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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1954
Page
1
Community glimpses highlight local scenes and daily life with brief notes on residents events and happenings. The column sketches neighborhood rhythms and shared spaces, inviting readers to reflect on local culture and routine.
Army Pfc Carl L Howard 21 son of Mr and Mrs James Howard Decatur 2 spent a seven day rest and recuperation leave in Hakata Japan He is normally stationed in Korea as a wireman in Headquarters Company of the 25th Infantry Divisions 35th Regiment He entered the Army in May 1953 and arrived overseas last November Senior s of Decatur High School present class night program at 8 o clock tonight in the school auditorium Class President Eugene Glenn presides Twenty two ninth graders at Moulton Heights Junior High School receive certificates at Graduation exercises at 7 30 tonight in the school auditorium Morgan County Board of Education will meet in the court house for the monthly meeting tonight at 7 30 Mr and Mrs Grady Harger and Son Glenn Ray 805 7th Ave SE will leave Saturday to make their future home in Alexander City Rev Frank Richards pastor of New Salem Baptist Church has chosen as his sermon topic for the 11 am service Sunday Who Is the God of This World Tommy Husted 314 4th Ave NW will leave tonight to spend the summer in Roanoke Va with relatives Because of the commencement exercise at the high school on Monday the regular meeting of Westminster Chapter of Presbyterian Men has been postponed until Monday June 7 at 6 30 pm See DIARY on Page 2
Gordon R. Clapp former TVA chairman was named a deputy New York City administrator for 20 000 a year with effect June 15 He will oversee management problems in works and utilities and personnel in the administration division Clapp born 1905 in Ellsworth Wisconsin attended Lawrence College and the University of Chicago He is married with two sons and succeeds to a post after a long TVA career dating to 1933
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 21.44 feet, down 0.01 foot in 24 hours. Overnight rainfall totaled 0.36 inches. High yesterday reached 85 degrees at 1 PM. This morning 69 degrees. Expect mostly cloudy skies with showers and thundershowers today, tonight, and Saturday. highs near 81 today and 78 on Saturday, with low around 65 tonight.
Geneva reports a two hour session of the expert committee yielded no agreement on the Indochina ceasefire proposals. The nine party conference met to study gathered plans as India mediation efforts faltered with V K Krishna Menon leaving for talks with Eden and Bidault.
In Geneva the United States endorsed the South Korean 14 point plan for unifying Korea by free elections under U N supervision. Walter Bedell Smith said the plan is an act of faith in the United Nations and calls for withdrawal of Chinese forces a month before elections with some U N troops remaining until election certification.
Paris Premier Laniel cabinet orders 80 000 draftees from the 1954 class to be mobilized four months early to free professional troops for Indochina combat. The 20 year olds will be on duty within 15 days and stationed in France or North Africa, as no plan to send draftees abroad is announced.
At the local Red Cross annual meeting six new officers and 14 directors were elected. Hill Ferguson was named chairman with Price Bryant as first vice chair and L. T. Wagnon as second. Mrs. George Devine becomes third vice chair, Mrs. Frank Whisenant secretary, and Jimmie Edwards treasurer. Directors include Mrs. Redding Emens, J. H. Crow Jr, Lester Wooten, and others. Office terms start July 1. The recent Red Cross campaign raised $14 232.14.
Vietminh mortars and machine gun fire tight enclos e around the Yen Phu garrison 30 miles south of Hanoi as French planes and armor counterattack. Some 12 Vietminh battalions have pressed Yen Phu for two weeks while Phu Ly defenses stiffen and rice supplies loom as a strategic prize.
Roy M. Cohn disputes Sen. McCarthy asked for a direct army commission for G. David Schine and questions Maj. Gen. Miles Reber testimony. Cohn recalls no such request at a Sept breakfast at Schine's parents home and notes repeated calls from Cohn's office to Reber.
Law officers waited at the Keller Bridge and arrested three brothers and a wife of one man on transporting charges. The four were released on bond from Morgan County Jail. Ten cases of beer and the automobile were confiscated.
Two southern Democratic senators said the Supreme Court antisegregation ruling may speed proposals for federal aid to states for school construction. Senator Johnston said the ruling limits federal power to force desegregation and Senator Long said federal aid becomes more necessary. A Senate Labor subcommittee is studying four year 400 million dollar federal school aid measures, opposed by some Southern lawmakers who fear federal overreach.
The Bennington tragedy at Quonset Point, Rhode Island, leaves 95 dead with nearly 40 in critical condition. Admiral Carney observed the wrecked 82,000 ton carrier and described the blasts as freakish and unique, citing no sabotage evidence.
Norman P. Mason takes charge of the Federal Housing Administration as acting commissioner. He orders tighter housing laws to curb fraud and windfall profits by builders, and seeks congressional power to approve luxury items before FHA insurance. He aims to restore morale and show FHA remains focused on housing credit.
In a speech prepared for Congress, Emperor Haile Selassie declares no nation can refuse aid against aggression and urges universal collective security. He cites Korea action and notes Ethiopia’s social and economic progress during his U.S. visit.
The Eisenhower administration disputed Senator McCarthy's claim that federal workers must report to Congress any knowledge of communism or crimes. Attorney General Brownell said the constitution assigns the executive branch sole responsibility for enforcing laws and protecting national security, not individuals who would override presidential orders. Press Secretary Hagerty read the statement at the White House, noting it referred to McCarthy's remarks during the Army McCarthy hearings.
The Swedish ship Alpheim delivering communist arms to Guatemala sits at Key West as captain and crew are questioned by US officials on a voluntary basis. The State Department confirmed unloading 10 million dollars in arms at Puerto Barrios and noted further sea deliveries to Nicaragua and Honduras.
Alabama Safety Council predicts Memorial Day weekend traffic toll with at least 22 deaths from 4 950 accidents and 770 injuries. Holiday period runs from 6 p m today through Monday midnight.
John B. Sewell of Trinity was elected president of Valley Stock Yard Inc a new Decatur area livestock marketing group. Harlan H. Hunter is vice president Luke Pryor secretary treasurer and five others serve on the board. The firm plans a six acre site on the south side of the new Moulton highway near Decatur with a sales barn costing about 35000 and leased to Ewell Russell. Weekly sales are planned to start and about 45 stockholders have subscribed 26000 in stock while remaining shares are being sold.
A threatened water front strike looms after an indecisive ILA union representation vote. ILA president William W. Bradley warned work stoppages if the NLRB overrides the election, which was voided amid 1792 challenged ballots after a 319 vote ILA lead.
A convention in Birmingham nominated Tom Abernethy for governor and named a full slate of state candidates. It adopted a resolution critical of the U S Supreme Court ruling outlawing school segregation and discussed plans for a broader statewide ticket in the November election.
Six high school juniors from Decatur and Morgan County were chosen to attend Boys State, an American Legion program. They will depart from the Decatur bus station at 9:20 a.m. for a week in Tuscaloosa with 350 peers, learning civic administration and politics. One day includes Montgomery where a participant may serve as governor for eight hours. Chartered buses will transport the group to Montgomery and back to Tuscaloosa, with return home planned for next Friday after lunch.
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