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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1952
Page
1
Weather outlook calls for fair and cool conditions this afternoon and tonight with Tuesday mainly fair and warmer and coastal winds gentle to moderate. Local court notes list twenty four cases on the docket with charges including public intoxication and disorderly conduct.
DENVER leaders of the striking oil workers and company officials prepared for tomorrow's showdown meeting with the Wage Stabilization Board. The strike already disrupted aviation fuel and inspired global warnings of tighter energy controls as US and Britain urged conservation and civilian flights faced suspensions. D. A. Knight, CIO Oil Workers Union president, flew to Washington amid months of stalled talks after a 13 day walkout.
A Double Springs man, 21, was rescued from a precarious position on a railroad bridge Sunday afternoon by Morgan County Deputy Sheriff Wilbur Abercrombie and two city officers. They halted trains and used a careful method to lift him from a cross tie after he appeared to pass out while intoxicated. He was jailed briefly for public drunkenness and released after relatives paid the fine.
The Daily finds an April 28 ordinance changing several streets to new names including Banks Street becoming Roberts Street. Bank Street, a long business thoroughfare, is not affected. Misreading the advertisement led to rumors of a Bank Street rename.
Highway Patrol reported three traffic accidents near Hartselle Arab and Decatur over the weekend. A taxi owned by Rogers and Rogers struck a Dodge driven by Lewis Smith injuring three, with one passenger sustaining two broken teeth. A second crash on highway 3 left no injuries, both vehicles damaged. A Decatur woman’s auto overturned on Swancott road, minor injuries reported.
In Jackson Michigan state police report ongoing disturbances at the Southern Michigan Prison three weeks after a mutiny that killed one inmate and injured nine others. Flareups in cell block No 9 Friday and Saturday lead to continued confinement and withdrawal of yard privileges for prisoners in No 9 and six other blocks.
West Germany faces a tense weekend as a bloody clash erupts in Essen over a peace contract and rearmament plans. Police fired on Communist led youths injuring many while East German rulers vow a tougher cold war stance. Adenauer meets with rebellious leaders in Bonn.
Deputy Prime Minister Walter Ulbricht warned East Germany will oppose West Germany plans to deploy 400000 soldiers in a European army with scientific exactness. He told reporters West Berlin would face consequences the day a peace contract with the Western powers is signed.
Sherman Lancaster, a Town Creek man who calls himself a preacher, was found guilty on three counts including adultery and two assault and battery charges. Judge Isaac Johnson fined him 100 dollars plus costs and sentenced him to six months hard labor for adultery and one cent plus costs on each assault count. Lancaster may appeal or seek probation by next Monday. After the verdict, followers and a boy escorted him to the county jail as the group dispersed.
Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd said Communist prisoners on Koje Island threatened to kill him if the U S Eighth Army tried a forceful rescue. Gen. Mark W Clark, new U N commander, reported minor concessions to POWs as he labeled their demand for Dodd’s release blackmail. Clark noted the reply came under duress with Dodd’s life at stake.
Mrs. Joan Untermeyer, 30, says an armed robber took her from her husband’s bed in Chicago, forced her to disrobe during an auto ride, and did not otherwise harm her. Her husband Samuel Untermeyer, 37, is an atomic physicist at Argonne National Laboratory.
The Senate Elections Subcommittee opened hearings on a resolution by Sen. Benton to expel Sen. McCarthy. Gillette, chair, said the probe would continue despite McCarthy attacks. Benton and many spectators attended. McCarthy was absent. Leaders said after a White House talks they hope Congress finishes work before the July party conventions.
At Angola Louisiana the Camp H hunger strike by white convicts ended after a gas attack on 120 inmates. Supt D D Bazer led 25 guard foremen to seize 25 ringleaders in the dining hall and declared the strike broken. He said appeals from innocent sufferers including elderly men prompted the action.
Sen Taft and Gen Eisenhower expect to win new national convention delegates as Wyoming and Rhode Island GOP meetings select 20 and 8 delegates respectively. Estes Kefauver attends a pre convention caucus, while Taft and Eisenhower build delegate tallies ahead of a week featuring 13 conventions and 166 votes at stake.
The United Nations Command in Korea accuses the Communists of using armistice talks as a propaganda tool. A UNC communiqué cites a 34 minute tirade filled with invective and distortions. A plenary session was set for 11 a.m. Tuesday as Vice Admiral Joy disassociated the U N Command from the propaganda aim.
Brig. Gen. Bonner Fellers says an intercepted Communist message showed Korea戦 front losses and tank and supply needs, prompting MacArthur to seek cease fire talks with the Chinese commander. He adds this helped trigger MacArthur’s removal by President Truman.
About 300 seats filled as Supreme Court heard arguments on the legality of President Truman's seizure of steel mills. John W. Davis led six steel companies urging uphold of District Judge Pine's ruling that the seizure was unlawful. Philip B. Perlman argued for reversal.
A circuit court ordered an injunction to restrain mass picketing at the Geigy Chemical Co. construction site in McIntosh Alabama after reports of violence. County officials urged Gov. Gordon Persons to deploy highway patrols or the National Guard. Circuit Solicitor Edward Turner and Gov. Persons traded accusations amid efforts to calm tensions involving Brown & Root contractors and AFL unions.
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