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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1946
Page
1
Clearing and colder this afternoon with frost tonight. Friday remains fair and cold with strong north winds shifting to gentle on the coast. State high 47 and low 29. Army and Navy discharge notices list several local service members with medals and overseas time. Local hospital admissions and births noted along with building permits and a new blacksmith shop purchase.
Jan 17 United Nations arms control proposal calls for global oversight of armament factories including atomic bomb production. Bevin outlines trusteeship steps, pending Palestine inquiry and US concerns over Japanese territories, urging UNO to support UNRRA food relief and strong agency coordination as Security Council opens.
W H Long, appointed Morgan County Court judge to fill an unexpired term, files to succeed himself for a full term in the May primary. He thanks Morgan County residents for support during his time as solicitor for the eighth judicial circuit and pledges mercy and humility if elected.
R. S. Sherwin of Reynolds Metals told the Decatur Kiwanis Club at Hotel Lyons that Allied forces must occupy Europe with a military presence for ten to twenty years and then monitor the region. He spoke on My impressions of Europe after the war after a recent sixteenth trip abroad. The gathering included Marvin Rankin and introductions of new and visiting members and guests.
The probate judge office announced seven candidates qualified for the Morgan County May 7 1996 primary. Names include T. C. Almon for judge of probate W. H. Long for Morgan County court judge Philip T. Shinkser for solicitor C. B. Humphrey for sheriff Fred M. for the Board of Revenue district two. Oward Burleson and Leonard E. Slate also listed for the Board of Revenue district two.
Morgan county residents are urged to fill March of Dimes boxes with contributions through Jan. 31. Frank G. Yaney, chair of the drive, said 50 boxes are at local businesses and filled boxes turned in by Jan. 26 earn nylons for the contributor. Donations stay partly in county to aid local polio victims, with rest sent to the National Foundation for research.
France called for death sentences for the 22 ring leaders of the Nazi regime and for the punishment of hundreds of thousands of SS SD SA and Gestapo members at the Nurnberg trials. Francois de Menthon the French prosecutor urged firm justice as a moral warning to Germany and urged the tribunal to condemn leaders while indicating broader accountability for terror organizations. The French case, backed by Western Europe nations, aims to address German pillaging and the economic looting of occupied countries including Denmark and the Netherlands.
Decatur Good year Mills employees contributed $463 and Decatur Iron and Steel Company workers added $178 to the Salvation Army building fund drive. F O Smith, chairman, announced the drive aims to raise $10,000 for Salvation Army centers in Decatur. Donations were requested by Saturday and can be sent to Smith or the Army headquarters. Capt Oscar P Fuller of the Salvation Army noted the drive would close Saturday. If needed, Smith will collect donations directly from those unable to send them.
The senate voted 49 to 17 to begin considering legislation to establish a permanent Fair Employment Practices Commission. Senator Chavez moved to proceed under nondebatable terms, a step that could invite a Southern Democrat filibuster.
Congress heard Gen Douglas MacArthur warn that cutting Pacific forces below 400 000 by July would weaken military control of Japan and Korea. Eisenhower outlined steps to shrink theater strength and expel nonessential personnel as senatorial debate continued on postwar Army sizes.
A 1940 Chevrolet coach driven by William D. Owens ran off U S 31 nine miles north of Athens at 9 PM. Two passengers Gladys McClung and Werner Owens were injured. McClung fractured her skull. The car struck a light pole after 96 feet in a ditch. damage estimated at 800 dollars.
Fred M. Speake of Hartselle today announced his candidacy for re election to the Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control from district two. He thanked Morgan County residents for wartime cooperation and said he fulfilled the office duties and will continue to do so if re elected. He noted reconversion would bring more machinery and trucks for county road construction and maintenance.
In Los Angeles on January 17, the AFL labeled the CIO meat strike an emergency and ordered longer workdays. About 35 to 40 percent of the local meat supply is threatened as 2350 CIO United Packinghouse Workers walk out against Armour Swift Cudahy and Wilson. AFL butchers expect a 10 to 15 percent boost in output, aiming to provide 70 to 80 percent of normal supplies. Teamsters will keep deliveries as locals decide emergencies.
Reports say Chinese troops occupied Mukden peacefully as leaders from communist and government camps traded accusations over alleged truce violations. Yenan charged Chiang Kai-shek ordered a seizure of key communist positions before the cease fire. The military council said 5,000 communists seized Yingkow and 40,000 attacked Taian and Shantung along the railway.
Police report wisps of blond hair matching Suzanne Degnan’s locks were found on a stair board at 6035 Winthrop Avenue near the Degnan home. Detectives link the evidence to the child’s kidnapping from her bed on January 7 and dismemberment location nearby. A nearby sighting of a man attempting entry to a laundry room at 1:30 a.m. by Ruth Erickson is noted as a possibly related observation.
Rear Adm. Husband E. Kimmel testified before a Senate house inquiry that the Pacific fleet was not built to defend Hawaii but to conduct offensive operations in war. He cited the 1941 war warning date and limited submarines to patrol options, noting no surface units could be sacrificed and describing Japanese torpedo tactics at Pearl Harbor.
Thirteen Midwestern senators urged President Truman to order seizure of strikebound Midwest truck lines to end the meat packing wage dispute and to push mediation. The call followed failed negotiations between AFL drivers and packing companies as Congress weighed a fact finding bill amid looming steel and meat strikes.
Leonard E. Slate of Hartselle has qualified to run for member of the Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control from the second district. A native of Morgan County, he attended Morgan County High School, holds a construction engineering diploma, and boasts twelve years in road and bridge work. He is an officer in the Baptist church and has worked with Shipbuilding Corp since the outbreak of the war assisting in Morgan County projects during Works Progress Administration days.
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