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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1952
Page
1
A brief community snapshot highlights local events and notable happenings. Residents share upcoming meetings and celebrations, with a focus on neighborhood improvements, school activities, and public services affecting daily life.
Clearing and cooler this afternoon with a fair night and Thursday. Low temps 32 to 38 in north and central portions. Northwest winds along the coast. J C Guire of Hartselle was here on business. Antioch church hosts its second Sunday night sing this Sunday evening 12 miles east of Hartselle. VFW trustees and building, house, and membership drive committees meet at 7 30 tonight at the VFW home. Morgan County Sheriff John McCutcheon reports three arrests including a 27 year old Negro Tullian Johnson on false pretense charges. Two others arrested for public drunkenness. Docket lists intoxication on a public street disorderly conduct and parking on a sidewalk. Dismissals from Decatur General hospital yesterday include Mrs Billy Joe Ferguson and daughter of 311 Sixth Avenue NW and Miss Pat Byers, Harley Davis, Mrs Paul Bilaxton, Mrs Alive West, and Mrs Lee Trussell. Choir rehearsal at Central Methodist church tonight at 8 15. Admitted to Decatur General hospital: Miss Patsy Byers, Harley Davis, Mrs Paul Bilaxton, Mrs Alive West, and Mrs Lee Trussell. S Sgt William F Hoover spends 30 day furlough after Korea service with third bomber group. to be stationed in North Carolina after furlough. J T Reid of Danville in Decatur on business. See diary on page 2.
Democrats announce a drive to raise funds from the public to support the party's work as a principled opposition. Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell said ads will reach citizens, the first appearing in the New York Times. He urged people to join the party and be counted among its future efforts.
Truman administration seeks to restore the Wage Stabilization Board by recruiting businessmen to fill 12,000 wage increase cases stalled after industry resignations. Laurence F. Lee of the Chamber warns against participation and calls for dropping wage and price controls.
Storm warnings stretched from San Francisco to British Columbia as a North Pacific system moved in. Rain and mountain snow reached central California while mild air persisted east of the Mississippi with readings in the 50s and 60s in Tennessee West Virginia and Tennessee towns.
The Defense Department information office announced a policy to withhold exclusive rights on stories of national importance. Tip leads will be shared with all media if top officials deem it in the national interest and security.
J. E. Pop Oliver named Decatur's first full time park and recreation superintendent by the city park and recreation board. He will assume duties next Monday and oversee planning supervising all recreation programs and park maintenance and improvements.
Attorney John W. Davis testified that Dulles first recommended Alger Hiss for head of the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace and that all reports on him were good. Davis, a Carnegie trustee and 1924 Democratic nominee, appeared before a House subcommittee probing tax exempt foundations for subversive influence.
TUSCALOOSA Alabama head football coach Harold Red Drew signed a two year extension after a morning conference with University President Dr John M Gallalee The extension keeps Drew through the next two seasons following a 9 2 record in a season that led to an Orange Bowl date with Syracuse on January 1 Alumni had pressed for retention and Gallalee forecast continued success for Drew and the crimson tide
U S Navy aircraft hit four major rail and supply targets near Manchuria in the Korean War, striking Honyang Musan Najin and Hyesanjin with Panther jets Sky Raiders and Corsairs from carrier groups Oriskany Bonhomme Richard and Essex. The action pushed within 12 miles of Soviet Siberia near Vladivostok as it disrupted the northern rail link, with ground forces reporting low enemy casualties that week.
West German President Theodor Heuss withdrew his request for a Supreme Court ruling on rearmament, averting a possible court decision that could have blocked the European Army plan and hindered Chancellor Adenauer. Adenauer then hopes a half court will approve a simpler parliamentary majority for ratifying the treaties ending Allied occupation and establishing the six nation European Army.
President elect Eisenhower on the USS Helena says he is willing to hear any peace plans Gen. Douglas MacArthur may have for Korea. An exchange of messages aboard the ship signaled a meeting between the two men and aimed to heal past tensions. The talks follow MacArthur's New York address calling for a clear solution to the Korean conflict without unnecessary casualties.
London officials say Britain will protest plans to screen foreign seamen before they ashore in American ports. New immigration rules require questioning of seamen before stepping off ships in U S ports, to take effect December 24, hitting Cunard Line's North Atlantic service between New York and Southampton with delays.
A 37 year old gunman Clarence O Sims of Cleveland fought a fierce gun battle with police in Times Square New York as bystanders dodged bullets. Six others were wounded and three unidentified men were detained for questioning. Sims is wanted in Ohio on a murder charge and is sought by the FBI.
President-elect Eisenhower plans for economy and recreation after inauguration on January 20. A mountain retreat near Washington with fishing and a small golf course is favored over the Williamsburg yacht. A nearby White House access would allow quick weekend escapes, with Rapidan, Virginia, among possible sites.
Washington officials say Chiang Kai-Shek's government has submitted a four year plan to make Formosa self supporting with U S aid. The Mutual Security Administration calls the plan comprehensive and realistic and outlines full use of Chinese resources and private investment with aid tapering each year starting next year.
Washington reports a small drop in federal job-holders in October for the third straight month totaling 5,129 fewer than September. The decline occurred entirely in civilian agencies while the Army Air Force and Post Office saw increases.
Edward Christiansen 101 of Decatur died at his home at 1421 Grant Street last night at 7 15 Funeral services will be held tomorrow at St Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev Paul Krohn officiating Interment will be in Cullman City Cemetery Mutual Service directing Survivors include two daughters Mrs C Weigand and Mrs George Norwood both of Decatur and eleven grandchildren Grandsons will serve as pallbearers He was born on a small island off Europe in 1851 came to America in 1868 lived in Buffalo before Cullman in 1877 and Decatur in 1899 He would have been 102 in March.
Tokyo based plot led to the arrest of Staff Sergeants Giuseppe Cascio and John P. Jones on charges of attempting to transfer U S Sabre jet data. Lt William L Murphy simulated a plot, tapes recorded the scheme, and Cascio faces possible court martial with life maximum. Jones declared insane and returned to the United States.
New York Gen Douglas MacArthur was out of town today and his office said it knew nothing of speculation that he might meet President-elect Eisenhower westward for a conference on ending the Korean War. Reporters sought comment yesterday.
Attorney John W. Davis argued before the Supreme Court that the 14th Amendment was not intended to prohibit segregated schools. He cited District of Columbia practice and urged upholding South Carolina's separate schools for white and Negro students, noting ratios in Clarendon County and recalling Sumner's efforts to end segregation. He warned that changing conditions cannot broaden constitutional terms.
Rev Billy Stephenson, formerly of Centre, Morgan County, will become pastor of First Baptist Decatur effective Jan 1. A Howard College and Southern Baptist Seminary graduate, he led Bethel Church near Hartselle in 1947 and Centre church from 1950. He will speak at a Brotherhood meeting tomorrow night. He is married with two daughters aged six months and three years.
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