. Lucius Clay and George M. Humphrey, spent time skeet shooting and likely will meet with military leaders in Pearl Harbor before the general returns to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Whitehead
Uss
Helena
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Far East
Pearl Harbor
Eisenhower
Korea
Brain Trust
Lucius Clay
George M. Humphrey
Guam
Commodore
New York City
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Oe Io
Sheriffs
Recorder’s Court
Taylor Spink
Philadelphia
William Spink
Peter
Ninth Street
Ellis-Meyer Hospital
Charlie Sherman
Oak Street
Thomas Inman
Danville
W. T. Kretz
Somerville Road
Van
Chas
Rutledge
Luther Roberts
Norman Harris
Noble Russell
Persons Administration
Sim Howell
Morgan County Board of Revenue
Thomas Wilson
Paris
Wat
Cullman Group
Holeproof
Powandra
Ryan’s
Scout
Lke
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