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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1950
Page
1
Fair this afternoon and tonight with warmer temps and light winds. Attendance at Presbyterian camp near Grandview this week. Local births and hospital discharges noted at Decatur General. City council schedules hearings on paving Eighth Avenue West. Community updates include visits, illnesses, and local meetings.
Clarence Loozier a 41 year old Moulton Crossing cattle buyer was shot in the face near Wheeler on Sunday. Lizze Cottingham about 30 of Wheeler is held on assault with intent to murder in connection with the shooting. Loozier rests well at Colbert County Hospital and is not believed to be seriously harmed.
Goodyear Decatur Plant No 1 resumes production after a year idle, employing 600 to 700 workers. A two year contract with United Textile Union Local 88 includes no nonunion hires while union layoffs exist, $100 monthly pension after 25 years and age 65, disability payments, life insurance, and mandatory union dues.
In Prichard Alabama eleven year old Jimmy Murphy died when a sandpit cave in collapsed on him while his friend Douglas Michael 11 was rescued by five men after cries for help were heard. Arvie Poole 18 organized the rescue and noted the surviving boy was sitting upright when the cave fell.
Budget Officer James V. Jordan announced a six percent reduction in state funds for public schools after revenue declines. Sales tax and income tax receipts for 1949 are down, reducing available school funds by about 3.65 million dollars from the 61 million appropriated. The cut is tentatively set and could change with future revenue shifts and a possible special session.
The Morgan circuit court opened its June term with Judge Powell presiding and an 18 member grand jury led by foreman Phillip W. Nungesser of Decatur. The jury will consider about 75 cases across civil and related matters as circuit solicitors assist. See NUNGESSER on Page 2.
President Truman signed a 3.12 billion dollar foreign aid bill at the White House. The package funds the Marshall plan and the point four program with aid to Asia and underdeveloped areas, plus relief and UN child welfare work. A separate Belgium result shows pro Leopold gains but monarch return remains uncertain.
A filling station in Athens was burglarized with $100 to $110 taken from the cash register. The back window was broken but only cash was disturbed, leaving $72 in checks. The crime was discovered by Bill Maddox about 6 A M. Investigators include State Investigator R A Troupe Sheriff John Sandlin Deputy Atlee Hanks and Al Corder.
A Senate leader pledged to seek quick adjournment when the special session opens June 19 in Montgomery. Gov. James E. Folsom calls for a fulltime senator for every county and a constitutional convention while others press for local bills. Senator Bruce Henderson calls the session unconstitutional and vows a speedy termination to avoid prolonged government overreach.
A red haired woman identified as Mrs. Edward Clyde McAllister and William R. Parker were captured, while a Huntsville man was jailed in Spartanburg. The trio had led Tennessee and Georgia officers on a swift chase since Thursday through South Carolina into North Carolina. A gray Oldsmobile and a truck were involved, both vehicles reported stolen in South Carolina. The pursuit spanned Spartanburg Chimney Rock and Rutherfordton, with warnings of heavy armament and extreme caution. See One on Page 2.
The Proctor Fund was up $36 this morning by late contributions, bringing the total to $1,979.47. Morning mail included $30 from Goodyear third shift workers. two contributors named James Stevens and Berdie Rice helped prepare the tally. Saturday’s total $203.47 came from West Decatur area residents, with $15.35 from those on 2nd and 3rd Avenues West. The fund supports James Proctor and his fire-stricken family as they manage costs of a new house, furnishings, and medical bills while three relatives remain hospitalized.
In Washington the government farm price support program faced a sharp Senate attack as Williams and Ives led two main avenues: questioning the need for an extra 2 billion dollars amid reports of short crops and pushing for a flexible lower price support system. Ellender, the floor manager, anticipated eastern state support and consumer complaints about high food costs.
President Truman appoints Howard A. Rusk Arthur Abramson and Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison to a three man committee to review hospitalization for disabled veterans with focus on paraplegics and amputees. The panel will invite consultants and report to the President. The move follows protests over hospital closures and patient transfers including paraplegics moved from Birmingham general to a VA operated facility.
The supreme court ordered Texas to admit a negro student to the white law school at Austin, with Chief Justice Vinson delivering a unanimous ruling. The decision is paired with an 8 to 0 ruling against segregation in railroad dining cars, as the court holds separate facilities cannot be deemed equal. The Texas case involved Heman Marion Sweatt of Houston seeking admission to the white law school and rejecting a Houston negro law school. The dining car ruling was on an appeal by Elmer W. Henderson, who contended he could not obtain a meal on a Southern railway due to segregation.
A Georgia couple and their 3 year old daughter died in a traffic accident near Scottsboro as they returned home from visiting relatives. Herman L. Dalton 22 Louise 20 and Patricia Ann 3 were all from Summerville Georgia. Dalton was a bricklayer and had just completed a new brick home. Elzie Pockrus Limrock drove a truck and the crash occurred when Dalton’s Ford collided with the rear of the truck after cresting a hill west of the crossroad. Funeral services expected in Summerville. Survivors include Mrs Dalton’s mother Mrs Clark Austinville and Mrs Bell also of Austinville.
David Horton, 19, arrested by federal agents for Dyer act violation and held in Morgan County jail. Sheriff and Highway Patrol nets eight total arrests for public drunkenness reckless driving peace disturbance and intoxication. Additional captures include a 31 year old near Talucah held on $500 bond for murder intent. law enforcement in Cullman Athens Lawrence Limestone Decatur report multiple drunkenness and weapons offenses.
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