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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1952
Page
2
The incoming Eisenhower administration may restore self financing to New Deal farm programs. Republicans favor broad price supports, but Eisenhower and nominee Ezra Taft Benson seek to cut costs. Proposals include two price systems, processing taxes, and price insurance to fund price supports.
Chicago police report three confirmed dead and three missing after a fire at the General Furniture Company at 6155 South Halsted Street. Firemen found two men and a woman among the ruins and continued searching debris for five missing people including an employee and two women customers. The blaze, following an explosion, occurred in a four story building in the city’s largest neighborhood business district. The identified dead are Harold Kistner 54 store personnel manager Earl Hildebrand 55 advertising manager and Elaine Lapka bookkeeper. Missing employee is Alvin Kessell 55.
Sheriff Sandlin said banks should watch for the stolen checks if cashed and is checking to see if the checks were ditched. State Investigator R W Godwin has been called in and is collaborating with the sheriff on the case.
Amusements list shows Princess Plymouth Adventure starring Spencer Tracy Gene Tierney and co stars at 1 3 5 7 9 30. Other showings include Snow White at Sunset 7 30 and 9 30 plus Alice in Wonderland at Hatfield Athens 6 30 and 8 10. Strand Hartselle presents Sound Off with Mickey Rooney at 7 and 9. Angelo at Baite offers 6 15 8 15 9 15.
Central Methodist senior board of stewards will gather at the church tonight at 7 30. The Morgan county Red Cross office in the courthouse annex will be closed Thursday for New Year’s Day. Watch night service to begin at seven o clock Wednesday at Sixth Avenue Church of God and run until 12 10 AM.
Fletcher Henderson, renowned African American orchestra leader, died last night at Harlem Hospital after a long illness. A three decade veteran of show business, he lived in Manhattan with his wife Leora.
A strong earthquake was felt across Costa Rica this morning with no reported injuries or damage. The tremor lasted about 12 seconds and registered magnitude five on the intensity scale.
The prison system for punishment of criminals did not begin until toward the end of the 18th Century, although isolated prisons were used earlier.
Farm markets in Decatur show cotton at middling 33.50c and strict low 31.50c. Grain and feed prices include No. 2 wheat at 2.05, No. 2 oats at 85c, No. 2 white ear corn 2.10, No. 2 yellow ear corn 1.70, with No. 2 mile at 2.95. Hog prices listed at 18.75c.
Nashville market report shows cattle classes steady with steers uneven and highs around 22 to 24.50 per cwt for good grade. calves and yearlings mix 23.50. cows and bulls range 10.50 to 18.00. Hogs active with barrows and gilts 19.25 to 19.50, sows 15.50 to 16.00. sheep mostly nominal with wool lambs at 20.50 and occasional ewes at 5.00 down.
USDA report from Atlanta notes the North Georgia live poultry market is steady with moderate offerings and supplies generally equal to demand. Farm prices quote broilers or fryers under 34 2 lbs at 26 to 28 cents per pound.
GRAND FORKS North Dakota state senator J B Bridston said he will mail petitions to Washington asking Senator Langer to stand aside when oaths are taken at the opening of the new Congress. The petitions seek to prevent Langer from taking his oath until an investigation into private immigration bills he sponsored is complete. Bridston noted Langers numerous bills favored aliens seeking to remain in the country.
The budget projects defense outlays for fiscal 1954 at about 51 billion dollars, plus 41 billion in new defense appropriations. Atomic energy, construction, and Korea material losses are not included. Truman aims for a 3 to 4 billion higher defense total than current year, with 7% billion net new to be requested.
The 57 year old Republican Cutler will advise the president and focus on coordinating National Security Council work with other agencies. Eisenhower met yesterday with Paul Hoffman Milton Katz and John J McCloy at a luncheon to discuss international economic issues. Cutler attended.
In Singapore the strike by 10 000 naval base workers threatens to spread to base medical services as fifty hospital attendants await Friday wage payments before joining the stoppage on Saturday.
Ex Police Chief Lamon Hall, a 25 year veteran and former chief now on the force, died by a self inflicted gunshot during a drive to a lagoon on the town outskirts. Patrolman Cecil Sullivan begged him to reconsider as other officers were summoned. Hall is survived by his widow and one daughter.
A Detroit bound Greyhound bus overturned on an icy stretch north of Lebanon while avoiding a crashed truck. Driver W G Shepperd 25 of Detroit and 26 passengers escaped major injuries though several were hospitalized or treated for shock. The truck, driven by Robert Nauman 41 of Maitland Fla, crashed into a concrete bridge and dangled over the embankment.
A report asserts the nearest star lies 300000 times farther from Earth than the Sun, highlighting an extreme interstellar gap. The claim underscores vast cosmic scales and the challenge of direct stellar measurement.
Parker Burns Parker resigns as U S district attorney for the Middle District effective Jan 3 due to ill health. A Wedowee, Randolph County native and 57 year old World War I veteran, he previously served in the Alabama Legislature and as county attorney in Randolph and Cleburne Counties before his 1942 appointment.
Children and residents loved a friendly seal in Lake Sammamish for about a year. Fishermen urged elimination for harming lake trout, but a shooting ban halted plans. The Fisheries Department arranged to place the seal in Woodland Park Zoo where it will meet a two year old seal playmate.
Al Misri reports Egypt will export 500 tons of cotton to China. Government officials would not confirm or deny. The paper says the move acknowledges Peiping relations and could help settle the Korean issue and aid world peace. Egypt maintains relations with Chiang Kai-shek's Formosa government.
Dr. Edgar H. Nease of Atlanta, 50, a Methodist church leader, is unconscious and in critical condition after a head on collision that also injured his wife and daughter.
Philippine Airlines reports a DC-3 passenger plane missing over the north of Manila with seven passengers and three crew members aboard.
The three Allied occupiers return part of Friedrich Flick’s empire to him and his two sons while reorganizing holdings under the plan to break up German trusts. The elder Flick has served a U.S. war crimes sentence. the two sons will control the Bavarian steel plant, and the Bavarian state will own part of shares.
Evangelist Billy Graham reported that more than 28 000 North Korean prisoners of war completed studies at 28 Bible institutes set up in camps and vowed not to return to communist North Korea. He spoke during a tour of the Korean war zone and was en route to the United States.
Funeral services for Mrs. John Nichols 79 were held at the Albertville Methodist Church after a long illness. She is survived by her husband retired cabinet maker two sons Earl Nichols Newark New Jersey and J L Nichols Florence Alabama and two daughters Mrs Alberta Jones Albertville and Mrs Duke Norrell Chattanooga Tennessee.
A Long Island duckling features in two classic preparations, a duckling apple casserole and a tomato sauce spaghetti dish. Recipes detail browning the duck, layering apples or simmering in sauce, then baking or boiling with giblets and spaghetti for servings.
Sen. McCarran testified he did not plot to ruin the Las Vegas Sun by cutting ads. Publisher Hank Greenspun has a $1 million suit against McCarran and others tied to Las Vegas hotels and gambling clubs.
North Korean Col Chang Chun San, a veteran liaison, protested alleged Allied violations and then bowed out of the Armistice talks at Panmunjom. He is replaced by Col Chu Yon Who, ending his long service since the Kaesong meeting on July 8, 1951.
The United Nations in New York operates a 400-seat cafeteria for secretariat staff with 3 000 workers daily, a second 400-seat dining room for senior officials serving 600 to 1 000 daily, and a coffee stand in the Assembly Building to ease overflow. The press area also fills up, drawing both journalists and staff beyond its limits.
The origin of Rotary International traces to Chicago where the first Rotary Club was established in 1905. This seed spawned a global service organization chaired by founders whose idea was professional fellowship and community service.
Classified listing for a five room house with bath and hot water one mile west of Greenbrier. Rent is $40 per month. Contact Phorfe at 1778-3 Decatur.
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