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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1955
Page
4
The obituary notes Calouste Gulbenkian, famed oil financier, died at 86 after vowing to reach 106. It recalls his entry into the petroleum industry in its infancy and his lasting impact, now buried six feet underground among other men.
A Tennessee dispute grows between Knoxville and Nashville over metropolitan status with Memphis named first in size. The piece questions how cities shape regions and whether large towns support smaller areas and towns when industrial firms favor them. It contrasts city growth with civic development and asks how leaders respond to industrial thinking.
Senator William F. Knowland argues in The Catholic Digest that victory requires military economic and moral strength. He warns that appeasement at Geneva risks losing allies and inviting a hot war, urging decisive action to defeat the global communist conspiracy.
The Geneva talks on world peace unfold as the Alps loom over the conference table. Amid Eisenhower Bulganin Eden and Faure, atomic scientists watch unseen while urging abolition of war despite not sitting on the delegations.
Geneva based Guardian dispatches attack American culture while noting British satire on Hamburgers Jellied eels and kippers amid Cold War fears. The piece contrasts US nuclear anxieties with British journalism and flags Teheran Yalta influence and Churchillian hopes.
A nationally known adviser on family problems offers six rules for parents of daughters. Emphasizes feeding the mind and body, accepting friendships with boys, hosting male guests at home, avoiding harsh criticism, fostering individuality, and unselfish love to build trust and independence.
A young reporter recalls Kellogg's Paris treaty to outlaw war and notes past losses of battleship bargaining power. The piece argues the U S should retain atomic capability until real disarmament progresses and cites world fear that modern war could end humanity.
In Vienna the core of Austria’s new army came into being on Thursday. About 6,500 gendarmerie personnel from schools joined the first Austrian soldiers since the 1938 dissolution, under the new defense department.
Victor Riesel argues the US government funds labor propaganda to praise capitalism while detailing workers fringe benefits and welfare costs. He cites $33 billion in welfare payments, rising unemployment insurance, guaranteed pay rules, union and industry funds, and growing costs across sectors including autos and coal.
A 1951 Birmingham suit alleges control of American Life Insurance Co. was seized via fraud and coercive measures by Troy V. Post of Houston. Original plaintiffs led by Boyd B. Powell claim officers took 1.25 million dollars in kickbacks and commissions over ten years and seek removal of officers, directors, and appointment of a receiver.
Col. William J. Rushton resigns as district 4 civilian chief of the Birmingham Ordnance district effective Aug. 1. He has held the post since September 1947 after appointment by Kenneth C. Royal. Maj. Gen. E. L. Cummings accepts the resignation and names Claude Lawson of U S Pipe and Foundry Co. as his successor.
The Rev. A Bailey of the Equality Methodist circuit was named 1955 rural minister of the year in Alabama by The Farmer magazine and Emory University at Atlanta. The Progressive Farmer credited his rural outreach across Central Friendship Equality Pleasant Hill and Rehobeth. He earned a scholarship to the Town and Country School for Rural Ministers at Emory School of Theology.
Harry Gaber rushed home to mark his 14th wedding anniversary when a motorcycle cop gave him a ticket. He claimed it was his first in 13 years, recalling a summons issued years earlier by an officer named Campbell. The current officer revealed he is the son of that same Campbell.
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