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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1949
Page
1
Partly cloudy today tonight and Saturday with scattered showers in the far south. Northeast to east coastal winds. small craft on the coast should exercise caution. Also local items report church services, hospital admissions and births, arrests for assault and battery, rabies tests, and dismissals from Decatur General Hospital including several named residents and locations.
Montgomery, Sept 2. Governor Folsom returned an 18.6 million general appropriations bill to the legislature unchanged except for striking open-end provisions. The House originator referred it to rules, with plans to sustain the veto. The Senate faced a filibuster on a 67-senator bill and possible action on the Boswell substitute. The pro voter amendment would require new voters to pledge understanding of citizenship duties and sign a non-communist oath. Additional notes mention committee plans and local events, with notices of church services and kennel club meeting.
Searchers dragged the river today to recover Joe Cothern about 35 who drowned last night. County Coroner Joe Morrison said Sam Martin TVA employee led the search at noon. Charles Adams Goodyear employee with Cothern was rescued by Slim Houser and Officer Lewis Landers. Adams said the boat turned over and he yelled for help. Two youths Lloyd Edward Shirley and Lily Dale Charles alerted officials from American Oak Leather Co. The drifting man clung to the overturned boat before it washed ashore near the water works. Private boat crews began searching at 8 PM and continued until at least 3 AM, aided by the fire department.
Chauncey Sparks, former Alabama governor, toured the state capitol in Montgomery on September 2, meeting with lawmakers in session and saying he came to discuss a tax matter with the revenue department. It was his first capitol visit since leaving office in January 1947, and he planned to meet Governor James E. Folsom.
A small tropical storm carried toward Puerto Rico and Cuba, expected to pass about 120 miles south of Puerto Rico this afternoon. Winds 40 to 50 mph within 75 miles of the center, with warnings along the island’s southeast coast. Grady Norton noted the storm’s formative stage, with strongest winds east of the eye and distant storm backlash causing deaths and property damage near Barbados.
James Nunn aged 44 and Jesse Rogers aged 35 were arrested after a year long hunt for counterfeiters of half-dollar and 25-cent coins. They faced arraignment before U S Commissioner Lister Hill Jones with Nunn bonded at 2500 and Rogers at 1000. neither posted bond and both remained jailed. Secret Service Agent John J Kiljan and city detectives recovered plaster moulds for coins and seized over 300 dollars in counterfeit coins found locally.
Dr. Loren Eiseley of the University of Pennsylvania announced the discovery near Cody, Wyoming of extensive remains from a primitive hunter group in the American West. The camp site is believed to date from 5,000 to 12,000 years before Christ.
Rev and Mrs Gordon Bishop and their son Johnny prepare to depart the United States aboard the Ten Nessean for Chattanooga then New York en route to Maradi Niger Colony via French West Africa. Lena Harvey Bishop, former Decatur resident, accompanies her husband on a mission furlough stretching toward future work in French-speaking regions.
In Tavares Florida opening of the rape trial for three Black men began amid heavy security. Prosecutors and defense attorneys questioned 54 jurors as the case nears jury selection and observers note tense local reactions following a 17 year old farm wife’s rape that sparked white intimidation in Groveland and nationwide guard intervention.
Senator Hill of Alabama endorses the Anderson farm bill, named for former Secretary of Agriculture Anderson. He urges maintaining current farm price supports and quotes that the bill will keep basic commodities under marketing quotas at 90 percent of parity, covering crops such as cotton and peanut.
Senator McCarthy said he will insist that Frank Costello of New York be called as a witness in the senate investigation of five per centers. He questioned Maj. Gen. Vaughan about campaign funds and linked Costello with liquor figures Phil Kastel and William Helis as potential donors, with Vaughan denying knowledge of such ties. The hearings are in recess for about a month as staff pursue tips.
Acting President Li Tsung Jen of nationalist China marked the fourth anniversary of victory over Japan by appealing to peace loving nations to join in resisting international communism. He warned that Communist forces were advancing into Kwantung province where Canton is the provisional capital and stressed that freedom must be protected to honor World War II sacrifices.
In Peekskill New York Paul Robeson announced a Sunday concert near the riot site as veterans groups vowed a counter parade to protest his appearance. The plan, led by Westchester Committee For Law And Order, aims to demonstrate against communism, with 14 veterans posts and allied groups expected to participate. The event follows a Saturday riot that injured several attendees and drew state civil rights protests in Albany.
Gov James E Folsom denounces the state employed merit system as a hierarchy that preserves officials He signs a civil service bill for Montgomery city and county workers saying the Montgomery measure differs from the state system He cites policy making admins evading orders and criticizes the system as needing abolition
Most of Decatur observes Labor Day Monday with city offices and many businesses closed. The Morgan County Education Superintendent's Office and Health Department stay open, while the post office operates partial services and box collection continues.
Justice Wiley B Rutledge of the Supreme Court was reported gravely ill at York village hospital with a circulatory condition. Doctors administered oxygen and kept constant vigil at the bedside as officials listed his condition as critical.
Four men held up a Sewell Manufacturing payroll messenger in Bremen Georgia escaping with about 24 000 to 25 000. The gunmen forced the company truck off the road as two women employees and driver Bill Gallman were in the vehicle. Police traced the getaway toward Bankhead highway and toward Bowdon, with alerts sent to Georgia and Alabama patrols. Roy Sewell said payroll pickup is standard weekly courtesy of Gallman and the two women. The firm employs about 700 workers. The license 48 737 could be Georgia or Alabama.
William W. Golden, a Decatur Transit cab driver, is improving at Decatur General Hospital from severe internal injuries after a passenger demanded money with a knife near Hillsboro. The driver attacked the robber with an iron bar, recovered his money, and left the suspect in Lawrence County as he returned to Decatur.
George N. Craig of Brazil Indiana was elected the American Legion’s national commander. The 40 year old World War Two veteran pledged to make the Legion an important voice in the nation’s political and social life. The post pays 15000 annually plus a 35000 expense allowance and underscores a tense convention before Philadelphia settled into normalcy. Descriptions point to bids from Los Angeles Boston and New York for the 32nd national conclave location with elections in November.
The Washington Publishers' Association proposes a substantial wage reduction to members of Columbia Typographical Union 101 employed on the four daily Capitol newspapers. The union met on Sunday to discuss the notice and a strong counter proposal to boost wages is expected in reply.
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