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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1950
Page
1
Fair weather outlook and local notices from Morgan county
Community notes report a statewide weather outlook with clouds and scattered rain in the south this afternoon tonight and Thursday. Local hospital updates include births discharges and admissions at Hamil Clinic and Decatur General hospital along with a Korea war casualty announcement. Social items cover births at Decatur General hospital a return from Washington DC visit and church programs at the Nazarene and Westminster. A census shows Morgan county cotton ginning figures for 1950 and 1949 with 20976 and 37252 bales respectively. See DIARY on Page 2.
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Morgan County
Ruth O. Jones
Germans Demand More Than Big Three Offers in Western Defense
In Brussels the West Germans pressed for full equality in Western Europe's defense role and a say in Eisenhower's international army. Officials foresee protracted talks with Adenauer and the Atlantic pact nations weighing German participation and possible staff representation amid plans for a 1 000 000 strong force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
Atlantic Council
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adenauer
The
Christian Democrats
Eisenhower
United States
Canada
Britain
France
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Denmark
Italy
Portugal
Iceland
Norway
Soviet Union
West European Union
Western
Europe
Bids To Be Received Jan 5 On Decatur Moulton Highway
Alabama highway fate debate centers on post tenure management as judge hears motion to dissolve a temporary injunction delaying road and bridge project letting set for December 1. Ward McFarland argues federal funds won t lapse before June 30 and matching decisions depend on his successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur-Moulton
Montgomery
Ala
Ward McFarland
Alabama
Walter B. Jones
McFarland
Highway Department
Asst. Atty
Bernard Sykes
Angels Sing at Decatur High School During Holidays
Angels from the new Decatur high school perform nightly from 6 to 7 PM this week. Painted by Mrs. W H Longs art class and installed by Mr Rutherford s manual training class with lighting and sound by Tuell Garnett. Decorations stay up through the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Decatur High School
W. H. Long
Rutherford
Tuell Garnett
Girl Refuses to Soil New Suit in Drugstore Holdup
Betty Jean Bandell, 21, balked at lying on the floor in a Los Angeles drugstore hallway, saying she had just bought a $75 suit. The robber fled with $500, but Bandell later picked the suspect from a lineup, leading to his jailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Betty Jean Bandell
Miss Bandell
Philippines orders 12000 more troops in army expansion
Manila Dec 20 the Philippine government announced a rise of 12 000 soldiers or 110 combat battalions as the initial move to strengthen the republics armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
Republic
Loning Laws Ruled Invalid in Birmingham Zoning Case
The U S fifth circuit court of appeals ruled Birmingham Alabama cannot bar Negroes from occupying homes in all white sections. The ruling affirms a lower court decision that Birmingham zoning laws were unconstitutional, emphasizing fourteenth amendment protections of personal property rights. Judge Wayne Borah wrote the majority, with Judge Robert Russell dissenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Birmingham
Ala
U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
City of Birmingham
Mark Means Monk
Wayne Borah
Robert Russell
Alabama
Mary Mark
United States
U. S. District Court For
Northern District of
Manufacturers Tax Suggested in Defense Revenue Talk
House Democratic Leader McCormack proposed a general manufacturers excise tax as a pay as you go revenue source for balancing the defense budget. He cited the need for 16 to 20 billion dollars annually and noted high individual and corporation taxes plus an excess profits tax to curb inflation. See MANUFACTURERS on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
McCormack
Massachusetts
Murphy's Barbecue robbed of about $5 on West Vine Street
Decatur police said burglars pried open the front door of Murphy's Barbecue at 319 West Vine Street and stole about $5. Police Chief J. B. Whitmire reported the burglary and said investigators were on the case.
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Decatur
Murphy
West Vine Street
J. B. Whitmire
319
William Murphy
Christmas decorations contest entries listed in Decatur
The Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce announced 23 retail and 26 home entries in two Christmas decorations contests. Winners of each division receive 100 dollars. Judging will finish Saturday and results published Sunday in The Decatur Daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Charles Minton
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Daily
Harold Watkins
Ben LeDuke
Huland Ryan
Leroy McEntire
Minton
Jaycees
H. Ryan Appliances
Crow & Crow Hardware
Lee Hardware
Wyker’s Lyons, Electric, Home Supply
Devine Electric
American Beauty Greenhouse
West Moulton Street
W. M. Bailey & Company
Bank Street
Buttrey’s Department Store
Second Avenue
Crow & Crow Hardware Company
Devine Electric Company
Lee Street
Economy Auto
E. Moulton Street
E. E. Forbes & Sons Piano Company
General Finance Company
Grant Street
Home Supply Company
Houser’s Florist
Hunter Furniture Company
Loyd's Drug Store
Defenders Of Beachhead Hold Firm At Hungnam Showdown
U S 10th corps clings to a small Hungnam sector as Red forces push to overrun the beachhead. Artillery and naval fire shield the withdrawal while Marines and Navy planes claim heavy enemy losses. Yonpo airfield abandoned and wounded ferried to hospital ships.
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Tokyo
U.S
10Th Corps
Hungnam Port
Korea
Hungnam Harbor
Edward M. Almond
Cullman Voters Face 1951 Ballot On Liquor Question
A petition with over 1400 signatures for a 1951 referendum on legal alcohol was filed in Probate Judge Kenneth J. Griffiths office by the Cullman County Coordinated Veterans Council. Signatures must match voter lists and equal 25 percent of last general election voters. If approved Cullman would join a small group of counties allowing draft beer due to its German population.
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Cullman
Kenneth J. Griffith
Cullman County
Kiddie Car air lifts nearly a thousand Korean orphans to safety
In Seoul on December 20, 964 Korean orphans aged six months to 11 years were evacuated by fifteen twin engine American planes to an island sanctuary. Chaplain R L Blaisdell said 102 are ill with diseases from scabies to tuberculosis as they fly to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Seoul
South Korea
Kimbo
Sovivitis Hsu Ach
R. L. Blaisdell
Hyfield
Minn
Fifth Air Force
Bilaisdeil
Grace Chicken
Buffalo
Opposition To Movement To Europe Of Troops
Opposition in congress to speedy transfer of American ground troops to Europe without clear pledges. Senators demand details on allied troop commitments and assurances U.S. reserves will not be depleted. Eisenhower to lead a 1,000,000 man force by end of 1953 per Atlantic pact aims.
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Europe
Washington
Dec
Congress
Truman
U. S
Atlantic
United States
Acheson
Pace
Dwight D .Eisenhower
Western
George
D-Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
Aeporter
RNJ
Rep. Crawford
R-Mich
House
Eisenhower
Gas Line Crosses Chemstrand Site Heading to Decatur
The Alabama Tennessee Natural Gas Company line crosses the Chemstrand site near the metering station with gas set to feed City of Decatur lines. Garner Pride, Decatur gas manager, expects wholesale and retail pipelines ready for Wolverine Tube Division by Saturday if weather stays favorable, with household customers not connected until after Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Company
Chemstrand
City of Decatur
Garner Pride
City Gas Department
Wolverine Tube
Pride
City Council approves higher license schedule in Decatur
The Decatur City Council adopted a revised license schedule boosting revenues by about $30,000 next year. Some licenses were not increased. most were raised, some by percentage. The schedule aims to fund employee salary raises and Social Security coverage as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Roy Odom
John Caddell
Odom
Labor Act violator fined in Jasper case
Bruce F. Harkins, operator of a Fayette county lumber firm, pleaded guilty to violating the fair labor standards act. He was fined 1500 dollars and placed on two years probation by Federal Judge Seybourn H. Lynne. J. P. Corbett also pleaded nolo contendere to similar charges and received two years probation for alleged overtime violations and false employee records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Ala
Bruce F. Harkins
Fayette County
Harkins
Seybourn H. Lynne
J. P. Corbett
Harkins Lumber Co
Nolo Contendre
Harkins and
Corbett
Haywood Patterson Remains In Jail In Detroit Slaying Probe
Haywood Patterson, 37, a Scottsboro case fugitive, is held in Detroit on investigation of a barroom killing. Willie Mitchell, 27, was stabbed during a Saturday brawl. no charges filed yet. Patterson escaped Alabama prison in 1948 and was arrested in Detroit last June. Alabama parolees from the case have been released.
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Detroit
Haywood Patterson
Alabama
Scottsboro
Willie Mitchell
Gerald Walters
Patterson
Mitchell
Kirby State
Montgomery
Ala
FBI
Michigan
Glennen Williams
Paint Rock
Three Lampkin Brothers Held on Assault with Intent to Murder
Morgan County jail holds Louis Lampkin Jr. 25 H. J. Lampkin 16 and W. H. Lampkin 23 on assault with intent to murder charges. Morgan Sheriff C B Humphrey's office said the trio are brothers and were swore in before Judge W H Long on a four war rant sworn statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Morgan County
Morgan
C. B. Humphrey
Louis Lampkin Jr
H. J. “Bubber] Lampkin
W. H. Lampkin
W. H. Long
Labor seeks price plan with wage rises to match living costs
A united labor policy committee led by AFL President William Green and CIO President Philip Murray pressed President Truman for wage adjustments to track cost of living rises. They urged legislation to curb food prices and rents as the Economic Stabilization Agency works on a wage formula for the voluntary price control system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Labor Policy Committee
AFL
William Green
CIO
Philip Murray
Truman
Economic Stabilization Agency
Rent Bill Extends Rent Controls to March 1951
President Truman signed a 90 day extension of federal rent controls to March 31 1951. Congress voted the measure at his request to allow the new session to review the housing situation amid the defense emergency. Without the extension controls would lapse December 31 except where communities chose to keep them through June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Wage Stabilization Aims To Preserve Pacts And Adjust Living Cost
Reporters received a statement detailing wage policy aims. It calls for adjustments to offset cost of living while honoring existing collective bargaining agreements affecting about 85 percent of industries, including autos. It also supports correcting substandard wages and reducing inequities without becoming wage freezing. overtime protections remain in place via agreements or law.
Ballot Contest Probe Begins in Alabama
A subcommittee of Alabama's Democratic Executive Committee opened hearings to contest four May 2 Democratic primary seats amid long court delays. The push by states rights Democrats seeks to challenge voting irregularities after Chief Justice Vinson denied a blocking petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elba
Ala
Alabama Democratic Executive Committee
Alabama
United States
Vinson
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. B. Epp
Eighth Street East
Hamil Clinic
Jack Yarbrough
Sixth Avenue
Decatur General Hospital
Bill Little
Falkville
Neb Shackelford
Johnston Street
H. C. Wood
Washington, D. C
W. D. Moore
Sixth Avenue East
Robert Weatherford
Jimmy
Bobby
Texas
James W. Taylor Jr
James W. Taylor Sr
Cullman 2
Defense Department
Cne
W. T. Roberson
Moulton
Church of the Nazarene
Seventh Avenue West
Ernest French
Robert Livingston
Tenth Avenue East
Tech
James E. Livingston
Japan
Nazarene Church
Edna Story
Mary Clanton
Robert S. Waldrop
Vanderbilt University
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Defense Army
By Carl Hartman
Angels
Brook Lya
Girl
Beachhead
Yonpoo
Korean
U.S. Eighth Army
Chunchon
Eighth Army
Lee
Mary Wilfong
Selma
Bury Curetsriaas Sim
ESA
By Sterling F. Green
Ken Reynolds
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