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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1949
Page
2
Debates erupt over penny postal rates as lawmakers weigh a two cent postcard price and related postage reforms. Footnotes include figures on overall revenue, deficits, and potential allocations to departments and services.
A hazy OCR recounts a New York figure with holdings in music stores and publishing who shifted to politics. It describes alleged matchups with famous boxers, a 1920s congressional bid, leadership roles under Roosevelt and Blain, and a claim of helping form the United Nations charter.
A damaged report notes a $1 500 000 school building program and a new high school gymnasium planned under the county project. It mentions West town elementary echoes and civic actions related to the development and school improvements.
The report details a volatile trading day with bonds moving narrowly while farm and livestock prices vary. Key names referenced include Bethlehem Steel, Standard Oil, Paramount, and Cities Service as investors monitor industrials, utilities, and energy firms amid shifting government dealings. Local markets in Atlanta and North Georgia show steady demand for live poultry and dairy with price fluctuations for broilers and cheese.
Ne SEPT ember notes show the council delaying formal carnival approvals until the Coliseum is completed and a survey for Fourth Avenue paving is drawn. The Jaycee delegation seeks amusement additions while land title and disposal system projects move toward approval.
Charlie fell into an eight foot well of icy water when a rotted cover gave way. He clung to pipes for an hour and twenty minutes before rescuers pulled him out. He credits his survival to a rope saddle and teamwork from Orville Blevens Jolsen and others. a doctor checked him, and he plans to work up a good sweat to recover.
The Wheeler Lake Yacht Club set the fishing rodeo dates through May 14 at a regular meeting. Chairman Murray Kings announces a Marlin model 40 outboard motor as the grand prize with other prizes to be announced. A Tuesday rules meeting will discuss rodeo rules at the offices of Quince Eddens. Members listed include Fred Hutson Carter Dobbs Gordon Medulf Quaines Eddens and Buell Harriao.
Lawmakers hear proposals to raise teacher salaries to 1800 with two years of college and to 5200 for master's degrees. New funding would also boost school maintenance transportation and vocational programs. Alabama universities seek 2.9 million more annually for core and professional schools and a 0.5 million outlay for dental facilities.
Scrap dealers in Birmingham report prices dropping as March activity slows. No. 2 heavy melting steel declined to about 26.50 per ton while furnace grade scrap fell to 24.50. Megablie Steels at Gadsden remains a major consumer and broader buyers hold ample stockpiles delaying new purchases.
Alabama Democrats set a $60,000 fundraising quota for this year. Mayor Herbert Meighan of Gadsden announced the target and named seven vice chairmen to aid the drive. The Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner in Birmingham April 12 will feature Vice President Baskin as keynote. County quotas include Jefferson 15000 Montgomery 5000 Mobile 5000 Calhoun 4000. Other counties listed with varying amounts.
Senate battles over extending rent control with a filibuster tactic as Southern lawmakers push to block the measure while President Truman and allies seek 90 day or longer extensions. Debates also hinge on Wallgren nomination and labor law revisions replacing the Wagner act amid partisan tension.
Mr and Mrs T W Morris and Miss Judy Ann Parker along with Ina Morris and Donsid Morris returned from Murphy North Carolina where they visited. Frankie Anita Bates was born Monday at Hamil Clinic hospital to Mr and Mrs Omer Bates of Decatur. Mrs Austin Chandler was taken to Baugh Wiley clinic by Mutual Service.
Robert Ellis died at his home 444 East Moulton Street of a heart attack aged 58. Born in Mt Hope he spent most of his life in Decatur and worked 25 years with the railroad and later CEllia and Wear service center. Funeral, Central Methodist Church, with burial in church cemetery. pallbearers named. He survived by his widow Mrs Jasse Ellis, a daughter Mrs H H Overton of Huntsville, a son Robert F E Jr of Decatur, his mother Mrs H W Ellis of Memphis, four brothers and four grandchildren.
Reported White House rifts emerge as President pressures a showdown while aides privately admit votes may fail to support a two thirds rule gag. Senator Laft announces backing Barkley, with twenty Republicans opposing the anticipated gag vote.
Frank Pace Jr told the House Rules Committee the proposed $125 billion cost over 50 years for a $90 monthly pension at age 65 for World War I and II veterans is not justifiable. The measure, cleared by the Veterans Committee and backed by Rep Rankin, aims to move to the House floor amid stalled Senate action and a push for broader social security.
Senator Wherry notes two paths to a stalemate as a filibuster against the rules change persists. Southerners threaten delaying tactics while seven of nineteen have spoken once. no amendments allowed, potential talks could lengthen the stalemate and imperil Truman’s domestic program.
The defense urged acquittal for Mildred Gillars saying she acted under coercion on wartime broadcasts for Germany. Attorney James J. Loughlin described her as a poor woman who faced hardship after arrest, arguing there is no evidence the broadcasts harmed U.S. morale. Court recessed for final arguments as Judge Curran prepares jury instructions.
Nebraskans in Beatrice and nearby towns prepared for flooding with 2800 residents at risk and 1000 evacuated statewide. Missouri River flow remained below flood stage as Monona Harrison overflow forced farm families to move livestock. Gas cut off, water rationing, typhoid shots due today, Highway 75 reopened, rail traffic resumed, and temperatures near normal outside the cold belt with light rain in several states.
Columbus city commission approved first reading of an ordinance banning cross burnings and painting emblems on property without owner consent. The measure cites recent incidents and carries fines up to 250 dollars or up to 90 days in jail, or both, for offenses on public or private property.
Alexander 21 a former state high school football star died in a Birmingham hospital from injuries after a three car collision on a city street. His father E Alexander was seriously injured. A World War I veteran he graduated from Ramsay High in 1947 and was named all city in 1946.
Fif teen persons visited U S District Attorney Fred Botts to discuss the Ku Klux Klan but left after refusing to identify themselves. The group were sent a questionnaire to establish who they are and why they came, with two CRC leaders saying they could not answer. Botts offered to confer and prepared a follow up but withheld it when identities were not disclosed.
In Nanking Premier Sun Foy of the nationalist regime resigned, paving the way for a premier acceptable to the communists in Vietnam peace talks. Gen Ho Ying-Chin is seen as likely successor as China faces civil war. In Paris Bao Dai pledged to end Indochina war with Bao Dai outlined return to throne of an enlarged Annam. India deploys troops to deter planned nationwide railway and telegraph strike with police authorized to shoot tampering with essential services.
President Truman, described as a liberal leader on race economic and peace issues, frames education as the frontline in fighting communism and fascism. He says education enables free inquiry and loyalty to liberty, then plans a Key West return for a holiday break with no pledge on a successor to Secretary of the Navy Royall.
Friends in Decatur mourn the death of Mrs J Mo Smith 81 who passed away at ten o clock last night at her home in Red Bay. She is survived by her husband and two sons F O Smith of Decatur and C F Smith of Flor Cashion. A sister also survives. Arrangements are being made and services will follow.
Eddgy Gilmore reports from Moscow on March 8 that Molotov, nearing 59, remains a key Soviet figure close to Stalin. His influence in the council of ministers and politburo persists amid foreign ministry shifts that saw Vishinsky and later Gromyko change posts. London's senior diplomats view Molotov as a potential successor to Stalin as prime minister.
Milledgeville, Ga March 8 A busi nessman Chief Eugene Ellis reports two Black women were shot three times each and gravely wounded. Marion Stembridge owner of Marion Stembridge wholesale and retail grocer faced charges after a debt dispute led to a scuffle and gunfire. Stembridge was briefly jailed, released on bond, then jailed again on charges of assault with intent to murder and resisting arrest. Coroner Sam Terry, an employee of Stembridge, witnessed the shooting.
Arrangements continue from page one show the city to issue warrants funded by an interest-paying reserve of 122,000. The plan allows depreciation fund flexibility above 50,000, callable warrants after five and ten years, and requires water rates sufficient to cover operations, debt, and warrants. The March rate hike aligns with Alabama towns, with a $2 minimum meter charge for most users.
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