26 Jun 1947
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1947
Page
1
Partly cloudy outlook for Alabama with local thundershowers. Decatur cotton market middling inch and strict low inch at 35.75. Local social notes include visits, travel, births, honors, and upcoming church event at St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran. Public movie at Decatur Negro high school and a sailfish achievement by Bobby Bell in Florida.
Three workmen were injured when a TVA maintenance boat exploded in the Tennessee River downstream from Cisco harbor. Louis A. Downs suffered a broken leg burns and bruises and was listed as most seriously hurt. Cabe Smith Austinville sustained burns. Tom Amos received slight burns and was released after treatment. The boat valued at $2,000 was totally destroyed.
The Decatur City Electric Department received word from Washington that a lease with the Army Chemical Warfare Department for a 4000 EVA substation, valued at 50 000, has been signed. Quince E. Eddens said the transfer from Huntsville Arsenal will occur soon, with installation by city workers on a 75 foot lot on 10th Avenue East near Moulton Street.
Floyd F. Anderson was elected manager of the Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation by the Rural Electrification Association on Tuesday night at city hall. He fills the vacancy from William L. DeVaughan’s resignation and will start by Monday. Anderson, from Rochester NY, has worked with electric co ops in Georgia South Carolina and Florida and as a REA inspector. Members scheduled July 9 for their annual meeting to elect trustees and officers.
John A. Caddell sails for Chicago with wife and son to attend Kiwanis International Convention. He chairs the local club resolutions committee with Rev. W W Glass and J R Williams as delegates. Kenneth Thomas and Mrs. Thomas will also join the gathering.
In Washington June 26 the TVA debates whether it should pay interest on the 348 million dollars lent by the government. TVA chair Gordon Clapp argues interest would raise costs and slow river valley power projects. Senator Ferguson presses for facts as hearings consider restructuring annual revenue use and dam construction funds.
George D. King was named agent in charge of the Birmingham division succeeding Ray J. Abbaticchio Jr. Abbaticchio, head of the Birmingham FBI office since February 1944, is transferred to Knoxville to head the Eastern Tennessee field division.
World leaders including Truman Attlee Ramadier Chiang Kai-shek and Gromyko issued warnings on the UNs difficult road ahead on its second charter day anniversary. They expressed belief the UN will succeed and pledged their governments support despite criticism and challenges.
The Decatur curb market grand opening is set for Saturday at 11 a.m. with a hillbilly band, speeches, and a $50 attendance prize plus 12 other prizes. T. F. Adams serves as master of ceremonies while Mayor H. R. Summer welcomes visitors and local firms announce prize contributions. Alvis G. Briscoe and Charles Parker tour Morgan County to spread the word.
June 26 report from Birmingham says railroads plan layoffs on coal runs due to a coal mine walkout. Officials estimate about 100 workers affected within a week, with potential broader cuts if no settlement within two weeks. Coal dealers report record coke sales amid disrupted shipments. The Mining Institute cites a daily district loss of 75,000 tons.
Gov appointed Ray Blair of Huntsville as Madison County tax assessor to fill the late term. Blair is a veteran who campaigned statewide and will serve the unexpired year term.
President Truman vetoed the wool price support bill citing negative effects on international relations and potential trade barriers. Congress may override. he urged a new bill aligned with U.S. global responsibilities and economic interests. The veto follows other major vetoes this session. The Missouri and Alabama reports note tax and sales measure actions in Montgomery while various bills move through committees.
The Alabama Public Service Commission approved an 8.27 percent reduction in street and highway lighting charges, saving $23,152 annually. Effective July 1, the cuts affect 154 municipalities including Montgomery, Mobile, Tuscaloosa, and Gadsden, with varying amounts per city and one-year contract option.
Fifteen Chinese students from the Chinese Student Christian Association visit Wheeler dam for a tour of resource conservation methods in the United States. They travel by bus with Dr. Tewkesbury of Columbia University and will proceed to Paducah, Kentucky after the visit.
Three generations of Putnams observe 54 years in Decatur in the grocery business with the opening of Putnam's Super Market at 229 Grant Street. The one stop store opens at 8 A M with a staff of 10 to 15 clerks. The four veterans include Ed Clark and Mrs. Oval Sanders among others. A feature is the newly enclosed meat market.
The Waterman Steamship Corp named 10 Liberty-type cargo vessels after former Alabama governors to honor regional leaders. Capt. Norman Nicholson said postwar fleet rebuilding used former Waterman vessels first, then governors’ names as the roster of names ran out, with ships Dixon Sparks O Neal Bibb Houston Miller Kilby Comer Graves and Brandon already redesignated.
Bernard M Baruch proposes universal military training and a work or fight clause for all men and women to mobilize Americas full might for future war. He cautions no immediate threat from Russia but warns against lack of time to improvise with mass destruction tools. He calls for surveys of underground plants and civilian refuges and population dispersal.
The court upheld the $300,000 annex contract for Anniston's Memorial hospital, affirming the Calhoun circuit court. It sustained a $20,000 damage judgment against Mobile for a police officer's death, overruled another Jefferson circuit ruling, ordered reversal of Mrs Nelson's $25,000 claim against T. K. Lee, and awarded Mrs Modine Reeves, widow of a Mobile officer killed in 1944, damages in a claim against the city.
AFL President William Green rejects a general strike against Taft-Hartley legislation and calls a July 9 conference of AFL presidents. He says the union will fight in court and negotiate to preserve rights, while mobilizing politically to defeat supporting congressmen. He notes accelerated merger talks among coal and other unions and cites a 75-lawyer plan to challenge the law.
Boston Mayor James M. Curley lost his appeal to suspend a six to 18 month jail term on mail fraud charges. Justice James M. Proctor denied the appeal saying Curley should be committed today.
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