08 Jul 1948
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1948
Page
1
Partly cloudy outlook with scattered afternoon thunderstorms and light coastal winds. Temperatures ranged from a 72 minimum to a 98 maximum in the past 24 hours. The Decatur cotton market quoted middling at 36 and low strict at 35. Notable visitors, church events, weddings, travel, and local meetings fill local life, including sermons and rent control notes.
More than twenty Negro organizations urged an explicit civil rights plank in the Democratic platform at hearings in Philadelphia. They pressed for anti lynch laws poll tax repeal fair employment practices and allied measures. CIO officials backed a Roosevelt like platform and attacked the Republican plank while NAACP leaders warned the party must resist bigotry or risk its future. See RIGHTS on Page Two.
Frank Oakes Wolverine Tube personnel director will be principal speaker at a division meeting of Associated Industries of Alabama in Decatur Country Club. Thomas H. Fitzpatrick, vice president, says about 75 guests will attend. AIA board meets at five before the general session.
White House says President Truman is considering several individuals for the vacant Secretary of Labor post. Charles G. Ross noted John F Shelley and others were suggested, but no offer has been made. Possible candidates include Ellis Arnall and Robert Ramspeck.
Truman aides declare General Dwight D. Eisenhower definitively out of the Democratic Presidential race after private assurances from two close friends. They say Eisenhower believes he cannot accept any party nomination and has left no loophole for a draft move. Roosevelt hopeful James Roosevelt contends Ike might still run if the convention shows unity behind him.
The NLRB said it would seek a court order to stop the capt ive coal strike charging John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers with Taft Hartley violations. About 78,000 soft coal miners idle. 55,000 captive in steel firm pits. West Virginia Pennsylvania Indiana see limited activity as miners stay home.
R B Spec Searcy was chosen man of the year in Huntsville and Madison county and received a silver trophy from the Exchange Club of Huntsville. Searcy has led the local and state Salesmen's clubs as president.
U S Steel plans to shift to F O B mill pricing by absorbing freight, potentially raising prices for products containing steel. The move signals higher costs across the industry as wage hikes push production expenses, affecting distant customers and overall pricing policies.
Dr Oscar H Clements the community's only physician closed his Palmer Tennessee clinic in protest after four black bricklayers were denied work on a new home. About 3000 miners and families lose medical protection as Clements moves his family to Chattanooga. He may start elsewhere with his medical practice.
A 19 year old youth named O Lease Rayborn who sawed his way out of Mobile city jail and climbed down the rear wall with a rope made from mattress strings was recaptured. Police found three hacksaws in his cell and two bars sawed from the window. The escape was noticed after a passerby reported seeing a man descending the wall.
The United Nations called an emergency session on the Palestine crisis to act on Israel's request to stop an Egyptian attack in Southern Palestine. The session was set for 2 30 EST with delegates arriving after a brief travel period. In Berlin the Russians forced sharp cuts in electricity and gas as unemployment rose among 2 000 000 residents in the blockaded sectors, prompting emergency employment plans to subsidize wages.
Tel Aviv reported Egyptian forces opened an offensive on Beer Tavia, 23 miles south of Jerusalem, signaling a possible resume of fighting before the cease fire. An Egyptian spearhead was said to be trapped near Isdud, with air raid sirens in Jerusalem and U N observers ordered to leave Amman.
Col. Frank L. Howley announced that Western powers will maintain current food rations but reduce coal. Unfavorable weather slowed the Allied airlift with only 19 American transport planes arriving at Tempelhof by 10 AM. Two American fliers reported strange radio interference near the Berlin air corridor.
The Agriculture Department reports 23,653,000 acres in cotton on July 1 up from 21,500,000 last year. If yield reaches 250 pounds per acre, output could total about 11,815,000 bales, versus last year's 11,851,000. State by state figures and American-Egyptian cotton area are provided.
Washington reports growing signs of a near settlement in the wage dispute between three railroad brotherhoods and major railroads. A White House conference could yield an official announcement as early as tomorrow. Presidential Assistant Joseph R Steerman has been working to break the deadlock.
In Edgefield and Aiken counties South Carolina, 22 girls and 6 boys arrived June 29 from the American Friends Service Committee in Philadelphia to work at Bettis Academy. After four police visits, the group departed July 8 amid white residents’ indignation. the undertaking had been organized by Frank Knutsen and his wife of Media Pennsylvania.
Charles A. Keating a 43 year old Montgomery resident disappeared after entering water at a gravel pit about six miles north of Montgomery. His companions saw him enter the water but did not see him again. clothes were found on shore as Elmore County and Highway Patrol officers searched for the body.
Parking meters go into operation at 8 A M Monday in Decatur as part of a six month trial. They will be active daily 8 A M to 5 P M except Sundays and holidays. Backing up to the curb is prohibited for deliveries and heavy trucks are barred from metered zones.
Col. Harry Moore Rhett aged 74 died yesterday afternoon at his Huntsville residence. He long served as president of the Bison Bank before its consolidation with First National Bank, retiring due to health. He owned substantial farming lands in Madison County and Mississippi. Survived by his wife and son Harry Rhett Jr.
Robert Wells remains unimproved at Decatur General Hospital after a serious condition. Two Alabama Department of Public Health technicians from Montgomery are en route to Decatur to investigate three deaths within two weeks, including Mallory Martin, 37, who died after an autopsy listed coronary lesion as the cause. Martin worked at Wyker's for 25 years and died two hours after admission to the hospital.
Morgan County Health Department summons technicians to investigate a ptomaine poisoning outbreak. Over two weeks two children died after brief illnesses, prompting urgent safety measures and further testing on page two.
Circuit Judge James H Crow Jr dismissed without prejudice the paternity suit against Gov. James E Folsom filed on March 2 by Carter E Putman as next friend for his nephew James Douglas. The judge cited the child’s best interests and the want of cooperation from the mother Christine Putman, noting the case should not have entered court and may be revived when the child is mature.
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