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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1949
Page
4
The piece notes Southeastern states increased total bank deposits twelve and a half times between 1914 and 1947, while U S banks rose six and a half times. It argues Decatur should invest in baseball to spark regional growth and form a six team league, contingent on building a park.
Walter Jackson, superintendent, notes 91 white and 29 Negro teachers today with 14 white and 1 Negro holding MA degrees. Over two years 34 MA holders expected, 65 white and 19 Negro with bachelor degrees today, and many teachers pursuing further degrees as new school buildings near completion in 1950.
The Daily urges broad voter participation and argues for citizen responsibility in elections. It weighs proposals for rewards or penalties to boost turnout, cites international examples, and notes Alabama poll tax deadlines and local registration gaps.
Washington story reveals friction as twelve Democratic senators draft a harsh U N policy resolution backing Dutch actions in Indonesia. The plan would threaten Marshall plan aid if Holland fails to comply. State Department officials reportedly pressured Senate leaders to kill the measure.
The text notes a split among senators over a resolution on foreign policy with the State Department opposing it. Senator Pepper urges withdrawal while others defend the Senate role citing abdication of treaty ratification. Signers include Hill Sparkman Magnuson Gillette Kilgore Neely Murray Malone and others.
Advice on avoiding grumbling. If things go wrong, seek proper sources, inspect personal faults first, and improve. Don’t dwell on others taking your job, and keep a forward, understanding mindset to build better days.
The note argues the Netherlands profited from Indonesian operations with $436 million in Dutch costs and $476 million in Marshal Plan funds from the U.S. It claims the United States funds the war, while the Dutch balk at contributing to Western European defense. State Department worry is that pushing the Dutch could push them from the defense pact, possibly toward Russia despite widespread anti-Russian sentiment.
President Truman meets with Senator Magnuson and Representative Hugh Mitchell to discuss a proposed Canada water storage deal in British Columbia to supply hydroelectric power for the Northwest. The plan centers on a Columbia River Authority to expand power, flood control, and reclamation across Washington Oregon Idaho Montana Nevada Utah.
Mrs John Mc Cormack of Massachusetts expects a Democratic comeback in November while Herbert Hoover forecast Truman's win. A Johnson impeachment records box is found among House files. Congressman John Dingell recalls shoes purchases and jokes about his kids. The inaugural ticket tax exemption passage fails in the Senate 47 to 45 as four Democrats are absent and several vote with Republicans.
The column traces Joe Curran and Mike Quill shifting from pro communist ties to Catholic-influenced stance, detailing past pickets, wartime actions, and internal union conflicts with the NMU and CIO affiliates. It notes Curran defended in folk lines and quill disbanded a CIO council while both never recant their past beliefs.
Cuban official Dr. Hevia argues sugar stability sustains Cuba’s economy and hemispheric defense. He cites Cuba’s 6.5 million tons sugar trade with the United States and outlines plans to keep production near wartime levels to support allied needs and prevent a communist resurgence.
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