Weather Outlook and Local Social Notes
Considerable cloudiness this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with scattered thundershowers in the afternoon and early evening gentle to moderate southerly winds on the coast. Russell Powell of Warm Springs Ga was weekend guest here. Howard Caldwell of Huntsville former Decatur resident was a visitor Sunday. Rufus D Underwood minister is conducting meetings at the Church of Christ in Tuscaloosa continuing through June. Miss Julia Burrell of Valdermosa Springs guest at the Cornellian hotel Saturday night then joined a tour to New York with Walter Jackson of Auburn leading the trip. Dr and Mrs H D Greer left Sunday for a visit in Memphis. Benny Malone and Asbury Malone return today from Montgomery visit. Ann Malone will accompany them. Miss Mary Ann Catlett left Monday for Montgomery. Ann and Paula Robinson weekend guests of Sally Giles in Huntsville. Mr and Mrs Cois Lowery of Birmingham were guests Sunday. Local American Legion post meets tonight at 7:45 for officer elections. Two candidate slates named. Mr and Mrs W L Davidson of Birmingham spent Sunday with Edwin Davidson. Mr and Mrs Robert Riddle of Cartersville Ga returned home after weekend with Edwin Davidson. Bobby Riddle spent two weeks with grandparents. Carlston Compton ill with mumps. Lowe Lend-A-Hand Bible class fish fry Thursday at four at First Methodist. W J Williams to provide bus to fishing camp near Town Creek. Mr and Mrs E G Maples and two children leaving Sunday to make Memphis their future home. Heard in recorder's court this morning four charges of public drunkenness one charge disorderly conduct two for violation prohibition law and one for ing. assault and battery case continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Burrell
Valdermosa Springs
Cornelian Hotel
New York
Walter Jackson
Auburn
First Methodist Church
W. J. Williams
Town Creek
Boatload of 9 Finns Reaches American Shore
A battered 70 foot Waapu carrying nine Finns described as refugees from Russian prosecutions anchored off Miami. The group, sixth Scandinavian boat to reach Miami, includes a two month old baby born in the Virgin Islands during the Atlantic crossing. Captain Albert Vilho Kearia, 49, led the passengers through rough seas and patchy sails. Walter Millar, Miami immigration chief, said none hold visas and they will likely be given hearings before transfer to Ellis Island for processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Virgin Islands
Albert Vilho Kearia
Walter Millar
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Ellis Island
Toorrow
Millar
No Agreement In Trade Talks Indicated Yet
Berlin June 13 four occupation powers ended all Germany trade and transport talks with no indication of agreement. Russians reportedly refused on several points. East West trade and Berlin reunification remain at Paris Big Four. Rail strike may end soon with union rank and file vote tomorrow. 75 percent membership threshold reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
County Retains New Teachers
Morgan county board of education has retained twenty five of forty new teaching positions for 1949 50. Thirteen internal transfers were approved. Remaining vacancies are under review with five or six applications. Rank IV teachers are sought to fill openings, with the normal forty vacancies for the 230 staff. Main turnover causes include rank V or emergency certificate replacements and other factors like temporary withdrawal, marriage, and transfers to other districts. New teachers assigned include Margaret Chenault, Sher man Echols, Mary Sutherland, Joe Jones, Mimi Jones, Eva Rew, D. A. Cox, Jack Morgan, Fanny Cox, Gladys Moses, Lorene Lewis, Clinton Owens, J D Light, Haywood Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Morgan Board of Education
H. R. Leeman
Leeman
Morgan
Austinville
Margaret Chenault
Cotaco
Sherman Echols
Mary Sutherland
Danville
Joe Jones
Mimi Jones
John Rew
Eva
D. A. Cox
Jack Morgan
Fanny B. Cox
Gladys Moses
Falkville
Lorene Lewis
Clinton Owens
J. D. Light
Morgan County High School
Haywood
Lee County
Superannuated Minister Dies From Gun Wounds
In Pensacola Florida on June 13 a retired Methodist minister Charles C Driver died from shotgun wounds inflicted May 22 by neighbor Robert Denham who was charged with assault with intent to commit murder. Sheriff Kendrick noted Denham’s calm demeanor as he walked near his home. No prior ill will had been reported between the men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fila
R. L. Kendrick
Charles C. Driver
Alabama
Florida
Tennessee
Kendrick
Robert Denham
Denham
Western diplomats seek limited German way of life deal
A Western diplomat said Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky agreed with British Foreign Secretary Bevin to pursue a limited Germany plan. The informant said the West would press to adjourn the Big Four foreign ministers council by Thursday, with a possible new session soon. Vishinsky agreed to pursue Berlin currency, East West German trade, and road and rail traffic talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Ernest Bevin
Germany
Big Four
Foreign Ministers Council
Vishinsky
Bevin
Berlin
West Germany
Berlin Strike Ends Settlement Backed by Allies
The walkout faces automatic end unless 600 union members approve terms worked by the United States with Britain and France and Russia. Brigadier General Howley urged acceptance, while the plan offers 75 percent of wages in West marks and 60 percent from management, with 15 percent via city exchanges, amid violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Berlin
Frank L. Howley
West Berlin
Land Sought For Negro High School Field By Board
The Decatur Board of Education seeks 3.72 acres for a Negro high school athletic field with a July 1 condemnation hearing set by Probate Judge T. C. Almon. The suit names Paul Mayhew Penney and Birmingham Trust National Bank as trustees of the J. E. Penney estate and Daryl Penney Binford as defendants after a March offer of 4000 dollars failed. Attorneys are Calvin and Bloodworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Board of Education
T. C. Almon
Morgan
Education Group
Paul Mayhew Penney
Birmingham Trust National Bank
J. E
Calvin and
Bloodworth
Harmony Will Ring Out in Delano Park Tonight
If rain holds off, a quartet performs at Delano Park after the Decatur chapter meets at 6 30 p m. Wilson Morgan leads an invited public song fest followed by a weiner roast for the chapter and families. Officials R H Smith and Fred L Smith arranged the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony
Delano Park
Wilson Morgan
Decatur
R. H
Fred L. Smith
Three Giant Unions Set Wage Patterns This Week in Talks
Three major unions were to shape U.S. labor patterns in showdown wage talks this week. United Mine Workers with 450,000 members, CIO United Electrical Workers Union with 600,000, and CIO United Steel Workers were to present new contract terms to management groups including Southern Coal Producers, General Electric, Westinghouse, and others. The miners planned a one week work stoppage to press for higher pay and benefits. the steel and electrical unions sought substantial wage increases and improved packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United Mine Workers Union
John L. Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Dickering
Lewis
CIO United Electrical Orkers Union
General Electric
Westinghouse
CIO United Steel Workers
Philip Murray
FBI Agent Testifies in Coplon Espionage Trial
Washington June 13 An FBI agent testified that Amtorg employees acted as espionage agents. Robert J. Lamphere cited investigations from 1945 and 1946 and described two inquiries: internal security and Amtorg’s failure to register as a foreign agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
Judith Coplon
Amtorg
Robert J. Lamphere
Lamphere
Miss Coplon
Archibald Palmer
Justice Department
New York
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Limestone Man Is Badly Hurt In Auto Crash
James David Gordon of 411 East Washington Athens suffered serious injuries when his 1948 Chevrolet overturned about 2 30 A M Sunday on U S 31 twelve miles north of Athens. He sustained hip and chest lacerations and apparently fell asleep at the wheel while traveling south. Vehicle damage estimated at 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James David Gordon
Washington
Athens
Gordon
U. S. 31
D. A. Hansard
O'Neal Coleman
Granddaughter of Kaiser to Marry Ex U S Army Captain
Princess Cecilie of Prussia 31 will wed Texan interior decorator Clyde Harris 31 in Hechingen castle in Bavaria then settle in Amarillo Texas. Cecilie, granddaughter of Kaiser Wilhelm, counts Queen Victoria among ancestors and may keep her title after marriage. Harris served as a U S Army captain in 1945 seeking looted art and later worked in Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Richard O'Regan Langen
Germany
Prussia
Texas
Cecilie
Kaiser Wilhelm
Amarillo
Clyde Harris
Konawa
Okla
Bert Harris
Victoria
England
Wilhelm
A Cietas
Drimaa FT
Avic
Ars Uin
Ferdinand
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
United States
Hohenzollern Castel
Hechingen
Bavarian Alps
Almanach de
Hohenzollern
Harris” Herpes
Frincoss
The
Texan
Mayor Faces Trial in Klan Mask Case In Georgia Tow n
Mayor James Peterson steps aside as judge in the trial of Malcolm Braddy Joe Greene and John Edge accused of disorderly conduct after police seized Ku Klux Klan masks. Defense seeks dismissal while alleging false imprisonment illegal arrests and civil rights violations. Trial recessed as lawyers maneuver for prehearing rulings in this small South Georgia turpentine town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Barrett Soperton
James Peterson
South Georgia
Recorder’s Court
James Waller
T. Ross Sharpe
Lyons
W. Reeves Lewis
Vidalia
Scientists Back AEC Defense in Senate Hearing
Nine scientists on the Atomic Energy Commission advisory panel told Congress that the AEC has a sound forward looking program. J Robert Oppenheimer read the statement to the committee, defending exporting certain radioactive isotopes for research and noting Russia would gain no advantage if it accessed such isotopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver W. DE Wolf
Washington
Pnine
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
AEC
Commission
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Congressional
AEC Scientific Advisory Committee
Oppenheimer
Russia
Finland
Norway
Atomic Weapons Laboratory
Los Alamos
N. M
Institute of Advanced Studies
Princeton
N. J
Senate-House Atomic Committee
Textile Magnate J G Sherf Dies In Los Angeles
J G Sherf 65 head of a large textile company and former mayor of Andalusia Alabama died in Los Angeles while visiting his daughter Mrs William Wilder. He led Alabama Textile Products Corp with mills in Andalusia Enterprise Troy Alabama and Panama City Crestview Florida. Survived by widow two sons Paul and John and daughter Mrs Wilder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andalusia
Ala
J. G. Kerf
Los Angeles
William Wilder
Seherf
Alabama Textile Products Corp
Kran
Scherf
Paul
John Scherf
Panama City
Fla
Wilder
Sherf
Wheer Ahe Same
Enterprise and Troy
Alabama
Crestview
Florida
Recess Looms In Alabama Legislature For Budget Review
The Alabama House Ways and Means Committee seeks a two week recess to focus on Gov James E Folsoms general approprations bill They anticipate trimming about 50 million dollars from the governors requests to balance the budget Their request awaits action by the House Rules Committee which is expected to rule today See RECESS on Page 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
House
Ways and Means Committee
House Rules Committee
James E. Folsom
App
Peenpenes
It's Ladies Day At Hospitals as 3 Girls Arrive
Local hospitals report three newborn daughters and one son born Sunday. Names mentioned include Sims Danville Jr and Mrs Uderling Sherman, with a daughter born at the Baugh Wiley clinic this morning. A son Brae is noted and a Sunday arrival for Raymond L Marsh at Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Neral Hospital
Sims Danville Jr
Governor Orders Probe Into Hooded Gang Attacks
Governor James Folsom in Alabama directs the Highway Patrol to identify backers and attackers behind a hooded mob that beat a West Jefferson woman and menaced a cafe operator. He demands action to suppress the fear tactics and locate those responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Probe
Montgomery
Ala
James Folson
Alabama Highway Patrol
West Jefferson
Pictures On Page 2
Additional stories about Klan activities in Alabama are featured on page two of today s Daily issue with related photographs and captions.
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Alabama
Daily
Official plea to patrols against hooded gang attacks
Folsom orders the Patrol to give immediate attention to complaints from those intimidated or attacked by the hooded mob and to notify the Highway Patrol and the Sheriff’s office. Citizens unable to reach officials should contact the nearest newspaper or radio station to alert authorities. He adds no private investigators due to budget constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Patrol
Folsom
Mrs. Chambers Under Fire In Perjury Trial Testimony
New York June 13 6 Mrs Whittaker Chambers testifying at Alger Hiss perjury trial admitted she once used deception to obtain a kindergarten scholarship for her daughter Ellen She defended her credibility against defense lawyer Lloyd Paul Stryker who pressed for admissions about a Park School Baltimore letter dated October 4 1937 She said the letter described her husband as a freelance writer and that she had suppressed the fact he was an underground communist She and her husband later broke with the communist conspiracy in April 1938 admitting they had given up lying and deceiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Chambers
Defense Coune
Eavernment
Hiss
Lloyd Paul Striker
Park School
Baltimore
Ellen
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Deane Ea
Pisa
Russell Powell
Warm Springs, Ga
Howard Caldwell
Huntsville
Rufus D. Underwood
Grant Street
Church of Christ
Tuscaloosa
H. D. Greer Teft
Memphis
Benny Malone
Asbury Malone
Charles Malone
Miss Ann Malone
Bennie Malone
Mary Ann Catlett
Ann
Paula Robinson
Sally Giles
Mrs. Cois Lowery
Birmingham
American Legion
Jane
W. L. Davidson
Edwin Davidson
Robert Riddle
Cartersville
Bobby
Carlston Compton
Oaks Street
E. G. Maples
American
By Ken Reynolds
Dennie Blair
Omaha
Neb
Dennie
Donnie
County
George H. Godwin
Alabama Water and Sewage Association
University of Alabama
John Stalcup
Mobile
Alex D. Taylor
G. H. Dunstan
C. W. White
Walter R. Thurmond
State Association
Tilt
Limestone Man
Schloss Wolfsgarten
le Cate
Frincess
Harris
Cerrescaea
Sharpe
Toombs
Robert Mallard
Mallard
Malcolm Braddy
Joe Greene
John Edge
State Highway Department
Frederick William Pester
Long Beach
Calif
Pacific
Dr. Oppenheimer
Vicims
Camus
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