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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1949
Page
1
The large scale drive for the United Chest fund enters its final day as electrical workers vote to withdraw from CIO per capita dues and back its own program. The split highlights tensions within the CIO ahead of imminent expulsions of pro Communist unions.
The Communist government seized control of the Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia affecting about 7000 members who were converted into church groups and placed under government supervision. Vatican radio accused the laws of violating the constitution and demanded revisions to preserve church autonomy as the new laws took effect.
A local Halloween night report recalls kids and noise around the downtown, with mild property damage noted. The piece then shifts to a political issue, describing proposed state control over church properties, priest oaths to the regime, higher clerical salaries, and new legal penalties.
Paris November 2 CRI ECA head Paul G Hoffman urged Western European nations to eliminate trade barriers and form a single economic unit by 1950 to secure further Marshall Plan aid. He warned that failure would bring disaster and poverty and called for transforming Western Europe into a single large market with mass production and consumption similar to the United States.
About 760 AFL affiliated Baytown laborers may strike if Houston talks fail, with Local 1401 and Local 38 of Houston negotiating since January. The Gulf Coast coasted toward labor peace as longshoremen return to ship cotton, but Houston construction stalls amid a broader walkout threat. Federal mediator Willis Ray notes informal talks continue and a new formal meeting depends on developments.
In San Antonio a 60 year old man Domenicio Garcia was found chained to a bed in a small three room house on the south side. Police say he had been kept chained during the day for 32 years by his brother Pedro Garcia who claimed Domenicio was a mental case. Domenicio appeared malnourished and cried for bread and water when authorities entered.
In Bogota the El Liberal notes scores killed at Curite amid fierce outbreaks in political hostilities. Reports speak of three families slain in Lagunas Boyaca, 10 idled in Inciso Santander, and masked attackers with dynamite near Cali. Refugees from Siloe seek protection at army HQ as troops and police rush to the region.
The Howéstei-anan held in the jail term for beating a Baytown refinery worker faces a $150 fine on four traffic charges after a wild hour long chase to Channel ines. T. G. Partin of Humble Oil and Refining said he was struck on the head with an iron bar during a car collision on Market Street near West Main. Partin, who suffered a brain concussion, left San Jacinto Memorial Hospital today. Relatives planned to pay the fine and post bond, but had not arrived.
BRIGHTON England Nov 1 Dr Frederick Soddy Nobel prize winner said the Soviet atomic explosion seemed like an accident and doubted their ability to harness the atom as smoothly as the Americans. He noted political pressure and argued American efforts involved exploring the unknown, while Russia knew it was possible. He recalled rejecting an invitation to study uranium near the Himalayas in 1921.
Three soldiers stationed at Ellington Field escaped a fatal crash after their car sped 75 mph and skidded 20 feet to a switch engine of the Houston Belt and Terminal Railway. Injured were Winfield Kansas driver R E Aycock Medina Ohio Russel Lott and Guy L Athearn of 21. Athearn suffered a broken right arm and internal injuriesAy cock had facial lacerations and possible internal injuries Lott was unconscious with facial wounds and possible head injuries. Investigator H V Hickman called the engine and car wreckage extensive. Buddy Haremond, 38, operated the engine backing on tracks. He was not hurt.
Ex-convict Max Ducov testified before a federal grand jury in Kansas City that he spent about $3000 to attend President Truman's inauguration. He said he bought a silk hat and other items to attend, and linked his former beer distributing firm to Charles Binaggio for influence in beer sales.
President Truman signed a new farm law guaranteeing high price supports for major field crops while potentially allowing lower prices for eggs and some other foods. The compromise avoids a general cut in price supports and defers some provisions to 1951 under the Brannan plan.
Federal experts push to settle soft coal and steel strikes, hoping Bethlehem Steel pact ends 32 day walkout. Four major producers expected to follow, amid churning stockpiles and rail cuts. Pension and social insurance plans discussed. cost uncertainties noted as 86,000 Bethlehem workers move toward plant integration.
The U S Army will aid Baytown Open Fair with a 430 pm parade on Thursday November 10 to kick off a three day event. About 700 officers and men from the 11th Armored Engineer Battalion will guard the parade and stay overnight in Baytown before joining Armistice Day ceremonies in Beaumont.
Baytown area weather records show 18.83 inches above normal for two months in 1949 and October proves the wettest month on record with 21.71 inches. Two 10-inch storms and a 9.5 inch event caused street flood damage and heavy toll on local rice crops.
Beytown recorded a chilly Halloween night with 35 degrees setting a frost. Forecasters noted warming trends planned for the Baytown area as a cold front weakens.
Washington November 1 Vice Admiral Forrest Sherman returns from the Mediterranean command as shakeups sweep the navy’s top ranks. Names of Fleet Admiral Nimitz and Admiral Blandy gain prominence amid speculation of a major reorganization. Sherman’s arrival from New York follows a White House briefing on possible successors to Admiral Louis E. denfield as chief of naval operations.
A Bolivian government P 38 aircraft collided with an Eastern Air Lines passenger plane near National Airport, killing at least 52. The transport carried 49 passengers and four crew. among the dead were pilot Captain George Ray and several flight crew. One of the passengers aboard the Eastern plane was Representative George Bates of Salem, Massachusetts. The collision occurred during approach as both planes landed. The smaller craft crashed into a lagoon near the south end of the airport, while the transport wreckage lay partly in the lagoon and on land by the Potomac River. A morgue was set up in an armory and Alexandria Hospital received bodies, including a child about one year old.
Viet Nam nationalist Indo-Chinese guerrillas crossed into Nationalist China and seized two towns in Kwangtung province. The Nationalist government said it was in contact with French authorities on measures for tighter cooperation.
U S Marshal Clifton Carter said steps have been taken for a cost saving move to use Harris County Jail. He estimated annual savings between 5000 and 7000 dollars by transporting prisoners to Houston for court hearings rather than keeping them at the federal prison. Transportation costs and upkeep would be reduced as deputies avoid the 120 mile round trip, freeing them for other duties.
City council reviews bus routes at 7:30 PM in the town hall. Agenda includes proposed routes for a local transit company and selection of service options.
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