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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1950
Page
1
Weather notes report partly cloudy conditions for today through Friday with scattered showers mainly in the afternoons and evenings. Temperatures reached 83 by noon with 1 PM at 83, 8 AM at 74 and no rainfall in the last 24 hours.
A June snowstorm hit Montana dropping over four inches in some areas. Temperatures fell into the 30s across much of the state while snow also moved into parts of Wyoming. Cold air from the Pacific and Canada swept the Rocky Mountain region. Snow was reported in Helena and Butte with other towns noting accumulation.
William W. Remington, government economist, was indicted by a federal grand jury on a single perjury count for denying ever being a member of the communist party. The charge cites his May 25 answer, "I never have been," as untrue.
Final rites for Robert L Wright age 80 former Decatur resident will be at 2 PM Friday at the home of daughter Mrs R L Harwell 1115 Fourth Avenue East He died Wednesday at his daughter’s home where he had been visiting for months Burial at Roselawn Cemetery directed by Browns Rev E N Chandler to conduct services Surviving four sons Harvey L Wright Lenard Talmadge Wright Malcome Wright and six daughters including Mrs Hill and Mrs Harwell plus Mrs E R Bowers of Cus Ga Mrs Joe Lentz of Birmingham and Mrs Hubert Cox of A Others include 36 grandchildren and many great grandchildren Mr W J born in Lincoln County Tenn
Two civil suits placed on file in the organ' circuit court. R C Hyde seeks return of a bale of rent cotton and other consideration from New York. He claims money is due as recovery on an automobile destroyed in a January fire. Trial by jury demanded. S A Lynne is plaintiff attorney.
Bids for a 160 bed district tuberculosis sanatorium costing 1 200 000 will be opened at 2 P M Friday in the Morgan County courthouse. Financed under Hill Burton the federal government covers two thirds and the state one sixth with 12 North Alabama counties sharing the remaining sixth. The facility near Decatur Flint will replace the existing Morgan County sanatorium which will become nurses quarters.
Governor James E. Folsom addressed Alabama Boys State urging thorough debate on reapportionment and noting a planned special session for June 19. He teased Governor Bill Levin of Decatur about legislative defeats while 250 officials prepared to simulate state government and complete their mock legislature. Bryant Berryhill of Tuscaloosa won a runoff election after 11 candidates were eliminated.
The Bibb school built in 1907 is the first of the old structures to be torn down as Decatur modernizes its city school system. Walter Jackson says razing began after noon, with the Gordon school set to be the next to go and Leroy Dietz as contractor. Demolition should finish before the new term starts.
John Emrid Allen, 21, a Negro, was moved from Decatur General hospital to Morgan county jail on murder charges. He allegedly shot Oliver Pickett on Maple Street May 21. three .35 caliber bullets were found in Pickett. Allen was wounded in the thigh by his own gun during the struggle. Pickett was unarmed. A May 22 warrant was served. Allen is held without bond.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told Columbia University graduates that huge military spending is essential for safety yet risks harming the economy if unchecked. He noted possible budgetary additions despite prior trimming and urged maintaining a healthy economy as vital to national security.
Senator Taft urges a quick peace treaty with Japan to protect American interests as defense leaders plan Tokyo talks with Gen. Douglas MacArthur. He notes bases and atomic-era security as central issues and discusses MacArthur’s views on peace terms and American bases in Japan.
Communist Diet members in Tokyo defy moves to outlaw their party amid occupation purges. MacArthur warned Akahata may be censored or closed as purges continue. Rumors swirl of exiled leaders and purged politburo escapes while East Germany shifts to civilian rule.
The Morgan circuit court organized its fourth jury this morning to hear the fourth civil suit, with B. Frank Chenault vs Refis Haven Powers and others currently in process. Earlier, the Ray Childs vs Brown Service Insurance case began deliberations, and before noon Wednesday a jury returned for the Lizzie Kent McCrary rental overcharge suit against Luther Wallace Taylor and others. Docketed for later term are E. M. Sanders vs L. F. Pitts, Mat tie Sue and Russell T. Pepper vs W. F. Jacobs and others, and J. D Curtiss vs T. P. Cunningham. Dismissed was Mattie Lee Bomar vs Blackwood Brothers and others.
John E. Tilford has been promoted to president of the Louisville and Nashville railroad succeeding James B. Hill. Tilford joined L and N in 1920 after service with the Athkanta Birmingham and Atlantic line and is known in Decatur for aiding Wolverine Tube Division’s local presence. Hill’s retirement followed L and N's 100th anniversary celebration.
Washington reports the CIO says it will ignore laws or orders enforcing segregation in its organizations if needed. President Philip Murray hailed the Supreme Court decision as repudiating the separate but equal doctrine while stressing a distinction between voluntary and involuntary separation and urging CIO independence from state mandates. The Oklahoma ruling that negro students receive equal treatment in state schools sparked the statement.
A National Negro Business League delegation invited President Truman to address its golden anniversary in Tuskegee Alabama from August 30 to September 1 Horace Suddeth, league secretary, quoted Truman as saying he would like very much to attend and would advise later if he can Booker T Washington president of Tuskegee Institute organized the league in Boston to promote civic and racial pride and good will
The Senate Armed Forces Committee backed a three year extension of the peacetime draft, allowing the President to order inductions 18 to 26 as needed. A segregations clause in military units was added at Senator Russell's urging, conflicting with current administration policy. Also, a New York grand jury probes Amerasia documents linked to the Senate's anti communism inquiry, mentioning James Forrestal in connection with the case.
Washington reports the House Post Office Committee approved a bill to wipe out recent mail service cuts. The 12 to 8 vote follows a Senate committee approval and notes Postmaster General Donaldson has limited residential delivery to once daily as a cost saving measure.
Senate investigators reportedly received secret testimony from a Justice Department official suggesting James M. McInerney said Forrestal urged delaying the 1945 Amerasia arrests to avoid friction with Russia over trusteeship rights. The FBI arrested six for conspiracy to illegal possession of gav documents. Maybank predicts a Senate vote Monday on extending federal rent controls.
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