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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1950
Page
1
Cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight with additional showers in the south portion on Saturday. Local notices report births, birthdays, hospital admissions, visits, and travel across Decatur, with anniversaries and community活动.
Otis Wilkinson, one of two Bentonio negroes sentenced to death for the slaying of a night club employee, was executed early today in a portable electric chair at Yazoo City. Lavelle Schaffer was granted a U S Supreme Court appeal last night around six. The pair were charged with the August 1949 murder of Hardy Simmons, a nightclub employee near Yazoo City.
Reports say Korean communists in white robes approached American lines near the mountains and fired rifles. U.S. troops returned fire as the white figures moved, amid heightened curiosity about enemy tactics.
Lawrence county Democratic leaders voted to hold a new county solicitor election after confusion in the May 2 primary. R E Proctor and Tom Pettus, both Moulton attorneys, were involved in a disputed result final-certified as Proctor by five votes, with a grand jury contesting the tally. The governor may set the date, but local officials must arrange it.
A Shelbyville Tennessee theater owner's 12 year old daughter Sarawell Gilbert was killed when the car struck a bridge near Huntsville Alabama last night. His wife Mrs L A Gilbert was seriously injured and two other children Ann 16 and Willie 14 Gilbert were treated and dismissed.
In Birmingham area during the Korean conflict about 1,500 men volunteered for military service. Roughly 90 were accepted while others awaited processing as recruiters report from the city.
A. L. Johnson of Alabama Flour Mills was elected to the board at a Muscle Shoals hotel meeting. Also named were W. Herbert Smith of Talladega Foundry and Machine, and Earl McGowin of W. T. Smith Lumber. The trio brings total directors to 45 representing over twenty five industries with about six hundred manufacturing concerns statewide. Johnson has long been active with AIA and recently served on the Decatur Alabama Industry Days committee.
Alabama lawmakers adjourned the second extraordinary session without approving reappointment plans or a constitutional convention. Gov. Folsom hinted at a third call around August 1 and reserved the right to change his mind. Attorney General Carmichael ruled legislative expenses can be paid by the comptroller even if not appropriated.
London dispatch notes mixed European reactions to U S setbacks in Korea. Some press urged patience while others questioned preparedness and potential prestige loss as the United States mobilizes. Comments span Scandinavia to the Mediterranean with varied pro and anti-government sentiment.
A series of traffic accidents in the Decatur division left at least one person hospitalized and another injured. Oliver Sivley, 54, of 717 Sixth Avenue West, is at Powers Hospital with a broken leg and shoulder injuries from a 1949 Cadillac crash near Athens. Mrs Reva Lovell Oliver, 35, of Mobile, was driving when Sivley stepped into her path. Mrs Oliver reported Sivley stepped into the road while inspecting resurfacing on Highway 31. A bride, Louise Black, 18, of Birmingham, was thrown from a car on Flint Hill and sustained bruises and cuts en route to Huntsville to visit her father. A third accident occurred on the Moulton to Courtland road around 11 A M. Details were unavailable. Authorities are seeking a 1947 gray Pontiac with Michigan plates involved in the Flint Hill incident, which also affected a 1949 Mercury driven by Warren Black, 26, of Huntsville.
Detroit police pursue a brutal slaying of Vivian Stanley a 37 year old matron found garroted in a weed patch near her West Side home. Neighbor questioned and suspect George Kimball known as Sam B Sampson 42 held in custody after allegedly fleeing with $5000 from a second woman to fund a grocery venture.
Independent reports claim more than 20,000 Chinese Red troops entered Tibet early this month. No confirmation but reports say the move aligns with Communist plans for Tibet, a country north of India and China.
President Truman faced Republican opposition over standby authority to impose economic controls. Sen Taft, head of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, rejects blank check powers but backs joint congressional action if controls are needed due to the Korean War. Truman suggested no immediate emergency powers for material allocation or price and wage controls.
Washington officials expect a decision soon on whether to call the National Guard and armed forces reserves to active duty. General J Lawton Collins and General Hoyt Vandenberg are due back in Washington after talks in Tokyo with General Douglas MacArthur on his needs.
President Truman says all phases of mobilization are under consideration including possible call up of National Guard reservists and specialists. Advisors split on standby authority versus absorbing costs while keeping business as usual. Lawmakers hear no food shortage or rationing foreseen and note higher prices blamed on profiteering.
Washington July 14 A revised measure by Rep Pace seeks marketing quotas for cotton in 1951 and 1952 with operation possible in the next two years. The bill would adjust the trigger formula and reduce peanut acreage to 2 100 000 acres from current levels.
Intense fighting flared on the Kum river front as a small communist force crossed the river despite U S artillery and air attacks. Guerrillas wore green fatigue uniforms like Americans, likely captured gear, and infiltrations have grown behind American lines. The crossing was reported west of Kongju by about 100 men.
Washington reports indicate Russia may seek to draw the United States into a prolonged Korean War, with a gradual flow of Chinese and Russian aid to keep U S forces engaged. President Truman said responses must meet events as they unfold amid persistent Pentagon rumors of Chinese and Russian support.
At the Pentagon an Army spokesman assured reporters that American troops in Korea are not being slaughtered and there is no Dunkerque in sight. He said the forces will hold, need time to build up an offensive, and expressed sympathy for troops grinding through tough conditions. The report notes a third B 29 loss in the Korean war and a ditching earlier.
The North Korean forces launched a full scale attack across the Kum river line in South Korea. A small shock force crossed the stream while guerrillas in American fatigues attacked from the rear as two to three divisions arrived to face outnumbered U S troops on the south bank. Taejon reportedly threatened as curfew and alert orders were issued.
UN Secretary General Lie urged 52 UN members to provide ground forces and other aid for the Korean war. He said the unified command under the United States needs effective assistance, sending telegrams to back the Security Council action against North Korea and seeking combat forces, especially ground troops.
The advance communist force on the Kum river’s south bank numbered around 100 and posed a nighttime threat to American troops trying to stop a Red bridgehead buildup. Despite a 45 mile retreat in a week of action, morale in the American line was reported higher than ever in this campaign. A frontline officer said the orders are to hold at any cost.
July 14 report says Bulgaria accuses Belgrade of sending army patrols across the frontier in four separate incidents. Shots were exchanged and one Bulgarian soldier killed.
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