09 Dec 1955
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1955
Page
1
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Mrs. Alice Marie Adams and her husband, a Hartselle Church of God minister, failed to obtain judgment in a Circuit Court damage suit for 50 000. The attorney said an appeal likely before the 30 day deadline. Only two cases appeared on the city recorder's court docket this morning with charges of reverse parking and driving while intoxicated. Permit notices issued for warehouse extension and other additions.
New York says Cola G. Parker was elected president of the National Association of Manufacturers and plans for 1956 aim to engage rivals early. He rejects the idea of an indispensable man and forecasts a prosperity peak while noting no plan to meet labor readers to discuss labor management peace.
One amendment called the Goodwyn tax amendment aimed to raise 29 million dollars a year for schools. The debate continues as officials note funding gaps and ongoing discussions to match education needs with revenue.
Governor James E. Folsom declared that Alabama schools are not going to close early next year after defeat of a proposed new income tax and that teacher salaries will not be cut.
The article reports that school funding relies on the failed Goodwyn tax amendment and questions the true financial state of Alabama schools. Gov. James E. Folsom had pledged no closures but revised that stance after the amendment’s defeat, noting capital funds might be diverted to keep operations. The Birmingham area districts seek solutions as they face funding pressures.
County Superintendent Lester Wooten said the state now decides Morgan County’s school fate. He warned that running out of money could force closures and noted further comments would follow after a conference. City Superintendent Walter Jackson was at a meeting.
Paris and provinces bustle as political leaders race to form alliances ahead of the final filing hour for the election of a new National assembly. Local tacticians hold back until the last moment to improve chances in department capitals across France.
The region experiences cold air with a 15 degree low predicted. Forecasters warn residents to protect auto radiators and pipes despite optimism about earlier forecasts. Clearing conditions are expected as North Alabama chills continue.
Montgomery report confirms Governor James E. Folsom flew in a jet to Cullman on election day, claiming to be the first jet passenger to land in a cow pasture before taking off an hour later with his wife. The Birmingham News notes the incident as a “new world record.”
Moulton lineman Joel Chambers has signed a grant in aid football scholarship with the University of Alabama. The 185 pound athlete was sought by Auburn and Tennessee before Alabama claimed him, part of a spree that placed 53 Alabama prep players from the 1955 group with the Tide and other schools.
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 18.65, down 11 in 24 hours. Sea level reading 552.96. High Thursday reached 54 degrees at 2 p.m. Low this morning 33 degrees, 7 a.m. Then 8 a.m. 33 and 11 a.m. 34. Legel waterfowl shooting times listed for Saturday and Sunday from 6:15 a.m. to 4:07 p.m.
Twenty years after losing sight in one eye John Henry Terry, a 40 year old carpenter's helper, faces total blindness after a freak accident at a neighbor's home. A rusted grader blade snapped free while Terry and a co worker removed a basketball goal, striking him in the left eye and leaving him with a bloody gash. He is to undergo eye removal surgery at Decatur General Hospital. His wife and four children face an uncertain Christmas as medical bills loom.
Athens College awards Ronnie Lee a $500 Wolverine Scholar ship from Calumet & Hecla Inc. The junior or senior is selected by faculty for academic record leadership and moral character. Lee, 21, is an active student and former associate editor of The Athenian and staff member of The Columns.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged Western nations to bolster alliances and maintain a selective massive retaliation power to deter Soviet aggression. He asserted the capability exists and would be used only selectively, with responses tailored to each occasion, while stressing the plan as the ultimate peace foundation. See DULLES on Page 2
The Associated Press reports continued cold weather sweeping the Rockies to the Appalachians with the mid-South feeling wintry blasts. Arctic air reached the Gulf of Mexico and dipped temperatures in the lower Mississippi Valley, with readings below freezing from the Rockies to the Great Basin and extending into Tennessee.
Fuji Tellier a 31 year old woman married to an Air Force master sergeant died in Tokyo Army Hospital after returning to Japan to die. Her husband said she believed she had months to live and chose to bring her home to be laid to rest near her Fukuoka farm.
President Eisenhower and Secretary Benson led a Cabinet session at Camp David to outline portions of the State of the Union. Benson said the soil bank plan of 400 million dollars will stand but hopes for a broader program while denying resignation rumors. The gathering included Morse and McCann as they refined the plan.
Secretary Benson urged farmers to reduce next spring's pig output to prop up hog prices. In Birmingham, the city counted its fourth diphtheria death in an outbreak that began in October, all among Negro residents. In Washington, R Karl Honaman resigned as deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs amid information policy controversies.
Montgomery faces drastic bus service cuts as a five day old boycott over racial segregation disrupts operations. Officials warned riders in Negro residential areas that service would be sharply curtailed or halted entirely starting tomorrow. Community leaders organized the protest, citing unequal treatment on public transit.
Services were held for Channon Pendergrass a 5 year old girl near Fyffe on Sand Mountain Alabama. She died Wednesday from burns received when her clothes touched an electric heater causing a flash ignition Tuesday. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs Lionel Pendergrass.
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