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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1949
Page
1
Cloudy outlook with scattered thundershowers this afternoon tonight and Thursday. Temperatures noon today 80, high Tuesday 84, low 73. Dignitaries and residents frequent Decatur General and Hamlin Clinic hospitals. births and admissions noted. Authorities report seven arrests Tuesday. Local events include Kiwanis pro am, church prayer services, Rainbow for Girls meeting, and various visits across towns.
In Pittsburgh on July 13, the CIO United Steelworkers approved a Presidential proposal to avert a 60 day steel strike while union leader Philip Murray warned he would call a strike for midnight Friday against firms that rejected Truman's plan.
Pittsburgh July 13 The CIO United Steelworkers executive board endorsed President Truman s plan for a 60 day contract evasion while not stating if noncomplying steel concerns would be included in the truce Only Jones and Laughlin accepted the plan U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic rejected the White House proposal A strike of 500000 union workers loomed this weekend as the wage and policy committee prepared to ratify the action leading to the possible truce acceptance status unclear
Stockholders last night named six directors for the operating company: W. L. Hinds Joe C Hagler A L Johnson Dr B S Kennedy Frank Stone and J W Wyker Jr They join John Caddell Robert T Harris W J Duncan Jr A C Bailey and Rutledge S Thomas on the board Directors will meet Thursday July 21 to name officers for the coming year Frank Stone president presided and thanked the board members and committee chairmen for a progressive year The club has about members.
The Decatur Lions Club held an officer installation banquet with a lively crowd as "Rooster" Roberts energized the event assisted by immediate past district 34-A Governor Munson Hinman of Homewood Alabama. Hinman praised the club and urged the new officers to build on the group’s strong past for future success. Pins were presented by retiring resident Ben L. Britnell to President-elect Dr. Lee NEW.
Two persons were injured and light damages were reported in four Decatur accidents Tuesday night. Herman Bule, of 617 East Cherry, was treated at Decatur General Hospital after his motorbike, struck by Hal Peck Smith’s Dodge on Moulton Street and Sixth Avenue South near 10 p.m. He sustained injuries as light car damage and heavy bike damage were logged. Officers Landers and Hyde investigated. Another collision on Sixth Avenue and Seventh Street South involved J T McMullin’s 1939 Chevrolet and Edward W. Robinson’s 1939 Dodge, with light damage to both vehicles. A third crash at Fourth Avenue and Gordon Drive at about 7:15 p.m. saw Thomas Vickers’s Cadillac collide with Glenn Plemons’s Ford convertible, causing heavy Cadillac damage and light Ford damage. Officers Weatherly and Standridge filed the report. See TWO on Page 2.
Los Angeles July 13 Official sources differed on whether a fight aboard an airliner caused the crash and explosion north of the city. A C-46 transport of Standard Airlines crashed in fog, killing 35 and wounding 14. CAB chief James N. Peyton said the brief fight did not cause the crash after interviewing survivors. Captain L R Powell of Standard cited investigations showing the battle contributed. Standard Airlines had been ordered to cease operations next week for regulatory violations. A passenger witnessed the fight and a man was beaten. one seat occupant was killed.
Florence Alabama July 13 The $4 5 million Tennessee Valley natural gas pipeline prompts city leaders to consider municipal ownership. Cities backing control include Florence Sheffield Tuscumbia Courtland Decatur and Corinth Iuka Mississippi. Huntsville Athens Leighton Town Creek undecided. Construction due to finish around January 1 1950 if weather allows. Eastep notes first north of Birmingham.
No decision has been reached on how Decatur will receive natural gas as the pipeline construction from Selmer, Tennessee proceeds toward North Alabama. The city council has not chosen between private or municipal ownership, despite studies and a rejected offer from Alabama Gas Corporation. Huntsville is pursuing a parallel study on municipal versus private distribution.
H Elon, chairman of Decatur Chamber of Commerce retailers division, announced a “Fun Day” picnic planned for Thursday July 14 at Wheeler Lake no grounds. About 50 persons expected to attend the fish fry and outing at 4 p.m. Dir. Higdon said the event includes street adhement and a fine time anticipated.
July 13. House member W. M. Beck appoints state representatives to a special prison investigation. Rep. J. Paul Meeks of Jefferson County was reappointed yesterday and had chaired a prior committee that examined the issue.
Jefferson County citizens packed the Alabama capitol for a hearing on the Birmingham annexation bill. A 100-strong delegation with placards marched behind Fairfield High School’s band as the crowd cheered during the hearing. State Rep Larry Dumas urged lawmakers not to be pressured by opponents. Proponents led by Arnold Drennen and Irving Porter argued that incorporated outskirts would vote to join Birmingham, while unincorporated areas would be auto brought in. In other business, the house postponed a bill to elect state board members, and a senate panel lacked a quorum to vote on education measures. A tax bill for hospitals was deferred pending committee presence. Senate leaders argued minority rights and journal reading. the session adjourned amid delays to the special orders.
Capts and Mrs. John Sipe, longtime Salvation Army leaders in Decatur, depart for Albany, Ga., July 20 as part of a regional reorganization following several deaths. Capt. Bob Short, Bessemer, will replace him. Since arriving in 1948, Sipe expanded youth programs, renovated the gym, added a ball field at Moulton and Tenth Avenue, and started a full time boys director. he formed a brass band to be featured this Sunday. Farewell services are planned at the Sixth Avenue Chapel.
The Georgia Supreme Court hears the last major challenge to a 1949 voter re registration law aimed at removing names from the qualified list. Richmond County officials argue the measure violates both state and federal constitutions by denying voting rights based on race and by creating arbitrary registrar power. If upheld, the law could set a pattern for similar actions in the South.
BIRMINGHAM ALA July 13 A high Ku Klux Klan official remained jailed after again refusing to produce Klan records for a county grand jury William Hugh Morris director of Federated Ku Klux Klans Inc told newsmen he refused to reveal Klan secrets Indictments were issued against 17 men last week for flogging while masked burglary and boycotting The state supreme court will hear an appeal on Morris contempt charge and 15 men have been arrested with two more slated for arrest
An American convoy of 60 unarmed trucks with U S military police escorts moved toward the Soviet zone frontier to test Berlin access via Helmstedt. British reports said Soviet guards reduced Berlin bound German trucks to three per hour, as US plans a weekly trucking service to relieve the airlift burden.
Washington dispatch reports Jewish leader Rabbi Benjamin Schultz accused Paul Robeson of participating in a deliberate communist plot to inflame racial and religious minorities against the United States. The allegation coincides with planned testimony by Jackie Robinson before the House Un-American Activities Committee and follows Robeson’s controversial statements on race and loyalty.
Washington July 13 The House passed legislation to improve rural telephone service. The Rural Electrification Administration would make long term loans to private companies or cooperatives to build and extend telephone facilities in rural areas. Interest would be 2 percent, the same rate as REA electric loans.
Washington reports opponents of the North Atlantic Treaty slowed prospects of an early Senate vote on the 12 nation alliance. A subcommittee chair backed a money-saving move and predicted Russia would avoid war soon. He called that the reason to cut armed services funding. Democratic senators lining up support for an economy bill also gained GOP backing for key Truman program sections.
Washington reports a rebellion within Democratic ranks against the administration backed farm bill. A bi partisan group and farm leaders move to draft a substitute to extend the Brannan plan and continue the current farm program into 1950, challenging administration support.
Senators pressed Truman s foreign military aid plan as the Atlantic pact work continued. Majority Leader Lucas hinted at a Saturday Senate session for a vote while others predicted action may slide to next week. The treaty requires a two thirds vote to bind the United States. Senator Thomas floated cutting the armed services appropriation by about 1.5 billion, saying Russia is not ready for another war. A subcommittee met behind closed doors to study an 16 billion bill before recommending it to the full committee.
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