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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1950
Page
2
A statewide Independence Day surge shows 32 people held in Morgan County over the first two days of the holiday week. Decatur police logged 22 arrests in the recorder's court with cases ranging from intoxication to assault and driving offenses.
Continued column lists Mr and Mrs Edward Waters Nashville visiting with Mr and Mrs Fred Mazee East Vine Street and in North Alabama. Mrs Waters known as Emma Jean Miller former Decatur resident. Grant Lee Terry and children Ella and Brenda Lee at 402 West Church Street spending the week in Panama City Florida. Mrs F C Bozear discharged from Hamilton Clinic hospital. Lawrence Kaufman of Athens in Decatur on business Monday.
Chicago July 3 hog prices rose to 23.75 per hundredweight the highest in 19 months. The general price was 50 cents to 1.00 higher than last Friday with 23.65 paid on 10. This year’s low pattern occurred at the end of March.
Eleanor Roosevelt returns from Europe and says there was a strong public and press response in support of the Korea decision. She notes the reaction as the only step for peace and cites the people.
A harbor collision between a dredge sandcraft and a freighter occurred in Narbo harbor, the port's second crash in five days. The incident left one vessel listing and crewmen scrambling to safety as seawater flooded holds and rescue teams responded.
An obscure report notes a pervasive rail influence reaching the East African coast and extending inland toward the Kilimanjaro region, affecting local agriculture and farming practices. The fragment hints at broader economic or infrastructural impacts on the Kilifi and Kilimanjaro sectors without detailing specific projects or dates.
Decatur markets list cotton prices Middling 34c strict low 30c. Cottonseed per ton 40.00 dollars. Broilers 25 cents delivered. Hens heavy 18 cents. Hatching eggs 80 cents per dozen. Yellow corn ear 1.42 shelled 1.48. Corn basis 15 12 percent moisture. No 2 new wheat onion free 2.05. No. 2 men oats onion free 0.68. Other grains basis 13 percent moisture.
New York stocks recovered slightly from an early decline but remained mostly lower on July 3. Losses ran to about 2 a share with many declines in U S Steel General Motors Chrysler and other majors while Studebaker and Sears Roebuck showed gains amid light turnover and a long Fourth of July holiday.
North Georgia live poultry market in Atlanta reports steady conditions with demand good and supplies adequate. Prices paid FOB farm this morning ranged 24 to 27 cents for broilers and fryers, mostly 24 1/2 to 25 cents, with higher prices above 25 1/2 cents paid by dressing plants to their own growers in certain cases. Some plants not operating until Tuesday or Wednesday.
Cotton futures in New York showed firmness with near July modestly liquidating as expectations of expanded Korean hostilities lift demand for cotton goods. Trading reflected higher mid June parity at 31.00 cents per pound and loan ideas for the 1950 crop.
New York stocks fell in morning trading as profits tempered gains. U S government bonds gained as yields slipped. Chicago wheat moved mixed with late selling erasing early advances.
Chicago July grain prices finished mixed as late selling, largely profit-taking, altered the board. Wheat closed 3-4 to 3-8 higher with July at 2.21 1-4, corn up 3-4 to 1 cent with July 1.52 1-8, oats 1-4 lower to 3-8 with July 86, rye up 3-4 to 11-2 high with July 1.38, soybeans down 3 3-4 to 2 cents lower at 18 with July 11.80.
Nashville Tennessee market report notes 900 acres of listings with strong activity. Slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady while spots rise 25 cents or more. Canner and cutter costs climb 25 to 50 cents or higher amid beef cow trading.
A special grand jury meets under Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell to study election charges tied to ballot counting in the May 2 Moulton primary. The 18 members convened this morning and will reconvene after July 4, with proceedings focused on tabulation disputes and alleged miscounts. Foreman is Joe Agée Jr. of Courtland. members include Milton Butler, Leon Bryant, Andrew Stewart, Jewel Roberts, John Henry Jones, Pelmer Hill, Alfred Montgomery, Mitchell Burden, Bowling Cross, William B. Alexander, John Crisler, Lee Tucker, Lowe Harris, Booth Bates, Emery Dempsey, Ruben Smith, Andrew McGregor.
Fully steady market with several price tiers for cattle hogs and sheep. Beef steers and heifers mostly 24.50 to 27.50 with highs to 28.00. cows 13.00 to 17.50. bulls 20.50 to 22.75. Calves strong 25.00 to 28.00. hogs mostly up 0.75 to 1.00. spring lambs 25.50 to 27.50 with some at 28.00. sheds and ewes varied around 19.00 to 24.00. Market context notes general gains across species.
A 1941 Buick ran into a ditch near Hartselle on Highway 33, with no injuries. In Cullman a 9:20 P M collision injured Daniel Kinney Jr. and Louis Evans Jr., driving a Mercury and a Chevrolet. later driver Columbus Stevens was listed in critical condition. A three way collision near Athens injured no one, while a four car crash at the Highway 31 72 intersection caused $350 in damages. Coleman Crumpton was killed instantly when struck by a 1949 Ford in Hartselle, with Jack Long ruled not at fault. funeral services set for Tuesday.
Mount Tabor Church conducts rites for Mrs Mary Crumpton with burial in adjoining cemetery. Surviving Crumpton family includes four daughters, five sons, and siblings. Separate report details 70 year old Felix L Howard of Athens killed in a two-vehicle crash near Florence. wife Alice injured. Funeral for Howard set in Athens with burial at Athens City Cemetery.
Fifteen people are dead in Alabama from July 4 weekend accidents. Leon Northington, 30, of Birmingham, died near Birmingham when a capsized boat toppled as he towed his four children to shore. M. P. Yarbrough, 27, a naval air pilot, drowned in the Coosa river while on a fishing trip near Childersburg. Edward Sanders, 19, of Courtland, drowned in the Tennessee river after falling from a fishing boat near Lamb's Ferry.
The National Safety Council reported 375 deaths in the four day weekend as millions traveled for the July 4 holiday. Predictions say up to 385 may die by midnight tomorrow with 252 highway deaths 74 drownings one fireworks fatality and 48 from other causes.
Felix Howard 70 of near Athens died from injuries after a two car crash 18 miles east of Florence on Saturday night. His wife 69 and Albert Goins 30 of Florence were injured in fair condition. Coleman Crumpton 55 of Hartselle was struck and killed while walking along the highway a half mile north of Hartselle. Other victims include James W. Cobb 38 of Montevallo involved in a crash south of Birmingham. S Sgt Everett Candler and S Sgt Grover C. Davis linked to air base incidents. S Sgt Soba M Worth injured near Enid Oklahoma. George R. Lewis 25 of Dothan died on a highway south of Florence after losing control.
The Senate Commerce Committee listed four Alabamians and a Siluria business among more than 2,000 firms and individuals receiving horse racing news via telegraph and telephone. The panel noted no specific evidence these names were bookmakers, only that they received racing news. Alabama entries include Lessee Central Sports News in Little Rock and Daily Sports News in New Orleans, with listed Montgomery and Mobile addresses for J J Connors McCoy's Place and C Barrett respectively.
A long roster of named trustees from Hartselle Somerville Decatur Falkville Danville and other towns appears in a fractured OCR list. The document names individuals and towns including Hartselle Moulton Decatur Somerville Valhermosa Springs Joppa Trinity and Union Hill with mentions of Negro school trustees and county training centers.
Pliny the Elder records in A. D. 50 that early Netherlands residents shielded homes from the sea with crude mounds. The observation links ancient Roman scholarship to northern shore defenses.
In Mobile Alabama a fire caused by an explosion damaged the Van Antwerp Aldridge Drug Co located in a downtown 11 story building. Six fire companies fought the blaze, which was brought under control by 6 30 AM. Shattered windows and contents soaked by smoke and water indicate extensive damage to store merchandise and equipment.
Sgt Alvin C York world war hero and Medal of Honor recipient is reported ill with virus pneumonia in Pall Mall Tennessee. He is 62 and has been bedridden since Friday with reports of improving condition. York returned to farm work last year after a facial paralysis incident.
Funeral services for James Henry Gibson age 49 will be held Wednesday at 4 PM from his residence Rev Carl B will officiate Interment will follow in Hartselle city cemetery Peck directing He died Saturday night in Hartselle hospital after reportedly suffering a heart attack while returning from a fishing trip to Wheeler Dam He is survived by his widow mother and a brother The well known Hartselle merchant was a Baptist church member Pallbearers named Herman Puckett Fred M Speake L C Pattillo Hal Orr L R Palmer and C Y Quinn
U S Air Force communique states two hostile planes down including one marked with Red Star. B 29s fly 135 miles into North Korea hitting Yonpo airfield amid smoke. Maj Gen William F Dean named commander of all American forces in Korea. Brig Gen John H Church to serve as liaison at the senior headquarters.
The bill aims to end or trim wartime nuisance taxes and adds levies on large corporations to raise revenue. President Truman vows to veto an excise-cutting bill for not compensating lost revenue. Senate criticism grows, mirroring House concerns among Republicans.
Casualty ported Northerners broke through and freed in ten minutes. Shinn searched for his missing family, encountered a North Korean officer, claimed to be a driver for an American. Car seized, he fled toward Seoul, hid in a vacant house as battle raged outside and locals aided him.
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