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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1945
Page
1
Weather partly cloudy and warm with a 90 high and 67 low. Military notices report Pfc. Buford B. Meadows wounded in action and Cpl. Robert B Ferguson wounded in the Pacific. Local residents receive family, church, and service updates as relatives return from overseas. A paper storage depot planned for Grant Street and First Avenue seeks $300 in funds.
Tehran reports from May 30 that Iran's government has demanded the withdrawal of British American and Russian troops. Foreign Minister Sepah i told parliament identical notes were sent to the British American and Soviet embassies calling for evacuation to restore normalcy. Iran cites Article 5 of the 1941 treaty tying Allied exit to the end of hostilities, with the six month deadline starting from Germany's surrender.
Associated Press reports rising violence across Syria from Aleppo to Deraa with French artillery actions on Damascus targets. Paris broadcasts say France seeks to protect strategic interests and Mosul oil rights while maintaining mandate validity. Britain to try war criminals under treachery laws. Joyce to face British charges. Allied HQ creates Berchtesgaden council to run German air command liquidation.
The Jefferson county commission discharged three top officials at the Kentona county home and called for a grand jury review of all departments. Superintendent Dr. John T. Love, supervisor Mrs. Katie Ward, and night orderly Lonnie Bush were ousted for incompetency amid public criticism of Ketona administration. Commissioner Pinson led the action, with Sweet opposing.
Reader notes argue Japan may abandon gains in southern China as Chinese forces press in Nanning near the Indo China border. Reports say Japanese troops move north toward the Yangtze while war industries shift inland to avoid American bombing, with isolation of Southeast Asia regions by land and sea.
At the San Francisco talks small nations won two points in their bid to dilute the Big Five veto system. First, major powers agreed a Canadian proposal letting any armed force used by the security council be joinable in council decisions, with limits on how many outsiders participate. Second, a general assembly committee won authority to discuss any matter in international relations, overriding big-power opposition.
War Department confirms the death of Elvin Grantland son of Mrs Maud Grantland Trinity. Major General Ulio reports a Finding of Death and presumes his death occurred in the Philippine Islands on May 5 1942 due to dysentery. The family extends sympathy amid their loss.
Washington pauses from war task as Congress remains in session and government offices stay open. At Arlington National Cemetery a wreath honors the unknown soldier while Fred M. Vinson urges restructuring to end war as a constant threat. President Truman receives no mediation offer over Syria Lebanon dispute. The House debates extending reciprocal trade and poll tax fears split Southern and Northern Democrats threaten postwar plans.
Sen. Vincent Kilborn of Mobile led a fierce bid to kill the sterilization bill on the senate floor. He warned of lengthy amendments and used delay tactics while aiming to keep the measure from passage.
Morgan county E bond sales rose by noon to 420 718.25 in this seventh war loan drive while county totals near 800 000. Chairman Ewell K. Gregg reported progress with 51 percent of E bond quota and 59 percent of overall quota achieved. Tonight Benson Field hosts the Army show Here Is Your Infantry as bond efforts continue.
At a Washington news conference Secretary Forrestal and Navy leaders warned that delays in ship repairs hurt war readiness. The Franklin at Brooklyn Navy Yard may need nine months to return to action, with cruisers and destroyers requiring months more. Navy casualties in Okinawa total 4,270 through May 23, with 5,332 ground losses.
A letter from a buddy of Edwin W Johns of the First Army reports his death by an artillery shell. Johns died almost instantly and was well regarded by comrades. He was buried with high military honors in Fredenburg Germany with a Protestant chaplain officiating.
A Southern Airways twin engine plane left Adel with 45 000 freshly pulled tomato plants destined for Libby McNeill Libby canners in Illinois and Indiana. The plants, produced in Cook County Georgia, will be transplanted in Illinois and Indiana. A similar air shipment went to Ohio from Tifton.
Rep Sparkman says Courtland Army Air Base will be placed on inactive status on June 30 after War Department notice. The lawmaker hopes the site may later serve as a redeployment center and notes the base will graduate its last class of Liberator pilots on June 15.
No official statement from Washington or War Department has reached Courtland Army Air Field about when the field will be placed on inactive status. Rep Sparkman authorized a statement in Washington but no further word has been received locally.
Mayors and county leaders from Courtland and Morgan and Lawrence counties urge continued use of the Courtland Army Air Field after news it may be shut as a B-24 school. They note government investment and offer chamber of commerce support to Sparkman in Washington.
W G Burch cites satisfactory first half sales in Lawrence County then notes lagging momentum. County totals reach 210 340 dollars or 56 percent of a 377 000 quota. E bond sales 150 334 dollars or 66 percent of 226 000. Seven beats met quota. several towns expected to exceed soon while others trail well behind.
Preparations were underway in Birmingham Alabama for the welcome of Gen Courtney Hodges and his wife on Saturday. Governor Chauncey Sparks proclaimed the day as First Army Day in the state to honor Hodges as a famed first army leader.
American Marines and infantrymen breach Okinawa’s Shuri fortress and press toward southern shores while Tokyo and Yokohama suffer unprecedented incendiary bombing. Chinese advances on multiple fronts accompany the Allied push on Okinawa. Tokyo reports widespread destruction and mass evacuations.
Speech to residents highlights how fighting men have been wounded and underscores need for war bonds and work to fund medical care. Emphasizes effectiveness of Navy, medical equipment, and wartime sacrifice to prevent greater losses. Calls on readers to contribute for victory and care of veterans.
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