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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1949
Page
4
The speaker looks forward to appearing before a House sub committee on labor to testify about abuses by unions allegedly fostered and subsidized by the Roosevelt administration and its legatee Westbrook Pegler.
H. L. Kirby resumes photography, claiming to be Alabama’s oldest photographer. The writer recalls Kirby’s Grant Street studio around the 300 block near the Tavern, noting no one contests his claim amid nostalgia for earlier days.
The National Safety Council condemned the Fourth of July festivities as disgraceful while noting the nation set a record for accidental deaths. The speaker laments that future holidays may bring more casualties as Americans extend celebrations, planning two days of preparation and two days to recover.
The Daily leads with an editorial on Economics and the tax issue facing President Truman. It notes fluctuating federal budgets, a July surplus reversal to a deficit, and calls for clearer budgeting and coordinated action by Congress and the Executive. It cites disinflation effects and hoover commission critique.
Senator Fulbright expands inquiry into the Reconstruction Finance Corporation revealing RFC officials resigning to take posts with companies they had recommended loans to. The probe cites Lustron, Baltimore Contractors, F. L. Jacobs Co., Custom Tire and others, with salary jumps after loan actions.
A list details former RFC workers who left to join private firms and banks receiving RFC loans. Names include L C Andrews and A Ben Shallit among engineers and examiners, with hires at Usibelli Coal Mines Tex Hyde Corp and others. Three RFC officials moved to banks funded by RFC investments.
A compact guide on love stressing selflessness in relationships marriage community and self respect. It urges caring for friends spouses towns churches and schools while avoiding destructive criticism and promoting support and cooperation.
A report notes embezzlement concerns in RFC where private banks handle only a fraction of total funds, suggesting tighter controls amid observed breaches. Authorities emphasize oversight and early detection to curb losses across institutions.
President Truman expressed confidence that repeal of the Taft Hartley Act will be pursued in the next session. He told Machinists' Union leaders Harvey Brown and Al Hayes that lawmakers who opposed repeal will face public opinion back home. Brown warned unfinished labor issues remain with returning members of Congress.
The Georgia Taxpayers League is revealed as a front for the real estate lobby, with Ed Hiles admitting he wrote its post cards opposing public housing. The league lacks charter or bylaws while key figures like B A Martin and Phil L Engle link to the Atlanta builders. The article notes a national shift to state campaigns against public housing and rent control.
More than 100 golfers competed on the Valley Country Club course with F. C. Peebles winning first prize scoring 50 for nine holes and W. P. Baugh finishing runner-up with 52. The Y M C A Bible class defeated the Morgan Kiwanis 17 to 12 in a well-attended game with two pitchers and two catchers per side.
Pegler attacks Roosevelt era union funding and political influence. He denounces labor as untouchable by inquiry, cites wartime recruiting by unions, Oak Ridge ads for electricians, and argues for strict tax, constitutional, and court scrutiny of unions and their bosses including Tobin, Dubinsky, Green, and Murray.
Utah emerged as the earliest gold mining area in the United States, marking a historic frontier in mineral exploration. The statement notes Utah as the first region to be identified for gold mining within the continental U.S. exploration era.
In Wrong Hall Seattle July 6 a speaker urged focusing on the union but was found to belong to Local 300 paporhangers painters and decorators meeting in a different hall. The mistaken member highlighted a mixup at the gathering.
In a series on housing, James Marlow explains that the federal program offers loans and grants to cities to tear down slums and build low rent public housing. The government covers two thirds of losses, up to 500 million, with the Public Housing Administration overseeing funds and eligibility.
In Mestre reports a fisherman Giovanni Casonato, 17, is recovering from an operation after a small fish leaped into his mouth and became stuck in his throat while he was emptying his net. He will keep his mouth shut while working.
The text notes water clocks started in Greece in the fifth century BCE, around the period when Hippocrates and related medical science foundations were developing.
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