POLITICAL NOTES: Junior Autoists

Hugo LaFayette Black, otherwise known as the Junior Senator from Alabama— Junior, that is, to the Hon. James Thomas (“Tom Tom”) Heflin—appeared in Washington traffic court last week because his automobile had been in collision. He pointed to the other collisionist, one Oliver H. Austin, and said, “That is the man.” Result: $200 fine for Autoist Austin for hit-&-running. Police in Phoenix City, Ala. observed an automobile behaving peculiarly at midnight, suspected autointoxication, arrested the occupants, found allegedly three bottles of home brew. One B. M. Haines was charged with driving while intoxicated the automobile of James Thomas Heflin, junior—junior, that is, to the senior Senator from Alabama. Junior Heflin was also lodged in jail, charged with drunkenness, with violating the state prohibition law. Results: Heflin Jr. received a visit from the pastor of St. Paul’s’ Methodist Episcopal Church of Columbus, Ga., the Rev. Marvin H. Heflin, brother of James Thomas (“Tom Tom”) Heflin Senior. It was junior Heflin’s third conspicuous episode of the kind in six months (TIME, 2 refs. July 1). Released on bond, he said he was “worried over his rundown physique.”