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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1955
Page
1
In Poughkeepsie New York motorists ignored "Positively No Parking" signs placed at the Dutchess County Office Building reserving spaces for officials. Officials found no ordinance to enforce the edict and faced enforcement challenges.
Dr Walter Jackson announced the second last year legislative bonus of 64.55 per teacher will be paid Monday as the final of four installments over two years. Mrs I C Haynes of Decatur 2 is seriously ill at Jefferson Hillman Hospital Birmingham. Haynes and two daughters are at her bedside. Election of officers is set for Decatur Assembly No 26 Order of the Rainbow for Girls tonight at 7 at the Decatur Masonic Temple. Donald Keil of 1409 Somerville Rd SE is reported to be recovering after surgery Tuesday morning. See DIARY on Page 2.
Clyde Mills assistant director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service arranged a Bell President and CIO head parley in Atlanta. Details remain unclear as the meeting was to be held but timing is uncertain.
House Speaker Sam Rayburn told 1,250 Georgia Electric Membership Cooperative members the Rural Electrification Administration has brought electricity to 95 percent of farm homes, criticizing private power for failing that task and calling cooperatives the greatest economic upsurge in rural America. He praised the REA on its 20th anniversary and sparked applause when Rep. Prince Preston urged him as a future president.
Two U S senators joined union leaders in urging Southern Bell Telephone Co to accept arbitration in the ongoing strike. Kefauver told the Senate he sent messages to the company and to the CIO Communications Workers of America seeking impartial arbitrators via the federal mediation service. Long supported the move saying the strike has lasted too long and could be settled if the company negotiates in good faith. Southern Bell declined, citing responsibility under law and a current wage and contract proposal, while mediation directs the bargaining process. Strike violence occurred in Pensacola, Florida.
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge rose 19 feet in 24 hours to 21.22 feet, sea level 555.52. Yesterday’s high was 90 at 3 PM, low this morning 67 at 5 AM. Today’s high 87, low tonight 62. Tonight and Friday expect considerable cloudiness and warm with scattered thundershowers.
Montgomery lawmaker Rankin Fite named Jefferson Life and Casualty Chicago based National Bankers Life Dallas Guaranty Trust Life Chicago as leading examples of a “vicious racket” of cancelling hospital and medical policies after claims. He introduced bills to bar policy cancellations after two years and called the practice legal theft, urging Alabama readers to learn the names behind the fraud.
The Big Four nations agreed on an Austrian independence treaty after nine days of talks. Western and Russian negotiators resolved a deadlock over economic concessions, paving the way for signing in Vienna this weekend. Ratification would make Austria free and sovereign after 17 years, with troop withdrawals of about 70 000.
The Alabama State Employment office reports Morgan County's employment stable since April 1954. Unemployment fell due to out of state workers returning home while wage and salary jobs and manufacturing employment show minimal changes. Nonmanufacturing and agricultural employment stay near constant with seasonal boosts expected.
Galveston mayor-elect George Roy Clough says gambling and prostitution are here to stay and proposes a self governed system for gamblers. He plans a 30 day meeting with gambling bosses to outline reforms and favors moving prostitutes from downtown hotels back to the district.
Katie Kash teases a Friday reveal for a $150 puzzle prize with several solutions arriving by a recent postmarked date. The note hints at a mysterious North Africa signature Sweaty and a deadline mix up, leaving hopeful entrants awaiting the final answer.
Paris reports a joint policy accord between French Premier Faure and U S Secretary Dulles aimed at backing Vietnam's Premier Ngo Dinh Diem. Saigon considers regrouping or removing French expeditionary forces, with 80,000 troops based in Saigon Tourane and Cap Saint Jacques.
Raymond Hall, 16, is jailed in Morgan County on a grand larceny charge with bond set at $1,000. The Austinville schoolboy, living with grandparents at Moulton Heights, was arrested last night and reportedly admitted taking four more automobiles since his release.
Civitan International speaker Roy Abagnale cautioned that America faces internal degenerating forces despite material wealth growth. He urged Civitans to live Creed as builders of citizenship while noting rising opportunities and population growth. The meeting at the Lyons Hotel, led by Johnny Smither, announced Birmingham convention and May 19 Ladies Night. guests included Ruby Sandlin and Revs Tidwell and Stabler.
President Eisenhower may confront hard bargaining if he meets Soviet Premier Bulganin as Moscow pushes a new disarmament program. Senate Foreign Relations Chairman George urges a positive initiative and warns against a defeatist stance ahead of potential four power talks.
In Warsaw Peng Teh-huai, Peiping defense minister and deputy premier, declared that Communist China will fight alongside the Soviet Union and allies if war erupts in Europe. He spoke at a Warsaw session establishing an Eastern defense organization to rival NATO, while urging peaceful coexistence and readiness to negotiate. He warned that sober militarists must understand the current balance favors the camp of peace and socialism.
The Chattanooga Times reports Washington that administration approval is likely for the bond financing plan but only if every pocket for construction is approved by the Budget Bureau or Congress. The Budget Bureau may also seek to limit TVA territory to its current area and propose a regulated private utility model.
The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company turned over 10000 dollars to Alabama Attorney General John Patterson as liability for a 13000 dollar loss in the Limestone Probate Office found last fall. Circuit Solicitor George C. Johnson plans to seek a pro rata distribution of the indemnity in equity court. About 3000 dollars of the total shortage belonged to the county.
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