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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1955
Page
4
Southern town readers weigh in on traffic signs with quips about regional speech. The Donaldson Ga News cites residents urging replacement of No U Turn signs with No U all Turns as a playful protest.
The Red Cross aided more than 40 families after a tornado hit Morgan County's Southwest section less than a month ago. The article urges residents to rely on Red Cross disaster assistance if they cannot meet their own needs.
Decatur and Morgan county explore a united approach to public fund raising. A Daytona Beach idea urges one annual drive for charitable dollars, federated funding, and a payroll deduction plan to boost giving and meet community needs.
Gov. Folsom backs a $43 million school funding rise and a $150 million bond issue for construction, plus a $100 million road bond. The legislature, urged by educational groups, will determine how much can be raised and where the money will come from, balancing need with taxpayers’ ability to pay. Improved schools are seen as essential to Alabama’s progress, with broad public support but tempered by fiscal realities.
White House advisers urge Ike to imitate Humphrey and Wilson by sacrifice for a second term. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith notes doubt about run while GOP chiefs push a preferred candidate. In atomic ships talk, Rear Adm. Rickover says nuclear power for merchant vessels may take a decade, praising AEC over the Navy.
The page blends psychology notes on bad moods with statecraft and finance. It discusses health and rest, then shifts to a State Department proposal on atomic bomb ethics, Air Force resistance, and a farmers versus bankers critique with Hoover committee backgrounds. It also analyzes margin dynamics in the stock market via Jack Dreyfus Jr. and Federal Reserve actions.
The report notes a sudden incident concept under discussion in major urban areas, currently in the planning phase with no concrete actions or timelines announced. City officials and agencies are evaluating potential responses and coordination needs.
Dr. W. W. Bauer arguing that local governments should handle most medical care with family responsibility, while states provide support and the federal government offers research, standards, and targeted aid. He critiques subsidies as inefficient and urges economical, voluntary cooperation with clearly defined roles for each level of government.
Dr Peale suggests a busy reader follow a friend’s summer habit of reading a great book from start to finish. He recommends reading the Bible aloud with imagination using helps like a reference Bible and concordance, keeping notes, and turning to daily readings for nourishment.
Mrs Brooks Lindler family hosts guests from Cullman Hawaii Cincinnati and Indiana while Lt Grayson McMullin visits from Montgomery and several other families gather in Morgan County for dinners weekends and visits featuring relatives from Decatur Athens Oneonta and Priceville and Florida ties noted.
June 1 deadline for Troop and site reservations for Camp Westmoreland prompts early registration. First Boy Scout week June 19 is full, second week June 26 about half full. Individual fees five dollars due by June 1. total weekly cost fifteen dollars per Scout, or twelve with a troop led by one adult and five Scouts. High Adventure week is twelve dollars June 12 to 17. One hundred thirty eight Scouts attended in 1954 with expectations to rise.
Betty Louise Willis, thirteen, wed Ed Earley with parental consent. Earley lists his age as over fifty. Willis parents Paul Willis and the former Mrs. Paul Willis remarried, making Betty mother in law to both parents and effectively her own grandmother under state law.
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