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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1957
Page
1
The city animal shelter logged 102 dogs found in November with 32 redeemed and 17 sold. Sixty four dogs and four cats were humanely trapped, 39 dogs remained at month end, and receipts from redemptions and sales totaled 133.25.
Decatur utilities board voted to expand the municipal power system into a three mile police zone at a cost of 150000. Board chairman Gerald Neher said more than 250 Morgan Countians requested city power and noted about 500 electric customers live in the zone. Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation supplies most current service.
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 17.05 feet with a 10 foot 24 hour drop and a sea level height of 551.35 feet. Temperatures ranged from a high of 43 to a low of 31 with 52 degrees by 11 a.m. Today’s outlook says sunny and warmer, tonight clear and cool, Friday partly cloudy and mild. Winds from the west 10 to 15 mph diminishing tonight and southwest 10 to 15 mph Friday. Legal waterfowl shooting Friday 6 12 a.m. to 4 06 p.m. Saturday 6 13 a.m. to 4 06 p.m.
County tallies show Cullman 1122.50 dollars at 33 percent of goal Lawrence 295.50 dollars at 23 percent Limestone 1709.52 dollars with other entries including Moaracn 9475 2H contributing to overall progress.
Decatur prepares a famed Christmas parade set for 8 p m Friday with 17 floats 6 high school bands and two color guards. Riverside students from first three grades will ride 100 participants. George LaBoon of the Chamber of Commerce chairs the arrangements as more bands and floats line up than in past years. The parade travels from Riverside School along Bank Street to Lee Street Second Avenue and ends at Gordon-Bibb. See FRIDAY on Page 2.
Construction of a Fruehauf Trailer Co plant in this city resumed this morning after a two day stoppage. City electric department crews removed five poles and power lines owned by Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation, making return to work possible.
From his Huntsville office this morning attorney C E Shaver termed the City of Decatur move to remove Joe Wheeler facilities from the Fruehaus site as unfortunate. He said the corporative would look into the matter and take steps as desirable. He added it is unfortunate someone violated the rights of Joe Wheeler.
The Co op facilities that served private homes on the 44 acre plot were replaced after the City of Decatur bought the land to erect a building for lease to Fruehaus. Most homes served by Co op lines were removed except one used as a construction office and connected to City of Decatur power. See Barriers on page 2.
In thick fog near St Johns Station a collision between an 11 coach steam train and a 10 coach electric train killed roughly 100 people and injuring over 200 as wreckage blocked Parks Bridge junction. Rescue crews recovered 73 bodies and many others remained trapped with final toll pending.
Alabama Public Service Commission approves Louisville & Nashville Railroad plan to fold four New Orleans Cincinnati passenger trains into two. Trains 2 and 3 serving Decatur will be dropped, while trains 1 and 4 continue. Officials cite ongoing losses and no near term improvement, noting adequate alternative transport remains for affected communities.
Soviet radio announced the 16,000 ton icebreaker Lenin launched at Lenin grad Moscow to break ice over six feet thick. It will run on atomic fuel, stay at sea for months, and carry 1,000 sleepers with a top speed of 19 knots and 44 000 horsepower.
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida Defense Department officials delayed the Gamma baby moon test launch after a leaking valve in the liquid oxygen tank and a weather-related break. Officials planned a daylight attempt after 7 a.m. tomorrow as planners conferred following the two hour conference.
In Sycamore Illinois a wide search for 7 year old Maria Ridolph continued with FBI involvement. Police say evidence points to kidnapping or sex crime and hundreds of volunteers joined in with planes and radio equipped cars aiding the effort. Maria was last seen near her West Side home with a neighbor girl Cathie Sigman who reported a man 24 years old offering a piggy back ride. The mother fears the worst while officials say a sex crime is possible.
An all new 1958 Magnavox television dial EL 3 2370 is highlighted on Fed Avenue showcasing its vintage dial design and model features. The ad notes a showroom display and potential pricing details for collectors and enthusiasts.
In Jerusalem a first Israeli convoy to Mt Scopus in two weeks crossed Jordanian territory with 14 barrels of gasoline and supplies. UN observers checked cargo, including meat and biscuits, before departure under a Hammarskjold mediated agreement.
A Birmingham engineering firm recommends boosting Decatur water treatment capacity from eight to twelve million gallons daily. The plan includes pumps, new mains, filters, and four one million gallon per day filters. Total cost about 2.12 million dollars with refunding warrants at roughly 4.5 percent. Council informal approval and formal action anticipated, possibly in January.
BRISTOL Rhode Island Cmdr Harvey O Webster of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations says two high ranking Soviet naval officers have defected and are in Washington He cites confirmation of American estimates of Soviet naval strength including more than 500 submarines some nuclear powered and armed with missiles Webster declined to name the defectors and the Navy provided no additional details to reporters
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