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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1950
Page
1
Partly cloudy with a few scattered thundershowers in the north and central portions Sunday. Not quite so warm Sunday with gentle northerly winds on the coast. Local hospital discharges and admissions follow with multiple names and addresses. Building permits issued for new homes. DIARY on Page 2.
Donations to aid the Proctor family rise to $500.75 within 24 hours as hospital care continues. Mrs Proctor, Joe, and Maxine face lengthy recoveries. dime to dollar gifts from the community, including a $238.75 contribution from Flut Terry, support their needs. Checks to The Decatur Dairy Proctor Fund.
Nation will pay tribute at cemeteries at home and abroad including Arlington where General of the Army George C. Marshall serves as lead speaker. President Truman is represented by Captain Adam Eisenhauer who will place wreaths on the Unknown Soldier and Civil War monuments. Senator Bruker of Ohio will speak at Gettysburg from Lincoln’s battlefield site.
Alabama Democrats go to the polls to finish a May 2 effort while an eleventh hour contest seeks to gain seats on the state Democratic executive committee. A runoff could shift control and impact the 1952 presidential vote alignment.
North Alabama farmers were urged to limit insect poisons as boll weevil outbreaks rise. Auburn extension entomologist Dr. F. S. Avant said poisons should be used only where weevils injure stands, with five pounds per acre of 20 percent toxaphene or a 3-5 DDT BHC mix. Overuse now could cause shortages in midsummer. Boll weevils are more numerous after a mild winter, but few farms report damage yet.
Georgia's top communist Homer Bates Chase of Atlanta was cited for contempt of court in Carrollton for alleged criticism of a trial in which a negro was convicted of murdering a Georgia Tech student. Five others were cited earlier. four more added today include Ruby Edwards, William Porter, Irwin Daniel, and Jim Kamm. Judge Samuel Boykin set June 17 for the contempt hearings and ordered further investigation into remaining targets.
Jacksonville Alabama May 27 Modern tyrants have taken charge of education and prostituted them to evil purposes. Dr Elbert B Norton president of Florence State College spoke at the Jacksonville State College graduation addressing 170 seniors and warning the fate of democracy hinges on education. He urged support for culture at home religion in churches and broad education to preserve the American way of life.
Walker County group paroled includes six Sipsey coal miners who received 90 days and 500 dollar fines for ambushing a coal truck during a October coal strike in Cullman county. The release, part of 23 pardons, also includes two Morgan county men sentenced to life for murder and an Arab man given 50 years for rape.
The state reports eight traffic deaths from multiple crashes. A Montgomery area autoTruck collision killed four people from Waugh and injured others. a Birmingham bus crash added several more fatalities including a teen and a man from Titus. A ninth victim died earlier from the same incidents as authorities investigated highway conditions and rescue outcomes.
Voters in Morgan County and nearby counties cast about 6000 ballots in a Democratic runoff primary. The Daily will host an election party Tuesday night with AP wire results on the single statewide race Vernon St. John versus W. J. Terry for state superintendent. Results from sixth and ninth districts also come via phone from Morgan County boxes and from Moulton and Athens for rapid tally updates.
In Oak Ridge Tennessee AFL laborers blame intra union politics for a wildcat walkout that halted government construction. About 700 members idle at Local 818 sparked delays on $250 million projects as other unions joined the pay line and orders to return to work spread. Arbitration by the atomic energy panel failed to issue an immediate wage decision.
Liberal Senator Frank P. Graham led in North Carolina's Democratic primary as returns from nearly half the precincts showed 112,500 for Graham and 96,021 for Willis Smith. Former Senator Robert R. Reynolds trailed with 21,189 votes and Olla Ray Boyd 2,291. a potential run-off may follow if no candidate clears a majority.
Two young girls identified Clarence S. English 33 as their kidnapper after he was linked to a Sunday school incident in Clayton County. English, a roofing company employee with a prior robbery burglary record, was jailed on a suspicion charge and may be turned over to Clayton authorities next week.
Ingalls Shipbuilding plans to increase local employment to 200 workers this summer. The company expects to recall staff in late June and reach a peak staffing level around early August as orders for several barges come in. The expanded yard activity should heighten interest in the city amid a much larger workforce.
Washington May 27 The administration lacks real hope of enacting a fair employment practices commission FEPC bill this session despite efforts by Senator Lucas to gain support. A Truman aide notes 64 yes votes needed to force debate, a near-impossible feat with a filibuster ruled by Southern opposition. Russell of Georgia vows readiness for another test, while the Dixie FEPC opposition insists on full attendance and unified turnout. See HOPE on Page 2.
City police found Herman Foster 34 of Scottsboro unconscious on a county jail driveway on Davis Street early Saturday. He said he boarded a 1948 Ford at Hatfield Lake near Athens with strangers and later walked from Matlton Street. He had $65 initially and $41 remained on him at Decatur General Hospital.
In Berlin's Soviet sector a half million East German youths gathered for a Free German Youth rally praising Russia with no sign of an organized coup. West Berlin police were warned by shots heard in the day while East police arrested protesters in a no man’s land corner as Allied units watched.
Special grand jury ordered by Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell to investigate alleged corrupt conduct by election officials in Box 2 Moulton beat seven during the May 2 party primary. The panel will convene July 3 as ballots and records are impounded following a petition by C. A. Young and Circuit Solicitor George Johnson.
Senator George of Georgia said the push to raise the tax base for old age and survivors insurance will trigger the hottest fight as the Senate considers social security legislation. He backs 3600 dollars, opposes 4800, and notes the changes shift benefits from 72.50 to about 80 dollars monthly. The House set 3600, the Senate Finance Committee 3000, with President Truman proposing 4800.
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