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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1947
Page
1
Weather outlook for the state notes fair and warmer Sunday with gentle to moderate winds. A Post Office bulletin states free first class mailing for armed forces ends December 11. Local notices cover hospital stays, job moves, holiday travels, fires, Red Cross quiet week, visits, and upcoming Chamber of Commerce meeting January 9 at Somerville Road school.
Prospective brides and grooms are reminded the new marriage law starts January 2. Applicants must present medical certificates based on a physical exam and blood tests showing both parties are free of infectious syphilis, with certificates issued within 30 days prior to application.
Decatur residents look back on 1947 gains as 1948 plans take shape. Wolverine Tube division starts April 1 1948 and S H Kress builds from March 1 1948. Twenty three new retail businesses opened in 1947 as existing firms expand.
The meter case before Judge Newton Powell was postponed again with no definite date set. Attorneys Norman Harris and Phillip Shanks will meet in Judge Powell's office, likely establishing a new hearing date. The suit, filed five months ago, questions installation of meters under state or federal constitutional clauses.
Albert J Weatherhead Jr president of the Weatherhead Company will address the Decatur Chamber of Commerce January 9 at Somerville Road school. He will discuss Europe As I Saw It and his career as an inventor engineer and business leader detailing growth from a two-line operation to a 20 million dollar, six plant enterprise with 4000 workers and 25 product classes.
A bill in equity was filed in common pleas court seeking to restrain Albert Berliner's Philadelphia Tube Co. plant from operating an air hammer that runs 135 times a minute around the clock. Neighbors say the rhythmic hammering shakes the ground and has damaged foundations and cracked walls in homes and buildings.
In Florence Alabama on December 27 a police officer and a Black prisoner were shot to death in the city jail. Sgt G M Bailey was critically hurt and Officer R S Bellemy slightly wounded as two other officers were wounded. The incident occurred about 8 30 p m.
Alabama political clash reaches peak as Governor James E. Folsom and the legislature duel over the self-starter amendment granting the legislature power to call itself into a special session without the chief executive’s approval. The battle features Folsom’s statewide campaign and attacks on media, "special interests," and big monopolies.
Leo Bauer of Mitchell received a long overdue repayment after more than ten years. An unsigned note accompanied two $20 bills and a $10 bill claiming the writer had found Bauer's $14 and offered repayment with a sincere Christmas wish. The writer admitted youth and stupidity and expressed remorse.
Paris reports well informed sources say the communists prepare a coordinated move against the Marshall plan across France Italy Greece Turkey and Austria with action expected in March The drive may include a new strike wave to hinder European recovery and neutralize American aid Interior Minister Jules Moch backs police purge while Jean Reymond joins the ministry and L Humanite notes a new recruitment push amid flagging party enthusiasm
Edward Curtis reports continued fighting in Palestine after the UN partition vote. Hagana forces raid Silwan on Mount of Olives killing two Arabs and destroying five houses. Clashes near Tel Aviv and Jaffa yield a dead Arab. no Jewish casualties. Arab attack on a Jewish orphanage in Jerusalem causes no fatalities. Overall Middle East deaths reach 506 with 379 in Palestine.
Washington December 27 Cyrus S Ching head of the federal mediation service voiced optimism that 1948 will see fewer crippling strikes as labor and management gain a clearer shared understanding of collective bargaining The six foot seven inch official acknowledged possible disputes but believed they can be settled without work stoppages despite looming wage demands in steel auto electrical aluminum rubber and telephone sectors He noted 1947 saw fewer strikes and predicted 1948 may improve further See LESS On Page 3
The Morgan County High School at Hartselle will delay reopening after Christmas until the boiler is repaired. Principal Edwin Price announced the delay Saturday and urged patrons to watch the press for updated reopening notices. Hartselle city schools resume Monday under the existing schedule and buses will serve county schools as usual.
A typhoon sunk the Danish liner Kina near Samar Island. Thirty two aboard are missing with 49 dead and missing overall. Twelve passengers and 17 crew survived. two dozen people including three American War Department employees were rescued.
Mrs Williams twin brother Raymond R Edmundson, home after a Christmas Eve incident in which armed suspect William Lee Smothers, a Kilby prisoner, allegedly forced him to drive to rural Florida Short Route area near the Narrows. Smothers, sought in multiple armed robberies, was captured near Trenton, Georgia, and connected to Edmundson’s car.
Greek army reinforcements destroyed several guerrilla strongpoints to open the road to besieged Konitsa as 44 000 refugees seek shelter from 66 millimeter guns. Bitter fighting rages along the Ioannina Konitsa road while Brig Constantine Dovas is wounded in action and orders are issued from a hospital bed.
After a 25.8 inch blizzard, New York City and surrounding areas faced heavy disruption. One hundred thousand city workers were ordered to report to sanitation depots as police and disaster officials expect rapid relief. At least 54 deaths were reported across affected states.
George Drew of New York reported his nine year old sister Cecilia and their mother Mrs E A Drew Sr missing after a bus from Freehold carrying them stranded. They were later reunited in Pennsylvania Station when George learned his mother and sister had been taken to the station separately. Cecilia and mother had been visiting from Americus Georgia and Cecilia hoped to see snow in the North.
Snowstorm of 15 hours and 45 minutes dumps over three inches on New York City area while Albany sees 18 inches. Dozens die across New York state and New England. Motorists stranded on major highways, planes grounded, trains late, and buses canceled as emergency crews rush aid.
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