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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1949
Page
4
TheDecatur General Hospital struggles to balance expenses despite a capable three member board. For years the facility has required improvements to serve the region, and a sustainable plan is urged. Citizens are called to contemplate how to maintain and enhance hospital facilities.
The Associated Press reports the U S tax bill rose to a new high of 54.5 billion for the year ended June 30 1948 averaging 372 per person. Nearly 274 per person was collected by the federal government leaving state and local totals of 53 and 45 per person respectively. The note urges Alabama municipalities to oppose federal taxation and push for more local funding.
Decatur hopes to join organized baseball now that a suitable park exists. Progress with sister Valley cities is limited and no public interest has emerged recently in Leagues considered last year. Decatur weighs costs of entering class B versus the proposed D circuit as potential drawing power and feasibility.
The Daily reports the City Planning Board will work with the state planning group on a Decatur study of fire station needs and traffic flow. Fire station planning is seen as crucial while traffic analysis presents bigger challenges due to lack of voting or tax data. The board may consider designating through streets to ease citywide movement as planners use manual or automatic intersection checks to gauge traffic concentration. The Daily supports starting traffic studies now to manage future growth.
The author laments August heat and marital strife as he suspends his Washington column until September. Bob Allen will fill in during the hiatus while the author and his wife seek cooler locales or vacation options.
The writer defends President Truman while criticizing White House hangers on who influence him. He notes Truman is sincere, diligent, sometimes vindictive and impulsive, not always efficient, but mostly fights for the little fellow. The tragedy is loyalty to cronies harms his program and the common people he aims to help.
A columnist retracts an earlier column about President Truman and ex Secretary of State Byrnes. The author says Truman was not irked and Byrnes resignation was planned, asserting Byrnes was at the peak of his career as secretary when he left.
A compact guide urges building a stable life on five pillars: belief in a good world under a Creator, confidence in human potential aligned with divine purpose, meaningful friendships, commitment to truth, and devotion to a worthy cause beyond self. Each foundation aims to sustain zest and lasting enrichment across life’s journey.
The speaker laments that the country would have been better if Marshal had remained in office, noting his fine and sincere qualities but saying he had to unlearn military habits. For a year or more the nation marked time instead of marching toward peace, delaying progress.
Republicans and certain papers attack Tom Clark as a mere politician and hack lawyer. The piece defends him as a tough fighter for the little guy with a strong anti monopoly record, civil liberties advocacy, and a lasting contribution through the Freedom Train.
The United Mine Workers chief John L. Lewis vows to discipline lawmakers who refuse his orders. Freshman Representative Anthony Cavalcante of Pennsylvania, a labor ally, is targeted for opposing the Sims substitute labor bill in the effort to repeal Taft-Hartley. Lewis threatens to defeat Cavalcante in the 1950 election by directing party machinery and a harsh wire warning against defiance.
Pegler argues that David Dubinsky and the ILGWU exert political influence over workers, sacrificing payroll for Dubinsky’s aims, criticizing support for Israel and Italy, and highlighting the yellow dog contract that binds workers to the union with perpetual authority and wage deductions. He cites Ireland Spain and other nations to illustrate perceived manipulation and calls for workers to resist such coercion.
On the Line column sketches Ingrid Bergman legal woes amid claims against her husband. The piece parodies a New York court scene with Judge Medina and Ingrid’s alleged public and private pressures to end the marriage. The mock exchange covers her alleged affairs, Stromboli trip, and a demand for divorce with a humorous twist.
Five year old Janice Medders of Anniston Alabama receives new hope in a fast spreading cancer battle. She was flown to Memorial Hospital New York for examinations and possible treatment after a preliminary doctor visit described as encouraging. Her father M A Medders recounts the rough takeoff crash and the safe arrival amid thunderstorms. The Anniston Star previously raised 500 dollars to aid the trip. The illness is diagnosed as Sarcoma a dangerous muscular cancer. Ma the mother stays home with three other children.
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