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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1949
Page
4
The Saturday Evening Post features cartoons including the perfect squelch. The Georgia paper recalls a village quip about buzzards and a town’s death. The Montgomery Advertiser mourns Governor Folsom’s need to appoint a probate judge in Cullman County after Judge Kinney’s death.
The Alabama legislature calls for clarifying sales tax law by exempting articles under 15 cents to consumers. The change follows token use cessation, arguing most cigarette prices are under 15 cents pre tax. Merchants would not collect tax on such packages though buyers pay multiple taxes in total.
Decatur advances two major youth initiatives with plans for a supervised teenage club and a municipal swimming pool. A teen club is expected to surface in the next month while the pool remains farther off, with the community urged to view both as vital assets for safe wholesome youth development.
The 1948 Alabama motor vehicle toll reached 695 deaths with the state at 46th in deaths per 100 million miles. National average 8.1 vs Alabama 11.3. The piece urges options from the Alabama Safety Council including speed limits 60 daytime 50 night, inspections, accident reporting, and model traffic ordinances to curb the rising highway slaughter.
In a closed session with Secretary Acheson, Senators Vandenberg and Thomas pressed limits on concessions to Russia and German rearmament. Vandenberg urged not burning the last bridge, while Thomas warned Germany could align with the East if rebuilt, recalling history of German-Russian ties.
Senator Lodge urged strong German economic growth without boosting militarization and pressed for strict monitoring of Germany. The Secretary of State pledged action and noted Russia would not comment on Ruhr peacetime wealth. Acheson and Vandenberg clashed over Berlin right of way in Potsdam terms and Paris clarifications.
Franklin Roosevelt Jr. defeats challenger in New York’s twentieth district while Vito Marcantonio concedes. On the House floor Marcantonio and Chet Holifield meet as the political scene shifts. The victory gives a psychological boost to the elder Roosevelt brother planning a future run for governor.
The CIO led a broad attack on communists and allied travelers last week, signaling a stronger stance than reports showed. Party-line elements faced intensified scrutiny as internal and external tensions rose within labor circles.
A health column urges maintaining mental well being as a crucial personal asset. It warns against dwelling on past hurts or fearing future troubles and advises accepting events, managing worry, and pursuing steady, poised living to avoid decline and maladjustment.
In a facetious critique, the piece argues that backers of Frankin Roosevelt Jr. did not violate law in his congress election yet expose the cynical campaign tactics reminiscent of the Lorimer case. It suggests fraud may be absent but influence peddling benefited Roosevelt.
The piece portrays internal tensions in the Fur Workers Union with Dem Guid denouncing Harry Bridges amid party strife. It notes Senator Fulbright’s plan to probe RFC officials who secured lucrative post-loan positions, including Hagerty at Waltham Watch and Foster at Plywood Plastics.
About 1900 to 2000 real estate lobbyists descend on Washington to oppose public housing legislation. Southern Democrats face intense pressure through ads and letters while Republicans plot a kill strategy. A minority of progressive Republicans may oppose leadership to uphold the party platform. Economy is cited as a core argument.
The piece argues funds from unions and wealthy patrons distort elections as much as corporate money, citing Lorimer’s 1909 Senate seat and the Lorimer era’s fallout. It notes Illinois moved to popular senator elections, reducing sovereign-state representation and elevating popular will. It names Dubinsky, Baruch, Lasker, Field, and Baruch as outsiders shaping campaigns and argues such funding taints democracy.
Berlin treks attract 60 000 U S travelers despite tight entry rules and scarce hotel space Frankfurt and Heidelberg offer limited lodging while Berlin remains nearly impossible to access The Adlon Hotel is gutted and most Americans rely on Army provisions or German marks while civilians use script The Intourist club operates in the Russian sector and pays with American dollars amid wary dining and lingering damage across the city
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