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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1949
Page
4
Federal officials in Birmingham warn counterfeit $20 bills are circulating in the state. A Birmingham youth confessed a reported hold up was a hoax, and the firm said it would not prosecute. He had been employed only two weeks and was carrying $15,646.20 to the bank when the incident occurred.
Erskine Ramsay Birmingham industrialist opened the East West game for the sight conservation fund by tossing the first ball. The crowd debated the pitch as Mel Ott and Dizzy Dean offered opinions while umpire Steamboat Johnson called it a strike. Ramsay donated a thousand dollar check to the fund.
The Alabama Journal notes a surge in vacation Bible schools across the South and Alabama. It argues youths crave religious leadership not found in public schools or at home, and many lack access to Sunday school attendance. Under church leadership, the summer period offers essential instruction and guidance.
The May 7 1949 Ketchikan Chronicle reports Fishermen plan to greet Rep Frank Boykin and his fisheries subcommittee with pickets banners and refusals to testify during Alaska hearings on the fish trap abolition bill. Union members in Ketchikan Cordova Anchorage and Fairbanks may starve the panel of hotel cafe and restaurant service.
Washington economists warn that despite Wall Street blues, built-in protections since 1932 reduce the odds of a severe downturn. Federal deposit insurance, SEC oversight, higher old age pensions, unemployment benefits, and farm price supports cushion shocks, though a gradual fall is still possible if confidence erodes.
Three year old David Kefauver son of Senator Estes Kefauver visited the White House with his mother to deliver a ham from publisher Silliman Evans. The boy asked about doors in the Oval Office and told President Truman he did not need Secret Service protection, prompting the President to explain the guards are to protect him.
An anti telephone coalition forms as northern liberals align with rural Republicans to block the Poage bill expanding rural lines. The measure is stalled in the House Rules Committee since March, with Speaker Rayburn, Majority Leader McCormack, and other leaders unable to advance it.
A compact list of ten Be statements encourages personal virtues. Arlier Davidson urges kindness friendliness loyalty truthfulness dependability patience cheerfulness tact cooperation and religious grounding as guides to healthier relationships and inner peace.
Adolph Sabath and W R Poage push a rural telephone bill opposed by northern Democrats and big telephone firms. Poage allies from the Republicans join the split, while farmers seek lines to improve life and safety. Urban constituents and rural needs clash as the bill faces fierce votes.
Two men assist Senator Bourke Hickenlooper during the atomic energy probe. David Teeple, Air Forces inspector general aide, and Fred Rhodes Jr of the CIA pass notes and steer questions. Neither has strong scientific background, Teeple a former Manhattan Project security officer and Rhodes a former Manhattan security officer with a law degree.
The piece centers on two former congressional staffers who, after resigning from roles under Brien McMahon, were hired by the military to influence atomic energy policy. It portrays strong support for Gen. Leslie Groves and frames Lilienthal as the focal point of a broader Hickenlooper military attack, amid a largely unanimous Atomic Energy Commission.
The Associated Press outlines two main danger points in the economy. Unemployment is viewed as risky not by a fixed rate but by a persistent rise and speed of change. Consumer incomes could fall eight percent versus early-year pace yet remain not too serious. Congress plans separate votes on Atlantic pact and arms measures. The administration aims to push the arms bill this session, urging it later.
Washington notes that Americans could drive autos in foreign lands with their home license plates under an international driving agreement to be discussed in Geneva next month at a United Nations conference. Rep Bosone of Utah warns that state bills to curb drunk driving may weaken enforcement.
In case of a Soviet sweep across Europe this American airfield at Wheelus Field in Tripolitania could be a retreat for USAFE. Built as a peaceful base for air transport with no bombers or fighters stationed there, it could host fighters quickly to defend Mediterranean sea lanes if needed.
The administration leans toward quiet waiting as it crafts a plan to provide arms to Atlantic pact nations. Officials indicate deliberations are ongoing with no public timetable or official disclosure of details.
Athens Alabama June 18 the second annual fishing rodeo by the Junior Chamber of Commerce closed this week with entries and interest below last year. Heavy rains and poor weather are blamed for the slower turnout and lower catches.
A quotation notes the Bible has been analyzed translated debated and segmented yet one task remains to simply read it. It cites R G Moulton and a Chinese student who says I am reading the Bible and behaving it as a final ideal.
Air notes from Washington report a modified German wind tunnel at White Oak Maryland reached six times the speed of sound. Hypersonic, the newest term, faces definitional limits from a government agency. Supersonic remains the standard for speeds faster than sound.
In Frankfurt Germany 1 800 000 missing German soldiers could be legally declared dead after July 1 if their wives wish to remarry. A brief court procedure will suffice. If the missing man later returns and his wife has remarried she may seek an annulment of the second marriage and remarry her first husband.
The State Department warns increased Jewish Arab tensions may trigger renewed conflict. Core dispute centers on immediate Arab refugee admission by Israel versus waiting for peace treaty terms.
Washington Paul G Hoff man ECA administrator plans a flight to Europe early next month or sooner if Congress completes action on the ECA appropriation He will confer with top government officials in most of the Marshall plan countries His aides say he has no immediate intention of resigning despite congressional criticism of the recovery program The Maritime Commission will build a new 20000 ton luxury liner operated by Mississippi Shipping Co of New Orleans It will be the largest diesel powered ship in American operation The commission will ask for bids next week
Washington officials foresee a boost in U S merchandise exports to communist China as trade rules are announced. A large backlog of Chinese orders built up in the United States after the nationalists blocked shipments into China.
The two top prizes went to Gard and J R Vantudena in the contest, capturing the largest bass and largest crappie respectively, as part of the smaller interest competition.
The early U S Open record notes Tom McNamara as the first player to crack 70 when he fired a 69 in 1912, a notable achievement marking a breakthrough in the championship’s scoring standards.
Wilson Morgan forms Civitan leadership lineup with new committee chairs across events and programs. W J Brown chairs oratorical and essay contest. J D Read and E C McDaniel assist. Watson Carlisle heads cubbing. Wallace Blackwell Paul Stroud Seldon Penn assist. Johnny Power joins Sewanee Southwestern game tasks with Bill Frazier. Floyd Sherrod George Perry lead extension. E G Hamilton member. D E Frederick heads attendance. Vic Bubbet aided by Carl McDonald Grover Cunningham. Frank Clements membership chair. Floyd Harris D L Allen on committee. T E Putnam chairs constitution by laws with Newton Powell Jarvin Eubanks assisting. Horace Bowzee civitan programs for summer. Bill Chenault publicity and Civitan Drippings newsletter aids Paul Milam Cole Young. Dent-elect is charter Lion member since 1939 with key role and two new members recruited in six months. active in Decatur Chamber of Commerce board.
Karl Emens president of the Decatur Shrine Club says the Birmingham Zamora Temple marching and musical units will appear in Decatur. The Decatur president cautions timing is uncertain but the 150 person group will parade and perform by October 15 at the latest.
Joe Morrison leads a 37 member delegation attending the VFW encampment in Montgomery. The gathering began Saturday and will continue through Monday.
Decatur will be represented by LeRoy McEntire Waverly Loos ier Garvis Ford Julian Bibb Jr and Tom Brooks at the American Legion convention in Mobile from July 2 to 5.
Congratulations go to Dr. G. H. Nungester and the Decatur Lions on their recent election success. The press notes the recognition and community support for these leaders in local governance and civic service.
On Thursday June 19 1924 three Rhode Island state senators and the lieutenant governor were overcome by chlorine gas released in the state senate chamber. The gas was found in a newspaper wrapped container behind rostrum draperies. Also reported is a $60 burglary loss at Morgan Furniture Company and a July 1 departure for Atlantic City by Mrs. W. K. McNeill and her son Billy with a September return to Decatur. Weather outlook for Alabama cloudy with possible afternoon rain.
The Business and Professional Women plan a picnic supper for June 23 at 6 30 pm in Greenwood Park. President Mrs Anna Blackwell will announce committee appointments at the gathering.
The Shrine club will hold its next meeting outdoors at 7 p.m. in the yard of President Emens at 813 Grant Street.
Harold Smith commander of the Disabled American Veterans says plans for a war dead memorial monument are progressing but late stone delivery likely postpones dedication ceremonies on July 4. He notes July will be the group membership drive month.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce holds its last June meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Why Not. On July 5 the Lions meet at the Why Not instead of the Lyons, which will be closed for a two week summer break.
The Oak Ridge Methodist church near Hartselle shifts singing from the fourth Sunday afternoon to the Wednesday night before the fourth Sunday. A singing is planned for Wednesday night June 22 at 7 30 with several quartets among visiting singers expected.
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