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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1949
Page
1
Cloudy and cold Sunday with occasional freezing rain in the southern portion. Monday remains cold with strong northerly winds on the coast. No change in cotton market. quotations steady at 32.69 and 32.70. Local people visiting relatives and attending events, including Jimmie Davis from Alabama University and Rev W W Glass’s speaking engagement. Fire department reports two calls with no losses.
Robert E. Stripling, chief investigator for the House on American Activities Committee, writes a series in The Daily beginning on page eleven. The piece is hailed as a major contribution to understanding communism in the United States and reflects the author’s detailed knowledge.
A 29 year old Mrs John J Foster is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on murder charges in Mobile Alabama after she fatally shot her husband during a domestic dispute. Detectives say she claimed he threatened her life and that she fired when he advanced toward her. Her 20 month old son was taken to his grandfather's farm after the shooting. Foster was released on a 2500 appearance bond.
Morgan circuit court enters its second week of session with Judge J. H. Crow Jr presiding. Trials include second degree murder for Jordan Houston and first degree murder for Isaac Cullum in separate Essex cases. Other defendants listed include Velo Anders Edward J. Smith Otis Bryant Ida Pearson Mahlon A. Latham Mary Hartselle Grady Hays Oscar Bradford and John R. Holmes. Anders to face charges in the death of John Sparkman.
Morgan county and its cities see smaller funds from 1948 ABC profits than 1947, with Austinville Decatur Falkville Hartselle and Trinity naming smaller amounts. The Associated Press notes profits may fall again this year and outlines a complex distribution to state and local funds.
Decatur moves toward a 60000 project with 41000 secured for Legion Memorial Field. Campaigns push solicitors to six hours daily as 140 of 800 season tickets sold. Legion posts begin steel contracts as bids from five firms expected Monday. Commander Jimmy Williams says public acceptance is growing and construction will proceed to be ready by summer 1949.
Greensboro Alabama will host the second annual camellia festival on February 13 unveiling antebellum homes and attracting several thousand visitors. Nurseries from Mobile Tuscaloosa Augusta and other camellia regions will send specimens for the show.
Morgan county school children raise over 425 dollars for infantile paralysis drive with 20 of 31 schools reporting. Fairville leads white county schools with 55.00, Eva’s 51.50, Flint 36.50, Union Hill 26.35, Moulton Heights 19.10, Trinity 11, Oak Ridge 10. Austinville Danville Hartselle Lacey’s Springs Morgan Lee High Neel Painview Priceville Ryan have no reports yet.
The Chinese communists refuse peace talks while Chiang Kai-Shek is not tried as a war criminal. Chiang remains in Genghwa as communist forces encamp near Nanking within cannon range. In Czechoslovakia Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky is reported gravely ill at a Red Army sanatorium in Karlovy Vary. Israel is recognized by Britain as a state with de facto status while full recognition awaits Israeli assurances. Rebels, Burmese forces, and government clashes threaten Rangoon as fighting widens.
The Air Force announced two new guided missiles the 774 and the Nativ. The 774 reportedly exceeds 100 miles in altitude and is 32 feet long. The 13 foot Nativ is for aerodynamics study and training with an altitude of about 10 miles. Both systems have undergone test firings.
Funeral services for W. F. Boswell Sr. who died Friday in Brooksville Florida will be held here. The cortege leaves 702 Line Street at 2 45 p m for First Methodist Church where Rev Otis Kirby and other ministers will conduct services at three o'clock. Boswell longtime Decatur industrialist and former city council member had suffered years of ill health.
Democratic leadership pushed for a quicker congressional timetable to advance President Truman's goals. Senate leaders called a weekend huddle of committee chairmen to map action as early votes loom on the first economic measures. House Republicans criticized early moves while debates over Taft Hartley repeal and the administration's steel and inflation controls structure intensified.
A collision Friday at Ferry and Davis Streets damaged a 1941 Plymouth and a 1947 Buick. The Plymouth left front bumper was torn and side scraped while the Buick suffered a torn rear fender and dented side after Nehr pulled away from the curb. Chief Paice J Bo Wiiemire reports the investigating officer Terry Jacobs led the inquiry.
Divers Charley Delps and Red Edging work on two of three barges sunk near the Kellar Memorial bridge after a river collision with an Arrow Transportation Co. barge train. Each barge carried about 800 tons of coal. The third barge was damaged and towed to Ingalls shipyard for repairs.
Bev Howell will succeed himself as Morgan County coroner. Probate Judge T C Almon was notified by Governor James E Folsom's office of Howell's appointment to fill a vacancy created when Ho well failed to file bond and qualification in time. The appointment clears the legal vacancy and Howell is set to begin a new term.
The Morgan County superintendent says a twelve months educational service year and a 33 percent pay rise for teachers are proposed funds for 1949 50 and 1950 51. The plan calls for state education expenditures of 94 891 627 for 1949 50 and 98 466 54 for 1950 51 with 19 million in federal aid and 5 million from a surplus in the educational trust fund.
Hill Ferguson Jr is appointed chairman of the 1949 Red Cross fund drive with Alvis Briscoe announcing. The campaign marches through March with workers in Decatur Hartselle Falkville and Morgan County to be named later. Ferguson, from Birmingham since 1946, is VP and manager of Bama Cigar and Candy Co and served as a major in artillery 1940 to 1945. He is a vestry member at St Johns Episcopal Church.
William J. Bryan told 114 North Alabama bank employees at the Decatur Country Club that free banking underpins a free capitalist system and that bank staff must continually improve relations with the public. The ABA hosted two series of meetings with local bankers and highlighted public relations efforts.
North Alabama faced a sharp cold snap with 15 to 20 degree lows in the region and 18 to 26 degrees elsewhere. Birmingham logged a 24 degree drop. Mobile saw premature azalea blossoms but warned growers to protect crops. County agents hoped farm and fruit losses would be limited as winter returned.
President Truman boosted federal aid as a cold blizzard spread across the West delaying rescue work and worsening hunger among snowbound livestock. Defense Secretary Forrestal will draw on river and harbor funds to speed relief. Congress is asked for supplemental relief appropriations.
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