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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1949
Page
1
Weather outlook for the state mentions partly cloudy skies and warming trend. Various local notices include church vacations, CYF retreat attendees, births at Decatur General Hospital, hospital admissions, and a building permit issued for additions on Washington Street.
Morgan county distributed 5 940 72 from ad valorem tax funds for Feb 16 to Feb 28 per tax collector Alvis Briscoe. Payments went to Alabama State 825 34 Mor county 1 738 84 C A All Comptroller 1 170 27 J T McMillan Treasurer 245 13 Austinville 8 73 Decatur 1 306 07 Fi 22 18 Hartselle 359 02 Trinity 7 36 Sim L Howell board of revenue and control 257 78.
The Associated Press reports Norway joins Western democracies in talks on the North Atlantic defense alliance in Washington with the U S Canada Britain France Belgium Netherlands and Luxembourg. Italy and Portugal express interest. Norway rejects a Russian non aggression pact highlighting its Arctic frontier and small guard force.
A nine man C-47 crew died when the aircraft flew about 200 miles off its route and smashed into the Serranias Del Barrountain range in Mexico near Del Rio Texas. Officials cited possible attempts to skirt thunderstorms and hail as the crash cause. The wreckage was found by a Mexican civilian flier three days after the crash.
Four Charleston firemen were trapped and feared dead in a Woolworth store blaze that caused $500000 damage in the city’s heart district. The eight injured were moved from the basement where a floor collapse trapped the crew including Frank Sharp Richard McCormick Freddie Summers and Frank Miller.
Mayor Herbert Meighan of Gadsden announced the Jackson Jefferson day dinner will be moved to the Tutwiler hotel in Birmingham on April. Vice President Alben Barkley is set to speak. The event will cost $15 per plate after reports of a prior $10 rate and a venue clash with the Birmingham antique show.
In Mobile on March 4 the Alabama Democratic Party chairman said he would be absent when Vice President Alben Barkley speaks at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Birmingham on April 12. Gessner T. McCorvey, a Southern states' rights figure, said Alabama Democrats and the national party no longer see eye to eye.
Former Georgia Governor M. E. Thompson urged residents to vote on outlawing the Ku Klux Klan in the April 5 tax referendum. He criticized the 1949 50 session for not unmasking the Klan and urged a special session to grant expanded state protection.
Roanoke Virginia March 4 Clark Council Hamilton Jr a Navy veteran pled guilty in Roanoke County circuit court to violating Virginia miscegenation statute. Judge T L Keister sentenced him to three years in the state penitentiary but suspended the term on good behavior. The defendant planned to leave Virginia after court.
Atlanta reports that Turner a 34 year old escape artist with 95 years on sentences will be released from prison Sunday He has spent most of his life in jail for robbery auto theft and other crimes The pardon and parole board had promised release if he reformed He was acquitted recently in Griffin of a robbery charge clearing the final barrier to parole
The Census Bureau reports 550000 more jobless Americans in February, with bad weather and non seasonal layoffs cited. This follows a 700000 jump in January, bringing two month total to 1250000 unemployment in 1949.
President Truman selected Louis A. Johnson to replace Forrestal as Secretary of Defense at month end and seek expanded powers for the post. Johnson, 58, has served as assistant Secretary of War and led the American Legion nationally. Hoover commission urged a stronger Secretary of Defense. Eisenhower supported unified authority. Democratic reaction favorable, Senate confirmation expected.
Francis Cardinal Spellman and about 1000 Korean Catholic priests and students resumed grave digging at Calvary cemetery. They prepare graves for 600 to 700 dead amid a seven week strike with union leaders denying communism as a factor. The Cardinal accuses the union of being communist dominated. workers’ chair Edward Ruggieri denies the charge.
Oak Ridge is first in with Red Cross funds. Hill Ferguson Jr. announces the drive has reached 5614.28 toward a 12750 goal. Fred Sparkman contributed 26.75 toward the quota. Ferguson urged solicitors to finish work and report promptly.
The state personnel board awarded $10 monthly raises to 325 state employees yesterday. The recipients were all in the lower income brackets.
The angry Russian repatriation mission left Frankfurt escorted by Soviet forces after two days of blockade by U S Army police. Russian authorities ordered U S graves registration to depart the Soviet zone. The convoy carried worn tires drums and trunks as reporters noted the derelict building.
Georgia Governor Herman Talmadge announces an anti communist oath for all state, county and city employees with wages. He also forms a ten member state water advisory panel and an eight member safety education committee. Oath due by May 1 under new law.
Police continue to probe the case of millionaire James Mahoney’s death after Louis Eugene Hoover claimed a memory lapse corrected by truth serum. Hoover, a 25 year old Louisville attendant, says he beat Mahoney during a confrontation in a hotel room in the French Quarter. Authorities note multiple angles remain and warn Hoover’s statements may not be a confession.
State Aeronautics Director Asa Rountree Jr. announced Courtland Alabama airport will stay active under a new lease with Hubert Coffey and B H Green of Wheeler. The plan keeps the airfield as a public airport while allowing non essential facilities to be used commercially to raise revenue.
Scotland Yard pursued leads in a series of killings linked to bodies dissolved in acid. Detectives seized four carboys of sulfuric acid and a steel canopy, while a suspect allegedly took over missing persons’ property. Victims include Mr and Mrs W Donald McSwain and son John 35 and Dr and Mrs Archibald Henderson. John Haigh, 40, held on a murder charge in Olive Durand Beacon's death.
The district one TB sanatorium trustees met at the Morgan county sanatorium with architect Charles McCauley of Birmingham and J N Morris of Montgomery. They planned to advertise bids for the hospital around May 1 or May 15 and hoped to award the contract within a month. A road to the site will be constructed within three weeks.
New York March 4 Metropolitan Opera tenor Ferruccio Tagliavini was ruled the father of a singer Mary Phillips's child. She said the relationship began in January 1947 and the baby girl was born October 5, 1947. The tenor denied the claim calling it a vile protest to his career. Three special sessions of justices heard the case and favored Phillips two to one.
Frank McGurk longtime Alabama state relations officer for the Red Cross since 1945 is transferred to a similar role in Baton Rouge. The move shifts his duties within the emergency relief organization.
The house banking committee approved a compromise to extend rent controls for 15 months beyond March 31 with a 20 to 4 vote and 16 to 9 on civil rights amendments. The measure faces full-house action next week as Truman seeks a two year extension. The panel rejected harsher penalties and kept provisions to sue landlords for triple damages while balancing civil rights concerns.
Plans to raise and salvage a coal laden barge sunk near Kellar Memorial bridge last January have been abandoned. Owners say salvage costs exceed the value of recovered property. Divers from St. Louis assisted. one of two barges in a barge train was recovered.
Huntsville March 4 a negro veteran was killed when struck by a moving train. The incident occurred near the railroad yards with authorities investigating the circumstances and confirming the victim's identity as a local veteran.
Washington March 4 Administration forces face stiff opposition if they try to choke off the five day Southern filibuster in the senate through a technicality. An Associated Press survey shows the test would come next week on Vice President Barkley’s expected ruling that debate on a motion can be halted by a two thirds vote. Barkley’s ruling would be appealed to the senate where a showdown will occur.
The senate labor committee approved the administration labor bill without amendment. Eight Democrats voted yes, five Republicans opposed it after urging more study. The measure would repeal Taft Hartley and reenact a modified Wagner Act. Also, by unanimous vote a House public lands subcommittee backed statehood bills for Alaska and Hawaii, with expected House approval.
The Senate faces a two thirds vote to end debate under cloture as the filibuster remains strong. President Truman’s simple majority cut off remark angers many senators and stiffens Dixie opposition. Senator Holland opens with solid oratory as Southern lawmakers back him, while in the House Marcantonio pushes time consuming procedures to block anti segregation bills unless a record is made.
A brief weather note describes cool nights with 31 degree lows and a warming afternoon. Thermometer readings rise from 40 at 8 AM to 62 degrees by noon, with 58 around 4 PM and 60 at 11 AM.
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