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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1950
Page
2
Marine Ranks Now Are Open as Sgt Forrest D. Baker announces unlimited recruit quotas for July. Marines are trained in duties and trades with over 230 skills taught in Marine Corps schools. New Marines take scientific tests to determine qualifications and potential fit in civilian life.
The article notes Soviet boycott pressure over seating Red China in the UN and Truman’s order to the Seventh Fleet to prevent attacks on Formosa. It links China representation delays to ongoing Pacific security issues, Korea, and a potential long-lasting stalemate at the General Assembly opening Sept. 19. diplomat Malik’s return sparks speculation on the Soviet delegation.
Pravda questions whether United Nations bodies authorized U S actions in Korea and China amid reports of UN Security Council measures. It argues imperialist warmongers push aims and asserts warnings about cease-fire legality by Soviet and Chinese opposition.
Fragmentary OCR notes show Folsom warning lawmakers of an emergency session to address reapportionment and veto threats. Reportedly he considered another call, while the legislature weighs actions and potential vetoes.
Four persons in Mobile were charged on June 26 in a sworn-out complaint arising from a labor union incident at a county bridge and a private home. Suspects include Alsupusiness APL Mobile Building oy and H. R. Hudson with others held for arrest.
The county committee plans its annual meet from June 27 to 29 to discuss the program for 1951 in NERS Y Alabama.
Temperature readings show 82 today 90 on Tuesday 63 minimum and 74 at 8 PM. Decatur ORC chapter holds 7 30 PM admin meeting at military sub district Bank Street with a film. John son Chapel hosts monthly singing Saturday at 8 PM conducted by A H Poole. Miss Aileen Martin improving at Decatur General Hospital after a stroke. Relatives visit from Nashville Rock Island Shelburne and Malvern Wells attend.
South Korean forces under Gen Choi Byong Duk continue to fall back north of Suwon after a severe clash described as a mauling by Northern tanks. U S defense officials identify the opposition as 35-ton T-34 tanks with 76 or 88 millimeter guns and smaller T-70s.
Prime Minister Attlee announced in the House of Commons that Britain will place its naval forces in Japanese waters at the disposal of the United States for immediate use in South Korea. Winston Churchill said the opposition would support the move as a duty.
The North broadcasts from the Northern capital claiming Seoul and key sites are under North Korean control after street fighting. MacArthur says South Korea shows resilience as fronts barely change. Naval patrols and air sorties were cited as responses to Communist activity, with new details on the evolving Seoul situation and nearby Incheon.
Fred Smith the Robinson Furniture salesman recalls 1945 in Korea with the U S Army. He describes the Persimmon Puson fish markets, the strong smell, the clothing of locals, and the wary postwar atmosphere. He notes younger Koreans quickly learn Western ways and says he would go back if called, though he’d prefer home with his wife and child.
Testimony details a deadly shooting after a robbery attempt at the Hurst home near Pell City. Key witnesses describe a car chase, gunfire, and a loot of about 350 dollars as the trial opens with jurors hearing from Carlisle and others amid defense and prosecution presentations.
Morgan circuit court opens with Evie Moody of Lawrence County charged with transporting illegal whiskey. Jonas Grady Moody and James Pepper also face similar liquor charges. Also slated for today are James E. Allen on a second degree murder charge and Betty Love on eight forgery charges. All defendants are represented by Tom Pettus of Moulton and William Eyster Jr. prosecutes for the state.
Market items include Cotton Middling 34c and strict tow 30c. Cottonseed per ton 40.00. Broilers 25c delivered. Hens heavy 18c. Hatching eggs 80c per dozen. Yellow corn ear 1.42 and shelled 1.48. Basis moisture 15 percent. No 2 new wheat onion free 2.05. No 2 new oats onion free 65c. Other grains basis 13 percent moisture.
On June 28 in New York the stock market edged higher with gains up to $4 a share after opening surges of up to $3. Major issues including U S Steel Bethlehem Steel General Motors Chrysler U S Rubber Sears Roebuck and Du Pont led a broad list of gainers as buying momentum fluctuated through the day. In Atlanta the USDA reported North Georgia live poultry market steady with demand strong and supplies adequate for most sizes. prices for broilers and fryers ranged 24¼ to 25 cents per pound.
Draft would not come he said he still ex pects congress to close up for the summer July 31 as planned. There's a boom on in counterfeit ing, smuggling, narcotics peddling and illegal liquor traffic, the senate crime investigating committee was told today. Narcotics Commissioner H J An slinger testified that organizations of big-time interstate racketeers are the underground railway over which passes crime of all sorts in this country. Treasury men who handle narcotics counterfeit ing and similar criminal problems told the committee they need more agents in order to keep the situation under control.
The defendant testified in Florida where he was a college student that an argument over Mary Ellen's doubts about marriage led to her being pushed from a car. He said he struck her in anger and drove south before a traffic arrest ended the episode.
Retired Admiral John Crommelin urged a few commissioned aircraft carriers to ease concern over the Korean situation. He cited the proposed U S S United States, plans for which were abandoned, as an example of what would help, speaking in Montgomery Alabama.
A habeas corpus hearing for Ed Mack Owen in Lawrence is set before Probate Judge Isaac Johnson on July 11. Owen is jailed without bond on a murder charge for the May 7 shooting death of Grady Bert Terry. Seven witnesses testified at a preliminary hearing with Owen denied bond.
Archaeology notes indicate cementitious materials contributed to the construction of ancient Egyptian pyramids. Researchers discuss binding agents and material technology shaping pyramid durability and assembly.
Fastest 409000 quarts of milk and 5000 gallons of ice cream illustrate the feast supply for Scouts from 48 states 18 foreign countries and a U.N. troop. The Boy Scouts of Japan join the international bureau Friday marking the first Rising Sun display in U.S. territory since Pearl Harbor.
The Bessemer Alabama plant of Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing received a Southern Railway order worth 1,650,000 dollars for 200 standard steel hopper cars and 50 larger cars. Delivery will begin in the fall.
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