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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1954
Page
1
Local Notes From Decatur Area Church and Military Details
Weekend visits in Nashville for Miss Sherry Maner and Miss Martha Jean Smith. Pvt. John C. Eyster, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Eyster, begins eight weeks of basic training at Camp Gordon Replacement Training Center Ga. Activities include weapons, map reading and tactics. Public events include vacation Bible school at Central Methodist Church and a DAV Auxiliary game night at the DAV Home. County officials report a prohibition arrest. Sheriff Franklin Smith and others attend Southern Baptist Convention in St Louis. Local court actions include twenty cases in city recorder court. Memorial Day holiday closures announced by L and N Railroad office. See DIARY on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Eyster
Charles H. Eyster
Sherman St
Second Infantry Training Regiment
Camp Gordon
Eyster
Uncertain Effect If Gas Hike OK'd
The Alabama Tennessee Natural Gas Co may raise rates 3 percent per 1000 cu ft, risking $24 000 yearly rise for Decatur Gas Department if approved by the Federal Power Commission. Pride notes no current local increase planned and protests filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Co
Federal Power Commission
Decatur Gas Department
Tennessee Gas Transmis
Sion Co
Houston
Tex
A-T Natural Gas Co
Alabamma-Tennessee Co
Decatur
Garner Pride
Tennessee-Alabama Natural Gas Co
Crop Weather Brings Near Perfect Conditions in Lawrence County
In Lawrence County farmers finished replanting cotton after cold May weather. About 90 percent of 48 000 acres have been replanted with a third planting possible for a few. Rain this week boosted stands. corn and pastures show strong recovery with a likely bumper crop. County agent Sam McClendon notes costs and potential losses from early setbacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Lawrence County
Sam McClendon
McClendon
Weather and river update for Decatur area
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 21.64 feet Saturday morning, up 0.20 feet in 24 hours. Partly cloudy and mild through today and tonight with a high near 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Tedey
Southern Revolt On Housing Seen By ROWLAND EVANS JR
Democratic strategists in the Senate seek a way to avert a civil rights fight as debate opens on Eisenhower housing programs. Southerners weigh amendments to strip authority from the public housing bill, while Ellender defends public housing and says he will oppose that amendment. The high court ruling on segregation could sway wary Southerners despite the South’s need for low cost housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
Ellender
D-La
San Francisco
South
Federal Public Housing Administration
Southern
John Caddell Elected To Trustee Board of University
John A. Caddell of Decatur was chosen to fill a vacancy on the University of Alabama Board of Trustees as part of annual meetings. The board also reelected executives, approved honorary degrees for A V Wiebel and Helen Keller, and awaited senate confirmation for the Caddell appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Caddell
University
John A. Caddell
Decatur
William Mitchell
Florence
State Senate
Paul Salter
Eufaula
Caddell
Alabama Alumni Association
Alabama Bar Association
The
Alabama Law School
Hill Ferguson
Birmingham
Gordon Persons
Helen Keller
Wiebel
Alabama
J. Miller Bonner
Camden
Thomas Waverly Palmer
Havana
Cuba
John
Hartselle Firm Wins County Coal Contract
At a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the courthouse office of Lester Wooten, the county school board awarded 1 245 tons of coal to J C Stroup Coal Co of Hartselle. Eight bidders competed for coal for 24 white and 11 Negro schools for next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Wooten
J. C. Stroup Coal Co
Hartselle
Negro County
Wooten
Somerville Negro School
J. B. Robinson
Bertie Tapscott
Chattanooga Man Falls From Train Near City Limits
Raymond Fincher, 34, of Chattanooga, fell from a Southern freight train near Decatur city limits at about 6 a.m. Saturday and was slightly injured. He was examined by a local doctor and a settlement with Fincher was arranged by Taylor Botkins, a Southern claim agent from Tuscumbia. The Highway Patrol reported the case to local police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Fincher
Chattanooga
Southern
Decatur
Taylor Botkins
Tuscumbia
Fincher
Highway Patrol
U.S. and Allies Near Showdown on Intervention
The United States and allied powers brace for a likely showdown over intervention in Southeast Asia. Top military chiefs from the U.S., Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand will meet to plan strategy for either a Geneva ceasefire or a failure to end the fighting, which could trigger decisive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
Geneva
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Robert G. Menzies
U. S
Military to Talk Truce Details in Geneva Talks
Indo China conference summoned representatives of French Vietnamese and Communist commands to Geneva to arrange a rapid cease-fire. The talks aim to establish zones for regrouping forces in Viet Nam and report recommendations soon, signaling a first step toward ending five weeks of wrangling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Heinzerling
Geneva
Indochina
Viet Nam
Three familiar Bank Street businesses change names
Changes in Decatur reflect urban growth with three Bank Street firms rebranding this year. Elliott Transfer Co. becomes Giles Transfer and Storage Co. Ezell and Co. becomes Ezell's after W M Bailey sold the clothing store. Dix Co. will be known as Frazier Brothers starting June 1 with no ownership change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Giles
Elliott Transfer Co., Inc
Giles Transfer and Storage Co., Inc
Echols Brothers
Twin-City Transfer Co
Elliott Transfer Co
Giles
W. M. Bailey
Bank St
Comer Ezell
W. M. Bailey and Co
Ezell’s
Bailey
Dix Co
Bank and Vine Sts
Frazier Brothers
Ned Frazier
Ed Sproles
Wash- Wade
Douglas
W. F
Bid For Folsom Legislature Runoff Highlights Education Choice
Alabama Democrats finish nominating state officials including a new superintendent of education who will shape school segregation policy. Voters select attorney general secretary of state one supreme court seat 44 legislative seats and one Congress seat in a runoff after May 4 first primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
State Supreme Court
Congress
Folsom
James E. Folsom
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Morgan County voters face runoff in county and state races
About 14,000 cast in May 4 first primary, with 61 polling stations open Tuesday. Runoffs include Sheriff and Tax Collector races in Morgan, and state offices like Attorney General and Secretary of State across Alabama. Poll hours vary by location from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Hartsele
Board of Revenue, and Control
Bob Gilchrist
Lawson M. Lynn
House of Representatives
Clifford H. Odom Price M. Bryant
John F. McCutcheon
J. H. (Jimmie) Collier
Board of Leonard
Slate
A F. Maples
Albert L. Patterson
Phenix City
Lee
Red) Porter
Gadsden
Mary Texas Hurt
Scottsboro
Ed H. McBryde
Talladega
Austin R. Meadows
Madison County
D. P. Culp
Auburn
Preston C. Clayton
Clayton
Ala
James J. Mayfield
Tuscaloosa
Alabama Supreme Court
Decatur
French Break Rebel Siege at Yen Phu in Indochina
Five thousand French Union troops broke the Vietminh siege of Yen Phu near Phu Ly south of Hanoi. Rebels fled into the hills after heavy air and ground bombardment. units then advanced to seize a hill position used by the defenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Indochina
Yen Phu
Dien Bien Phu
Phu Ly
Xathi
Tayam
Haiphong
Nam Dinh
Howell Decision Due This Week
Lawrence County Board of Education likely to rule on the J K Howell firing at Lawrence County High School after protests. Board chair John Hardin said a decision would come next week as trustees and educators hear defense from Howell supporters and present the case against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County Board of Education
J. K. Howell
Lawrence County High School
John Hardin
Board of Education
Board of Trustees
Howell
Eduoutcome
Early Fears Of High Toll Here Quieted
Decatur anticipated heavy Memorial Day tolls but the night remained calm with no accidents in 24 hours. Statewide traffic deaths stood at three. last weekend local area fatalities were six, and the prior weekend two. A 53 year old Montgomery man, George Washington Potts, died when his car overturned 12 miles north of Evergreen on U S Highway 31. Aubrey Don Brown, 15, of Southwide near Gadsden, died in a wreck near Gadsden. four others were injured as the car skidded and rolled on a gravel shoulder. McKinley Sheffield pulled the boys from water. Brown died. Watson was listed in good condition. The five boys were returning See EARLY On Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Highway Patrol
Associated Press
Montgomery
George Washington Potts
Evergreen
U. S
Aubrey Don Brown
Southwide
Gadsden
Gadsen
A. L. Sisk
Brown and
Lamarrm
McKinley Sheffield
Brown
Watson
Man Drives Car Into Drive In Door in Ardmore
Unusual accident Friday night at 10 30 p m when a 1949 Dodge driven by Murry Smith of Ardmore 1 struck the north entrance of the 31 Drive In Cafe at highway 31 and 11th Street and heavily damaged the building. Smith said brake failure caused the crash as he pulled in to park. Officers also reported other accidents nearby, including a DWI arrest after a separate sideswipe on Alabama highway 20 and injuries from a collision involving a 1952 Pontiac and a 1942 Plymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murry Smith
Ardmore 1
Highway 31
Lth
Richard Hyde
W. D. Collier
Smith
Decatur
Hyde and Collier
B. M. Eberhart
Atlanta
Willie Sears
Madison St
Sears
Billy Gene Holt
5Th Ave. SE
Bill Collier
Ernest Bowman
4Th Ave
W. F. Wooten
4Th Ave. SE
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Sherry Maner
Johnston St
Nashville
Martha Jean Smith
Bethea Stedham
Cherie
Betty Sue
Henry Hurst
Stedham
Southern Baptist Convention
St. Louis
Central Methodist Church
Jack Smith
John Smith
John J. Milford
Huntsville
DAV
W. J. Johnson
Southside Baptist Church
Howard Golden
Cave Springs
Northside Baptist Fellowship
Tom Waldrip
Wilson Ave
Paul Goodner
Town Creek
W. L
Terry
Franklin Smith
Lawrence County Hospital
Decatur Fire Department
City Recorder’s Court
L. and N. Railroad
J. J. Hardwick
Buckl
Rowland Evans JR
Oo. C. Carmichael
University of Alabama
University Board of Trustees
Carmichael
U. S. Supreme Court
A. V. Wiebel
U. S. Steel Corp
Tennessee Coal & Iron Division
Walter Rowe Courtenay
Nashville Presbyterian
Foster Auditorium
Caddel
John A
Hartselle Company
County Board
U.S
Ben Rapport
Rex Thomas
Democratic Executive Committee
Democratic Party
Morgan
By Larry Allen
BY Phillip Kyle
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