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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1957
Page
6
Lt. William Mott of the Salvation Army estimates up to 150 families need Christmas baskets this year. At 10 dollars per basket, about 1500 dollars from kettles War Cries and donations are needed to fund the season's program, with phone help available at Elgin 3 5335.
Attorney General Rogers said the Justice Department does not plan to seek more civil rights legislation in the upcoming Congress. He spoke at a news conference his first since joining the Cabinet last month.
An advertised remedy promises instant relief from pain and itching of piles with suppositories or ointment. The product claims to stop staining clothes and offers money back if not effective. Distributed by a company selling both ointment and suppositories.
President Eisenhower undergoes an afternoon medical check to determine fitness for the Paris NATO summit next week. If unable to travel, Vice President Nixon would attend in his place. if well, he plans to depart Friday for the three day meeting opening Monday.
Dr Zachariah Joseph Francez father of Mrs Redding Emens of this city died Monday evening at his Crowley Louisiana home after a heart condition. He had been in ill health for years but continued practicing medicine. Services will be held in Crowley on Wednesday. Survived by widow three daughters Mrs Emens Mrs William Bronson of Shreveport Mrs George Samson of Crowley and five grandchildren Elizabeth Emens of Decatur Birmingham.
Decatur school officials and citizens are invited to Birmingham to hear Florida education leaders discuss how Florida has organized financing for its schools. Attendees include City Schools Supt. H. R. Leeman, Principal W. R. Riley, and Dr. A. B. Beindorff. J W Keen and Ed Henderson of Florida will speak at the Tutwiler Hotel.
Municipal Judge Howard Brooks allowed Ray Hanrahan to be excused from the petit jury panel. Brooks doubted any attorney would let Hanrahan serve as a juror anyway.
The 44 year old AG says the Civil Rights Act was debated and watered down and opponents will push more legislation next year. He notes the Civil Rights Commission will study further action but plans to wait for its findings. He urges restraint on Little Rock integration comments.
John Joseph Frank 42, a Washington attorney and former FBI agent, was found guilty by a Federal District jury on charges of acting as an unregistered agent for the Dominican Republic and Rafael Trujillo. He faces up to five years in prison and a 10,000 dollar fine per count, with sentencing delayed for a pre sentencing report.
Washington officials discuss a four to five year plan to spend 287 million annually on education aid with emphasis on science and math. The proposal would fund 20 000 scholarships yearly, raise teacher salaries and expand facilities at technical institutes and universities.
Public Safety Director Bill Lyerly said predicting deaths from traffic accidents is too uncertain. He cited last weekend’s crashes and noted 13 deaths across three wrecks, with 1.2 deaths per fatal crash on Alabama highways in the first ten months, and 574 fatalities in 464 wrecks.
The Marine Corps will install computers at key points in its interconnected supply system to manage about 250 000 items in a 1.7 billion stock. The first computer will be deployed in Albany Georgia with full operation expected by July 1.
Denver reached a record 71 degrees before a fast moving front dropped temperatures across Colorado and Wyoming. By 4 a.m. the thermometer stood at 52 and an hour later 35. Sheridan Wyoming registered a 59 morning low with subzero readings later in Colorado mountains. Fraser hit 15 as Denver marked a Dec 9 high of 70 in 1939.
The director questioned the value of predicting fatalities, saying their role is to save lives. He noted that three pileups would imply four deaths instead of 23 based on yearly averages, and that the highway death toll sits at 94 below last year despite more multiple-vehicle crashes in 1957.
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