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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1950
Page
1
Partly cloudy and mild with some showers possible tonight and Tuesday. coast winds east to southeast. The column lists greetings and visits as families in Tuscumbia, Haleyville, Decatur, Birmingham, and Huntsville share holidays. Also mentions hospital admissions and births in Decatur General and Baugh-Wiley clinics.
In Candia New Hampshire a country doctor Dr Hermann N Sander charged with mercy murder for injecting air into a cancer patient awaits grand jury action. A statement signed by 605 of 650 voters expresses continued faith in his integrity. He is free on 25000 bond as Hillsborough county grand jury assesses the case.
Neighbors at his doorway voice thanks to Dr Sanders as the New Hampshire Academy of General Practice reaffirms confidence. Clergy from Candia and Manchester back the physician amid plans for a grand jury with 10 to 12 witnesses to testify.
Isbrandtsen Line spokesman in Hong Kong says a majority of the Flying Arrow crew agreed to run the port blockade into Shanghai. Only one engineer plans to leave, while NMU delegate Paul Joseph says no crew member wishes to violate shipping contracts. The ship faces warnings from the US and UK over licensing if it proceeds and a Formosan official notes intensified nationalist patrols at the Yangtze mouth.
The Daily prints a single early edition today so employees can spend part of the New Year holiday with their families. Regular publication hours will resume Tuesday.
State Senator C. J. Owens who represented Marshall and Jackson counties in Alabama died in San Antonio Texas yesterday He suffered a heart attack while visiting a son Funeral services will be held here probably Wednesday
Seldon Royer a 30 year old Sheffield truck driver died Saturday night after parking his truck with the motor running Officials say he may have suffered a heart attack after ten hours in the cab Highway Patrolmen found him dead at the wheel Services will be held Tuesday at 11 A M at Lawrence County Line Church of Christ conducted by Lindsey Allen Interment in Oak Wood Cemetery Brown Funeral Home in charge Surviving are his widow a son Ralston his parents Mr and Mrs Jerry Royer of Moulton road two sisters Mrs Eugene Hill Mrs Phil Mookey and two brothers Roland and Raymond of Moulton highway Pallbearers are Ewell Russell Theo Hill Orland Wade Irwin Crow Dever Wheeler and Paul
Washington dispatch reports a major push for a wide expansion of social security benefits as Congress opens. President Truman plans to outline his mid century program at Capitol Hill with indications many major proposals will be shelved including health insurance Taft Hartley repeal Brannan plan and tax increases. Battles loom over housing civil rights education aid and education programs though some wartime excises may be repealed. See S on page 2.
Washington reports John L. Lewis aims to end the three day week as miners are due back Tuesday after the New Year holiday. Operators led by George H. Love deny knowledge of a strike while the NLRB weighs charges of unfair labor practices.
The Associated Press reports the New Year period saw traffic deaths lower than forecast. The National Safety Council estimated 330 road fatalities from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday local time, with other causes not given a figure.
Alabama reported two accidental deaths over the New Year weekend versus at least 14 at Yuletide. Noah Otis Caldwell, 29, of Ashland, died Saturday when his car overturned near Ashland after leaving the road. Charley Baker, 75, a Birmingham cotton mill retiree, was struck and killed by a switch engine after crossing tracks.
A national holiday toll reports 180 traffic deaths and 40 fire fatalities with 61 more in miscellaneous accidents, totaling 281 immediate deaths. The Associated Press tally notes prior holidays with larger numbers and warns the Christmas toll may reach 413 in traffic and 167 in other accidents. Two New Jersey fires killed eight youngsters in separate incidents.
Georgia Farm Bureau directors gather in Macon for a state-wide conference with county farm bureau officers and community presidents. Public Relations Director H R Yandle says the meetings will present the organization s legislative program to the Georgia General Assembly and to Congress.
Gus A. Handley 27 from Cullman is in Morgan County Jail on robbery charges after allegedly taking a Cullman taxi and $70 from driver John Doyle on a isolated Lacon mountain road near Cullman. Handley reportedly hired the ride Saturday night and fled with the cab after ordering Doyle out and signaling a gun.
President Truman reportedly opposes sending American troops to Formosa to block communists. He would maintain economic aid political support and advisory help to Chiang Kai-shek. The stance was reaffirmed at a National Security Council meeting at the White House with no policy change.
The AFL and CIO announce separate wide distributions listing members of Congress by voting “rightness” or “wrongness” on key issues. They stress the lists are not blacklists nor endorsements, naming senators and representatives with consistent voting patterns on Taft Hartley repeal, minimum wage, housing, social security, gas regulation and anti trust matters.
Jefferson county inmate Dillard tried to flee Kilby Prison by hiding in a 55 gallon garbage can. Guards fired, he surrendered after diversion of waste and a guard suspension followed for failing to inspect the container.
Senator Byrd D Virginia urged delaying any quick excise tax cut as Congress opens. He favored keeping wartime levies on items like telephone bills and cosmetics until spending for the new fiscal year is clearer, with a likely four to five month wait. President Truman plans general tax proposals, with a detailed program to follow. A Senate clash over excises may occur early, including oleo margarine tax repeal.
Highway Patrol reports two New Year Day crashes in Morgan County. One near Pitts Motel involved a Goldsmith Oldsmobile and a Lemley truck with $325 total damage and a slightly injured passenger. The second, west of Hartselle on Highway 33, involved Bentleys Ford truck and Webster Ford with $275 total damage.
A posse hunted three or four armed men believed to be fugitives from Tucker state prison farm after a guard was killed. Marshal Kenneth Brantley of Lonoke was shot in an exchange near Lonoke as the pursuit spread toward Little Rock with police, guards, and private citizens joining the manhunt.
Two Indianapolis youths took off in a Silver Er coupe plane from Brownsburg airport and landed near the Copeland farm in Monticello Indiana. Pilot Thomas Haley 17 and passenger Fred McDowell 19 said they flew after a quarrel with a girlfriend’s father. Haley claimed winds blew them off course toward St. Louis. Sheriff Troy Bennett held Haley for Indiana authorities pending word.
Helsinki reports prompt reply to Moscow at Kremlin notice accusing Finland of harboring Russian war criminals. Cabinet study of the Soviet note. Finnish election year adds political edge. Russian envoy Savonenkov to return. Paasikivi calls for friendly ties and adherence to the peace treaty.
Police alerted in Macon Georgia on January 2 to find Thompson a 20 year old who escaped from the old cap prison camp at Milledgeville. He was jailed for auto larceny and is at large.
John F McCutcheon of Union Hillville plans a bid for sheriff in 1946. He previously served on the Revenue from district four and ran as front runner in the first primary before losing runoff to Sheriff Bibb Hum. He is a member of the American Legion and veterans organizations.
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