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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1948
Page
2
Washington reports Southeastern states can expect more in soil conservation payments for 1949 than 1946, with the President asking Congress for 300 million dollars for the year. Experts say the Southeast will gain under existing law, though allocations await late summer or early fall after appropriation.
Mohandas K. Gandhi completed the first 24 hours of his communal peace fast in New Delhi. He dictated from his bed at Birla House and received brief calls from Prime Minister Nehru and Home Minister Patel while doctors reported a fairly good night and a 3:30 am rise for prayers.
The senior class of Ryan High presents a three act comedy Now Bride For The Groom on Thursday at 6 45 P M. The cast includes Selby McKelvey Prisidel Densmore Baldon Solly Prinder Powell Little Penn Boots Wright Chambers Claiborne Mardis Mardis Van Earwood Groot Brown and others in multiple romantic roles.
Funeral service for Hunter Henson 40 former Decatur resident will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Methodist church in Guin Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery He died Monday in Colorado Springs after a recent operation He had been ill about four years He lived in Decatur in 435 and worked with his brother at Apollo billiard parlor He was survived by his parents four brothers and two sisters
A sparsely attended meeting at Legion hall on Bank Street failed to complete the formation of a local Young Democrats of Alabama unit. It aimed to affiliate with the state group and national organization. Future action hinges on community interest for Presidential year involvement.
No. 1 soft wheat 3.12 per bushel. Ear milling white corn 2.48. Shell white corn 2.58. Ear yellow corn 0.243. Shell yellow corn 2.53. Feed ear white corn 2.36. Shelled feed white corn 2.46. Milo 3.65. RBarney busnel at Wais Boris er 1.42.
North Georgia live poultry market remains about steady with good demand relative to supply though less active than last week. Growers offered more freely than early week and trade needs were met. Birds weighed mostly 2 1 2 to 3 pounds. Processors report sluggish dressed fryer demand with prices FOB farm for fryers picked up ranging 38 to 39 cents.
Butter receipts 332 297 pounds with prices up 1 1 2 to two cents per pound. Grading includes 93 score AA and 84 5, 92 A 84, 90 B 83, 89 C 82. Eggs weak with receipts 19 357 and prices to two cents per dozen lower. U S extras No 148 No 2 47, No 3 and 4 44 45. US standards No 1 and 243 No 3 and 4 42. Current receipts 41 dirties 38 checks 37.
Cotton futures fell in light dealings with liquidations and hedging pushing price declines of about 1.50 per bale before a late rally as good mill buying emerged for nearby deliveries. Export doubt under Marshall aid and weak textile demand pressured levels. late quotes show March 35.77 May 35.77 July 34.68.
Nashville cattle activity was generally steady with a range of prices for calves heifers and cows. Good and choice hogs and lambs held firm with modest gains for select loads and lighter weights amid overall steady demand.
Hollywood gossip notes Fred Astaire plans another MGM film after Easter Parade and may reunite with Ginger Rogers later. Helen Hayes may return to cinema for a Behrman play adaptation. The piece also tracks Wellman, Dana Andrews illness, Van Johnson retakes, and MGM star classifications.
The Southeastern church convocation heard Rev. Harry V. Richardson say the race issue is the churchs main challenge. He urged white and Negro congregations to unite on rural life problems and warned churches must fund rural aid or face proselytizing by other faiths.
Coast Guard reports two mid winter rescue operations off Kodiak and the Alaska peninsula saved about twenty people from the grounded Aleutian Mail near Arrh Point Unimak Island and a self propelled Army barge. Fishermen and a rescue craft assisted, with crews and passengers taken to safety at Kings Cove.
Judge W H Long presided as county term was shortened to hear state supreme court calls. Maurice Baize case moved to non jury docket for reckless driving. Jason Nesmith now charged with reckless driving after amendment. Effie Lee bond forfeited with alias capias issued for assault and battery. John Sparkman charge amended to reckless driving with $50 fine plus costs. Other cases including Dewey L Smith Harry Randall and D E Powell continued or appealed.
The Daily Records notes marriages including Paul Evans 18 of Decatur and Marks 18 of Lawrenceburg and multiple property transfers such as L Brown to J W Schroder and Charles A Cramer to Chester L Elam with sums ranging from 50 to 7000 dollars, plus cemetery and estate transactions.
Mrs. Ruby Ellis sister of Gov. James E. Folsom is reported doing very nicely after a serious kidney operation at a Montgomery hospital. The operation was performed by Dr. T Brannon Hubbard and she is expected to stay a week to ten days. The governor’s official hostess at the mansion stood the procedure well.
Mackenzie reports Gandhi has begun another fast possibly unto death to press for peace between Hindu dominated India and Muslim Pakistan. Trading halts occur in Calcutta Bombay and Madras as he urges choosing peace over lawlessness. The Mahatma reads from the Quran Bible and Vedas and contemplates a federal solution to Kashmir and regional tensions.
President outlines long range goals across industries including steel and housing, urging prompt congressional action on a ten year housing standard and a 10 percent rise in agricultural output. He highlights inflation risk, consumer debt, and a need to restore European recovery while detailing 1947 economic data from the Council of Economic Advisers.
Attorney General Clark orders a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia to investigate lobbying under the 1946 act. Special assistant Irving R. Kaufman is empowered to act as district attorney and file actions in district court for alleged violations by persons firms committees corporations associations and other groups.
The Alabama Public Service Commission studied a plea from six railroads to raise intrastate passenger rates. Coach rates would rise from 1.65 to 2.5 cents per mile, and Pullman rates from 3.3 to 3.5 cents per mile. Names include Alabama Great Southern, Alabama Tennessee and Northern, Atlantic Coast Line, Southern, and others.
Faith Charity and Franklin Short mark their eighth birthday at Nauvoo Alabama on January 14. Their sister Hope died after birth. Delivered by Dr H J Sankey by lamp light at the Shorts farm, the triplets now attend Nauvoo school. Parents are Clyde and Mrs Short.
President Truman notes a 000 increase in corporation taxes could offset inflation from 40 deductions. He says equitable adjustments won’t derail anti inflation efforts if other measures are adopted and enforced. The special session granted extensions for export controls and conservation programs but rejected major wage price and credit control proposals. He hints federal bank credit controls may not be required if voluntary lending restraints by banks prove effective.
The Army and Air Force announce new policy allowing partially disabled veterans from Navy Coast Guard and Marine Corps to enlist in the regular forces in their prior rank for service through June 30 1948. Former service members may join as master or first sergeants if last active duty was as officer or similar. Local recruiting stations on Ferry Street provide full details.
Senator Snyder argues for a mix of grants and loans to Europe under the Marshall plan with safeguards on currency stability and repayment capacity. Proposals include 5 percent of funds for private U S investment guarantees, currency stabilization measures, and local currency matching to reduce debt. Lodge questions whether asset seizures are needed, while Vandenberg expects a full Snyder presentation.
Deputies fought in the aisles after a sudden adjournment. Maurice Violette the 77 year old rightist tried to reach the chairman to reopen the meeting but was blocked by communists. Earlier turmoil erupted as Cachin criticized government Viet Nam policy while rightists and centrists sang The Volga Boatman and communists sang The Marseillaise. Herriot won with 317 votes vs 124 for Communist Raoul Calas and 17 for Paul Ramadier.
William A. Alexander athletic director at Georgia Tech fell seriously ill but doctors said the illness is not serious. The 58 year old is in Savannah for the national rules committee meeting at the General Oglethorpe hotel and is expected to leave his room soon.
Two Atlantic Coast Line freight trains collided in Woodland Georgia on January 14, injuring a break man and a fireman as both engines overturned. Four freight cars derailed with partial overturnage of the cars.
Huntsville Times editor Jack Langhorne recovers from illness after wartime war bond work. Rev Eugene M Chapman to preach "Let There Be Light" at St John’s Episcopal Church Sunday. Julian Bibb Sr. shows rapid improvement at home on Jackson Street. Westside Presbyterian prayer service at seven tonight. Marines recruiters to interview 19 to 29 year olds at Ferry Street station through Saturday. Army enlistments open to prior service Negroes who are high school graduates for US units. A Bank Street sighting puzzled observers as a dollar floated into a man’s hand. Claudie Thombs weekend visit to Florence with sister Mrs Foster Barnwell. Dr Jesse M Rogers to speak on "Absolute Surrender" at First Baptist Sunday. Local banks closed Monday for General Robert E. Lee’s birthday.
Pauley claims Stassen is retreating and fabricating claims about his resignation and market dealings. He pressed for further questions during the interim as Stassen faces closed Senate committee questioning about commodity transactions and disclosures.
Federal Judge Clarence Mullins dismissed a petition for involuntary bankruptcy against Bobbi Motors Car Corp filed by Thomas P. Bush Jr William J Len and R W McKinley Jr alleging back wages. Testimony showed they were paid through April 1 last year and were told the company could not hire them. They continued work as volunteers awaiting payment.
In a rainstorm the rescue vessel Union Victory reached Halifax harbor carrying 27 survivors from the U S Army funeral ship Joseph W Connolly which burned at sea Monday.
Funeral services for John B. Toney 73 a Madison and Morgan counties farmer will be Thursday at 10 30 A M at Brown chapel with Rufus Underwood officiating Burial will be in city cemetery Brown directing He died Tuesday at his residence 1303 Sixth Avenue East Survived by widow and son Caleb B Toney pallbearers listed Notify of long illness and ties to Decatur L N Railroad service and residence history noted
State education leaders debate creating professional schools for negroes at Montgomery Teachers College or other sites. Starnes urges a tangible plan to improve education and economic opportunities, with law and medicine seen as key fields. Tuskegee Institute would not fit into a state system. study authorized.
In Washington the secretary ordered cancellation of a sale of explosives for Palestine after a wary official count shows about 19 million pounds in surplus stocks. Leonard M. Weisman, tied to importing 199 tons for the Jewish Agency, says he plans no legal action but will seek return of funds, amid calls over recent policy shifts.
Atlanta, Jan 14 The Federal Council Of Churches Of Christ In America reaffirmed confidence in the United Nations and opposed defeatist rhetoric. The executive committee defended facing facts, urged a hopeful view, and supported the Marshall Plan for European recovery as a vote of confidence in Western nations aided by America.
A yacht carrying ten people including Windsor T. White, 81, of Cleveland and Roe Emery, 73, of Denver, arrived in Miami today after being overdue since Monday, with Coast Guard involvement noted in the bulletin.
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