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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1952
Page
1
A brief notes section highlights a set of techs labeled DIART with glimpses of work at a facility named Bemalle. The items suggest early prototypes and compact demos presented in a low profile setting. No public schedule or detailed outcomes provided.
Community notes report a 9 am Holy Communion service at St John’s Episcopal during the Feast of the Transfiguration. Local hospital admissions include David and Billy Darwin in Decatur General Hospital and several others across Decatur and nearby towns.
A Walker County soldier in Japan will be brought back to Alabama to face murder charges alongside his brother in the slaying of 9 year old Phyllis Dean Carver near Bayview. Joseph Barton Fewell and Stanford Ellis Fewell, 21 and 20, were indicted. Stanford remains jailed awaiting trial. Their mother Ozella Clay said both were with her when the girl died. Carver’s battered body was found near Bayview Lake after a 12 hour search following her movie outing.
Police report a burglar pried loose a screened bedroom window at Garland Roberts residence 1049 Johnston Street last night. A lady's green billfold with a driver's license and small change was the only item taken.
U S Sabre pilots shot down four Communist jets and damaged six in four dog fights over North Korea. The UN warned 78 towns housing military installations to evacuate before air raids, part of a program to spare civilians and demonstrate Allied air superiority.
Lawrence county officials report two schools in Moulton closed by order of the county medical association after one polio case was found. Only Lawrence County High School and Moulton Elementary were affected. The patient, Betty Ruth Ligon, nine, of Moulton, is hospitalized in Birmingham.
Washington reports a possible coal strike as United Mine Workers chief John L. Lewis gives 60 days notice that current contracts end September 30. Negotiations with Moody of the Southern Coal Producers Association and Moses of the Bituminous Operators are crucial to prevent a shutdown of soft coal mining.
Patsy Ann Partridge an 18 year old art student vanishes mid Atlantic after leaving a despondent note. Family aboard the liner Veendam searches the ship and nearby waters with Capt Oldenburger directing a 12 hour zig zag hunt while 15 other ships are alerted. Partridge from Short Hills New Jersey studied at St Martin's London and faced exam failure.
Top Democratic leaders predict the South will stay solid in November despite Dixie discontent. Stevenson cites “hearten ing evidences” of fidelity. Long and Green say no Southern state will go Republican. Eisenhower and Stevenson campaign amid primaries in Missouri Michigan and Kansas. The Negro vote looms large as Eisenhower contemplates states rights on civil rights. Stevenson remains wary of GOP appeal to Black voters. Eisenhower speeches in Los Angeles and a Veterans of Foreign Wars event frame the day.
In Taipei Formosa a small ceremony saw Nationalist China and Japan formally end fifteen years of declared and undeclared conflict. Foreign Minister George Yeh and Shini Shishi Kimura signed ratification documents as Okasaki sent a telegram expressing hope for renewed peace. Yeh urged close cooperation in economic and other fields to support East Asian peace and security.
Decatur prepares for the general city election on Sept 15 with incumbent mayor H R Summer and Knox McRae as the two qualified mayoral candidates. The City Council set the election date and will also elect five aldermen.
Limestone county commissioners will decide if Limestone participates in a new direct Decatur Huntsville highway after cost studies. The plan contrasts a straight Mooresville route with a parallel Whiteside route near the Southern Railway, sparking protests from Sam A. Gay who did not produce a petition. Council member Charles Leopard backed the project, noting state absorption of maintenance costs and broad support in Southeast Limestone. Madison county already agreed to a state contract for the road.
The Weather Bureau projected more thundershowers across Alabama as scattered light rain eased the drought slightly. Decatur reported .45 inch, and six of ten stations logged rainfall. Highs reached 99 at Muscle Shoals Selma and Evergreen while Birmingham saw 76 in the afternoon amid showers and clouds.
In a dawn collision south of Waco two Greyhound buses burst into flames killing numerous passengers. At least 28 bodies recovered with many remaining unidentifiable as investigators and safety officials seek causes.
A Netherlands Air Force trainee pilot was killed in a crash of his training plane near Miller's Ferry, southeast of Selma. The victim’s name was not released pending next of kin notification. he was to graduate from Craig Air Force Base on September 13 under the Mutual Assistance Defense Pact.
UN and Communist staff officers approved wording for a proposed Korean armistice document but deadlock remains over prisoner exchanges. Interpreters will align Korean Chinese and English versions as talks resume Monday after a recess.
Final rites for Hubert Steed 51 of Hartselle will be at Salem church tomorrow at 2 PM with Rev Fred Schlosser officiating interment in the adjoining Peck cemetery Steed died yesterday at Hartselle hospital after being in a coma since Friday when a dynamite blast sent a rock ricocheting to strike him on the head Survivors include his widow daughter brother and three sisters He was a charter member and stable sergeant of National Guard Troop A 23rd Cavalry later Company C 127th Engineers and a Baptist church member in Lawrence County Pallbearers are Buck Powell Marvin Foote W L Cole Elbert Roy Willie Ryker and Robert Franks
Marine Capt Edward Shamis, 28, of Pensacola Florida, landed a Panther jet on one wheel after anti aircraft fire wounded him in Korea. An unexploded bomb hung from the crippled aircraft as Shamis guided it toward friendly lines aided by 2nd Lt Richard Spencer. He was rushed to a hospital with a compound arm fracture and head lacerations. Shamis is recommended for the Bronze Star.
A delegation from the Tennessee Valley met with Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Frank Stewart to assess drouth damage. Gov. Gordon Persons planned a Florida trip but outlined loan procedures for Alabama drought sufferers. AP reports corn yields near 20 percent of normal and cotton at about 50 percent.
Police killed six guerrillas and wounded 10 of a 40 man band at a polling place 70 miles west of Pusan as South Korea conducts its first direct presidential and vice presidential election. Home Minister Kim Tai Sun said the guerrillas fled leaving a submachine gun and 300 cartridges. Voting resumed after a short delay. Incumbent Syngman Rhee leads a field including Cho Bong Am and Lee Shi Yung with Hugh Cynn among nine vice presidential contenders. Results expected in about three days due to poor communications.
Pvt. Hugh S. Carter 24 of Boston was picked up by military police at the Blackstone railway station ending his quiet sitdown protest against Korea duty. He had lingered at the station since July 18 defying a 12 day furlough and five days travel time to Fort Lawton to serve as a medical corpsman. His AWOL status will be decided after Fort Lawton reviews the case. Carter, a Jehovah's Witness, was taken into Camp Pickett custody on the command’s initiative.
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