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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1949
Page
4
A neighborly column discusses subscription pricing, Truman era Southern politics, softball and baseball coexistence, and Morgan County Red Cross drive nearing but short of goal. It cites a $12 000 grand stand funding target, three campaign shortfalls, and sympathy for repair crews amid editorial bustle.
The Rhode Island senator J Howard McGrath faced critique for remarks on Meet The Press about Southern voters and civil rights. The Columbus Dispatch backed Mississippi sentiment and noted Eastland’s 194? election showing Southern preferences. The piece questions McGrath’s understanding of Southern states and their views.
The Birmingham Post reprints an Oklahoma City Times editorial urging readers to weigh sacrifices for smaller government and lower taxes. A self check list prompts individuals to pledge support for reduced public spending and fewer bureaus while considering defense, public works, and welfare programs.
Drew Pearson reports the Atlantic pact would cover Europe, the United States, and much of the Atlantic area. It pledges joint defense if an armed attack occurs, with Article 5 defining an attack on one signatory as an attack on all and outlines consultation under the United Nations framework.
The text outlines a peaceable settlement principle, mutual political and military collaboration, mutual assistance after attacks, and the West Hemisphere and global security framework. It specifies armed attack criteria north of the Tropic of Cancer, links to the United Nations, existing obligations, and steps to implement and ratify the pact.
Insiders say the minimum wage bill nearly fell in the house labor committee but was salvaged after a clash between John Lesinski and Graham Barden. Bailey and Sims spearheaded the rescue with party colleagues backing the measure as 15-6, including 13 Democrats and no Republicans.
The passage questions true importance by comparing wealth and power to how one uses resources and acts for others. It asks if value lies in earnings and display or in fostering happiness, responsibility, and communal good through daily choices and behavior.
In a New York dispute over graveyard labor, Cardinal Spellman as employer sent 100 seminarians to dig graves and crossed the picket line to support volunteer sextons while refusing pay raises and accusing the CIO aligned contractors of communist domination. The episode signals a troubling shift in union practice and employer leverage within the Catholic cemetery trade.
The ballot to report the bill saw Wood and Lucas vote no with four Republicans also opposed. Several Republicans voted present. Before the vote Barden accused Lesinski of trying to buy Congressman Sims vote, but Lesinski denied any concessions and defended committee members right to express views.
Sims of South Carolina demands a strong minimum wage bill, insisting it will pass in Congress. Barden of North Carolina criticizes off the record caucuses, arguing he should have been invited, then both sides clash before the committee, ending with Barden joining the majority.
Leftover egg yolks may be added to whole eggs for scrambling. Serve the scramble with a vegetable cream sauce made from a medium white sauce and leftover cooked vegetables for a tasty luncheon.
A note states that The Daily did not publish an issue on Sunday March 16 1924. No edition appeared that day.
Salvation Army Home League members from Decatur travel to Ensley for a North Alabama rally. They display clothing made for a Mexican orphanage, with about 20 Decatur women completing outfits for a boy and a girl. Ten leagues gather to share work and plan future projects.
The Austinville Church of God will hold its monthly singing service Thursday at 7 PM. All singers group leaders quartets trios duets and solos and musicians are urged to attend as they will be assigned a place on the program. The event lasts about two hours.
Our ambassador to Cuba Robert Butler faces student protests after American sailors desecrate Jose Marti’s statue. A B-36 cross continental flight with heavy bombs boosts Maj. Alexander De Seversky’s aviation theories. A New York officer rescues a man from Jamaica Bay as Churchill memoirs cite Allied funding dynamics.
Union Hill high school announces senior Who’s Who choices with students earning titles such as Friendliest girl Alice Thomas and Friendliest boy Gordon Griggs. Top honors include Best all around Magdalene Bowling and Best athlete Alice Thomas. Other notable picks include Most studious Dorothy Dell Couch and Most popular Fred Daugette with additional sport and charm awards for several classmates.
The Priceville PTA will convene Thursday night at seven o'clock. All members urged to attend. Alex Collier will give the devotion and Miss Cleo Levin will be guest speaker. Parents of Mrs Collier and Miss Minnie Gay’s room will handle entertainment.
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