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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1955
Page
4
A South Carolina man, a Boys High School alumnus, leaves Anderson after feeling shunned by local clubs and churches. He had thrived in North Carolina with Scouts and service groups, but received no invitation to join in Anderson. With a better job offer back in NC, he plans to return home soon.
The Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture A W Todd urges support for the new egg law and a milk control bill. He cites benefits for farmers merchants and consumers while warning that noncompliant merchants risk losing permits. He aims to curb out of state milk and secure Alabama produced dairy sales.
In Washington Drew Pearson outlines the sugar quota conflict tied to Cuba and the sugar industry. Senator Allen Ellender of Louisiana promotes a bill to raise domestic quotas, aligning with cane growers while risking a conflict of interest similar to the Talbott affair.
In a column earlier this month and a speech by Clarence Randall, Senator Ellender faced a conflict of interest after buying four acres near Houma from the South Downs Sugar Company. The land, across a bayou from the U S sugar experiment station, was bought for 10000 dollars though adjacent lots sell for about 4000. potential oil wealth heightens scrutiny.
Article features Arlie G Davidson urging personal responsibility across work family and life. It warns that blaming others for failures invites more trouble and hinders self improvement and success in jobs promotions and relationships.
Swiss observers describe the Moral ReArmament movement at Caux led by Frank Buchman. The piece notes its headquarters, donors, and emphasis on absolute honesty purity unselfishness and love while raising questions about its political reach and potential motives.
A land deal tied to the South Downs Sugar Co prompts scrutiny as a neighboring buyer was rebuffed for four adjacent acres at 2 500 an acre. Ellender says the land was bought to build a home for his son and denies any favoritism or obligations to the sugar company. Harold Talbott echoes the defense contracts denial.
The Cuban Sugar Mill Owners Association funds a brokered legal campaign across Boston to Miami to influence the Sugar Quota Bill. George Ball leads the list as a top Washington attorney paid about 50 000 dollars. Ex congressman William Lantaff, tied to Senator Smathers, represents Miami interests and has hosted Smathers in Washington.
Tests show that night temperatures next to bluegrass sod can be as much as 6 degrees lower than at shoulder height.
A politician urges lawmakers to pass a law to protect a group and boosts expectations for Grade A milk sales from Alabama dairymen with proper legislation.
Bangkok dispatch reports intensified Communist outreach from Peiping to Southeast Asia. Sovietized Chinese agents target unions, orchestrate riots, and exploit labor networks from Bangkok to Singapore to shape politics, with Bangkok hosting a hostile embassy and opium-fueled underground channels aiding Moscow aligned groups. The piece warns that working-class support is slipping from anti-Communist fronts as unions and political parties rely on vigilant control of labor movements.
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