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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1948
Page
1
Scattered thundershowers this afternoon and Thursday with gentle to moderate southerly winds on the coast. Decatur highs near 89 with 65 at night and 83 inches of rainfall reported. Community notes include D.A.V. meeting, veterans’ appointments, and church revival planning for the week.
Washington dispatch reports Rep. Shafer proposes delaying draft action until January 31 to allow intensified recruiting and altered enlistment terms. The plan, backed by opponents of a peace-time selective service return, awaits House vote and could hinge on presidential proclamation and congressional resolution.
Cool weather lingered over the Great Lakes with temperatures in the low 30s across Northern Wisconsin and parts of lower Michigan for a second morning. The mercury stood about 10 to 12 degrees below normal across much of the cool belt.
Seven unions with about 100000 ship crewmen and longshore workers agreed to court orders blocking the strike set to begin today. Injunctions issued in New York Cleveland and San Francisco urge compliance for 10 days while negotiations with ship operators reportedly stalled. A separate labor note reports a conciliatoriate meeting between coal operators and United Mine Workers planned for Thursday as talks falter.
Federal Judge John McDuffie dismissed a suit by 227 employees of Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Company seeking about 200000 in overtime pay. The decision barred the case under the portal-to-portal act of 1947 after an earlier appeal. Local 18 CIO Union of Marine &.
A Soviet embassy spokesman said Russia cannot accept the six power London agreement to create a separate West German government. Zarubin told Sir William Strang on June 7 the plan violates the Potsdam pact, and Moscow's stance followed prior warnings from radio and press. France has not yet approved while Britain United States Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg backed the plan.
A man named B. C. Wells in a tent at Rountree Lumber yard on W Moulton Street captured an armadillo this morning while it was digging in a local cemetery. Wells plans to exhibit the animal and invited locals to view it. He described the rare creature as a grave robber and speculated it may have traveled here by road.
The House Expenditures Committee recommended revoking paroles for Louis Campagna Charles Gioe Philip D Andrea and Paul Delucia alias Eleca over fraudulent concealment of facts. The action targets former Capone Mob figures in Chicago and follows a committee report issued today in Washington.
A federal grand jury indicted Texas Commissioner J E McDonald and Georgia Commissioner Tom Linder along with Ralph W Moore of Granger Texas and Robert M Harris of New York City for conspiring to lobby for higher commodity prices without registering. The National Farm Committee and Farm Commissioners Council were named, with Moore to lobby in Congress for price-raising legislation while avoiding registration. The indictment alleges personal financial interests in commodity markets and aims to shield their testimony from Congress. See FARM on Page 2
New York June 16 A struggle for the fall food dollar is forming among tin-canners frozen food firms and sponsors of prepackaged fresh foods Each group seeks to persuade consumers to spend more of their dollar on its method Advocates of prepackaging cite freshness convenience and partial preparation as advantages
The House passed a 975 million dollar appropriation bill 288 to 113, shifting the U S Employment Service from the Labor Department to the Federal Security Agency. The vote exceeds the two thirds needed to override and awaits Senate action.
The House refused to accept the Senate foreign aid fund of 6.125 billion dollars and sent the measure to a nine member conference panel. Rep. Taber will lead the House conferees and Sen. Bridges will head the Senate group as they work out a compromise amid past House cuts and Senate increases.
One man was killed and 11 injured in a collision on the Birmingham highway near Jasper. Samuel Grady Cooner 48 of Jasper the car occupant died from injuries. The bus was en route from Birmingham to Jasper.
Birmingham based Hospital Service Corp. official Dr. C N Carraway alleges Alabama doctors move patients to hospitals to boost income. He cites records showing higher admissions when hospitals bill, warns against income driven care and calls for public protection. Page 2– continues.
Washington reports say if Harold Stassen loses the Republican nomination he could head a convention move to draft Arthur Vandenberg for the top of the ticket. Stassen’s backers cite rising poll strength since the Oregon primary and foresee a possible victory on the ninth ballot at Philadelphia.
An addition costing $45,000 is underway at the Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Cooperative. J B. McBride and Son is the contractor. Completion is expected by October 1. The project adds storage space to hold materials longer and reduce advance ordering for planting season. The structure measures about 100 feet square and mirrors the current building height.
Atlanta report: Chancellor Raymond R. Paty of the University System of Georgia was fined 52 dollars for driving while intoxicated in police court. A second charge of leaving the scene of an accident was dropped and a 10 dollar fine for drunkenness on the streets was suspended.
James Nance who fled Huntsville jail a month ago and Fred Bridges wanted in Tuscaloosa on forgery charges were captured in Decatur Tuesday night. Nance, jailed for grand larceny, was recognized while dining on Fifth Avenue South after deputies traced a phone number. Bridges was found at Bank Street Hotel. Nance had used the alias James Dunn when arrested.
Cairo June 16 Arabs reject UN mediator Count Bernadotte plan for an open Jerusalem. Fawzi Mulki says Arab League would evacuate positions if Jerusalem is open, contradicting cease fire terms. Liga source says committee rejected sitting with Jews for peace talks. Shrines safe under Arab protection, access allowed.
State Investigator R A Troupe joined Assistant Police Chief Weatherly and city officers in a probe of $1342 missing from a filing cabinet at Watkins and Perry Grill Sunday night. Weatherly said no arrests yet, but the investigation is still in progress.
Senate approved a 4 million dollar TVA steam plant start in New Johnsonville Tennessee as House stalled funding and sent the measure to a conference committee. The vote tally showed broad party lines with 45 for and 37 against. debate spanned hours amid procedural fights over appropriations.
A committee named by Gov. James E. Folsom to probe the State Highway Department will meet in Montgomery next Tuesday. E N Rodgers, a former highway director and panel member, said the date was set by House Speaker M Beck who was chosen to head the inquiry.
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