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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1950
Page
3
Valleywide interest in forestry rises with TVA cooperative activities drawing 31 state agencies 161 county groups 23 colleges 15 trade groups 29 federal bureaus and 3 000 plus industries and individuals. Trade bodies equipment makers timber operators pulp and paper firms lumber and wood using industries and other sectors engaged in forestry programs marking tangible progress.
Fishermen count on tailwaters below Tennessee river dams for a fourth consecutive year of higher activity. Total fishing days for the fiscal year reached 666,690, about 9,000 above last year. Tag returns on storage waters were strong with Norris 16.9 percent Cherokee 20.0 percent and Watauga 18.7 percent. Wheeler reservoir saw 31 of 1,000 tagged fish recaptured, the first time over 3 percent harvested. Guntersville tagged 1,638 with only four recaptured.
Rainfall in the Tennessee Valley totaled 48 inches for June, about 10 percent above the usual 4.4 inches, signaling unusually wet conditions for the month.
Hal Boyle notes the difficulty of reaching the Korean front with lines long at every step. He cites three types of travelers among officers and soldiers and describes weather delays and backlogs that slow transport from Tokyo to Korea. The piece praises the lone 24th Infantry Division and the American resolve under pressure.
President Truman asks Congress to raise income taxes on individuals and corporations to finance postwar rearmament. He proposes a stepped increase from current rates, with a mid range of about 20 percent for low earners up to 91 percent for the highest, and a corporate tax overhaul moving to a 25 percent rate on the first 25,000 with 45 percent above that.
Mackenzie argues that Western allies move from balanced budgets to airtight military strength in response to Korea and Soviet pressure. He notes excise taxes and corporate tax reforms to fund defense, with Congress and the North Atlantic council shaping policy as anxiety about war grows.
Alabama lawmakers head back to the capitol Thursday for another session amid push for reapportionment and a constitutional convention. Gov. James E. Folsom, in Washington, calls for noon CST start and urges constitutional amendments to seat one state senator per county and reapportion the house by population. Previous special sessions earlier this month and in June failed to resolve reapportionment or the convention issue.
Four hundred fifty Morgan County veteran farmers visited the Belle Mina Experiment Station for Morgan County Day. The tour, led by station staff, showcased dairy and hog feed systems, mixed crops including alfalfa sericea and crimson clover ryegrass, a beef cattle unit, and a fertilizer rotation experiment with cotton corn and vetch. Lunch was provided by Belle Mina P T A and officials summarized findings.
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