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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1950
Page
4
The Cincinnati Enquirer quotes a suggestion that vehicles be equipped with a liquor odor detector. If detected, the system would kill the motor brake the car and swallow the ignition key.
The Decatur Junior League announces a temporary Youth Center will open the first week in October due to insufficient funds for a $25,000 building. They will keep all funds in the treasury until construction can begin, acknowledging costs would rise beyond preliminary estimates.
Decatur moves into natural gas distribution as financing finalizes. The city’s gas service aims to attract industry and support existing development, with new schools and a modern airport highlighted as part of 1950 progress. The editorial supports the council’s public service move and urges continued growth.
Letter cites Read er's Digest on Connecticut penalties for accidents. Proposes Alabama adopt a point-based license removal to curb crashes and improve highway safety urging study by the Department of Public Safety.
Decatur’s Red Raiders suffered a first defeat after a long win streak as the Anniston Bulldogs, coached by Shorty Ogle, handed them a setback. The piece praises Decatur’s program, notes graduations will affect 1950, and backs the Raiders to rebound with the same high quality play next season.
Drew Pearson recalls the dispute over the exit of Lou E. Johnson from the Roosevelt administration as assistant secretary of War. Hall Roosevelt asked Johnson to arrange a favor via generals. Johnson refused after a call, revealing a recorded warning to withhold aid from Hall Roosevelt.
Reports from Peiping via Indian ambassador Panikkar shape U S China policy aims. Panikkar mediates between Washington and Beijing to deter attack on Formosa and keep Korean troops out, aligning Nehru’s stance with State Department goals.
Living Today encourages pride in self restraint and perseverance amid defeat and disruption. It urges calm handling of aggravation, ignoring minor pains, and using failure as fuel for daily growth while promoting kindness, tolerance, and community improvement, even as others refuse to acknowledge merit.
Nehru informs the White House of potential clashes between Chinese communists and Moscow. Molotov is alleged to push China toward Korea and Formosa, while Mao reportedly resists. U.S. planners warn that Asia's manpower makes protracted war overseas imprudent.
Commentary mocks Maine prohibitionist Senator Brewster as the first city in Congress to run a tap room. Republican rebukes lament Roosevelt and Truman. Rep Carl Vinson dismisses a political opponent with a wry remark about favors unreturned.
Nation's steel leaders met Secretary of Commerce Sawyer and William Harrison head of the National Production Authority to discuss wartime steel controls. A strict secrecy pledge was imposed and Sawyer alone would speak to the press, citing fears of repeating the Dunn report and noting past underestimates could bring disaster.
Washington reports Lt. Gen. Walton Walker and Adm. Charles Joy along with Lt. Gen. George Stratemeyer as top UN ground, sea and air leaders likely to command the forthcoming Korean drive. Officials warn against overreaching with forecasts while stressing security and realism.
Vic Bubbet reporting from Decatur notes the county fair, despite rain, drew cheers as Jaycees receive praise for their first fair. A Wheels meeting planned Monday will award trophies from the recent tennis tournament, with Doc Easter and the agriculture committee set to present Lions programs this week.
The Kiwanis club plans a four ring circus to town with afternoon and evening performances on October 9, reviving county fair excitement for residents.
Civic groups and the Jaycees are organizing a winter bowling league as the softball season winds down. The four civic clubs aim to keep community activity lively with rolling balls and falling pins.
The Kiwanians plan another officer slate with nominations this week. The 1951 slate will be elected at the meeting on October 5. Bob and Hunter join the Rotarian youth service committee for the process.
U S air carriers show stronger activity through six months rising seven percent in operating income over 1949. Analysts now forecast annual profits before taxes could reach about 50 million dollars nearly double last year.
A 14 year old Black girl named Ezzie Daniels is jailed in Madison county after confessing to strangling six babies, three siblings and three nieces, aged six weeks to fourteen months, as she tired of caring for them while family worked in the fields. The alleged killings took place on a farm near Ila with the last victim dying last Sunday. A warrant has been issued on a serious case charge.
The Civil Service Commission moves to end the wartime war service appointments. It will replace them with emergency indefinite temporary-appointments in defense agencies. Agencies will use the commission's eligible emergency personnel registers while adequate.
The Navy Department will survey all coal bids this year and assess coal requirements of its installations. The aim is to align future invitations with plant needs, broaden eligible coal bids, and increase types of coal while saving government funds.
Sawyer pressed the industry to reveal absolute maximum capacity for expanding steel production under voluntary controls. The leaders indicated cooperation and agreed that voluntary measures suffice for now, except Inland Steel's Joseph Block who urged mandatory controls and faced rejection.
Politics this week outlines Monday primaries in Maryland for senate governor six U S house seats and state offices Rhode Island Democratic primary for senate governor two U S house seats and other offices with Republican primary September 27 Tuesday Massachusetts primaries for governor and legislature Wisconsin primaries to choose nominees for senate governor ten U S house seats and other state offices
Sugar industry men note a record U S harvest of sugar beets and report Europe’s beet harvest as the largest on record. They reference around January 1 as a benchmark date.
BA's bumper crop of cane sugar will start coming on the market. Prices will be under pressure, nevertheless, even with all that supply and even with demand at the current level.
Street crews start cleaning about 1500 feet of storm drainage on Fourth Avenue East with Pittsburgh Pipe Cleaning of Birmingham under contract. City officials say clearing will help move water but surpluses may persist due to lines being too small for extreme runoff this year.
Singapore government plans to halt Communist propaganda from Hong Kong and Red China by restricting books and magazines. A branch of the Chinese Secretariat will check and translate China produced publications and may extend emergency regulations to enforce a ban.
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