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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1949
Page
1
Partly cloudy to cloudy this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with scattered thundershowers in the north. Twenty one cases were heard in recorder's court Monday morning: nine gaming, five drunkenness, two DWI, and one each for reckless driving license violation and leaving the scene of an accident.
Vatican reports Pope Pius XII will speak on June 2 to Rome’s cardinals. The address, tied to Saint Eugene’s Day, will examine the world situation and be broadcast by Vatican radio and Italian networks. Specific times and wavelengths remain unpublished.
In Irwinton Georgia a black man Claip Hill aged 28 accused of shooting at a white man was abducted from the jail by a mob. His body was found at Sandy Creek. Sheriff Hatcher reported he wrestled Hill during a disturbance at a juke joint and Hill fired a shot. The mob vanished before officers could intervene.
Bolivian interior ministry reports two American engineers killed and five wounded at Patino tin mines in Catavi with one American missing. Ministry says 550 strikers arrested. seven fatalities listed, though other accounts cite about twenty striker deaths as bodies were removed.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrey Vishinsky will cross examine Western foreign ministers over extending the Bonn constitution into the Russian occupation zone as part of the four power talks in Paris. Western sources predict the Russians may reject the plan amid hopes for a free German election and a shift of iron curtain frontiers. Eisler, the 52 year old Communist leader, recently skipped bail in the United States.
Fleet Admiral Halsey warned against relying on unproven weapons and defended the aircraft carrier as a key peace preserver. He noted Navy jets can reach high altitudes quickly and doubted bomber invulnerability while urging unity of Navy Army and Air Force in national defense.
Two warrants charging grand larceny against R. C. Pogue, 27, were sworn before County Judge W. H. Long. Pogue is accused of taking $29.80 in cash from Hoover Transfer Co. on one occasion and a second unspecified count related to peace proceedings.
Advices to the State Department said Bolivian troops have restored order in the Patino tin mines area after rioting miners killed two American engineers. James Espey, the U.S. charge d affaires at La Paz, cabled that the country was calm and reported Floyd Erickson, an American hospitalized, was invited home to Cyrus, Minnesota.
D. C. Derringer identifies three dead and one missing Americans among the victims of a strike riot at a mine. T. H. OConnor of Pasadena and Albert Krefting of Seattle are confirmed dead. H. T. Peterson of Biwabik is missing. Fifteen people, including seven American engineers, were seized and beaten at union headquarters.
Red Bay bus line cutting 20 minutes from running time starting June 1. R H R B Powers operators announce new schedule with westbound and eastbound adjustments. Eastbound to Decatur from Red Bay remains unchanged.
Police reported a collision at the intersection of Moulton Street and 11th Avenue West involving two cars. One driver was Curry Fuqua, 523 Tenth Avenue West, the other Clarence C. Corum Jr., 324 11th Avenue West. Minor damage noted.
Three hospitalized and four treated after six accidents in Morgan Limestone Lawrence counties Sunday. Stover 27 of Moulton suffered fractured ribs and abrasions. Harville 22 of Loretta broken collarbone. Wallace 22 Navy man from Landersville concussion.
W. S. Skeggs Crawford was named assistant postmaster in Decatur to succeed the late J. O. Colvard. The appointment, recommended by Postmaster R. T. Sheppard and confirmed by the Postoffice Department, takes effect June 1. Crawford has served at the Decatur post office since January 1925 and earlier in the Army postal service. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Crawford of Decatur, whose father was longtime Decatur postmaster.
Cary Gawaine Holmes 15 of East Limestone county died instantly when his head was crushed by a truck wheel after he fell from a moving truck. He and friends were en route to a creek for swimming five miles from Athens on Nick Davis highway. Funeral at East Limestone high school 3 PM Tuesday officiated by Charles Chumney. Burial in Athens cemetery with Spry in charge. Survived by Martin Holmes T F Holmes and Mr and Mrs W V Haney.
Washington May 30 The discussion on trimming government spending continues with Senator McKellar signaling a belief that further cuts can be found. Senators Johnson and McClellan echoed hope for economy, while White House figures predict higher outlays in the new fiscal year beginning July 1.
Alabama bills to raise sales from two to three percent and boost amusement tax by ten percent head the agenda when the legislature returns after the weekend. Senators will vote on Gov. Folsom’s fifty nine thousand dollar tax program after committee reports. Also on the calendar are Sunday drinking bans and spending controls.
A U S cabinet officer signaled to Russia and its allies that easing export controls may permit greater U S purchases by redesigning the current policy. Secretary Sawyer said the policy remains flexible and tied to U S foreign policy aims, with trade flow across Europe a key factor in potential relaxation.
Marketing in Valdosta Georgia notes the season's first Georgia-grown cantaloupes are entering the market and predicts Georgia watermelons will follow soon.
Montgomery May 30 Gov James E Folsom warned voters may form a steam roller to crush an economy bloc in the legislature He cited hog and hominy areas of South Alabama and corn counties in the North as examples He argued blocs only split the state and noted his office has cut spending while other branches raised appropriations He opposed a bill to bring most agencies under a single budget while preserving schools and docks.
A train collided with a car before a 1000 person Memorial Day crowd in Ardsley Pennsylvania. Two women occupants were seriously injured. The driver Dorothy M. Strockbine, 40, was warned by bystanders but failed to heed lights. Police Sgt. Mil ner Newcombe reported the events.
At the 300 mile mark of the Indianapolis 500 Holland holds first with Joie Chitwood second and Mauri Rose third. Holland’s average speed stands at 121.09 miles per hour, beating Mauri Rose’s 1948 120.337 record.
Dale Burgess reports from Indianapolis that Lee Wallard of Schenectady led the first 100 miles of the 500 mile race, stealing the lead from Rex Mays of Los Angeles on the ninth mile. Mays followed three seconds back as Duke Nalon crashed at 55 miles, escaping with minor burns after his car burst into flames. Other eliminations included George Lynch and Charles Van Acker. Wallard’s 100 mile time was 49 51.85 at an average speed of 120.327 mph. Bill Holland was
Dennis Nalon of Sherman Oaks California began his seventh Indianapolis 500 with pole speed averaging 132.939 mph the second fastest in race history. He suffered facial body and hand burns but physicians call condition not serious. Charles Van Acker veteran driver from South Bend overturned after 27 miles but walked away. George Lynch of Detroit, a race rookie, crashed into a wall injuring his left ankle and tearing up his car.
Third place Duane Carter and 1948 winner Mauri Rose were among the 32 starters in a Santa Monica race. Nalon suffered second degree burns, his mother Mrs Kate Nalon fainted upon hearing of the wreck. Observers blamed the crash on a wheel failure as Wallard led at 100 miles with Mays See Holland on Page 2.
T William Robinson 25 of 511 Lafayette Street and Henry Hok Mes 18 of 315 McCartney Street are jailed in Morgan County on burglary and grand larceny charges. They allegedly broke into the Negro Veterans of Foreign Wars hall Friday night, taking about $66. A cash register found in the river is said to have been tossed there after the break in.
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