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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1957
Page
1
A compact snapshot of local happenings this week highlights neighborhood events, school notes, and civic updates. Residents share brief reports on gatherings, volunteer efforts, and upcoming public meetings affecting the area.
Local merchants will decide whether to stay open Thursday afternoon this week. The Chamber of Commerce offered no closing statement, and a 1957 hours poll among merchants is underway. Results will be announced in The Decatur Daily. Miss Ruby Sandlin returns to reporting after illness.
Washington D C January opening week of the 85th Congress sees Democrats and Republicans holding party huddles to set preliminaries. Leaders such as Sam Rayburn John McCormack and Joseph Martin Jr. are expected to retain posts. in the Senate Mansfield Hayden Knowland will lead, with no major changes anticipated. Eisenhower plans a State of the Union and a special message on standby power amid Middle East aid talks. Powell dispute cited but no committee representation denial.
The Montgomery City Commission extended the 5 p.m. curfew on city bus service for another week due to a recent outbreak of gunplay following integration. Birmingham plans to seek delays in trials of 22 African American individuals arrested last week for bus segregation violations.
Washington sources say Senators advanced a plan to alter Senate rules to curb filibusters aiming to shorten the battle and avoid delays as the new Congress convenes tomorrow.
Traffic deaths for the New Year weekend matched the holiday record with 407 fatalities. The high mark was set during a four day period spanning the end of 1952 and the start of 1953.
Democrats re-elected all officers from the 84th Congress and took no action against members who did not back party nominees in the November election. Republicans held an afternoon meeting to discuss new terms for their leaders in the chamber.
Morgan County donors to the Red Cross Bloodmobile on Friday can gain blood insurance for six months whether their pint is accepted or not. The Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event at Episcopal Parish House from 1 pm to 7 pm, with a quota of 150 pints due to Civil Defense needs.
A 1.4 million dollar offshore drilling platform off Manama Bahrein was struck by a northeasterly storm. Twenty Arab workers were dead or missing as high waves broke apart tow pontoons and the platform. Shell officials fear salvageability and warn offshore drilling in the area may end.
Providence Rhode Island a state supreme court ruling settles a turbulent fight. Democrat Dennis J Roberts wins a fourth term after defeating Republican Christopher Del Sesto by 207 votes in the final tally. Del Sesto announced he would not appeal the decision and was sworn in later.
The area opened the new year with an 18 degree low, the coldest reading of the winter so far. Forecasters predict a harsher 12 degree low expected tonight, signaling a deeper cold spell ahead.
Egypt announced the formal end of the 1954 treaty allowing Britain to station forces in the Suez Canal zone in the event of Soviet aggression. A presidential decree signed by the president marks the move amid Middle East tensions.
Britain says Egypt cannot unilaterally renounce the 1954 British Egyptian treaty and that the pact remains in force. A Foreign Office spokesman told reporters Britain retains its rights under the agreement and rejects Egypt's claim.
Nasser said the pact was broken from the moment British armed forces attacked Egypt. The treaty was effectively nullified when British and French planes bombed Egypt on October 31. See Egypt on Page 2.
A huge Antarctic ice floe drove the U S Navy freighter Arneb and the icebreaker Northwind into the Ross Sea pack on New Year’s Day. The Arneb sustained a five foot hull breach, torn seams, and propeller damage, while the Northwind suffered no obvious structural damage. Both vessels remain wedged in the ice as crews shore up sides and battle the pressure of wind driven ice.
In Moscow Nikita Khrushchev backtracked on his denunciation of Stalin during a New Year’s Eve toast at the Kremlin. He praised Stalin as a fighter against imperialism and signaled readiness to crack down on any future satellite uprisings, aligning with a tougher line against Hungary and independent moves.
A. A. Oden announces a limited January surplus food schedule for Decatur Austinville Hartselle Falkville and Trinity registrants only. About 5 000 of 12 000 will be excluded. funds shortfalls halted broader distribution. The program will likely end after four to five months.
A 34 year old Elkmont man killed himself with a .22 rifle at his in laws near Morris Crossroads while his pregnant wife looked on. He died at 11 55 am. six children survive. The coroner cited mounting financial difficulties as a factor and services were to be held at Antioch Cemetery with interment by McConnell.
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge shows a morning reading of 16.64 feet, down 0.02 feet in 24 hours, level at 550.07 feet. High yesterday 49 degrees. overnight low 18. Today high 34, low 12, tomorrow 46. Winds 6 to 12 mph shifting easterly. clear and cold today tonight. partly warm Thursday. Tidal times Thursday 6:26 a.m. to 4:19 p.m. and Friday 6:27 a.m. to 4:20 p.m.
Abitibi Power and Paper announces a four dollar per ton increase in newsprint prices effective March 1. A spokesman says the rise reflects higher costs including freight, with a December 31 letter sent to all publisher customers.
County Chairman Pete Henderson appoints campaigns for the March of Dimes in Morgan County starting today through January 31. Lucille Lindsey leads the Hartselle drive with Legion Auxiliary and BPW support, planning a Mother’s March and Blue Crutch Sale. Decatur mobilizes with Jaycee Auxiliary head Mrs. Jayce Hurst for the Mother’s March on January 31.
President Eisenhower asks Congress for a special joint session on Friday to gain standby authority for prompt action against Communist aggression in the Middle East. Speaker Rayburn says House leaders accept the plan but Senate approval remains uncertain amid a rules fight.
Governor Leroy Collins invoked emergency powers to halt all bus service in Tallahassee after violence at a Negro home and a shotgun attack during a racial integration dispute. About 10 000 Florida State University students remained away for holidays and faced disruption as classes were set to resume.
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