Middlesboro Daily News (Newspaper) - April 12, 1958, Middlesboro, Kentucky Read Today TWO r n il Village nit K The Home Daily of ATM to i Noon Heading Mostly fair and sunny today nml tomorrow At little warmer and sunny Sunday VOL -48 NO 12 rial u WIRK MIDDLESBORO KENTUCKY SATURDAY APRIL 12 1958 o Ready To Make Democrat Race Fayette Representative About Seeking Lieutenant Governor Or Maybe Nomination for Governor LEXINGTON UP State Rep John B Friday night said he is considering running for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in the May 1959 primary one ol Lana's Girl Still Faces Court Test HOLLYWOOD ner was in danger of losing her daughter Cheryl today even her shading performance on witness sland won the girl a justifiable homicide at an inquest in of Johnny A juvenile courl must mine Cheryl's future a I a hearing set for April 21 at which time Lana is lo make another ance Judge Allen T Lynch had possible 1 He could lum Cheryl over fo authorities for criminal tion since the verdict was not an order to the court 2 He could rule a ward of the court and determine whether girl should be in tody of Lana or Stephen Crane girl's falher or be sent lo a detention home or some religious or private home for girls Atty William B son said Friday night he was not in favor ot prosecuting Cheryl afler hearing what had been dis- closed at inquest IE IIP does not prosecute will go and probably return to Lana But McKesson said it was his own opinion that Cheryl would be better off in a good home for girls He indicated he did not think she should bo in custody of Lana her grandmother or Cra ne Crane said he hoped McKesson doesn't really feel lhat neither he nor Lana should who is in the Juvenile Hall There is nothing in the world T would like more than to have custody of my he said But T don't want it to sound as if T don't think her mother should have custody It puts me in a tough spot Asked a possible ciliation with Lona Crane Every time Lana has broken up with someone over the last seven years people start about a reconciliation A lot lias happened since we parted herself was secluded again in the home where plunged a butcher knife inlo the stomach of her mother's lover on Good Friday pal of the slate of Cox A B Chandler in the General Assembly told United Press I have not Iv announced nnd arn yet of- a candidate be he definitely is in cither Ilie rare governor Me said lie would consider nm ring for governor unless anti- state administration forces can agree on a suitable candidate said he would con- sider taking No 2 position on a ticket with either Wilson W att Louisville attorney who an- his candidacy for Dem nomination Wednesday torney defeated in he pri mary by Chandler Combs has not formally an- has been sounding nioro and more like a in political speeches ing the past month or so Breckinridge said if administration cannot agree on an acceptable candidate for governor I consider myself a candidate as much as anyone els After all just every politician over he age of 21 is con- it he said jokingly Democratic insurgents are ing today at Louisville with all Combs former Sen and Gov Earle C Clements and other ing members of the opposition to discuss next year's elections candidates for governor who have announced thus far are Democrats Harry King of Ashland stale Con- servation Commissioner La ban P Jackson of and lican Sen Denver C Knuckles of Middlesboro France Near PARIS Political de- mands and Anglo-American on Tunisian tion pushed France lo the edge of the government collapse day Premier Gaillard called his cabinet into special session for a s h o decision France's next move in the old bers have to draw their hauls Tunisia before the United Council 01 Local Lions Lose Gavel The Middlesboro Lions Club has lost possession of tne Traveling Gavel to the erland Lions who visited in Middlesboro Thursday The gavel is a large mallet awarded to Clubs in the area amass hy traveling to another city lo secure Hie Ravel The boro club had secured the gavel irom Somerset in January The Harlan Lions also visited local club at meeting and failed to secure possession of the gavel by only Traveling Gavel is one of the important means of ing m the district con- lest sponsored by Lions inq to Baker president of Middlesboro club Our club was second in Hie district prior o Cumberland and ian's said Baker hut now we may be in third place Our members will ably visit Cumberland in an foit to secure gavel again for our club Tne Linns district contest ends this School Board Meets Tuesday Algerian The Claiborne In County School uill meet Tuesday at 1 p.m in the office the school superintendent 11 The meeting will be held for i purpose of considering elections of n i principles and school interfering in the for the school PRICE SEVEN CENTS AT Chamber of Com- from Middlesboro merchants were left to right Elmer liams James Roy principal of the Forge Ridge School George J T Reams president of the Middlesboro Chamber of Commerce Hall Forge Ridge and Dorcey The dinner was served hy the senior class the Forge Ridge School HST Plans Policy Talk WASHINGTON This was a day ot memories for Harry S Truman the self-styled cian from Independence Mo Thirteen years ago man was catapulted into the of United Stales Thrust upon him were the tasks of bringing World War II to an end and helping to create the United Nations Truman found the presidency the most interesting and most powerful job in the world day an Truman was back in Washington greeling old friends and ing to give Congress advice on how to deal wilh the recession and the ration a warning about the gravity of the international situation Truman planned to louch on foreign policy before AM VETS a veterans organizations which was chartered under a law lie signed as President On Monday Truman will be he witness before the House Banking Commit lee as it launches five weeks of public hearings de- signed to find ways of alleviating unemployment The ex-President spent an Iwur Friday afternoon gelling briefed by the Democratic Ad- Council's economic com Claiborne Man Injured A old New Tazewell man is in serious condition morning in the Middlesboro Hospital after was found lying near the way near New Tazewell Carl was believed to have been thrown out of his car which plunged over A bank near Coffey Motor Com- pany He was found lying near the highway about 11 p ni Hospital officials said Jlealh- erly suffered lacerations and bruises about the head and face World Citizen Sets Return to His Home NAPLES Italy W Gary avis Inte an American ren and world citizen lumber was granted n visa lo enter the United Slates Davis who lore up his passport o become n world win his native land wilh an an stateless persons travel TRIP chairman of the Retail Merchants Association division of the ber of Commerce is shown presenting a for 5150 lo Roy Forge Ridge School principal for the school's senior class trip to Florida The check was presented last during Die first of a series of Goodwill Dinners sponsored by the bora business groups U.S to Reject WASHINGTON U.S of- said today tbo United Slates will reject Russia's latest mad tush proposal for an West summit meeting Tney said United Stales in- tends lo stand by Its position any summit conference must be carefully prepared lo insure chances of success The Russians put a ilan Friday calling for a U.S British French and Russian meeting in Moscow Thursday to set only the ime place and composition of a ministers meeting The ministers session Mould be no later than mid-May The note was signed by Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A Under the Russian proposal the ministers meeting would followed by a summit ence regardless of whether foreign ministers session was a success or failure Tiie Russian plan was out in response lo a ish French proposal of March 31 suggesting an ambassadorial con- ference in Moscow beginning in the last two weeks of April to de- whether any subsequent summit meeting would serve a useful purpose Tlie West wanted the ambassa- dors to discuss issues like mament German reunification and he future of European satellites to decide which subjects should be discussed at a summit conference If la were successful West said four foreign ministers then mcel to set T nnd a for a summit conference The foreign ministers would determine which countries should be sented at the summit Russia refused to go along with this procedure Gromyko declared it soes without saying lhat agreement to hold a summit con- ference could not be dependent on preliminary talks at a lower level The White promptly branded the Russian not an ance of Ihn Western suggestion A study of implications nf the noie was promised by the White House Officials United Stales could not accept the Russian Work Layoffs WASHINGTON offs of workers covered by ployment compensation rose nearly 80.000 during the week of April but the Labor De- said this did not rale any major surge in ployment file department's Bureau of Employment Security said further layoffs in Hie auto industry in Michigan New York California Indiana Kansas Ohio Texas ant H slaves were an tant in the increase The rise pushed the total for those filing new claims lo the highest figure since January when initial claims climbed The bureau said the number of new claims normally rises during the first week in April But last week's was nearly twice as high as the 260.000 lor he siime week n year ago On the side the reau said overall number of workers carried on jobless fit lists dropped by 2.900 to in the week ended March 20 Thai was the fifth week in which insured unemployment had remained virtually un changed As a result the slaved at 7.9 per cent of the -13 million workers covered by ployment compensation the same rale reported for the week ending Fob 22 The for same week a year ago was Ike Mixes Goli Work AUGUSTA Ga Iff dent divided his schedule today between golf and work on a major speech opening an all-out drive for public port for his defense tion plan While Press Secretary lames Hagerty said the dent planned lo work on the speech during the morning in his office at the Augusta tional Golf Club He will deliver it Thursday at a luncheon of S and foreign newspaper editors The speech will lie broadcast over radio and tele- vision The main purpose of dent's week end here was golf and relaxation He made lhal Plain uhen ho got off the plane Columbine ITT Friday saw the fine and declared his of getting in M holes of golf returning to the nation's capital late Sunday Water Firm Injunction Is Dissolved Bell Circuit Court Ruling Changed But Firm Must Continue Supplying Water FRANKFORT The Court of Appeals Friday ruled that the injunction which was handed down by the Bell Circuit Court March 29 against the Kentucky Water Service Company be dissolved The Court of Appeals held Hint although the injunction be dis- o repair what appears to lie a solved the Middlesboro persons leak in their pipe line and lo receiving waler from the com- off a meter lo their pany should still receive the wa- service The injunction should Icr because of lie emergency therefore be dissolved iST thal Ule However because of the be restored at the necessity that the meler shal to The order directing the disso- water service through the line union o the temporary and the present owners thereof not to object lo it we con- is as that an CIRCUIT COURT entered temporarily requiring Glenn 1 Greene et al le defendant to restore Plaintiffs service and to furnish waler to Order Directing Dissolution ot Plaintiffs at the Temporary Injunction and town meter as it had been Directing Another orc being discontinued Conditionally vided however that the Kentucky Water Service liffs or secure payment Company Defendant whatever delinquent It seems to the members of he found lo be tins court that he temporary crly alld granted h e r e i n on ant slia secure the March 31 1053 was future bills for water lo denlly or at least prematurely supplied the respective granted It is predicated on liffs the breach of contract between lie defendant and parties who are or representatives owners of the not before the court in this case namely estates of Floyd and Alya Ball deceased nnd re- quires the defendant lo go upon their private properly nnd haps property of other persons Rackets Body Meet Monday WASHINGTOM ate Rackets Committee is uled to meet Monday to decide whether to proceed with a sters hearing and risk upsetting the New York City trial of ster President James R Federal John Cashin said n New York he would de- clare a mistrial in ap conspiracy trial slated lo open Monday unless the Senate group called off its ng Committee Chairman John L McClellan promptly scheduled the Monday meeting a vole on liow the committee should proceed McClellan had no further public comment but i committee aide predicted would postpone t e unless committee members objected The rackets committee had lo begin hearings day on charges of collusion and misuse of union funds by delphia officials Committee sources said in- did not involve Hoffa But ashin warned lie would declare i mistrial if committee aired any charges involving the union Sen Karl E Mundt a committee member said he would ote to defer the in- and begin another ion instead Little League Sets for Today for the 1958 Middlesboro League baseball teams will this afternoon at -1 o'clock at he Little league Field DEATHS Susan Clawson Pierce well Anna Marie Bryant of deceased private pipe line and any person whose properly might he involved should lw marie parties lo and the entire case be and tried upon its merits Because of emergency we direct this service without considering the question ol the primary tion or absence of of the Public Service sion in premises Jolin R Mm emeu Chief Justice Apr 10 Doris Owens of Appeals Bell Circuit Judge W R les ruled after a hearing on March 29 lhat Hie water be turned on upon of an bond The company was ordered at ils own expense for leaks nnd plug up the meter at the Ball's Court Motel Knuckles said company read meter at where the supply line joins the waler main for the of checking the reading of the individual melers If is a substantial discrepancy between he waler company meter and the reading of the individual meters company may upon notice bring the matler lo the tention of the court and request modification of order The 25 plaintiffs who arc suing he Water Service Com- wny for turning off the water 26 posted a bond March as required hy Judge Knuckles The water April 1 at was hen turned What Wis Id- Judge John L Coffey alarmed by possible of an old baseball tradition dismissed a 000 suit by Mrs Ramona Dietrich who charged she was beaned by a foul ball at a Milwaukee Braves game His honor felt the ment and enthusiasm of chasing a foul ball in the stands might vanish if the plaintiff won her case If r av I nv IIM Daily Writer County jump nj in rhr 3 set but it of goui re Con- wording Senate docs nol for magistrates caused 3 question in Frankfort and a Read today's Daily editorial on this vital local fj financial nnd The hill provides less each Ilic Pence may be exclusively he performance of the duties The legal question which has of his in fur as Hiey re- arisen is Gin a magistrate in- 10 Ilie or nf crease his own salary while in by salary not to per for Tne Kentucky a in tinn 161 provides that the OtTO not 60.000 compensation nf any city county of esch town or municipal officer shall In fix salaries be charged after his lo above tion or appointment or during Tiie came out of a Ms term of office nor shall the from the Court of Appeals late lerm of any such officer he ex- year which said lhat tended beyond the period for trates could no longer try which he may have been elected ml cases in which they have a or appointed interest Before the Seclion 235 of Constitution ing magistrates received the provides that The salaries of majority of their money public officers shall not by collecting fees from guilty ed during the terms for which A magistrate could they were it shall a fee from sn innocent the duty of General In by a law fn trie in cases and what i he made for Kentucky have already voted nf official This section themselves from n per shall apply in members of the month salaries General Assembly Thus if would appear on face of these two sections from the Kentucky Constitution thai the recent salary increases arc and void Assistant nard L said Monday the constitutionality of the law is a very close question We are most lo render an we advise that a lawsuit to test this question be instituted said Thursday Harlan County ney Cawood Smith said he plans lo make such an appeal Smith said he would file an appeal in Circuit Court to lest the constitutionality of the law the voted to raise then aries to 5250 a month each Elsewhere in Iho week voted 5200 a salaries This was done strong objections nf Whitley Jr selling an excessive would an increase in property tax ihp ly cr of certain vital services Tne present nudge of ty is unable to meet expense of any and if measure carried through it would result in cutting down on valuable in he county such as health welfare agriculture and road and bridge activities Tongue said he will assist he Perry neys in testing of ihp salary County Morton re- to sign the order book proving of hr On Tuesday Percy in- creases of a month each Miss Jessie Honi Perry County Court Clerk said move would only further Ihr Miss Horn said the County's funds for the current cal year are practically ed and County lias un- able to borrow money from any source Also on Tuesday the Knox magistrates gave selves a a month salary in- crease Because ot the large ex- involved County Magistrate Hesper Carter said we will probably take about from each district road and bridges fund to salary The road and bridge fund affords about per district This deduction would leave each district about per district Only a month ago Knox County felt could nol bo audited could not find the funds lo pay for Knox 0 County hooks have nol been ed in recent years Clay County magistrates also voted themselves a 5100 a month meeting last Tuesday However Roll trales all Southeastern tucky Counties when voled unanimously in favor of a 5150 a month salary increase Dec 2 for the next incoming magistrates But there were four magistrates last December who voted for the increase that arc on the present Fiscal Court The four are Elmer Champlain Lester Dozier John Zoochi and Joe fcr did not seek re-election but was appointed as magistrate of the 5th District when ed Albert Mays died January 11 Standifer has now filed his dacy for magistrate for May If however present salary increases arc null and void hy the Court of Appeals the may well include Bell because Section 161 provides tnat salaries can not be changed after an officer's election But should the salary increases he approved the Fiscal Courts all over Southeastern Kentucky are still faced with another how to finance the salary in- At present the Fiscal Court docs not have enough money to pay for the original ran out for the April 1 meeting The next meeting April 15 will be the first for the magistrates to meet without pay Under the proposed 5150 a month per magistrate salary it would cost the County per year Under the present budget the only allotted for highways Wilh this tremendous burden county's finances there will undoubtedly be some reductions in some of the county's
