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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1957
Page
1
A series of umpire training sessions led by former pro Richard Mackiewitz will run on Monday and Wednesday next week and May 20 and 22 at City Electric Auditorium starting 7 30 p m. The sessions move in with local events and town notices later in the column.
President Eisenhower said he does not regard selling the government owned Tennessee Valley Authority as feasible. Reporters sought a hint on possible appointees to an upcoming TVA board vacancy but were unsuccessful.
An urgent appeal at Decatur General Hospital calls for blood donations for a mother of five. People willing to donate should contact Decatur General Hospital or local Red Cross offices immediately.
A Cullman County farmer Charles B Chapman 65 died in a three vehicle crash on U S 31 near Hanceville. Police Chief G C Chapman witnessed the wreck and was first to reach the scene. The collision involved a 1949 Chrysler sedan and a 1952 GMC truck and occurred around 3 55 p m. Chapman survived by a wife six daughters and four sons. Funeral arrangements forthcoming.
The city council voted 3-2 to reject authorizing the mayor to proclaim Daylight Saving Time for this summer. Proponents led by Charles Neely cited a chamber poll showing 71 percent support while opponents, led by Carlton Mann, warned of later film showings for workers. About 30 people attended the discussion.
Police probe two violence incidents linked to a Rowland Compton Refrigeration Co strike. A four year old found a stick of dynamite in Charles Cox’s yard at 1601 Grant St SE and a bottle was thrown at Gilbert Cox’s home at 1606 Buena Vista Circle with a note reading Dont come back to work. Both Cox men work in the sheet metal division. Gilbert is a foreman. Thirteen workers began picketing April 15 as officials met with the strikers.
Alabama lawmakers opened the 1957 session with more than 100 bills introduced. The Senate filed 97 measures including many administration bills, while the House launched 13. A package of 12 administration appropriation bills totaling 497 337 550 was set for Senate Ways and Means and Gov Folsom announced no new taxes for an 18 million dollar hike.
Peiping warned U.S. Matador missiles on Formosa will not shake the drive to liberate Taiwan. The U.S. and Chiang Kai-shek’s government announced stationing a defensive unit with nuclear-capable missiles on Formosa to deter aggression, while Peiping condemned the move as a step toward seizure and an atomic base of aggression.
A Decatur High School ceremony unveiled an oil portrait of Walter M. Jackson. Walter Jackson Jr. named the piece, painted by Dr. Deane Keller of Yale University, presented by the Decatur Teachers Association. Kel ler, a WWII Army veteran, spoke fondly of Jackson as a soldier educator historian and Christian gentleman.
Morgan County Board of Education approved a $42,500 bid from Stone Construction Co. for a band room at Morgan County High School and a cafeteria at Hartselle Elementary. Work starts this afternoon with completion by Sept. 1 and $50 daily liquidated damages thereafter.
TVA clocked the Tennessee River at 555.6 feet. Yesterday’s high reached 82, low 57. Today’s morning 76 with a forecast of fair weather and warming. Southeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph. Expected highs 80 today and 84 on Thursday with continued warmth.
A Tennessee Valley article describes a farmer in Limestone County asking if a large 500 gallon per minute well will hold through the dry season. Experts say only a full inventory of groundwater quantity and quality can answer irrigation viability, with many farmers in the region asking similar questions.
President Eisenhower says real spending cuts hinge on easing world tensions and contemplates two nationwide TV radio addresses to rally support for his budget and legislative program. He notes only minor reductions possible in the 71.8 billion proposal and cites difficulty covering ground in a single talk. He also mentions Humphrey’s possible Cabinet resignation.
City council last night approved hiring two new police officers and six additional firefighters. It boosted salary scales for about a dozen Sanitary Department workers by ten percent and approved a nearly two thousand dollar power mower purchase. The council authorized a fifty thousand dollar short term loan for payroll and general fund uses and signaled a possible second loan in June. Daylight Saving Time was not authorized. Details appear on page one.
The 11th Annual Tennessee Valley Fat Stock Show for Negro 4-H NFA and NHA boys and girls starts tonight at 6 o'clock in the Livestock Coliseum, Decatur. Cattle entries come from Colbert Lauderdale Lawrence Madison Limestone and Morgan counties, with S. H. Settle of Tuskegee Institute leading the animal husbandry division. Animals expected to be good will be sold tomorrow around noon at the Sales Barn on Trinity Road.
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