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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1958
Page
4
A devotional prayer asks God for courage and guidance in darkness. The text emphasizes reliance on divine aid and growth from weakness through faith in Christ, attributed to John W. Shackford of Waynesville North Carolina a retired Methodist minister.
The coming four cent postage rise, billed as the largest ever, is contrasted with the enduring three cent stamp and rising living costs for postal workers, easing fears about the change.
The Wall Street Journal notes two Ralph Russell UAW decisions strengthen limits on violent or coercive conduct by unions. One Alabama case upholds punitive damages against a union and clarifies the NLRB cannot award such damages. The California ruling supports compensation for a worker ousted over slander remarks, underscoring that unions must respect legal remedies.
Thomas G Dill of Middleboro Massachusetts comments on Khrushchev threats and U S foreign policy. The writer argues Dill misreads Soviet intent while recounting Siberia 1918 1919 and Japanese moves in Manchuria with references to Kolchak Ungern Sternberg and the Far Eastern Republic.
Drew Pearson reports Ike plans to invite De Gaulle and Adenauer to Washington to ease the French crisis and push NATO. The piece traces De Gaulle’s arc from resistance leader to political figure and notes questions about his future, while summarizing treasury chief Anderson’s leverage against tax cuts.
A reflective piece notes that inward urges drive great figures from Abraham to Gandhi to work for human welfare. It recalls US and Japanese tensions around 1921 22 and the Tientsin incident with American troops. The passage mentions the American Relief Administration under Hoover aiding famine areas in Soviet Russia and anticipates broader global duty.
Dr. Jesse D. Jennings head of the University of Utah anthropology department led a 10 man party on a 150 mile trip down the Colorado River. The voyage aimed to salvage remains of prehistoric Utah dwellers from an area slated for submersion by Glen Canyon Dam waters.
Washington AP Wernher von Braun missile expert and head of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency at Redstone Arsenal Huntsville Alabama will reunite with his brother Sigismund Baron von Braun protocol chief of West Germany this week Sigismund arrives during a state visit with President Theodor Heuss Secretary of State Dulles has invited both to a state dinner for Heuss on Thursday also invited German born movie queen Marlene Dietrich unclear if she will attend
Pocatello Idaho charter members of the American Legion post were to be honored at the 39th anniversary party but the charter could not be located to determine who should be honored.
New Jersey, an industrial state, nevertheless has forests over 46 percent of its land area, highlighting a large share of woodland amid manufacturing and urban growth.
A syndicated column recounts Dr. Harlow Shapley’s estimate of up to 100 quintillion stars and potentially 100 million planetary systems with life. It imagines varied civilizations and ends with a humorous note about calling to the sky for an answer.
Athens College marks its largest class in history with 63 graduates in 1958. Dr. Perry B. James conferred degrees as Dr. Mary Moore McCoy reflected on 50 years of progress. Alumni events included the annual luncheon, Miss Louise Robinson as Alumna of the Year, and the Barker Family named Family of the Year.
Pentagon missile czar William Holaday plans to reduce Jupiter Army squadrons from four to three and increase Thor Air Force squadrons to nine. The shift aims to blunt tension with Egypt and Israel while many foreign bases remain unequipped due to nations’ reluctance to host missiles.
Danville June 2 John Hard of Chemstrand Acrilan plant Decatur told the Danville High School graduating class that opportunities for youth in the South and the Tennessee Valley are growing. He urged students to pursue challenging work rather than easy tasks and to view work as a state of mind that leads to success and happiness.
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