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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1946
Page
2
The writer laments the day after Christmas and imagines escaping routine. He muses about wanting to shed identity, ponder curious questions, and trade places with unlikely figures while noting the quiet surge of holiday fatigue and wishful fantasies.
First killing frosts of the winter occurred over considerable portions of Alabama last week. The cold spell let farmers begin hog killing while temperatures were low but sunshine remained above normal much of the time. Crops show good progress and soil moisture remains ample except in a small Southeast area and coastal counties.
Funeral plans were set for Mrs. W. J. Nix, 21, and her 16 month old daughter Doncie after a Christmas Eve blaze at their Hamilton home in nearby Russellville Alabama. The husband suffered severe burns while attempting to beat out flames, and he blamed a kerosene stove explosion for the fire. The Nix family includes another son, Joel Nix.
Wall Street firms traded in a cautious session with a nearly steady to down market. About 1,000,000 shares changed hands as declines to several points dominated. bonds were uneven and cotton rose about 1.50 to 2.70 per bale while Chicago wheat eased fractions, oats slipped, and corn held steady to lower.
New York markets show lower stocks amid light selling that depresses leaders. Bonds quiet with minor price changes. Cotton firm as mills cover against textile orders. Chicago wheat slightly lower with hedging, corn fractionally lower, oats down in dull trade. Hogs slow and 25 to 75 cents lower, top at 23.50. Cattle steady to 25 cents higher.
New York cotton futures rose in active dealings as mills covered against orders with scarce offerings. Prices gained to near 4 dollars per bale before easing, with late trades showing March at 32.41, May 32.88, and July 31.60 amid tight spot supplies and strong demand.
Receipts very light with steers and heifers mostly 15.00 to 21.75, new to 22.00. Canner cows 9.00+ and common beef cows 11.00 to 14.50. Vealers nominally 24.00 to 29.00 for good and choice. hogs over 100 lb steady near 21.00 to 23.50, sows 18.50, pigs under 100 lb 15.50. Sheep and lambs about steady with good lambs 19.00 to 21.00 and older ewes 7.00 down.
Hubbard named superintendent of Nashville General Hospital to succeed A Phillips who leaves Jan 1 for Victory Memorial hospital at Waukegan Ill Hubbard, a Mississippi native, previously worked eight years at Tennessee Coal and Iron Company hospital in Birmingham and two years at Decatur General Hospital in Alabama He is moving from Greenville South Carolina to begin the Nashville post.
Morgan County Tax Collector Alvis Briscoe urged residents to pay taxes immediately with only three and a half days left. Taxes paid after December 31 incur a penalty of 50 cents and six percent interest starting January 1, and poll tax must be paid by February 1.
Gordon Flynn of Cullman 1 passed away Wednesday morning after several months of illness at his home. Funeral services will be announced by Howell Funeral Home.
Butler P. Hine said he will announce Friday the full details of the entertainment and banquet program for wearers of the Purple Heart. The event is scheduled for Monday evening in the city.
Harold Joseph Johnson and Barbara MacAday of Hartselle appear on the license list. Leroy David Fagan of Hillsboro with Willie Mae Duke of Decatur also listed. George V. Johnson and Imogene Wallace from Hartselle precede Joseph Ernest Spann of Dalton Georgia with Kate Easterwood of Decatur.
Beaverbrook British publisher and wartime cabinet member will enter St Francis Hospital in Miami Beach today after flying from Nassau. One physician said he is out of an old chest condition.
President Truman closed a Christmas visit with family in Missouri and prepared to address Congress on labor, budget, and employment. He plans to brief Cabinet and officials before delivering the state of the nation message and other official communications to the new Republican-led Congress.
Report shows 23 fatalities across states from 6 p.m. Tuesday, with 19 in Illinois area and a five dead head on collision near Norristown Tennessee. State tallies list California 55 2 and Pennsylvania 7 3 among others.
Several minor military lend lease programs still operate in China supplying Chinese forces in the occupation of Japan and providing specialized training services. Aid since June 30 of this year has been on a reimbursable basis.
The National Cotton Council led by President Oscar Johnston asks Congress to authorize federal funds for a cotton research program. Johnston cites the 1946 agricultural research act authorizing 9.5 million dollars for this fiscal year and 19 million for the next, urging a deficiency appropriation to start the program. He notes monthly progress is vital for farmers, especially cotton growers.
Baltimore dispatch says night manager Arnold J. Onnen warned guests and confined a fire to its starting room at the four story Waldorf hotel. He directed guests to form a water line with pails as flames were contained before firefighters arrived, saving 660 guests from danger.
Albert E Bolan age 21 died at his home in Moulton on Wednesday night after a period of illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 at Alexander Cemetery with Rev Isaac Eddy officiating and interment directed by Peck. Pallbearers include Herman Bolan J T Bolan Henry Bolan Willard Bolan Seldon Sterling and Guy Sterling. He is survived by his mother Mrs Lucy Bolan of Moulton and two brothers Herman and Henry Bolan of Moulton and J Tr Bolan of Danville.
Mackenzie’s Column notes Western powers shed colonial ties postwar with Asia. France bears the heaviest loss of prestige as Vietnam seeks full sovereignty and Cochinchina’s fate hinges on a referendum. Blum warns Indochina could worsen before improving amid France’s fragile Fourth Republic.
Two investigations were ordered today into the death of Jones F. Deadwyler, 56, a Birmingham auto dealer who died Christmas Eve after being held in city jail following a traffic accident. Coroner ordered an inquest. Public Safety Commissioner ordered a special unit probe to determine police negligence.
Inspector H L Thornton of the Alabama Highway Patrol said only one injury was reported in the Decatur area as the holidays neared their end. The sole accident involved a car and a wagon on the Hartselle mountain, injuring a Negro woman.
Dr D A Hunter a veterinarian advertised in Chattanooga papers offering food and clothing to anyone within 13 miles of Rossville He said he had about $1000 and planned to give it away after reading his Bible.
Harvey Holstun a 45 year old engineer for the REA and former Alabama Power employee died in an auto wreck near Andalusia. Information came to his brother County Agent Beverly R Holston. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 30 p m in Andalusia. He was an Auburn graduate.
William T. Mackereth 56 a Tuscaloosa civic leader and bottling plant operator died at his home Tuesday night. He belonged to the First Methodist church the Chamber of Commerce and the Elks club. Survivors include his widow and three daughters.
President Truman plans to deliver his state of the union speech to Congress on January 6 after drafting a labor section. He is expected to urge equal responsibility for labor and management, with Republicans pressing changes to Wagner, and Democrats hoping for specific proposed legislation. senator Hatch and senator Elmer Thomas weigh in on whether he should outline exact measures.
In Denpasar Bali the provisional state of East Indonesia was inaugurated in the name of Queen Wilhelmina. The new state has over 8,000,000 people and includes Celebes the Moluccas Bali Lombok Dutch Timor and adjacent islands rich in copra and spices.
Montgomery report says William H. Drinkard a Cullman businessman who guided Gov Elect James E. Fol som's campaign became the first modern Alabama hunter to kill a deer with a bow and arrow. The left handed hunter shot at Bull Pen Hunting club in Washington county and felled a 162 pound eight point buck with an arrow at its neck after four others missed. It was his first big game bow kill though he had previously taken a wild boar and a coyote.
New York on December 26 saw butter prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange fall one to ten cents a pound from Tuesday, the sharpest drop in years. Reports that prices were kept high to influence January milk prices prompted civic groups to call for an investigation into the matter.
Paris and Berlin clash over French transfer of plants from Württemberg into the Saar zone. Lieutenant General Lucius D. Clay demanded official facts for the quadripartite control council and condemned unilateral action. German leaders depicted the move as a potential Saar annexation step ahead of Moscow talks.
The U S Army and military government weigh a recommendation to ban private importation of American cigarettes into Germany by occupation personnel, aiming to curb the black market and hogging of goods. Proposals include raising weekly rations and eliminating cigarettes from barter shops.
The observations from the attorney investigator cite extensive links between employment in the Library of Congress reference department and groups viewed as seeking to alter the U S economy. The committee labels the Communist Party as a foreign inspired conspiracy masking as a political party and warns of possible labor strikes and sabotage during wartime. Rankin says un American activities will probe subversive influences in top educational institutions to root out alleged pink professors.
Two young Marines Pvt John Armon 17 of Armon Florida and Pvt Joseph A Jewers 18 of Blacksville South Carolina were held by police in Gadsden Alabama on charges they forced a taxicab driver from Charleston South Carolina to drive them to Atlanta and Rome before arriving in Gadsden.
Christmas holidays bring limited sheriff activity while multiple residents move between infirmaries, homes, and sanatoriums. Local families visit Florence and Nashville relatives, service members prepare for discharge, and a new infant joins Redus Christian Collier Jr. community life.
The special campaign investigating committee held open hearings in Jackson into accusations that Bilbo intimidated Black voters. Member Thomas, after hearing the sessions, saw no evidence to keep Bilbo from his seat and suggested the Bilbo matter reflects a wider Southern Union stance.
In fog over Shanghai three Chinese airliners crashed, killing one American pilot and injuring another, with a missing fourth transport feared lost. The Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury cited 62 dead and 19 hurt, while American staff additions reported 85 casualties. A farmer’s family near Woosung lost a member, and U.S. airman William H. Byrne helped search a burning fuselage before being rescued.
American soldiers shared Yuletide spirit with Japanese and the German prisoners of war found cheer. Saar born German prisoners to be freed next month as French papers announce. Britain allows unescorted POWs to roam London. German carols reach English homes. Bethlehem sees pilgrimages as police guard roads. Dutch papers show ice skating maps.
John R. Godsey, a Courtland farmer and former chief of police, died at his home at 4 a.m. after a long illness. He was 79. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Courtland Baptist church with burial in Courtland city cemetery. Survived by his wife, four daughters Cora Motes Pearly Martin Jessmer Craft Lula Bell Conner, and two sons Lonzo and Roy Godsey.
Funeral services for P. S. Patterson, 71, were held at Brown's chapel with Rev. G. M. Davenport officiating. Burial followed at Anderson Cemetery near Rogersville. Patterson died at 8 30 Wednesday morning at his home 618 12 Second Avenue. He was in the dry cleaning business for years and is survived by his wife a sister Mrs Lula Shelton and several nieces and nephews.
Lost billfold containing about 17 dollars and valuable papers. Liberal reward offered. Contact Louis Safley at 1012 Wadsworth St or call 2184-M. Also notices for sale or trade: 1946 1 2 ton Chevrolet panel delivery truck from Smith Gulf Service at 2nd Ave and Lee St, phone 645. Additional sale offer: new car batteries and hot water heaters from Smith Gulf Service, same address.
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