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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1950
Page
4
The Tennessee Valley athletic program broadens beyond football with baseball and track joining the lineup alongside basketball, reflecting the influence of the new Tennessee Valley Conference on regional sports development.
The column argues cotton control and boll weevil threaten Alabama crops, urging Decatur to build a livestock auction market plus a daily farm market. It frames diversification as essential, citing regional marketing gains and the auction market as a practical solution to farm income shortfalls.
State columnist urges Alabama to advertise tourist business through license plates and campaigns. The Dothan Eagle notes Florida’s 1951 plate design and slogans and calls for a state program to attract visitors, citing North Alabama TVA plans and regional potential. This critique laments lack of coordinated publicity and promo effort.
Drew Pearson reports High Commissioner McCloy in Germany says the Communists retreat from Berlin seizure threats for May Day. Vishinsky reportedly summoned East German leaders to Moscow and ordered them to abandon invasion plans, chiding them for revealing intentions.
Midwest Grain Storage and Realty, formed last year, rented 113 Camp Crowder buildings from the War Assets Administration for 5569 and then leased the same facilities back to the Agriculture Department for 204000 to store 2 041 803 bushels of surplus corn. The president says unloading costs and future storage renewals affect profitability while another firm, W M Harris Grain Co, also rents space at Camp Crowder for storing nearly 896k bushels of wheat with 66700 in storage fees.
Ohio congressman Clarence Brown erupt ed during a house hearing as Air Force Captain A M Puncsak rebuts claims from Wright Patterson base area grocers about commissary competition. The captain calmly insists on the facts and Brown's indignation grows before the exchange ends.
A reflection on how people crowd their days with activities in clubs and work, racing through life and losing time to enjoy living. The piece notes human limits of time and strength, warns that constant pressure erodes personal growth and meaning.
After Puncsak left, Brown attacked officers and called Puncsak an S O B. He railed against military personnel, claiming a long memory and asserting no intimidation. An officer noted the tirade was open to interpretation as Brown’s language could not be repeated.
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan studies a farm fund insurance concept to cover lean years while reducing federal handouts. Congress interest grows with Cooley and Poage high in the House Agriculture Committee. Brannan will report findings and likely oppose adopting the plan.
Secretary of Defense Johnson faced a political dilemma as generals urged avoidance of the Chicago televised cabinet meeting while the President pressed for his attendance. The piece notes Johnson’s campaign fundraising, Jesse Donaldson’s mail surge, a carrier union protest, and Nourse’s forthcoming book about his CEA chairmanship.
The column mocks political rhetoric as Truman tours the country boosting Democrats and taunting Republicans. It notes repeated black and white framing by Truman and Taft, questions voter apathy, and urges citizen participation while predicting more campaign speeches as 1950 elections approach.
A New York dispatch surveys the push for an intensified radio propaganda program aimed at Soviet bloc and allied nations. It discusses funding through the Marshall Plan, potential floating retransmission stations, and the risk of jamming by rivals. The piece weighs political aims against practical challenges and public reception.
Reforestation in the Valley shows strong gains over 16 years with 224 landowners planting TVA nursery trees in 1934 and over 6 650 participants this spring. More than 17 million trees planted regionwide as landowners take the lead since CCC labor declined. state forestry and extension agencies now oversee grassroots administration. Tishomingo County tops 1 043 000 trees in 1949 records across thirty Valley counties.
A decoration service and singing will be held in the afternoon at Morris Chapel Methodist Church eight miles south of Hillsboro on Sunday May 21. The Parker quartet from Decatur may attend and the public is invited.
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