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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1949
Page
1
The forecast notes considerable cloudiness on Sunday with moderate southerly winds along the coast. Residents should expect cooler temperatures and prepare for possible overcast skies across the state.
The church will host a Sunday worship at 10 30 am with the sermon titled The Christian Knows The One True God To Be The Father The Son And The Holy Ghost Charlie Burt a medical student at the University of Alabama is spending the summer with his parents Mr and Mrs George H Burt of Trinity Master Mason degree work is planned for Risong Sun Lodge No 29 Monday night at seven o clock All Master Masons urged to attend Mrs H G Williams and daughters Gail and Martha are on a business trip to Chicago and Barbara and Herman Williams Jr visit grandparents in Birmingham 8 10
President Truman challenged Congress to resist cutting European aid amid communist pressures. He urged full backing for the European Recovery Program, the Atlantic Pact, military aid to Western democracies, and expansion of reciprocal trade pacts, warning that reductions could cost stability.
In Paris Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Andrei Vishinsky arranged a dinner at the Russian embassy with key Western aides amid German deadlock at the Big Four talks. Vishinsky urged a German treaty plan while Western delegates pressed for Austrian treaty progress and provisional Germany arrangements.
Soviet American mediation yields first draft of East West Germany trade treaty to resume commerce. Western Allied guarantees and rail union peace terms promise traffic flow after 150000 tons of goods were tied up. Howley announces fair offer with Reichsbahn to pay wages in West marks. UGO vows continued fight. See ACCEPTANCE on Page 2.
Edward E. Droney a 23 year old Youngstown resident and Ohio University student experienced a whirlwind weekend. He is to receive his bachelor of science degree at commencement tomorrow. His wife delivered their first child last night. Today a lightning strike hit his apartment but caused no injuries and little damage. Droney remarked that this has been quite a weekend.
Quillin, a 37 year old Madison county man, was jailed for allegedly swindling two Limestone county farmers of 3500 dollars and released on a total bond of 3000 dollars. He faced two civil suits for 7000 dollars and was arrested after a Decatur police and state investigator probe. The scheme involved a counterfeit like method with a piece of paper between two genuine bills.
Albert Lee Barbee, 4, of Decatur, arrives in Greenville South Carolina to be examined at Shriners Crippled Children’s Hospital. He cannot use his legs and will be placed on a pre admission waiting list, with an estimated 3 to 5 months before admission. The Shriner hospital network serves about 1,000 children with free care and a 97 percent practical correction record. The Decatur Shrine club of Zamora temple, led by Karl Emens, announced Albert’s sponsorship.
Washington reports Senator Hickenlooper protested secrecy bars in the Atomic Energy Commission inquiry into alleged mismanagement. Senator McMahon refused a one day delay but will hold a closed session to hear objections while Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer is summoned for testimony before the committee.
SYLACAUGA Ala June 1 Carl J Page manager of the Coca Cola Bottling company here died today of traffic injuries The accident occurred about eight miles from here Page was en route to Fayetteville Ala in a pickup truck The other driver was unhurt The crash involved a head on collision with a heavier truck according to investigating officers.
Washington June 11 4 senators split over repealing the Taft Hartley law provision for 80 day injunctions against strikes that imperil welfare Senator Morse broke with democrats opposing the injunction and discussed with Senator Ives other labor law issues Senator Aiken said bipartisan labor legislation prospects look dim and blamed President Truman for blocking compromise The battle centers on whether to keep the injunction provision or replace it with the Wagner act plus limited amendments The administration bill would repeal the provision and set a 30 day cooling off period instead
President Truman returned to Washington from Little Rock at 7:40 p.m. EST aboard The Independence. He noted a 21 mile per hour tailwind that pushed the plane to roughly 321 miles an hour, completing the journey in a little over three hours. Margaret Truman met her father at the airport and received a blue stuffed donkey keepsake from the 35th Division reunion.
The President addressed the dedication during the 35th Division annual reunion, recalling his World War I service. He praised democracy’s role in Europe and warned the struggle for peace and freedom remains far from over, labeling the address a major foreign policy statement.
Morgan County may hold its first tax sale in three years Monday, says Morgan tax collector Alvis Briscoe. Four Eighth Avenue West lots owned by G. C Hamner remain on the books as delinquent. Special delivery notices have been sent, but no tax deeds exist in probate, and no assessor has checked the property. If it goes to auction, it will be the only sale among about 10,500 assessments.
A 42 year old white woman near Birmingham said robed night riders beat her and threatened that they were the law. In a nearby cafe the same group or another robed gang shouted to keep "those niggers down." About 60 men in 16 cars invaded, two with pistols. Sheriff Holt McDowell ordered three deputies to investigate. The assailants smashed a glass pane, seized a shotgun, and threatened to kill. The incident at her Jasper highway home occurred around 10 PM.
Lucille Archibeque a 23 year old Los Angeles stenographer known as Luscious Lucy married her childhood sweetheart Jay Kinzer a 23 year old Los Angeles auto assemblyman. The pair wed at St Basil's rectory with her father Ben Archibeque officiating. They planned a Lake Tahoe Reno honeymoon after obtaining a marriage license in Los Angeles last week.
Textile industry woes prompt mill owners and union leaders to back a non political commission. They seek an independent body of textile executives engineers and union reps to audit the sector, tally the problems and propose fixes for lasting strength. Disagreements center on workloads as Northern mills lag behind Southern plants in capital and modernization.
Lula Royer, 70, charter member of Central Methodist Church, died Friday night at 313 Jackson Street. Services Sunday at 2 30 p m at Browns Chapel with Rev G M Davenport and Rev John Troxler. burial in city cemetery. Survived by husband Lenear, daughter Martha Royer McNabney of Anderson Ind, sons Cecil of Atlanta and Lenear Jr of Decatur, sister Mrs C W Brown of Sheffield Texas, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
The South formed a regional education plan uniting colleges and universities across 13 states to improve higher education access and cooperation. The board of control for Southern regional education will serve as a clearinghouse, research facility, and advisory service, with Millara F Caldwell as chair and H C Byrd as secretary-treasurer. The initiative follows the 1947 Southern Governors Conference and aims to guide regional needs, praised as a model for the nation.
Jasper Ala June 11 Robert M Johnston secretary of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association was charged with grand larceny for a 75000 theft from the strong box Chief L W Clark said 25000 was cash and bonds the rest non negotiable securities Johnston admitted taking the money and securities from a metal box in the vault they belonged to T R Simmons president and were not company assets Clark said he burned the securities at home left 1900 with relatives in North Carolina the empty box was found under an empty house he had been in Jasper four or five years and is treasurer of the Methodist church held tonight in Walker county jail no bond set
A quiet weekend was reported from Morgan, Lawrence and Limestone to The Daily late Saturday night. Sheriff S. D. Hyatt at Cullman said no arrests were made today in Cullman County. The only news the Cullman sheriff knew was that a good rain fell around Vinemont. In Limestone, County Jailer Foster Henderson also reported no arrests county had the same story.
In Colorado Springs on June 11, Clifford Cooper of Alhambra Calif was elected the 30th president of the Jaycees during the Junior Chamber of Commerce national election. He defeated John M Hambrick of Gaffney South Carolina, a textile executive, in a convention style vote held in the city auditorium.
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