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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1941
Page
3
Muscle Shoals once seen as a wartime symbol is back in defense production. Reynolds Metals Co. begins a 30 million dollar aluminum plant here, adding 40 million pounds of annual capacity and a new rolling mill will start by late summer. A 6.5 million dollar ammonium nitrate facility rises beside the old nitrate plant to aid explosive production.
Natalie and Tom observe eerie lights drifting toward a creek mouth on the jungle island while a tense plan unfolds. Tom leaves to investigate despite Natalie's pleas, as darkness and fear loom over the hacienda and the creeping threat behind her grows.
The Muscle Shoals nitrate plants built after World War I were deemed obsolete by the TVA after 1933. Plans for use remained unannounced as Wilson Dam, funded at 47 million dollars, provided power to the nitrate facilities before TVA ownership. The dam began powering Alabama Power and TEPC before joining TVA with over one million kilowatts installed.
In Huntsville Alabama a 15 month old girl died after releasing a venetian blind cord and becoming entangled. The child was in her mother Mrs. Joe Falt's home when the accident occurred.
Natalie Schuyler frets over a sinister plot after a million cash dowry to Brooks Marchbanks spurs speculation of Morton Blake’s entanglement. Betsy, Tom, and Brooks convene to pool supplies for twelve as Natalie fears a hidden watcher in the swamp.
Governor Frank Dixon announced county defense councils for Alabama as part of a civilian defense plan patterned on Britain. The plan includes aircraft spotting evacuation and fire defense, with an emphasis on preparedness despite no anticipated attack. Former Governor Bibb Graves urged unity, while welfare director Laula Dunn noted defense work narrowed welfare needs by about 9 percent.
A hand covers her mouth while a strong arm grips her, lifting and dragging her toward a row of flickering lahta, in a scene described as a confrontation that ends with To Be Continued.
A convention adopted a resolution urging continuation of federal parity prices for cotton, signaling support for ongoing government price guarantees. The move reflects concerns within the industry about maintaining stable income for cotton producers.
Private Kane, visiting Jacksonville over the weekend, ate his first civilian meals in weeks and reported indigestion severe enough to threaten his return to Camp Wheeler. No direct link established between the meals and his condition.
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