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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1945
Page
1
A compact column highlights local happenings and shared concerns in Tilimale community life. Readers gain snapshots of neighborhood events, everyday stories, and familiar places that shape daily routines and mutual ties.
Weather outlook notes cool afternoon and frost in the south, with warmer coastal conditions. Local Navy and Army discharge records cover multiple Decatur area personnel, their service locations, awards, and expected homecomings. Also reported are birth announcements, hospital admissions, and a Christmas program at Enon church with PTA involvement.
American prosecutors in Nuernberg urged the four power tribunal to convict 600 000 members of the Nazi leadership corps and other major Nazi groups as war criminals. They said the leadership, SS SA Reich cabinet Gestapo and German high command coordinated crimes and that the cabinet’s 1934 purge decree made itself an accessory after the fact. They cited plans to starve Moscow and Stalingrad and Goering as instigator of a mass murder program. Continued on page two.
Washington lawmakers debate United Nations participation and Palestine policy as the House and Senate move on foreign affairs measures. Navy hearings probe Pearl Harbor intelligence while union talks heat up with Kaiser-Frazer and GM Ford. British officials discuss General Motors stock in wartime context.
The Navy plans to relinquish control tonight of 11 Sinclair Oil Co plants taken during the CIO oil workers strike. President H F Sinclair said the dispute is settled and 8,400 Sinclair employees will get an 18 percent raise for a 40 hour week with a new contract banning strikes and lockouts. A government wage fact finding panel will study the CIO UAW disputes as GM idle workers number 231,000 nationwide. In Flint, Michigan, GM picket clashes drew police with 30 officers breaking a line at the AC Spark Plug plant while office workers entered.
The governments oil wage fact finding panel faced a snag as it opened hearings on prices and profits and their link to wages. The CIO oil workers union and oil industry reps pressed to decide wage-price issues before continuing. Dr Frank P Graham said the panel would confer with Labor Secretary Schwellenbach and John C Collet during a recess.
Lawrence county is about $12,000 behind on the E bond quota in the eighth and final war loan drive. The county chairman W. T. reports the E bond quota totals $119,000 while the overall quota of $450,000 is met. Town Creek and Courtland lag behind, but Moulton and Landersville exceed their targets. Fairfield Moriah and Caddo top their small quotas, and Hiro goes over. Effort urged across towns to reach the final goal.
Smith, owner of Alabama Motors in Decatur, will direct The Salvation Army building fund campaign during January. He has served on the Army advisory board for three years and aims to raise funds for a new youth activities and religious services building in East and South Decatur. Donations are to be made to The Salvation Army Fund and deposited in County Bank for project use only.
Morgan County post No 15 American Legion will hold its next meeting on Thursday night December 27 at eight o clock in Legion hall on Second Avenue. Commander Elmerd said Lt Col Seybourn H Lynne will address the legionnaires at the gathering, replacing the Christmas meeting canceled earlier.
Auburn Alabama December 17 Dr Russell Poor of the Alabama Institute warns that the nation’s natural resources are so depleted that in 20 to 30 years the United States may struggle to wage another major war without extensive substitution.
Morgan County reaches 2,606,782 toward its eighth and final war loan quota with 641,000 in Series E bonds. Only 542,000 remains toward that target, leaving 99,000 still needed by December 29 to meet the county’s duty. Small buyers urged to invest 75 dollars in a 100 dollar bond at any issuing agency to secure victory.
Mellie Burton sues Willis Williams in the circuit clerk’s office for 1945 injuries after a taxi driven by a Williams agent collided with her crossing Bee Line highway near Decatur Poole Cafe. She claims a fractured skull spine injuries and permanent damage from the November 18 incident. Williams runs Hartselle Taxi Company in Hartselle.
Mobile authorities report autopsy findings on two victims a man and woman found in a tourist cabin near Mobile yesterday afternoon. Lt. George Lundy quoted the establishment keeper saying he found the bodies after a knock at the cabin went unanswered.
In an atmosphere of cordiality the Soviet Union United States and Britain opened talks aimed at world peace and international control of atomic energy. Molotov Byrnes Bev in led the discussions with observers noting good will and a cordial host. A second session was expected to begin this afternoon at 9 a m EST. Also announced was Midshipman Captain Donald B Whitmire of Decatur Ala named by the Naval Academy commandant to serve for the winter term succeeding J P Flanagan Jr of Wilkes-Barre Pa.
The weekend city docket shows 22 cases with fines and cash bonds totaling $607. Four drunks were fined $15 each and four other drunk cases forfeited $25 bonds. One drunken driving case forfeited $100 bond while another was fined $100 and banned from driving for 60 days in Decatur. Prohibition violator paid a $100 bond, two disorderly conduct fines of $15, a $25 bond forfeited for disorderly conduct, four gaming cases forfeited $10 bonds, a $10 parking fine at a bus stop, and a $2 fine for parking in a prohibited zone.
Edward Dellar Dutton, four year old son of Mr and Mrs M G Dutton of Decatur, died at 1130 pm Sunday at Decatur General Hospital from injuries after a mule kicked him in the head Sunday afternoon in a barn lot near his home. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Tuesday at the church with Rev B P Collier officiating. burial at Friendship Cemetery. Surviving are his parents two sisters Mae and Peggy Sue Dutton a brother J D Rption and his grandmother Mrs Emma
An eight person death toll and more than sixty injuries were reported after the Seaboard Air Line Silver Meteor collided with the Northbound Sun Queen near Kllock South Carolina in pre-dawn darkness. Both trains carried about 400 passengers. the crash hurled the Meteor’s locomotive coach and four sleepers off the tracks. Identified dead include W W Shoemaker engineer Raleigh and James Ferrell porter Richmond with others associated with the trains both military and civilian. Investigations proceed as aid arrives from nearby authorities.
The court appointed Lloyd K. Garrison to hear testimony on Georgia’s claim of railroad freight rate discrimination. He will collect evidence from 20 listed railroads and others with interest, then report findings and a recommended decree. Arguments will follow.
Washington reported that Vice Admiral Wilkinson testified he arranged the interception of Admiral Yamamoto as part of a World War II code breaking effort. The testimony came amid Senate inquiry tensions over Pearl Harbor timing and related political disputes.
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