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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1951
Page
1
Partly cloudy outlook with scattered thundershowers in the north tonight or Wednesday and mild temperatures. Local updates include graduations, hospital discharge, blood drive appeal for Robert L. Griffith, and sheriff arrests in Cullman for gambling. Community events include a Ladies Auxiliary meeting at St. Pauls Lutheran and Bible school planning at Ninth Street Methodist.
News from Tokyo reports Allied troops advancing in Western Korea probe a growing Chinese buildup on the East central front. U N forces push west of Soksa while the U S Second Division hits back at Red formations as heavy fighting continues on the Eastern mountains and near parallel 38.
Two American ships the battleship New Jersey and the destroyer Buckley Bass were struck by Communist shore fire off Korea. The attack left two sailors dead and twelve wounded. The New Jersey suffered a hit on its No 1 sixteen-inch gun turret.
A $1 242 770 bid for a 145 unit low rent housing project named East Acres received approval from the commissioner of public housing in Washington. Charles Parker of the Decatur Housing Authority said notification came from M B Satterfield in Atlanta and that it may take about a week to sign the contract with W A McWaters of Montgomery after paperwork and bonding. The project will be built in East Decatur between Sixteenth and Eighteenth Avenues with concrete tile and Wood second floor units.
Thomas B. Brownie Whitley 34 of Bedford Ohio formerly of Falkville One Morgan County native, WWII veteran, died instantly in a head-on collision near Ballaston N Y while returning from Falls to home. His wife Nannie survives. Two other drivers in the crash were seriously injured. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Peck of Hartselle.
A roofing worker identified as A. W. Chenault aged about 48 of 303 Ninth Street South is in Decatur General hospital for observation and treatment after falling from a truck at the Goodyear Mills this morning. Foreman Harry Hargrove of Interstate Roofing said Chenault backed off the truck while unloading gravel, a fall of three or four feet. The accident occurred about 8 10 A.M. Chenault was rushed by Brown's ambulance with Police Officer Johnae on the scene. The physician reported a head laceration but no further details available.
The Decatur area reports Harvey Mack Hamilton, a young patient, in an oxygen tent at Decatur General Hospital after his condition worsened around 3 AM. His father Olen Hamilton said the boy’s illness is serious and medical care is ongoing. Pou Male had previously offered to cover Harvey’s medical expenses.
In Tehran on May 22 supporters of nationalist Premier Mossadegh clashed with communist backed railway union demonstrators near Parliament Square. Unionists shouted death threats while Mossadegh, aged and ailing, hunkered behind barricaded doors in a rear parliament office amid life threat claims.
An informed source said Britain will not use force in the Anglo Iranian oil company dispute with Iran without prior U S consultation. A second source said force would only be a last resort if British subjects or property in Iran were attacked.
Public rally in Tehran exposed communist opposition to premier Mossadegh who pushes nationalization and braces for reform. Shah reportedly warned Mossadegh that extreme nationalist rhetoric risks steering Iran toward communism as security forces go on 24 hour alert.
Administration forces move quickly in Alabama legislature as a 3 percent sales tax plan and a 25 million dollar road bond gain momentum. Senate clears road bond 32 0. House schedules votes and favors tax measures, while opposition grows over tax hike potential.
Academy Award winner Jose Ferrer testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee declaring he is not a communist or sympathizer with communist causes. He argued any front activity was as an innocent victim and stressed how innocent people are lured into causes.
Local residents in Fairview split over a proposed paving project. Council members cited prior petitions and noted dust complaints, with groups urging street improvements to raise property values and development while others fear costs and disruption. The dispute mirrors broader debate on municipal spending and taxation.
Two members of a Cullman family injured when an undetermined origin blast ripped through their home are reported improving at Cullman hospital. Mrs A J Suggs recuperates from a fractured hip while her 12 year old son E J suffers a blast injury. Neighbors recall a ball of fire and four others escaped. A J Suggs and Mrs Suggs' mother Mrs Etta 67 were uninjured.
Georgetown South Carolina May 22 a negro stevedore named Arthur Waitus alias Fat Eye has confessed to the murder of Mrs. Lewis H. Coker found in the boiler room of a parish house after being slain April 30. Waitus said he choked her on the street near her home then dragged her body through a garden and into the boiler room. An inquest is planned for 8 PM Thursday with the suspect in the state penitentiary in Columbia.
In Tokyo on May 22 the Distinguished Service Cross was awarded to Capt. James Jabara of Wichita Kansas. He is recognized as the world first jet ace and his act brings joy to the acting body.
General Omar Bradley told Senate hearings that U N troops aim for a peace through negotiations rather than driving China and Korea out of Korea. He said the objective is to inflict maximum casualties with minimal losses to allow negotiations and cessation of hostilities. Bradley noted March hopes for a peace move ended when MacArthur issued an ultimatum to the Chinese commander, risking widening the war.
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin blasts newspaper reports that he and other Republicans plan to pressure Secretary Acheson during MacArthur inquiry hearings. He calls the charges false while addressing colleagues amid continued sessions over MacArthur's ouster.
President Truman said a spring offensive influenced the decision to dismiss General Douglas MacArthur from Far Eastern commands. General Bradley testified that joint chiefs discussed this possibility as early as February, noting that defeating a spring attack would improve bargaining leverage for peace negotiations.
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