Weather Outlook and Local Community Notices
Cloudy with occasional rain this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with colder conditions. Lowest temperatures near 32 in the far north tonight. Fresh southerly winds along the coast shift to northerly late tonight. In Decatur daily arrivals include Mr and Mrs Jim Roberson and Ervin Romine. Local hospital admissions and discharges noted. Chamber of Commerce directors plan their regular dinner meeting Tuesday. City Council meets tonight at 7. Austinville PTA sets Thursday 7 pm meeting. Public hearing on Park Circle subdivision paving to be held at City Council tonight at 7 pm. Protest procedures outlined for paving costs and type.
Prompt Ballot Return Urged For Chamber Directors
Chamber President Ewell K. Gregg urged prompt return of ballots for the Chamber of Commerce board of directors election. Ballots listing ten nominees were mailed two weeks ago with a December 19 deadline. Fifteen directors serve three year terms. five new directors are chosen each year. Nominees: A. L. Burns, W. J. Duncan, Hill Ferguson Jr., D. E. Frederick, A. L. Johnson, George LaBoon, W. W. McGuire, R. De Orr, T. E. Putnam, Frank Scroggins. Nominating committee led by T. H. Fitzpatrick chose the ten.
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Gregg
Chamber
A. L. Burns
W. J
Billy) Duncan
Hill Ferguson, Jr
D. E. Frederick
A. L. Johnson
George LaBoon
W. W. McGuire
R. de Orr
T. E. Putnam
Frank Scroggins
T. H. Fitzpatrick
Russian Denied Separate Hearing in Spy Case
New York December 12. Valentin A. Gubitchev, Soviet engineer co indicted with Judith Coplon on espionage charges, today was denied a separate trial. Quickies by Ken Reynolds.
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New York
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Judith Coplon
Dozen Dead in Blizzard's Wake Over Country
Severe weather across the nation left at least 12 dead over the weekend as blizzards tornadoes and heavy rains battered central and western regions. Snow and cold followed into the Midwest and East while Arkansas Missouri and Illinois reported major tornado damage and fatalities.
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Associated Press
Denver
Bismarck
N. D
Flagstaff
Ariz
Glasgow
Mont
midWest
New York City
Memphis
Tenn
Paper Mill to Buy Wood Here See DOZEN on Page 2
George C. Curtis Almon becomes Northeast Alabama representative for Coosa River Newsprint to buy pine and gum from area producers. The Childersburg plant, slated to start early next year, will convert local pulpwood to newsprint. Almon, longtime Georgia businessman, and his wife moved to Decatur with son David, a Vanderbilt student.
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George C
Curtis
Almon
Northeast Alabama
Coosa River
Childersburg
South
Macon
Somerville Road
David
Vanderbilt University
Moulton
Decatur
D. Youneer
Vanderbilt
Undead & Mason
Shriner
Elk
Georgia Rel Estate Commission
B. M. Ware
Newnan
Means Bridge Bids Rejected. Readvertising Ordered
Means bridge bids on the Decatur Danville road are rejected and the state will re advertise for construction. Ward McFarland says the low bidder lacked state licensure, and a split difference proposal with the county was rejected by federal officials. County actions include signing a contract with Georgia Alabama Construction for the Hartsell Priceville road at 107 240 60 dollars. The Morgan County meeting also re elected the national bank as official depository for 1949 50, moved Box 16 precinct to Ideal Cleaners, and adjourned to December 22 with next regular session on December 26. Frances Norton reports home demonstration clubs plan a party for 150 sanatorium patients with a musical program.
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Vic Bubbett
Means
Decatur
Danville
Morgan Board of Revenue and Control
Ward McFarland
State Highway Department
McFarland
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Regular County Commission
Sim L. Howell
Georgia-Alabama Construction Corporation
Hartsell-Priceville
Morgan County National Bank
Box 16
American Beauty Florists
Ideal Cleaners
Frances Norton
Morgan Home Demonstration Clubs
Dee
Two Escaped Convicts Taken Near Cullman
Sheriff Shelley Hyatt's Cullman forces captured two escaped convicts identified as Frank Hollifield 31 of Birmingham and Bill Hard 28, both unarmed. They had escaped from Camp Cullman and were arrested about 10 miles south of Cullman by Chief Deputy O W Hancock and Deputy Floyd Corley.
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Shelley Hyatt
Cullman
Frank Hollifield
Birmingham
Bill Hard
Camp Cullman
O. W.hancock
Floyd Corley
Hyatt
Morgan
W. H. Kirkpatrick
Garland Nuby
James Barnes
White Springs Hollow
Decatur
Heavy Fog Delays NYC Air and Harbor Traffic
Heavy fog blanketed the New York City area for a second day, delaying ships in lower New York bay and slowing Staten Island ferry runs between St George and Whitehall Street about 10 minutes. Flights at LaGuardia and Idlewild airports were delayed as visibility remained poor.
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New York
New York City
Coast Guard
New York Bay
Staten Island
St. George
Whitehall Street
la Guardia Field
Newa International Airport
Idlewild
Mistrial Declared in Ku Klux Klan Flogging Case
A mistrial was declared in the case of Ku Klux Klan leader A. B. Carradine after a weekend of deliberations by a 12 juror panel. Carradine faced charges for flogging Jack Alexander and two others on May 19. The jury reported no change in balloting over 45 hours of deliberation. The maximum penalty is 10 years.
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Birmingham
A. B. Carradine
West Jefferson
Jack Alexander
Klan Ho
Stonewall Jackson Klavern
Adamsville
Carradine
Lash
Alta H. King
Folsom Defends Parole Board in Alabama Address
Gov. James E. Folsom defended Alabama’s pardon and parole board at a regional meeting in Birmingham urging support for three amendments in tomorrow’s special election. He warned against releasing hardened prisoners and said mistakes would be corrected by returning offenders to custody.
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Birmingham
Ala
James E. Folsom
Pardon and Parole Board
Big Mules
Gotrocks
Folsom
Marion County
Sub-Committee Opens Study Nation's Low Income Groups
Washington report on hearings before a subcommittee of the joint economic committee examines low income families. John L. Thurston cites 3 in 30 pupils with serious emotional problems and 3,000,000 affected in schools. He supports national health insurance, public education aid, broadened social security, and grants to states. Sparkman defends the inquiry as nonpartisan.
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Washington
Congress
John L. Thurston
Joint Congressional Economic Committee
Thurston
Sparkman
D-Ala
Flanders
Group Seeks Ways to Patch Up Cotton Act
Washington December 12 The House cotton subcommittee met to mend the 1949 cotton act amid protests from Southern growers. They contend the new acreage allotment law would force reductions of 70 to 80 percent in 1950 cotton plantings, threatening many out of business. Agriculture Department officials were called for a huddle to decide whether the act must be changed or if revised regulations can smooth the rough spots.
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Gordon Brown
Washington Service
Ashington
House
Rep
Pace
D-Ga
Agriculture Department
Brannan Snubbed by Farm Bureau at Annual Convention
The American Farm Bureau Federation opens its convention with Secretary Brannan excluded from the speaking program while former secretary Clinton P. Anderson is scheduled to speak. Allan B. Kline, federation president, has criticized Brannan’s farm plan as a political scheme aimed at yielding high farmer returns and cheaper food for consumers through government cash payments.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Brannan
Clinton P. Anderson
N.M
Allan B. Kline
Cotton quotas at stake in Thursday referendum
A house member said growers fear a negative vote on marketing quotas for 1950 could trigger no quotas. If over one third oppose the proposal, parity support would fall to 50 percent, risking a market break and economic damage. Leaders may promise legislative fixes to reassure growers. Agriculture committee members expected include Cooley Pace Poage Grant Gathings Abernethy McMillan Albert Sutton White Murray.
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House
Itate
Agriculture Committee
Cooley
D-Nc
Pace
Poage
D-Tex
Grant
D-Ala
Gathings
Boy on Motor Bike Injured in Sunday Accidents
Police report two Sunday traffic crashes with one slight injury and heavy vehicle damage. Kint Handley Jr. was bruised at Decatur General Hospital after his bike collided with John B. Powell’s 1948 Chevrolet on Fourth Avenue South at 1 AM. Investigating officers Lonnie Petty and Horace Standridge noted the bike failed to yield. In a second crash on Ninth Avenue West at 7:30 AM a 1940 Chevrolet struck by a 1928 Ford caused heavy damage. driver Sheats and occupant A. W. Barnard were involved. Officers J. T. Broadrick and John F. Webb filed the report.
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Kint Handley, Jr
Fifth Avenue South
Decatur General Hospital
Fourth Avenue South
John B. Powell
Sixth Avenue South
Powell
Lonnie Petty
Horace Standridge
Cates
Ninth Avenue West
Riyers
Chevrolet
Sheats
Rae Ford
A. W. Barn- Decaturi
Sheat
J. T. Broadrick
John F. Webb
Crump Says Bridge to Open Saturday for Workers
E. H. Crump, chairman of the Memphis and Arkansas Bridge Commission, announced the bridge would be turned over on Thursday but opening postponed to Saturday so working people off that day can view it.
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E. H. Crump
Memphis and Arkansas Bridge Commission
Commission
Rent Control Law of 1949 Is Held Valid
The Supreme Court, in an 8-0 decision, upheld the 1949 federal rent control act. It overturned Judge Elwyn R. Shaw of Chicago, who had ruled the act unconstitutional due to the local option provision. The ruling confirms housing accommodations under rent control and cites an earlier Supreme Court rent control decision.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Elwyn R. Shaw
Chicago
Shaw
Justice Department
Department
Douglas
Congress
Many Perish in Week End Fires
Nationwide weekend fires and explosions claim many lives. A $500,000 blaze destroyed a long bowling alley in Union City Iowa. Five killed and two missing after a Birmingham antique shop fire and gas blast. Over 100 tenants fled a five story tenement in Manhattan. A three month old baby died in a fire and a two year old girl died in Harlem. See MANY on Page 2.
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Associated Press
Union City
Nod
Birmingham
New York City
Lower East Side
Harlem
Man Wipes Out Family of Six
Fort Lauderdale officers report Carl Amarella a 34 year old interior decorator killed his wife Millie 33 and children Sandra 6 Larry 4 Janet 1 before taking his own life with a German Luger pistol. He left a note on sales slips to his attorney detailing disposal of money and papers. The family had been facing financial and mental strain amid plans for Christmas.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Roland Kelley
Carl .Amarella
Millie
Sandra
Larry
Janet
G. H. Martin
Amarella
West Orange
N. J
Kelley
Government Rests Case in Hiss Perjury Trial
In New York the government rested its case in the second Hiss perjury trial at 12:27 p.m. EST. The final witness was Mrs. Hede Massing, a communist underground worker who testified about alleged links to the State Department and former Viennese actress. The trial began in November and the defense faced a long proceeding as prosecutors wrapped up evidence.
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New York
Hiss
Toda
Hede Massing
State Department
Dalenteeing
Vi Y A
Whittaker
Defendant To Face Jurors in Scarf Slaying
Lester Lang's second trial on charges arising from the strangling of Mrs. Christine Haynie is set to begin Tuesday at 1 15 PM in Morgan circuit court. A juror panel and several related trials are scheduled, with Clark and Spraggins trials affecting the Lang timetable.
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Lester Lang
Christine Haynie
Morgan Circuit Court
Terrell Clark
Watkin-Perry Grill
Philip Shanks
John Sherrill Jr
Willie Ed Spraggins
Claude “Nylon” Dickson
Ward Treated Badly by Reds
U S Consul General Angus Ward is freed after 13 months in Chinese communist hands. Ward and 19 companions boarded the Lakeland Vico off Tientsin, reporting hellish treatment and a bread and water diet. Ward, captured after Mukden fell in 1948, says his release follows signing of a safety statement. He eyes return to the U S with plans to depart San Francisco Jan 3.
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Associated Press
U. S
Angus Ward
Ward
Lakeland Vico
St. Peter
U.S
San Francisco
Yolen Poem Line in Quiet, An Ending Note
Fragmentary line from Yolen hints at fate and tranquility amid looming end. A literary snippet reflects contemplation of mortality and quiet resolve, framed as a lone verse fragment with classical diction.
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Anniston
Rube Draper
Falkville 2
Ervin Romine
Valhermosa Springs
James F. Barrett
Landersville 1
Alton A. Pepper
Eva 1
Robert Hames
Holly Street
Charlie Sears
Endlam Boulevard
Hamil Clinic Hospital
L. F. McCulloch
Seventh Avenue East
William Martin
Athens 7
Hamil Clinic
Annie Mae Shirley
Athens
G. F. McCleskey
Decatur 3
Sherman Street
Hami Clinic
Ooe
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
City Council
Austinville Pta
S. M. Dollar
Dorothy Turner
Tommy Horn
Ewell K. Gregg
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