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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1946
Page
1
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with scattered thundershowers and moderate southeasterly winds on the coast. Local society notes report hospital visits, travels to Daytona Beach and Charlotte, and military and church news. Meetings on voter registration and a Navy recruiter visit are listed.
NEW DELHI June 17 Chances rose that the dominant Hindu Congress Party and the Moslem League would accept the British cabinet plan for an interim government to rule India before independence. Wavell proposed five Congress, five Moslem Leaguers and four from smaller groups to start June 26. Gandhi was reportedly unhappy but the Hindustan Times urged favorable consideration. Cripps met Azad to seek clarification on portfolios. The cabinet would include Jinnah Nehru and others, with parity seen as a sticking point. If formed, the new government faces a nationwide rail strike the next day.
Col Jack W Durant and his wife were flown to Frankfurt in Army custody after admitting removal of a fortune in jewels and relics of the House of Hesse. They had been held in Washington after Chicago arrest. formal charges to be brought in Germany.
The June term of Morgan County circuit court began at 8:30 a.m. with 11 civil jury cases on the docket and a criminal docket starting next week. Judge James H. Crow Jr. presides as hearings proceed Tuesday and Wednesday. Plaintiffs include Vera Garrett vs Metropolitan Life Insurance Co and Eileen Walling vs George Jennings among others.
Emil Rieve international president of the Textile Workers Union of America told a state wide textile workers conference that unions can no longer operate as private clubs. He said unions must accept responsibility to their members employers and the general public.
Washington June 17 The senate judiciary committee approved the Hobbs anti racketeering provision of the Case strike control bill vetoed by President Truman. Chairman McCarran said the vote was not unanimous and no record was kept. The bill passed the house last December and has been stalled in the senate committee.
Congressional labor allies say settlement of the threatened maritime strike ends any drive for drastic action this year. Rep. Biemiller of Wisconsin argues the crisis undermines Truman emergency strike control legislation and may prevent its passage. See PRESSURE Page 2.
OPA orders immediate retail price hikes for butter six cents a pound and cheddar eleven cents a pound along with a one cent rise for evaporated milk. Manufacturers' ceilings also rise, affecting butter cheese and evaporated milk. New controls cover bulk cream sales and farm separated cream. Bowles cites higher grain costs and congressional moves to cut subsidies as causes.
Four new poliomyelitis cases were reported in Lauderdale County Alabama today, raising total cases to 40 since the outbreak began in late May. The county population is about 47,000 and no fatalities have occurred. 16 victims have been dismissed after treatment. The latest patients are a 3 year old boy a 25 year old woman a 4 year old boy and a 13 year old girl.
At a CIO Textile Workers Union of America gathering in Atlanta 300 delegates denounced the Ku Klux Klan as a secret organization committing violent acts against labor and minorities. John McCoy attacked President Truman as a strike breaker while Emil Rieve and Van A. Bittner led the session urging support for OPA and labor unity.
The Georgia state board of health announced a two week quarantine for all persons entering Georgia from Florida to curb infantile paralysis. Dr Dan Bowdoin, state epidemiologist, said adults and all children must stay home for two weeks after arrival, including Georgians returning from vacations.
Little Jerry Wayne Ross son of Mr and Mrs R S Ross of Mulga escaped serious injury Friday evening when he fell from a car into the road near Cullman. He received first aid at Cullman hospital and was dismissed. officials say he sustained no injuries.
The Southern Regional Council warns that the Columbia Tennessee riot could recur across the South if white and Black leaders do not unite. Dr. Guy B. Johnson summarizes the February incident where two were killed and many injured, detailing arrests, jail escape attempts, and racial tension surrounding Mink Slide and local farm communities.
Paris June 17 The big four foreign ministers work on an Italian peace treaty with U S officials seeing Trieste as a principle issue. Russia’s stance could decide peace, as the United States insists Trieste remain Italian while Moscow hints at Yugoslav control. Optimism faded after Tass blamed Western foes for delay.
Five ACL freight crewmen injured in a pre dawn head on collision south of Talbotton near Manchester. Two may be seriously hurt as 80 feet of engines telescope and cars derail. 178 crates of oranges and 20 tons of ice spill into Georgia mud. Traffic to Atlanta-Waycross delayed past 8 PM.
Two incumbents declared for the vacancy created by John H. Bankhead death and two more are considered likely. U S Rep Sam Hobbs of Selma and Albert A Carmichael Democratic nominee for Attorney General announced they would not run. Sparks of potential bids include Reps John Sparkman and Frank Boykin, State Senator James A Simpson, and other local figures as possible entrants.
Washington reports Hobbs says he will not run for the senate seat to replace the late Senator Bankhead. Reps John Sparkman and Frank Boykin have announced candidacies. A Democratic primary is expected in August. Robin Swift was appointed to Bankhead’s seat temporarily and is not a candidate for the unexpired term ending January 1949.
The state democratic executive committee meets next Saturday in Montgomery to set dates for a special primary. Chairman Gessner T. McCorvey of Mobile proposes August 20 for the primary with a runoff on September 17 and a July 2 qualifying deadline, followed by a November special election alongside the general election. A state Superintendent of Education nominee will be chosen in the special primary to replace the late H. C. Pannell. Governor Sparks appointed Robin Swift as state highway director. Senator Bankhead's unexpired term ends January 1949. Republican leaders Claude O. Vardaman in Birmingham announced a Republican party entry for the Senate in November, with conventions in Birmingham August 21 and candidates in 15 to 20 counties. No Republican has held a major state office since Reconstruction, though participation in the state legislature has occurred at times.
E. C. McGriff and sister Jean, residents of Cullman, were injured in a late Friday collision with a truck on Water Falls bridge in Blount County near Cullman. They received minor cuts and bruises, were transported by Drinkard ambulance to Cullman hospital, and discharged after treatment.
Market notes show nylon ceiling fixed with prices around 1.40 per pound for standard sheer and 1.55 for higher grade. Availability quoted at front end of long lines with ongoing supply details.
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