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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1949
Page
4
Town notes celebrate new American Legion Memorial Field and Johnsonville plant as bold local achievements. Students plan trips to Montgomery and New Orleans to broaden knowledge. University of Alabama Main Campus budget cited at 5,566,854 with 1,921,000 from 1947 legislature and 2,140,000 from student tuition.
A reader condemns cross burning incidents in Falkville Morgan County urging peaceful civic action. Citizens should present views to the school trustees and air concerns without inflaming tensions, as cross burning only brings unwanted notoriety to the community.
W L Moody Jr, head of a Galveston publishing firm, cites a motto about measuring a man by the size of what it takes to get his goat. The piece explains how focusing on calm, solving big problems rather than small irritations helps a person rise above daily annoyances and keep perspective.
The Montgomery Advertiser accuses President Truman of risking national defense by forcing integration in the Air Force against military counsel. It argues the move undermines morale, boosts civil unrest, and contradicts Eisenhower and Bradley, labeling it a dangerous, stubborn policy akin to a Missouri mule.
A Washington physician, Dr. George W. Calver, provides government‑paid health care to senators and congressmen, including routine labs and hospital care at Army and Navy facilities. Critics call it socialized medicine while staffers also receive treatment, with Calver drawing rear admiral pay though no longer in the Navy.
Curtis Calder, chairman of Electric Bond and Share, emerges as a friendly lobbyist whose claimed Texas ties to Speaker Sam Rayburn are questioned. Records show repeated recalls of Calder while Purcell and Rayburn exchange confusion over his name, revealing a pattern of forgotten introductions amid the holding company fight.
Arlie B Davidson argues cynicism harms individuals and communities. She questions suspicions about motives and urges friendship, generosity, and trust to foster peace, growth, and civic welfare.
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr announced as a candidate for a New York congressional seat left vacant by Sol Bloom. The piece notes Bloom’s rent free residency and his links to the joss house and Little Egypt troupe. It also discusses Sokolsky’s district portrait and mentions Dubinsky backing the liberal ticket and Pross’s endorsement of Roosevelt. It mentions party maneuvers and a Reno marriage dispatch as context. The column criticizes political maneuvering and highlights the unusual case of a candidate not needing district residence.
New Yorkers plan an au revoir dinner for Archbishop Paul Yu Pin, a Chinese prelate admired for his defense of human rights, who faces potential imprisonment or execution by Chinese communists. He previously endured a $500,000 Japanese bounty and insists China can be saved from Russian domination. Also noted is Chuck Percy, 29, newly named president of Bell and Howell, youngest U.S. major corporation head at $20,000 salary.
Washington remarks tie the Paris meeting with Russia to a long, costly effort to arm Western Europe. State Department notes warn Russia must prove its peace intent, while Acheson Maddox and Berlin lessons stress allied strength as essential to deter aggression and preserve freedom.
In Texas, Rayburn argued residents should own and operate their own utility companies while Calder, leader of Texas Power and Light and Dallas Power and Light, contended the opposite. The public policy clash highlighted a fierce dispute over who should control energy provision in the state.
AFL executives convene in Cleveland as five local presses demand a full inquiry into how the late George Berry depleted the union treasury. Rank and file fear pension loss if elections cannot unseat current leaders. A 1926 recall attempt stalled after ballots were allegedly sabotaged and counted by Berry loyalists.
President Truman welcomes editors from Railway Brotherhood publications to his office. He jokes about Wednesday democrats and notes the need for labor press help as Taft Hartley repeal looms. Among visitors is Paul M. Smith of the Locomotive Engineers Journal, ally of Dewey.
2S Congressman Edward B. Almon, unopposed for reelection and a leading advocate for Henry Ford's Muscle Shoals plan, topped the Morgan county ticket with 1710 compliments. Better Homes week events at the Model Bungalow, sponsored by Alabama Power Co and others, drew praise Thursday. Decatur Chapter No. 39 meets at 7:30 pm for Meial Arch degree work. C. J. Saunders and H. Jerry, noted members of the John group, referenced in lingering notes.
Decatur lumber firm Thomason climbs a nine foot stack in yard while Dr D W Hollingsworth of Florence will give the Decatur high school commencement sermon. Mrs Jackson Edwards and daughter Kathryn of Atlanta visit J N Gibson family. Mrs H H Pulliam visits Huntsville. Mrs R M Buchanan Irene Clem Vera Smith travel to Florence to visit Florence Normal students. Elizabeth Brooks of Huntsville to visit this weekend. Mayor Britain of Albany threatens unmuzzled dogs shot at sunrise if law not followed.
The U. S. Weather Bureau marks its 37th year of operation this year as officials note advances in meteorology and public weather services. The agency traces its origins to early 20th century efforts to standardize forecasts and warnings for communities nationwide.
New York politician El Flynn urges newspapers to print excerpts from Pravda Izvestia Trud and other Russian journals whenever they attack the United States. He argues a daily feature would anchor readers to the fact that much of the foreign coverage is pure bank and could provide a sharp social laugh.
In 1948 U S sales of products and services via vending machines were estimated at about 750 million dollars drawing from widespread consumer use across the nation.
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