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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1950
Page
1
Partly cloudy and colder in the North and South this afternoon with tonight in the 16 to 30 degree range. DeMolay meets at 7:30 PM at the Masonic temple to elect officers and plan a New Year watch party. Births and hospital admits are noted along with a building permit for a cafe at 201 Sixth Avenue North. See Diary on Page 2.
A Trinity Navy veteran is in critical condition at Hamil Clinic after a Christmas day hunting accident. Another hunter, 23-year-old John Henry Tucker Jr., escaped serious injury when a shotgun blast barely struck his skull near Spring Hill. Both incidents were reported to police. the county jailer noted it occurred outside his jurisdiction.
Ed C. Wright of Orlando Florida filed a federal suit seeking 6800 dollars from the City of Tuscumbia. He claims the city owes the 5000 dollar face amount of street improvement bonds bought in 1926 plus 1800 dollars in interest accumulated during 24 years of ownership.
Motions for fuller answers to interrogatories by W. H. Drinkard and Glen Vinson, pardon and parole board members, were denied in $100,000 libel suits against The Cullman Banker. Judge Powell ruled the requests would disclose information sources protected by Alabama law.
Dr Nungester is named chairman of Heart Week to be observed in February by the Morgan County Heart Association under the leadership of Dr W H of Hartselle The group lists Ker mit Pitt as vice president Mrs Wallace Meadows as secretary J W Darrah as treasurer and Dr J C Nash as program director The campaign aims to educate about heart diseases their detection and prevention
Belman Morin explains that a clear military victory in Korea seems unlikely due to numbers but morale remains high among U N forces. A possible withdrawal from Korea is considered while planning a new phase including naval blockade bombing and underground resistance. The Koreans seek independence after Japanese rule and resist Chinese dominion.
President Truman selected Stanton Griffis to serve as the American ambassador to Spain, ending a five year diplomatic snub of Franco's regime. Griffis, 63, a Boston native, has been ambassador to Poland Egypt and Argentina and chairs Paramount Pictures Madison Square Garden and Brentano's. He served as a World War I Army captain.
Da vid Markowitz a 19 year old Athens resident dies after a late Tuesday traffic accident near Pearl River Louisiana. He jumped from the car as it ran off Highway 11 the vehicle overturned three times. Jar A Weinstein 19 of Florence was slightly injured. Markowitz was a University of Alabama sophomore and Zeta Beta Tau member. Funeral services scheduled in Birmingham.
New equipment totaling $15,000 is being installed at the Hartselle Laundry. Owner C. W. Pettey reports a dozen new air driven laundry presses were delivered this morning and will be ready for use soon.
The White House announced President Truman will propose a wider tax program to help cover defense costs in 1951 and beyond. No date was set for sending the recommendations to Congress, with officials saying talks with tax leaders would begin after the new Congress convenes January 3 and proposals would come within weeks.
Kansas City reports heat failure after a two day Christmas shutdown at Hall Brothers art and stationery store. Candles melted, table legs detached, tropical plants worth 700 dollars wilted, leather baskets warped, tablets curled, glue and varnish softened causing lamps to fuse to tables. Temperature indoors reached 150 degrees before the master thermostat was shut off.
Korean officials estimate more than half of Seoul's population has been evacuated southward. About 5,000 refugees are moved daily by train and 50,000 more by trucks ships and planes. President Rhee and his government plan to stay until ordered to leave by the Eighth Army.
A Utica apple picker, Birger Nordkrist, was arrested for questioning in the strangulation death of Evelyn Hughes once a Ziegfeld showgirl. Her body was found in a Manhattan hotel room on Christmas Eve. Nordkrist was detained after asking a Utica hotel manager to call New York authorities about any trouble. The case links Nordkrist to Hughes, a Broadway and film performer.
Oslo report quotes United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie warning that a UN failure in Korea would doom hopes for the UN's aims elsewhere. He says UN forces must not quit in Korea despite potential war with Red China and stresses opposing any forced government by arms. He urges a peaceful Korea living with neighbors and questions who would be next victim if Korea is lost.
Scotland Yard seeks the owner of a Swiss wrist watch and witnesses after the Stone of Scone was stolen from Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day. Police cordon routes and rail bridges as investigators pursue leads amid claims the theft was a nationalist act.
General MacArthur's headquarters said today more than 1 350 000 Reds are poised to strike at United Nations forces in Korea. The 150 mile border front near 38 parallel sees heavy redeployments and renewed Korean divisions. Ridgway vows to stay and fight.
New York reports a troubled year ahead as civilian oil demand reaches an all time peak. Industry executives say military need will grow with Army tanks Air Force planes and Navy ships expanding.
An out of state car skidded into a ditch near Mooresville Tuesday morning with no injuries. The driver was Walter Henry Thrower of Belmont North Carolina. The accident occurred about 7:50 AM and Officer Ted Beasley investigated.
The divorced wife of William H. Remington testified that he handed a top secret explosive formula to a spy ring courier. She said the formula could convert garbage into explosives and was to be sent to Russia.
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