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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1957
Page
2
Ku Klux Klan members picketed a university open forum on Academic Freedom at an Episcopal student center in Tuscaloosa. About 70 robed Klansmen protested while an unidentified speaker accused the group of Communist ties amid lingering campus tensions over Autherine Lucy.
The Soviet Union urged the United States and Britain to change their stance and seek agreement to stop atomic and hydrogen tests. Gromyko noted Russia would continue weapons production unless a verifiable disarmament system is in place. The session also backed Khrushchev’s plan to decentralize Soviet industrial administration.
The Senate committee approved the same total appropriation as the House 3 884 927 006 including 3 192 000 000 for the Post Office Department and 691 467 000 for the Treasury. The action echoed jibes about the upper chamber repeatedly ups money bills. Senator Lyndon B Johnson noted during hearings.
Notice notes the Kennedy Electric Service business relocation with classified mentions of for rent two unfurnished rooms at 1517 and a sale listing for a rollaway bed size ped eye conten oo 9039, reflecting a brief local classified update.
Cotton inch middling at 33.00. Decatur cottonseed at 40.00 per ton. Milk Grade A at 6.10 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.25 per hundred. Soybeans No 1 at 2.20, No 2 Barley and Mile pricing. Cattle numbers given, calves limited, hogs traded steady to down. Beef values 20.80 to 22.75 for good and choice 190-240 lb hogs at 17.50.
New York stocks show narrow gains and losses with oils stronger but not decisively. Getty Oil and Amerada rise modestly while Royal Dutch and Bethlehem Steel ease. GM Chrysler Du Pont hold firm as American Telephone edges higher.
North Alabama live poultry markets show steady trading with balanced offerings and normal to 10:30 a.m. price ranges up to 10% to 3% in pounds at farms and plants. Atlanta trading remains active with demand outstripping some plant capacity, prices for broilers and fryers at farms 17 to 19 and f.o.b. plants 19.20, hens offerings light to fair with prices at farms 17 to 18 for heavy types and 14 for light types at plants.
AP reports Birmingham wholesale eggs edged down with moderate activity. Deliveries included 60 cent minimum for A drums, prices around 28-31 cents for various grades, and near-by locally produced whites and yolks showing lower quotes. current receipts listed between 23 and 26 cents.
AP Nashville report shows cattle 25 head, prices uneven with primes around 24.00 and low good at 20.25. Hogs steady with Lot No 13 at 190-240 lb fetching 18.00 and No 12 at 250 lb about 17.90. Sheep not established.
Laurel Mississippi reports two more men charged with armed robbery linked to a suburban branch bank holdup. Jesse Easterling, 44, of Laurel, arrested near Lucedale after the $9,885 daylight raid. J. B. Hawkins, 24, also taken in Laurel. Charlie Sullivan of Gulfport admitted involvement and said $4,300 was loot.
A United Nations observer, speaking anonymously, predicts that within two to three years the H bomb powers may agree to suspend all nuclear tests. Pressure from Japan, India, Norway, West Germany and even atomic nations grows due to fallout fears. Scientists dispute current danger levels while a final UN report on radiation effects due July 1, 1958 awaits.
Miles Standish State Forest fire south of Plymouth has consumed 50 homes and buildings and charred about 14000 acres. A second blaze near Montague, Massachusetts burned two square miles. In all, 40 woods fires scorched over 7500 acres, destroying 30 structures and injuring three firefighters and a child as governors mobilized Civil Defense and closed parks and golf courses.
An 1857 mutiny narrative recalls British forces recapturing Delhi after a siege and the ensuing collapse of resistance by 1859. In Chandni Chowk a Communist march waved scarlet flags and two climbers draped a flag over Queen Victoria’s bronze statue, amid a dawn display.
Industry executives and high government officials gathered to discuss atomic energy use and hazard insurance, foreign aid, and the 1958 economic outlook. They warned the 71.8 billion dollar 1958 budget may not yield substantial savings and could meet or exceed the President's forecast.
COOKE AIR FORCE BASE Calif Construction of the first strategic ballistic missile base has begun with a 100 million dollar project after a ground breaking ceremony Brig Gen O J Rutland vice commander Western Development Division Air Research and Development Command called the facility a new age of discovery and said the missile will deter aggression and secure peace for years to come
Four ex convicts on parole six to eight years were pardoned last week by the State Pardon Parole Board. Pardons went to Jesse Davis, Walter Lovelady, John Henry Wilson, and Alton Wimes for varied offenses with paroles and release dates listed. A second group includes James Edward Allen Charley Lucas Johnnie Rush with shorter terms and reasons.
Alabama produced a record 422527 barrels in March. Dr Walter B Jones, state oil supervisor, said the gain of 78231 barrels over February shows Citronelle Field driving the rise with 305247 barrels in March, up 65088 from February. Total first quarter yield nears 1955 totals as Citronelle accelerates drilling.
Liberal and Conservative leaders in Colombia unite to challenge General Rojas as his hold on power tightens. They nominate Guillermo Leon Valencia, a Conservative, as their joint candidate for the anticipated August 1958 elections.
Admissions include Alton Fowler of Hartselle and Florence Adams of McNeill Apt. Dismissals list Mrs. James Ratliff and infant son of Decatur, Mrs. Jesse Mitchell of Decatur.
Readable fragments show Richard Bowers of Moulton James Shannon at 614 8th Ave NW Jennifer Etheredge at 221 Kooken Ave and Geneva Gray in Decatur. The short item lists several individuals and their street addresses in a small community directory snippet.
Mentions Razzie Lee Suggs Moulton and Master Robert Lincoln with addresses 1505 11th Ave SE and Sheridan Apts. Individuals include Mrs John Turney and infant son. J E Taylor Jr at 518 Somerville Rd. Mrs M D Shaneyfelt 105 Hay St Hartselle. Baby Timothy Corum Courtland. Mrs Dovall Haley Decatur. Baby Janet Grant Taylor 1206 Beech St.
A listing of names and residences for hospital births and neonatal entries across Lawrence County Athens Limestone Hospital and surrounding towns. It includes patients Mrs David McConnell and baby boy, Mrs Freda Boling, Mrs William Patterson, Mrs James Farmer and baby boy, plus numerous entries for Cullman area residents and other communities.
Decatur friends report the death of Mrs. Pierce Harris wife of Dr. Pierce Harris who was to conduct a revival at Central Methodist Church June 9 to 14. The couple were en route to Brunswick when a collision near Eatonton left Mrs. Harris dead and Dr. Harris hospitalized with injuries. Dr. Harris pastor of the First Methodist Church of Atlanta is noted as a prominent southern speaker.
A House committee chaired by Rep. Whitten states farm conditions are dire with four years of reduced acreage prices and rising costs. It cites a 17.5 percent income drop and a lower farmers share of the consumer dollar, urging a new legislative approach and trimming soil bank reserve funding from 750 to 600 million, then 500 million.
Dr. George W. Irons told delegates that John Henry Wisdom rode 67 miles from near Gadsden to Rome Georgia warning of Union raiders and helped stop Yankees after Revere’s nine mile warning. Wisdom wore out five horses and a mule. Delegates urged restoring Mountain Creek Cemetery as a Confederacy shrine and elected new state officers.
Laity retreats announced by St Bernard Abbey include Ladies July 26 27 28 with Mrs T F Bender as contact. First Knights of Columbus men August 2 3 4 and Second Knights August 9 10 11 with contact William Kidd. Holy Name Retreat August 4 5 6 with contact Robert Wermuth. Father Hilary Dreaper OSB serves as retreat master. he arrived in 1938 and is the college dean.
Decatur Kiwanis Club sponsors a TV program starting tonight at 6 30 on WMSL TV with Doyle Banta opening and Rev John Morgan of St Ann's Catholic Church to speak next Friday Miss Mabel Allen heads to Tampa for a two week vacation Decatur Curb Market lists fresh hens flowers cakes pies greens eggs milk butter and preserves on Saturday from 6 to 11 am Morgan County sheriff's deputies arrest one person for alleged liquor violation William Riley Smith critically ill after a heart attack at home his daughters from Indianapolis and Detroit stay at his bedside
Renewed heavy rain swelled rivers from Christoval to the Brazos and Trinity as floods forced evacuations. In Christoval 100000 dollars in damage was estimated after a house washed downstream. National Guard aided families in Abilene while Oyster Creek and Liberty areas saw rising waters. Forecaster Crocker predicted the crest would pass today.
A daughter Debbie Joyce was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wess Chester Blackwood of Decatur 2 at Hartselle Hospital. A son Arthur Patrick was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Arthur Howell of 304 Day Avenue, Hartselle, at Hartselle Hospital.
Funeral services for Gilbert Bryant Cox age 25 of West Court Apt 10 will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Moulton Heights Baptist Church. Cox a Decatur Transit Truck Line driver was killed when his trailer-truck left the road and struck a culvert near Attalla at 2:30 a.m. He is survived by his wife Clovis and three children Wayne Johnny Ray and Francine, his parents Grady and wife from Kalamazoo, and brothers Kenneth Bobby Billy Cox Bobby and Elliott Basden and Royce Messer.
Seven U. S. airmen rescued after a U. S. Air Force tanker belly landed in rough Atlantic seas 200 miles off the Azores. They were on a Gibraltar bound voyage aboard a rescue liferaft with one crewman injured. the Norwegian tanker Sandefjord carried them to Gibraltar.
Senate investigators outlined a scheme in which Dave Beck borrowed union money to buy mortgages then sold them to the Leheney Memorial fund at a profit. About nine million dollars of Teamsters funds were funneled through National Mortgage Co. with Beck’s family connections involved. Beck, absent, faced questions about personal gain from union funds.
A circuit court jury resumes efforts to reach a verdict in the trial of Baptist preacher Rev. S. S. Davis charged with murdering his wife, Mrs. Davis, 49, with a shotgun last November 10. State witnesses say the gun could not be fired and Davis was a frequent visitor at Mrs. Oma L. Lee’s home. defense testimony notes visits tied to helping Mrs. Lee after her husband’s death.
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