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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1957
Page
1
Local notices and memos from Morgan County area
Morgan County Supt Lester Wooten participates in a Jefferson County school evaluation this week and returns Saturday. New officers will be installed at a Decatur BPW Club barbecue at 6 30 p m with Dorothy Woodall installing. Six arrested on public drunkenness. Girl Scout rally at Littlehouse Saturday 9 30 a m to 1 30 p m. Troop 20 led by Mrs Frank Manker in charge. families invited. Cullman Kiwanis directors meet Friday 7 30 p m at Barney Brock's home. Priceville 4-H Club discussed the Coastal Bermuda Project. D B Hester spoke on the 4-H rally. Memorial Day at Moss Chapel May 12 with 11 a m service. cemetery cleaning May 8 and 9. Red Oak Methodist Church service May Sunday with 11 a m dinner. Four building permits issued: Lawrence 2414 Quince St SE. Neal Cagly 1213 Second St SW. Alabama Flour Mills 2050 Market St NE. Gulf Oil Co Moulton St and 6th Ave NE. A $25 bond forfeited in Decatur city court for cigarette tax violation. See Diary on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Decatur
Littlehouse
Frank Manker
Dan L. Lawrence
Quince St
Neal Cagly
Second St
Alabama Flour Mills
Market St
Gulf Oil Co
Moulton St
6Th Ave
GOP Leaders Urging President to Address Nation on Budget
Senate GOP Leader Knowland said Republicans discussed a presidential radio television appeal to the nation on the budget and foreign aid. He noted no time was set and said he supports taking the administration case to the people even as he calls for budget cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Isenhower
GOP
Knowland
California
White House
Eisenhower
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Knowlane
Hatton Area Gas and Oil Prospects Rise on Three Wells
Three gas shows from Rutherford property near Hatton boost outlook for oil as State Oil and Gas Board member calls prospects favorable. Landers leads arranging stock sale and drilling plans to reach 2000 feet while another Lawrence County site on Shirley Smith farm also reports activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatton
Dave Rutherford
State Oil and Gas Board
R. M. Landers
Rutherford
Sanders
Robert Macelvian
Oil and Gas Board
Walter B. Jones
University of Alabama
Rutherford, Landers
Landers
Lawrence County
Shirley Smith
Athens Boards Agree on School Tax Split
Athens city council and the City Board of Education approved a resolution proposing a 50 50 split of a proposed countywide one cent gross receipts tax for schools. Officials planned a meeting at city hall at 8 tonight to discuss possible compromise over the tax division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
City Board of Education
Dulles Arrives for NATO Talks in Bonn
Secretary of State Dulles arrived in Bonn with Mrs. Dulles for a three day NATO ministers meeting. A four engine USAF plane landed them in bright sunshine after flying from Washington. He acknowledged cheering crowds and headed to Chancellor Adenauer’s headquarters where talks were expected on arming Bonn’s forces and Soviet disarmament proposals announced the night before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bon
Germany
NATO
Dulles
U.s.air Force
Washington
Konrad Adenauer
U.S
Bonn Republic
Russia
Lee Dulles
Oversized Hailstones Kill 32 in Pakistan
A severe hailstorm struck the Gujrat district in West Pakistan killing 32 people most of them teenagers and injuring about 200. Stones reportedly weighed up to half a pound as panic-stricken villagers prayed in mosques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karachi
Gujrat
West Pakistan
Curb Cops Seen As Major Boost for Police Dept
Police Chief Pack Self reports curb cop program in Decatur has increased revenue and parking space. Fines from curb cops average about 300 dollars monthly in early 1957, versus 53.27 from office meters in April 1956, with December totals over 500 dollars. Parking meters brought in 1600 dollars more in first four months of 1957 than in 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Pack Self
Sel
Seven year old Sullivan in critical condition after Cullman crash
In Cullman Hospital at 1 p.m. today seven year old David Lawrence Sullivan remained in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle driven by Dual Hale near Jones Chapel Community west of Cullman around noon. Defense Department seeks 1.56 billion for overseas and territorial military construction with housing units included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
David Lawrence Sullivan
Cullman Hospital
Dual Hale
Jones Chapel
Washington
Defense Department
Congress
Wyoming
UAW Buys Truman Birth House for Shrine in Lamar Mo
The United Auto Workers Union purchased the residence where Harry S. Truman was born in Lamar Missouri and intends to convert it into a shrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar. Mo
United Auto Workers Union
Harry S. Truman
KKK Sponsors Softball Team Opens Season in Chattanooga
The Ku Klux Klan sponsors a Chattanooga softball team in the Commercial AA League. The season opener features uniforms with red K of KKK on the back, white pants with red stripes, and white caps as the team vies in a league often producing state champions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ku Klux Klar
KKK
McCarthy’s Condition Remains Serious at Bethesda
Washington Bethesda Naval Hospital reports Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin had a fairly comfortable night but his condition remains serious due to acute inflammation. Visitors are restricted to immediate family only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Joseph R McCarthy
R-Wis
Mother Dies in Hatton Car Crash on Wolf Springs Road
Doris Masterson, 24, was killed when her husband hit the rear of a truck parked on the roadway 7:30 p.m. near Hatton. Her 3-year-old son, Anthony, suffered a severe brain concussion and was taken to University Hospital, Birmingham. The driver Raymon Kerby, 25, Town Creek, reportedly parked after a heart attack. police charged him with parking on a highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatton
Town Creek
Lawrence County
Here
Wolf Springs Road
Doris Masterson
Masterson
Anthony Thomas Masterson
University Hospital
Birmingham
Moulton
John Henry Prince
Otto Owen
Wilburn Craft
Kerby
Eight Indicted By Gadsden Jury
Eight people indicted by a Gadsden grand jury in a vice probe posted 1000 bonds on charges of using a female for immoral purposes a felony with up to 15 years in prison. Names listed include Clyde Jordar Sam Baker Roy Lambert E G Gargus Billy Joe Payge Jack Mobley James Lambert and Myrtle Mc Dowell. The jury said it heard no evidence linking the recent shootings at Police Commissioner Cecil Weatherbee and Patrolman Joe Findley homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden
Clyde Jordar
Sam Baker
Roy Lambert
E. G. Gargus
Billy Joe Payge
Jack Mobley
James Lambert
Myrtle McDowell
Vice
Cecil Weatherbee
Joe Findley
Weatherbee
Findley
Weather and River Readings for Decatur and Vicinity
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood 21.70 feet this morning, down 15 feet in 24 hours. Sea level reading 556 feet. Yesterday’s high 86 at 3 p.m., low 69 at 3 a.m. today. 11 a.m. temperature 78. Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with occasional rain. High today 84, low tonight 66, high Thursday 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Keller Memorial Bridge
Valley Power Assn Urges Neutral TVA Board Choice
The Tennessee Valley Public Power Assn. urged President Eisenhower to pick a nonpartisan American for the TVA board vacancy. Dr. Harry A. Curtis, 73, term expired May 18. The association released a letter from its president saying they submit no names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tennessee Valley Public Power Assn
Eisenhower
Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors
Harry A. Curtis
Association
E. H. Wright
Georgia GOP' er Denies Profited Through Leak
Robert R. Snodgrass of Atlanta testified he made a quick profit on 1000 Northeast Airlines shares bought August 3 and sold August 16 after a report the carrier might win a New York to Miami run. He denies any knowledge of any improper leak and says he would not have traded if informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert R. Snodgrass
Atlanta
Northeast Airlines
Shodgrass
Georgia
Snodgrass
Northeast
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Robert L. Griffith
Delta Airlines
Lee Georgia
Jaycees Install New President in Decatur Ceremony
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce held a formal installation for incoming officers. Johnnie Washburn received the club gavel from outgoing president Tom Leslie. Mrs. James Hambrick was installed as president of the Jaycee Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycee
Johnnie Washburn
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Jaycees
David Barksdale
Alabama
National Jaycee Organization
Washburn
Country Club
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Leslie
James Hambrick
Jaycee Auxiliary
Jaycees
Beck To Attend AFL-CIO Hearing
Beck announces the Teamsters Union Executive Board will attend Monday's AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Committee hearing on charges the union is corruptly dominated. The federation seeks possible ouster amid Becks use of union funds and indictments of other officers. Beck faces an AFL-CIO trial on May 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dave Beck
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
Ethical Practices Committee
Beck
Becks
Senate
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Ex-Phenix City lawman denied civil rights again
Former Phenix City Sheriff Ralph Mathews lost a second bid to restore his civil rights, including voting, after a 1956 Pardon and Parole Board vote. Mathews, once sheriff during the Patterson killing era, was convicted of wilful neglect of duty and fined 200 dollars, ending his civil rights. The panel’s unanimous decision followed earlier rejection and ties to the 1954 shooting that felled Patterson and led to indictments of former officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ralph Mathews
Phenix City
Mathews
Russell County
AL. Patterson
Pardon-Parole Board
Patterson
Paterson
Patto Life
Circuit
Arch Ferrell
Si Garrett
Senator Byrd seeks budget cuts and Brundage replacement
Senator Byrd demands ousting Budget Director Brundage and calls for an eight to nine billion dollar cut in Eisenhower's 1955 budget of 71.8 billion. He argues for economy across agencies with 5 to 10 percent overhead cuts and a push toward a 1954 65.6 billion spending level, outlining tax relief aims and debt payoff possibilities. He spoke to the U S Chamber of Commerce, noting the need for a budget director dedicated to economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Percival F. Brundage
Eisenhower
United States Chamber of Commerce
Brundage
Congress
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Cailing Eisenhower
Virginia
Senate Finance Committee
Quarles Named Deputy Secretary of Defense at White House
In a White House ceremony President Eisenhower swore in Donald A. Quarles as deputy secretary of defense and James H. Douglas as secretary of the Air Force. Eisenhower urged Quarles to stay in the post. Quarles previously led the Air Force and served as assistant secretary of defense for research and development. Douglas moved up from undersecretary of the Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Donald A. Quarles
Air Force
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ter
Inbmale
Morgan County
Lester Wooten
Jefferson County
Decatur Business & Professional Women’s Club
Dorothy Woodall
Morgan County Sheriff's Forces
Cullman Kiwanis
Barney Brock
Priceville
Coastal Bermuda
D. B. Hester
Moss Chapel
Hartselle
Highway 31
John Phares
Red Oak Methodist Church
Cotaco
D. M. Sittes
Red Oak
City Recorder’s Court
Charles Smith
Buckley
Hatton Farmer’s
By Phillip Kyle
Athens Board
Pakistan
By Cullene Morgan
Charles Edwards
Edwards
Shelby County
Alta L. King
McCarthy
Decatur and Vicinity
Auxiliary
Senator
Quarles
Wilson
By den Reynolds
Lotua “Aiaz
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