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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1955
Page
4
During the 1954 55 planting season the southern pulp and paper industry gave 45 million pine seedlings free to landowners and school groups to encourage planting on idle and unproductive land.
The piece notes John Honus Wagner's 21 year major league career ending in 1917 with a .329 lifetime average. It cites records for most games at bat hits doubles triples and a World Series stolen base. It compares today’s players to legends like Cobb Youngs Mathewson Ruth Gehrig and others while acknowledging Ruth’s enduring home run record.
The Tax Foundation of New York ranks Alabama highest at 89 percent earmarked taxes. Critics say earmarking favors certain state activities, while supporters argue for allocation by overall need. The paper questions whether earmarking guides prudent budgeting or starves other services.
Commissioner A W Todd will discuss Alabama cotton acreage allotments and farmer financing with Secretary Ezra Taft Benson. The meeting, date pending, aims to persuade Benson to reconsider policies limiting cotton production and to address injustices facing small cotton farmers in Alabama.
Washington reports long concealed anger in Taft Republicans over a delayed decision on Tice's eligibility to run again. Carroll Reece and Walter Harriman avoided Len Hall's Chicago rally, while Bill Knowland hinted at running if Roosevelt announces by February 1. Two beliefs drive the split: party strength needs farm teams and young leaders, and a resentful view of ex Governor Dewey seeking to control the next nomination.
The piece notes Dewey’s influence within the Eisenhower administration and party, naming Hagerty Brownell Dulles Mitchell Hall as key figures. It suggests Dewey could push a candidate, possibly Dewey himself, into the 1952 nomination and cites Bill Knowland urging a showdown on Ike’s run.
Top Democrats Sam Rayburn and Mike Monroney returned to Washington for bipartisan conferences with sharp criticism of General Eisenhower. They object to his partisan tone and the filling of quasi judicial agency posts by "Republicrats", arguing posts should be filled by the opposite party under the law.
A creed drafted by a group of hospital nurses promotes sincerity high-mindedness unselfishness friendliness good sport understanding dependability goodwill tolerance balance gentleness and joy as guiding principles for personal and group living, with emphasis on calm presence and shared common good.
Democratic leaders protest the firing of Josh Lee from the Civil Aeronautics Board and the appointment of G Joseph Minetti a Dewey Democrat from New York. The shift tilts CAB toward big airlines as Mosier from American Airlines pushes Minetti while Lee opposed major carriers and favored small non-skeds. The upheaval follows similar edicts in FTC and stems from Weeks Rothschild policy to stabilize air travel and curb competition.
Internal Republican dispute on whether Vice President Nixon should speak at a January 20 Eisenhower salute and be shown on a national closed circuit TV hook-up. Nixon favors broad national broadcast from Chicago rally, while Adams Brownell and Hall resist.
The piece argues Outer Mongolia is a Chinese province and criticizes any move to admit Mongolia to the United Nations as a maneuver by Red China. It traces Mongolia's history from Genghis Khan to its Soviet satellites and notes Israel's plastic industry with 70 factories and over 2,500 product items.
A New York analysis of AFL-CIO merger dynamics notes leaders denounce corruption while grassroots members expose internal abuses. It highlights Local 138 of the Operating Engineers seeking reform and reports on other unions facing Communist influence and investigations. The piece calls for ethical action within unions and features statements directed to George Meany and Walter Reuther.
Chattanooga Times cites Washington dispatch that Senator Estes Kefauver has made a firm decision to join the Democratic presidential race this week. Campaign manager F Joseph Donohue confirms plans to announce in Washington next Friday. No primary strategy decided yet, Donohue says he wants to wage battles on all fronts.
Police say Eugene McNeal, a South Baltimore tavern keeper, killed his wife Madeline, 37, his mother Mary, 80, and his 3-year-old daughter Lydia before shooting Lt. Joseph Heming and then dying by suicide. Motive appears linked to a broken marriage. Neighbors report prior abuse and threats to leave.
More than 22,000 ships traverse the Sault Ste. Marie locks annually on the Great Lakes, reflecting heavy maritime traffic and regional commerce.
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