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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1952
Page
4
The piece urges Morgan County and Alabama voters to participate next Tuesday, framing the act as crucial to deciding who will govern at state and county levels and protect citizens' rights. It compares the moment to national debates over presidential powers and emphasizes free will in casting ballots.
In two conversations on the eve of a Tuesday primary, Democrats debated voting in the primary and whether to support November nominees. One dissenter said he would likely vote Republican in November, while others argued pledges and past voting limits in primaries and general elections.
The piece criticizes President Truman for his role in the steel mill seizure and a Supreme Court case. It argues the government bungled the dispute, leaving the company and union without a clear score while calling for an umpire role and a return to less meddling.
Senator Harry Cain lampoons Senator Alexander Wiley with sarcastic praise to avoid a rule violation while Sen. Joe McCarthy steers the act. Cain uses Wiley quotes from Wisconsin papers to question Wiley's stance on foreign policy and Hiss, with notes on McCarthy’s ambitions and Cain’s own ties to McCarthy.
ARLIE B. DAVIDSON notes Mental Health Week designed by the National Association for Mental Health for May 410. She stresses individual responsibility beyond professional care and urges citizens to engage with mental welfare activities across communities and organizations.
Charlie Taft undercuts early fears from old line Republicans as George Bender backs his Ohio governor run. Bender now praises Taft amid a county machine reversal, spurred by Senator Taft warning supporters that a Taft defeat would reflect on him nationally. Charlie Taft served under Roosevelt and leans progressive while remaining a Republican.
The article notes Oscar Chapman’s 19 years as assistant secretary, undersecretary and secretary, highlighting the long tenure amid public calls for economy. It contrasts federal budget cuts with Kentucky’s small park appropriation of 1400 dollars for 1951, versus the Interior’s 1.69 million for 180 national parks across 48 states.
Washington insiders expect the Senate Agriculture Committee inquiry into the Agriculture Department and multi million-dollar grain shortages to fade. Chairman Ellender opposed the probe but was outvoted. only Ellender and Aiken regularly attend. Brannan and aides have been ahead of investigators. shortages exceed eight million dollars, with dismissals already made. Republicans seek to preserve farm programs while continuing the inquiry.
The Secretary of the Interior joked about criticisms of pursuing socialism during a Kenlake speech. He explained his loss of money by renting hotels to private enterprise and quipped that Kentuckians already have it in Kentucky.
A survey lists some of the nation’s oldest state prisons with founding years from 1798 at New Jersey to 1886 at West Virginia Moundsville. Notable entries include Massachusetts Charles Town 1805 and Illinois Joliet 1858, many still in use or partially modernized.
Government officials from the Office of Price Administration say liquor price controls could be suspended within a week or two, though consumers may not notice much change as large stocks remain, taxes stay high, and competition keeps prices down. An OPS official indicated action is imminent.
Washington notes a busy political week with party conventions and primaries across states. Hawaii names six delegates to the national convention while Maryland Ohio Indiana Florida Alabama Missouri New York Kentucky Illinois and Utah hold primaries and delegate selections shaping the candidates and conventions.
Civic groups announce May 6 Lions election day with a full slate including President John Giles and Secretary Russell Humphrey while May 20 Jaycees set election for president J B Hewitt and others. Rotary hosts Hobby Fair praised for its big success led by Billy Duncan.
The Kiwanis program this week will be under direction of the music committee chairman F. D. Shine Peebles Jr. Plans are not complete yet. Other committee members include Milton Norris Carl Hoyer and Marvin Rankin.
HAL BOYLE notes a shift in courtship, from kissing the back of a hand to the palm and fingers as women work with modern appliances. He jokes that the modern wife is handy with electric washers and vacuums, making the old gesture less impressive and suggesting a book on alternating current as a winning gift.
New Zealand tuataras are the last living remnant of a fossil reptile group with a three eyed ancestor. In the modern species the third eye is reduced to a patch of scales on top of the head.
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