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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1955
Page
3
The University of Alabama Teacher Placement Bureau reports a statewide deficit as it has filled only about half of teacher requests. Reasons include higher pay elsewhere and factors such as location town size equipment and living costs influencing teachers' choices.
Notice announces passenger train schedule change effective August 14 for Southern Railway. Train No. 45 The Tennessean will alter its running times across the system.
Dr John R McLure notes Alabama teachers face high demand and limited supply across subjects including commercial subjects home economics and athletics coaching. Beginning salaries for bachelors range 2100 to 2400 with masters 2400 to 2700. experienced masters up to 3300. Local boards fix salaries and vacancies persist in elementary and librarian roles.
Mrs Agnes Severson supreme worthy high priestess of the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem paid her official quadrennial visit to North Alabama Shrine No 7 at a Lyons Hotel dinner in Decatur. The event featured welcomes by Mrs Hazel Elliott and Mrs Julia Nale with floral tributes and solos by Ira Schnell and piano by Jesse Stimson.
The U S Civil Service Commission announces a Postmaster third class position at Elkmont P O with a 4152 dollar annual salary. Applications close August 10 and a written test will be held in Decatur. The notice removes maximum age limits for competitive civil service positions and supersedes the Feb 23 1953 amendments.
The French Foreign Ministry said the Big Four foreign ministers will hold a Geneva meeting on October 27 to continue a previously directed effort. The date follows consultations among the United States France Great Britain and the Soviet Union.
A vacant house is described as haunted in the notice. The address is cited as the location under discussion with implications for property status and potential inspections or investigations. No further details are provided in the readable text.
The proposal notes that teachers with Masters Degrees who are experienced may receive at least $4,800 in added pay. It emphasizes salary boosts tied to advanced qualifications and years of service.
Brush Colorado reports 150 farm families forced from homes by floodwaters fed by the region s heaviest rainfall in two decades. One woman drowned when a crest swept a bridge nine miles south of Brush. her husband was saved by a Brush feed lot executive who used an outboard boat after clinging to a log for two hours. A separate cloudburst near Colorado Springs stranded about 300 tourists and caused thousands of dollars in damage.
City police reported two traffic accidents on Decatur streets. At 11:08 a.m. on U.S. 31 near Legion Field a 1952 Dodge pickup driven by Homer D. Coffey, 62, Wheeler, and a 1949 Chevrolet driven by Marcus P. Lemmond, 32, Hartselle 3, collided as Coffey attempted a left into Legion Field. Damage details are unclear in the report.
Court neared wind up with most today’s docket cleared. Bobby Lee Carter was found guilty of assault and battery with a $25 fine plus costs. Several cases were continued, forfeitures and writs issued for violations including prohibition law and resisting search. Judge W. H. Long presided as the term concluded.
President Eisenhower, grounded by Hurricane Connie, returned to Washington today after a six day stay at his Gettysburg country home. He arrived at 9 a.m. following an 85 mile car trip that took one hour and 55 minutes.
A 1950 Chevrolet driven by Desmond L. Davis and a 1953 Ford driven by William H. Lee crashed at the intersection of Church and Ferry Streets. Damages were heavy to both vehicles. Davis was arrested for running a stop sign after officers Kennedy and Terry investigated the wrecks.
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