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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1955
Page
2
Decatur Fire Chief Floyd Elkins warns to place trees away from exits and heat sources, avoid candles, and skip flammable decorations. He urges testing lighting, using water-filled stands, and disposing of flammable wrappings after opening gifts.
Gov. James E. Folsom named new member to replace Judge Millsap on the state board. The board rejected a 150000 bond bid for the Alabama State College for Negroes project and will re advertise with sealed bids. Dr. J Clyde Blair was approved as director of secondary education and Mrs Altha H Mauldin was named treasurer of the Alabama School of Trades.
A February 1953 Sudan accord would have set the future of the country to a constituent assembly. A British Foreign Office spokesman in London said Britain had no advance notice of El Azhari plan to proclaim independence. He called the situation unclear and said Britain would consult with Egypt over next steps. El Azharis claimed Sudanese Parliament could decide the country's future.
Cunha stated Goa is a Portuguese province not a colony and rejected Indian claims we will consult under Article 4 if Goa or Macao is attacked. He noted Article 4 does not compel mutual military aid and Portugal does not see Goa as automatically eligible for such assistance. A separate note mentions young bald eagles lack the adult white head spots.
The listed venues present Hajji Baba Princess and The Adventures of Hajji Baba with showtimes at 1:25 3:25 5:25 7:25. Five Against The House at ROXY with 1:40 3:20 5:30 7:25 9:15. Blackboard Jungle at SUNSET 6:45 9:00. A Lawless Street at BOWLINE A Lawless Street 7:00 9:00. The Return Of Jack Slade at RANCH Hartselle 6:45 9:00. Star Vue Courtland Highway Gog featuring Richard Egan Herbert Marshall 6:30 9:00.
Community groups schedule holiday parties at local churches and clubs including Le Club Entre-Meres and East End Methodist Young Adult Class. A Morgan County Christmas seal drive remains short of its $5 720 goal with about 2 500 still needed. Local incidents include a parking lot collision on Moulton Street and the death of J M Bush of Wetumpka. A jail contempt case against Freddie Hagood is noted alongside obituaries and church services.
O W Wyche Crutcher 86 longtime Athens druggist died at Kozi Haven Rest Home in Columbia Tennessee. Funeral services set for Saturday 10 30 a m at his residence conducted by Rev Ralph Jolly. He operated Crutcher Drug Store about 50 years with his late brother Dr J S Crutcher Sr. He is survived by his wife son Charles two sisters and a brother Interment in City Cemetery is directed by McConnell Service Funeral Home.
Security states it would back the Philippines while informants say Americans oppose Sweden over Red China recognition. Italy and Austria were suggested but many diplomats oppose a new member. Delegates rush negotiations as the Assembly risks paralysis without full membership and a rotating plan favors the Philippines this year and Yugoslavia in 1957.
Dismissals include Mrs Bennie Clemons and infant daughter at 217 7th Ave NW. Admissions feature Thomas V Terry of Moulton 4 and Mrs Charles Birdwell. Also listed Mrs G E Bowden Jr at 1830 College and Mrs G E Bowden Jr at 1830 College.
Anzell Taylor of Falkville and Stanton Morris of Hartselle appear in a Bank Street Hospital listing along with Mrs. James P. Cox of Vine Street and Mrs. Charles Poole of College, indicating a social or patient roster.
Mrs J W Kirby and infant son Trinity. Mrs J R Morrow of Hartselle. Mrs Thomas Bates of Hartselle. The Rev Jimmy Rodgers of 1716 Beech Street.
A list of individuals by town shows registrations in Moulton Decatur Kalamazoo Danville Town Creek Trinity Mt Hope and other locales. Names include Blanche Glenn Clarence Blankenship Jimmy Walker Pearline Craft Joyce Waldrop Charles Hagood Agnes Smith Easter Terry Dennis Terry Donald Moats Samuel Moats Lula Naylor Laverne Keenum Ricky Sutton Arthur Shelton Margie Lindsey Lutie Chaney Cora Owens Jane Anderson Ruth Sneed Theron Young.
A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Poole at Bank St. Hospital on Thursday. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James P. Cox at Bank St. Hospital on Thursday. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Milton Roades at Decatur General Hospital today. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Keenum at Lawrence County Hospital Monday. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Orville Ray Lindsey at Lawrence County Hospital Tuesday. An American Dental Assn report notes only 40 percent of Americans receive adequate regular dental care.
Roy Odom, president of the Decatur city council, is reported ill at home with a virus infection after receiving a call at 10 42 this morning. McDougle 1222 8th Ave NW is noted in the text.
The piece examines the open skies proposal and a Carnegie exhibit on how modern aerial photography reveals detailed military and civilian information from 40 000 feet. It notes the speed and limits of photo interpretation and cites experts and figures, including Lt Col Ralph Steakley and Ambassador Lodge.
John Wilson Poer, 87, died unexpectedly at 10:20 this morning at his home 626 Gordon Drive SE after a period of illness. He had lived in Decatur over 50 years and ran a West Decatur grocery business for about 30 years. Survived by wife Matilda and five daughters Mabel, Margaret, Elizabeth, Atha, and Frances Poer along with nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Brown Funeral Co.
A mid December cold spell remained firmly in place across the country. Temperatures fell below freezing from the Southeast to the Gulf states, with 30 in San Antonio and 31 in Mobile. The arctic air spread eastward and southward, dropping more than 20 degrees in the East and keeping the upper Midwest near or below zero.
John Fallone a 17 year old from Vandergrift Pennsylvania died in Armstrong County Memorial Hospital six hours after a gun battle with a posse that had chased him for 16 hours He had wounded two others and killed three members of the Smail family including Gladys Smail 15 who remained in critical condition Hearts gunfight ended with Fallone fatally shot by authorities.
A $186 450 contract has been awarded Farmer Construction Co Mobile for the city s first municipal golf course. The firm will begin work next week on an 18 hole course at the new municipal park in Spring Hill under a cost plus contract. The 750 acre park will include a swimming lake fishing lake picnic grounds and zoo.
HOLLYWOOD obituary notices report the deaths of Dorothy Bernard 61 and Paul Harvey 71 two veteran stage and screen performers. Bernard known for Life With Father TV role died of heart attack in her Los Angeles home. Harvey a Broadway and early talkie actor died in his sleep near Visalia California leaving a widow Ottye a half sister and a half brother.
Cotton at Veraty and related markets shows midrange values around 4.43 per unit. No. 2 yellow corn at 1.15 and No. 3 white ear corn at 1.05. Wheat graded at 23.80 to 26.50 for choice. hogs trading 170 to 250 pounds with butcher prices around 11.00 per hundredweight.
In early New York trading the market advanced modestly as gains spread across issues. General Motors rose to 46% on 10,000 shares but settled back, with Advancers including Climax Molybdenum U S Steel Chrysler Seiberling American Tobacco Du Pont General Electric and RKO Pictures while Goodrich American Cyanamid 20th Century Fox and Canadian Pacific fell.
Bruce Dexter of Reinforced Iron Workers Local 416 was shot in the back and critically wounded in his garage. Frank Vaughn denied any strike or union trouble. A blue and white car carried two men seen fleeing after a man with a rifle emerged, with witnesses noting party crashers at a nearby home.
Volunteer drivers from Hart selle city delivered Children to a free 9 a.m. movie at Strand Theater then a hot lunch at the Armory. Mrs. H. M. Betterton led the Legion Auxiliary and Women’s Clubs with Scouts aiding in distributing nuts, candies, and fruits to ten white and six Colored schools. Gifts included dresser sets, guns, marbles, and flashlights. John S. Foster witnessed the event alongside L. E. Logan, with post 52 and nine Federated Clubs coordinating the effort.
Egyptian Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser warned at the United Nations Security Council that Israel’s attack on Syrian posts east of the Sea of Galilee was aggression against Egypt. He cited a mutual defense pact with Syria in October as context for the confrontation, as the council weighed Syria’s protest amid varying death toll reports reaching up to 59.
Muddled notice reports 24 hour delivery window in North Alabama for broilers or growers at farms 18, with Friday pickup. appears to concern a logistics mix up and farm buyers awaiting orders.
In Birmingham Alabama the egg market shows near steady demand and buyers paying delivered prices. Sale grades and case details vary with quality large whites quoted 62 to 55 cents, brown and mixed 50 to 54, small 43 to 46, standards around 51 to 56 depending on size and freshness.
Livestock agents note a bare sale with cattle calves bogs and sheep offered in all departments at nominal prices. Buyers showed little enthusiasm at Grass Market as bidding remained light.
Final rites for Oscar Stisher of Holly Pond 1 were to be conducted today at 2 at the Holly Pond Baptist Church by Revs Seals and Sizemore. The 67 year old man died Wednesday at 6 p m at his home. Survivors include two sisters Linda Stanford and Dora Gorham both of Holly Pond and three brothers Ben Stisher of Lawrenceburg Tenn Ezra Stisher and Walter Stisher of San Antonio Texas. Mass Service Funeral Home directed interment in the adjoining cemetery.
A bedridden four year old boy Leroy Nettles died in a hospital yesterday from burns suffered when his bed caught fire on Wednesday. He was the son of Jessie Lee Nettles.
The text notes that at age 42 Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest person to assume the U.S. presidency. It highlights his early ascent and sets the record for the youngest executive.
A Mobile waterfront hearing into unfair labor practice charges recessed until Jan 5 for holidays. NLRB Examiner Louis Libbin called the recess after several days of testimony on unauthorized wage deductions and discrimination affecting longshoremen.
Negro deaths notice states Mrs Mary Swoope of Hillsboro died Wednesday. Funeral Sunday at 1 p.m. from the First Baptist Church Hillsboro with Reverends Cartwright and Hunt officiating. Burial in Penney cemetery Renelde in charge. Survivors include husband Willie Swoope four sisters two brothers and parents Mrs Sally Fendrix and Fred Fendrix.
Officials say underground water offers a stable cool supply and lower treatment costs for industrial use, boosting Decatur’s appeal. Tests on the LAN shop well continue as officials seek a more extensive survey, potentially by the US Geological Survey, funding pending.
Bonnet reports Stevenson ballot presence in California and Minnesota Illinois Pennsylvania and Florida. Kefauver signals campaign manager Joseph F. Donahue and shows nerves about Tennessee support while Gov. Frank Clement is seen as harbouring national ambitions. Senator Monroney backs Stevenson and welcomes Kefauver entering the race.
Although aspirin does not affect normal body temperatures doctors often find it helps to reduce high temperatures.
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