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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1949
Page
4
The Governor in Birmingham this week denounces critics of his parole policy as gotrocks, branding opponents as inspired by Wall Street. He implies Alabama residents share his logic, a remark seen as insulting.
Courts tell Jefferson County Board of Commissioners to install voting machines after past ballots favored them over the old system. Morgan County may get them someday but an all weather road program takes priority. Voters will face a lengthy ballot this spring and two days for counting.
The Daily noted the term communism was defined long before modern times. A reader traced a Nigel Smith poem from 1629, Corn Law Hymnsster, defining a Communist as one who longs for equal division of unequal earnings and willing to fork out copper and pocket your shilling.
John Henry Gallagher, president of the American Bar Association, told Hinds County Bar Association members in Jackson that state power has waned without constitutional amendment. He warned of growing federal authority over two decades, labeled statism a threat, and urged citizens to defend rights at the ballot. He warned that heavy federal taxation leaves cities, counties, and states dependent on Washington for public objectives.
The Chicago Sun Tines offers 5000 rewards for information on 20 unsolved killings. Informants anonymously submit coded letters and receipts for rewards upon conviction, with the code kept by the informant and the newspaper and police kept in the dark. The scheme unsettles Chicago’s criminal world as criminals fear new double crosses.
The piece defends Henry Wallace's role in early atomic energy planning, noting General Groves cited secrecy fears but arguing Wallace knew much about the field and may have influenced its wartime development. It recalls Einstein's 1940 letter to Roosevelt and Wallace's science background including hybrid corn成果.
After conferences Wallace reported to FDR that atomic energy was worth the expense and manpower, leading to the Manhattan project. U S military leaders faced material shortages and cautioned against delaying the war win. General Marshall supported it, while General Somervell remained skeptical. General Groves was chosen to command despite prior unpopularity over the Pentagon's costly construction.
The account describes secret exchanges between Groves and Wallace, their high level connections with Marshall and Stimson, and the 1945 push to continue the Manhattan Project despite battlefield claims. General Groves advocates continuation, with Undersecretary Patterson agreeing, amid doubts about atomic necessity.
A study identifies seven home types linked to persistent delinquent behavior in children. These include homes with relatives who have criminal records, overly permissive parenting, harsh controlling regimes, parental indifference, excessive morals, irreligious or religiously indifferent parents, and homes fractured by death, desertion, divorce, or internal conflict.
Westbh Washington column argues that the 16th amendment created unlimited congressional power to tax incomes and that church income is not exempt in principle. It warns that ratification shifted sovereignty from citizen to government and that religious institutions can be taxed under future revenue acts.
Washington December 13 The Democrat from Alabama Senator Underwood said his Underwood Muscle Shoals bill faces a mild filibuster and a vote this week seems unlikely The Albany Decatur Chamber nominating committee named Clyde Hendrix as president John Patterson as vice president and C W Mathews W E Roper J P Matlock B F Martin S M Thompson and F H Pointer as directors Also notes cover social events theater listings and engagements in the area including Eleanora Weinmach engagement to Eustace G Hamilton and bridge luncheon plans.
The Nobel physicist Albert Einstein, aging in Princeton, faces a gray, weathered house and personal concerns, including his ailing sister. He worries over the East West conflict, opposes Western plans to rebuild Germany, and notes his reluctance to public life while a single quoted line calls policy madness.
In Orange Texas a diverse group of white and colored residents presented a new Ford station wagon to Willie Ra Smith a crippled Negro athletic coach at the local Negro high school The gesture honors his football success and guidance to the youth of Orange reflecting acts of goodwill amid regional racial tensions
Moline police identify a backyard thief who stole $12 worth of his wife’s undergarments from a washline while ignoring several children’s items also hanging there. The discrepancy suggests selective targets amid a domestic theft spate at Jamison residence.
A bold warning claims workers may forfeit parts of their annual wages via an undisclosed power. The note urges readers to pay attention, suggesting a concealed right to retain earnings exists but is not widely known until now.
Phoenix writer extols Arizona's wealth and character, listing power, resources, towns, people, and iconic figures. He claims the region's sun, crops, industry, and culture, from Eloy to Superstitution, define a hardy, self confident identity. He touts universities, newspapers, and a thriving tourism narrative with vivid regional pride.
A mid December cold snap gripped the Western half of the U S with many locations dipping below freezing. Flagstaff Arizona registered 3 degrees while Fresno and Sacramento California posted 27 and 30 respectively. Phoenix Arizona saw 26 above zero and Bozeman Montana along with Dickinson North Dakota reported subzero readings as the cold line stretched from the Great Lakes to the Pacific coast. The East and South saw milder weather but with scattered rain. Forecasters warned little relief for the Midwest was anticipated soon.
The children grandchildren and great grandchildren of S E Allen met at his Somerville 4 home Sunday Dec 11 for a dinner honoring his 73rd birthday Those present included multiple Allen families and spouses with visitors Lyle Johnson and Lloyd Sharp bringing the day’s companionship
Englewood Colorado patrolman Martin Knisley pursued a motorist who ran a red light. His car swung into a ditch after passing a truck. Bruised but unhurt, Knisley climbed out and the motorist, who stopped to aid, drove him to the station where the officer issued a speeding and red light summons.
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