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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1946
Page
1
Weather outlook calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with easterly winds. Local reports record a high of 89 and a low of 61. En route news includes Pvt. William Henry Long bound for the Pacific and a Cambridge of civil matters. Hospital moves and births appear along with local social notes.
Absentee ballot supplies arrived in Morgan County as Attorney General opinions seal the legality of absentee voting in the eighth district special primary set for September. Seven candidates including Wallace Meadows and Bradley Twitty boost campaigns as Morgan County builds a county-wide structure backing Meadows with co chairmen Judge T C Almon and Judge Julian Harris.
Trinity Baptists push to raise 18 000 to 20 000 for a new church on one acre bought for 350 dollars land clearing underway. A six member finance committee will support a tent revival starting September 11 at 7 30 p m on the site led by Rev Richard Cassity with Rev Dennis Hendon as minister in charge. Trinity also has Methodist and Church of Christ churches in town.
In Washington a Navy note says the United States began the atomic age cap ships with robot rocket batteries replacing guns. The 5 000 ton Kentucky and 27 000 ton Hawaii were started as conventional vessels but halted as missiles and bombs defined a new era in naval design. Vice Admiral E. L. Cochrane disclosed limited details, signaling a shift to guided missile warships.
Decatur residents noted candidate election cards appeared on city electric distribution poles. Officials questioned how posters were placed. no authorization or request for permission was found. Utilities board members planned to discuss the matter Monday.
Flames fed by exploding paint and drying lumber swept T. E. Baker and Son furniture plant causing an estimated 4000 to 5000 dollars in damage. The blaze started after 4 P M when the boiler had been fired minutes earlier. four barrels of paint exploded and spread the fire through the two story building. Office and records were saved. no money was in the office. Firefighters saved 250000 feet of lumber outdoors and 20000 feet drying under the paint room, plus a 2000 shipment of artificial leather.
A major fire swept through the N. C. Arnold and Sons Lumber yard at Phelan on the Bee Line highway, causing about 75,000 dollars in damage. The blaze destroyed the dry kiln and most plant machinery while a night watchman reported the fire started in a pile of havi. This follows another lumber fire in North Alabama earlier in the week.
Decatur public schools will open for the 1946 47 term with registration Monday at seven city schools starting 8 30 am. Walter Jackson superintendent urged all students to report the first day so class organization can proceed. Tuesday will be a full day. Birth certificates are required for new students and enrollment must occur in the district of residence. Lunch prices rise to 20 cents except at Decatur senior high.
Jefferson Carl Carden requests a habeas corpus hearing set for Saturday morning after waiving preliminary hearing. Elmer Nighton, charged with first degree murder in Bow en's death, was bound over without bond and jailed. State witnesses testified Bowen was struck with a big stick and an ax in his yard near Lacon, with Nighton and Carden implicated.
Albania drafted bitter charges against Greece to be presented to the UN Security Council when it next addresses the Soviet Ukraine complaint against Greece and Britain. Col Tuk Jakova seeks a seat at the table to outline alleged Greek provocation along the border, persecution of Albanian minorities in Chamaria, and a rebuttal to Greek claims on Northern Epirus.
George Shelton 48 longtime Moulton police officer died Saturday at Jefferson County Hospital Birmingham after brain surgery 24 hours earlier. He is survived by his wife and daughter Doris of Moulton. Funeral services to be announced by Mutual Service of Decatur.
ATHENS Tenn Sept 7 Knox Henry McMinn county sheriff and state officers pledged to halt terrorizing of city officials after the mayor and aldermen resigned and city finances face a jam. Recorder Herman Lee Moses WW II veteran said new officials are needed to avoid fiscal trouble. Alderman Hugh Riggs left from a speeding car as the city budgets and salaries for police and workers remain unsettled.
Defense fund for the 19 year old Danville soldier sentenced for raping a Japanese girl is rising fast with support from American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts. Probate Judge T C Almon said parents Mr and Mrs David M Brown of Danville may travel to Washington to plead his case, while Brown again denies guilt and cites his prior innocence claims. Mrs Brown’s health has worsened amid the tragedy as supporters push for Presidential or Washington hearings to aid the youth.
The Third Annual Tennessee Valley Livestock Show dairy division will offer 1200 in cash prizes for top dairy cattle. The event occurs Thursday September 26 under the Decatur Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee. Regional livestock center board in Montgomery adds prestige by naming Decatur a regional show site. Entries expected from Morgan Limestone Lawrence Marshall Madison Cullman Colbert Winston and others in the valley.
Explosions and fire ripped through the afterpart of the United States line cargo vessel Star Knot as it lay anchored in Manila bay. Fire units battled the blaze after the crew abandoned and reboarded the ship to fight the flames.
The Danville High School senior class writes to Senator John Sparkman on September 5 1946 urging special consideration for Ratliff Brown a former student and Army member who they say gave his life for his country and deserves national respect.
Saturday letters from Senator Hill and Representative Sparkman show active help for Corporal Marion R. Brown. Sparkman’s letter to Judge T. C. Almon encloses a War Department report about the death sentence and promises continued effort, with the correspondence to be reviewed promptly.
The AFL dismisses a Seafarers Union threat of a general strike as ridiculous while ships idle across U S ports. Unionists, dock workers, and allied seamen join a widespread walkout impacting rail cars and East Coast fuel and food supplies, with Wage Stabilization Board meetings upcoming.
OPA enforcement plans a rugged winter campaign to crack black markets. Administrator George Moncharsch says a corner butcher who sells black market meat will be cut slack only if he reveals his suppliers. The drive aims to stop violations nationwide as price ceilings rise 33 4 cents a pound and meat costs jump.
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