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ALABAMA JOURWAL THE WEATHER Alabama: Partly cloudy and a Utile warmer. Widely scattered showers. Montgomery: Increasing cloudiness and warmer today. See Weather Map Page 8-D 66th YEARNO. 287 Tha Associated Press MONTGOMERY, WfcUNtauAT, ucmoci, iyj fe-u-' Umi ddd MgirMnM Ex-Mayor Pays; Many Road Projects Planned 'Mail Cover' Bids Asked Construction On Highway Susan Declares Dr.

Sheppard Talked Divorce Ex-Aide Describes 7 Days Together; Sam Gave Her Ring By RELMAN MORIN The State Highway Department today called for mds on the first of two overpasses planned for construction on the new Highway 31 bypass west of Montgomery. The overpass will be financed wholly with federal funds. It will be a little more than half a mile in length. On McCarthy Debate Issue Censure Move Nearing Close; Vote Set Today By JOHN CHADWICK WASHINGTON (ffl-Sen. Hayden (D-Ariz) said today a "cover" was placed on Sen.

McCarthy's mail in 1952 as part of an investigation to determine whether the Wisconsin senator was speculating with funds contributed to him to fight com munism McCarthy, fighting L4 i I'! I i i III nit (AP Wirephoto) Ed Howard of Sylacauga. Right, holding the meteorite fragment is Police Chief W. D. METEORITE STRIKES Mrs. Hewlett Hodges (center) was bruised yesterday when struck by a meteorite which crashed through the roof of her home in Sylacauga.

Mrs. Hodges is standing beneath the hole in the roof. Left is Mayor Injured At Explodes Over State Other Montgomery projects in- eluded in the new batch of con struction plans are the final work on the Alabama River bridge on Highway 31 north of the city; bridge over Pintlala Creek; and surfacing of Vaughn and Woodley roads. $4,000,000 Letting The local projects were among construction jobs offered for bidding. Estimated cost of the entire letting was $4,001,442.

Plans called for four of the projects to be financed with state and county funds, at a cost of two with state bond issue and federal funds, to cost three with federal funds, cost and the remain ing 27 with federal, state and county money, to cost $2,704,610. Bids will be received at the office of Highway Director Guer-ry Pruett until 10 a.m., Dec. 17, and will be opened at that time The viaduct on the western by Jailings Called 'Near War Act' Jenner Favors Blockade Plan By WARREN ROGERS JR. WASHINGTON UPl-Sen. Jenner fR-Ind) said today that Red China's jailing of 13 Americans on spy charges "is perilously close to an act of war." He proposed blockading that country until it sets free all Americans held captive.

"A nation which will not give every last, ounce of its strength and courage to -c its unjustly imprisoned fight: t. men is not worthy of respect sovereign power," Jenner told tna Senate. In addition to the 11 airmen and two Army civilian employes sen tenced as spies, Jenner said we have been told there are 526 miss ing GIs and several hundred ci vilians who cannot get out of China." Knowland's Idea The idea of blockading Red Chi na to force release of the orison- ers was advanced last week by Sen. Knowland of California, Re publican leader in Senate. Sen.

McCarthy (R-Wis) said he is in "complete sympathy" with the proposal. However, Secretary of State Dulles with the backing of President Eisenhower has ruled out any "war action" such as a block ade. The administration appeared to be relying on steady pressure aimed at arousing world feeling as the main plan to win release of the 13. Noting that Dulles has proposed sending the issue to the United Nations, Jenner said: "If we turn the question of pro tecting our fighting men over to (See JAILINGS, Page 2 A) Pope Pius Reported Slightly Improved VATICAN CITY (UP) Vatican sources reported a slight improve ment today in the condition Pope Pius XII. The ailing pontiff arose at 7:30 a.m.

and heard a mass recited by German Jesuit Father Robert Lei ber in the private chapel adjoining the papal apartment. Then the pope retired to his study where, seated in a deep easy chair he received an official of the Vatican secretariat of state for a regular daily report on vati can aXfairs. $200 Fine For Duty Neglect Impeachment Case Stopped By Action; Cole Admits Guilt By REX THOMAS PHENIX CITY, Ala. UV-For mer Mayor Elmer Reese resigned his seat on the city commission today under an agreement with vice prosecutors to pay a $200 fine for wilful neglect of duty ana election fraud. His resignation, handed to ths other two commissioners at a called meeting of the city governing automatical- ly stopped impeachment proceed ings against the 48-year-old druggist.

A hearing had been set for next Wednesday. The remaining two commis sioners, Mayor Clyde M. Knowles and Dr. Seth Floyd, will filf'the vacancy on the three-man com mission, but no action was taken immediately. Another Case Pending Reese's decision came as ha was called to trial on a criminal chage of wilful neglect of duty which accused him of permitting wiae-open gambling in Phenix City during his administration.

Another indictment for election law violation also was pending against him. The veteran city official who had been in office 14 years gave up ms job as mayor last month but retained his place on the commission." la a prepared statement. Reese said "I ask forgiveness for any mistakes I may have made, I have always tried to do mv ben, and to carry out my duties to the best of my knowledge and abilities." He offered to "assist my suc cessor and other members of the city commission and play any part in aiding the city commission, as a private citizen and businessman, in the development of a bigger and better city." Peculiar Problems Cited In an apparent reference to the fact that much of Phenix City's economic life was geared to revenue from gambling, Reese said tr.e governing body has "peculiar economic problems" shared per haps by only two or three other cities in the nation. He said a "sympathetic ap pro of this economic problem will be urgently needed" and the days ahead "will be difficult." Cole Pleads Guilty A former legislator, ex-Rep, Ben L. Cole, pleaded guilty during the day and was fined $500 for leasing property for gambling purposes.

Cole, a veteran member of the House of Representatives, was defeated for renomination last May 4 in the Democratic primary. The emergency grand jury which is considering indictments in the slaying of A. L. Patterson, heard testimony today from a Boy Scout official and several boys who were attending a meeting at the courthouse the night ratterson was murdered. The anti-vice crusader was shot to death on June 18 outside his office half a block away from the courthouse.

Among those questioned by the grand jury was Probate Judge Shannon Burch who was con-(See PHENIX, Page 2-A) New Traffic System Installed At Square A new traffic regulation system was placed in operation at Court Square Designed not only to relieve congestion of vehicular traffic but; to aid pedestrians' as well, the new system appeared to be working well. Pedestrians by moving with the walk" light are able to go in any direction without opposition from vehicular traffic. All vehicular traffic is halted while the walk" light is on, thus eliminat ing! the necessity of pedestrians dodging vehicles making right turns at corners. "liopphig(Days ftti Christmas kONT overload the child with toys at Christmas. then add nothing during th year.

A child changes more In a month than adults do In years. 2HJ 31 Overpass pass will span the railroad lines near the city limits south of Montgomery- Another planned for the controversial route, will not be ready for bids until sometime next year, Pruett said. Federal Fund Projects The following projects were slated to be financed with federal funds alone: Montgomery County: Overhead and approaches over LA-N Railroad near the southern city limits of Montromery, O.S9 mile. Madison: Overpass over Southern Hail-road on the Huntsville Parkway, 0.09S mile. Jefferson: Overpass over Frisco Railroad on the Ensley-Adamsville road, 0.032 mtle.

To be financed with federal and state bond Issue funds: Montgomery and Elmore: Constructinc cconcrete deck on Alabama River bridge on U. 8. 31 north of Montgomery. Colbert: Grading, drainage and bltu. minous treatments from the Tuscumbia-Lelghton road north to the Sheffield city limits.

3.27S miles. To be financed with state and county funds: Montgomery: Bituminous trrat- (See ROAD BIDS, Page 2-A) 7 Feared Dead In Plane Crash Radio Message Spurs NORTH CONWAY, N.H. MT A faint radio message and an jun- substantiated report of sighted wreckage on a mountainside today spurred ground and air search Sfor a Northeast Airlines plane dowjied yesterday with seven aboard, i The brief radio voice message- transmitted "blind for anypne who could pick it ud read Emergency down five miles northeast of Field Hill but '-k' The message then faded out. At about the same time a report attributed to a Civil Air Patrol pilot said wreckage of a plane had been sighted in the snowy wilder ness of Bald Mountain, about five miles northeast of the airliner's Berlin Airport destination. However, the Air Force search co ordinator said it had no word! of the reported sighting.

The plane disappeared in snowy weather on a scheduled flight from Boston to the Berlin Airport at Milan. One May Have Lived Immediately after report of jthe wreckage and the radio message-indicating that at least one of missing seven persons still lived search parties went into Nearly three score searchers moved into the Bald Mountain area. The party included lifter bearers, mountain a medical referee and a doctor, equipped with arctic clothing. Some 30 planes combed the area in flying conditions described as "extremely rough." The Berlin Airport at Milan was closed due to poor visibility accompanying heavy snowfall. From one to two feet of snow covered the ground in the search area.

Robert L. Turner, airline vice president, said the radio message was sent -on an emergency Ire quency. On Inside Pages Bridge Patterns Classified Radio TV Crossword Society Editorial Sports 4-C Horoscope Uncle Bud Movies 3-D Weather Obituaries aircraft weapons and radar warning networks in the United States, Alaska and Canada are expected to be about 600 million New Super Carrier i The Pentagon also will seek Authority to build a fifth supercarrier, Wilson said in answering questions at a news confer ence yesterday. Two of the huge carriers are now under construc tion' and Congress already has au thorized construction of two more In the discussion of 6upercar- (See DEFENSE, Page 2-A) Your Money or Your Life! You Mty Save Both When You Trtvel TrkUwari. Phone 4-532S uar.) CLEVELAND un Susan Hayes testified today that Dr.

Samuel Sheppard told her he loved her, gave her a ring and said he "thinking of divorce." These events took place in the latter part of 1953 and in January, Story In Low, Soft Voice Last March, she said, she and the murder trial defendant shared the same bed at the home of friends in California. Only an hour and 15 minutes after she took the stand, the state's star witness finished testifying The last question, by defense counsel Fred Garmone, was: "While these actions were taking place between you and Dr. Shep pard, you were at all times aware that he was a married man?" "Yes." she said softly. Testifying in a low, often semi audible voice, and looking straight ahead, the attractive witness re plied "yes" to a question as to whether Sheppard "expressed love for you on other occasions." Given Ring In January She said Sheppard gave her the ring while they were together in her home, in January of this year. She said that the first mention of divorce, she estimated, was in the "early part of 1953." "He told me he loved his wife very much, but not so much as a wife.

He was thinking of Miss Hayes said. "He said he wasn't sure if his father would approve." This type of conversation took place several times again in 1953 Miss Hayes continued. Sheppard Bites Lip Sheppard, accused of hacking his pregnant wife, Marilyn, 31, to death in her bed at their lakefront home last July 4, watcted intently. Occasionally he bit his lip, made notes or clasped his hands In front of his chest. After she went to California last year and before Sheppard came to Los Angeles last March for post graduate work in osteopathy, they exchanged about four letters, Miss Hayes said.

He wrote to her first, she added. Her "eyes straight ahead and away from the defendant, the pretty witness told of going with him on a date to the home of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Miller. Dr.

Miller is a Los Angeles osteopath and a friend of Sheppard. Miss Hayes, auburn-haired and 24, flushed faintly and hesitated slightly before she gave testimony about sharing a bed with Dr. Sheppard. 'Did you have any clothes with you that night?" prosecution at torney Thomas Parrino asked. Together Seven Days Miss Hayes said she did not, that Sheppard drove her to the suburban residence where she was staying the next day to get some.

Then they were together for seven days, including trip io San Diego to attend a wedding, she said. "Was that the first time you had intimate relations" he asked. Again with a slight hesitation, and keeping her eyes rivted on the she replied in a low voice, "no." "When were the other occa sions? In Apartment Above Clinic Miss Hayes 'said that they took place in August, 1953, while she (See SHEPPARD, Page 2-A) Veterans To Remain On FolsomV Staff CULLMAN, Ala. -Wi-Gov. elect James E.

Folsom today announced Mrs. Mabel Amos, Montgomery, would continue as recording secre tary at the executive office there when he is inaugurated next Jan uary. He also announced the following would hold clerical positions in the office during his administration: Mrs. Kate Simmons, Montgomery; Mrs. Roy Grimmstt, Birmingham and Gulf Shores; Mrs.

Orpha Black, Montgomery; Mrs. Gloria Loegler, Mrs. Floy Fite, Montgomery, and Mrs. Ruth H. Johnson, Birmingham.

Folsom had previously announced that O. H. Finney AlbertvUle. would be executive secretary; Murray Battles, Cullman, legal and Ralph Hammond, Arab, press secretary. 36 to she saw an object like a fire works display but larger, that disintegrated while she watched.

Others, who preferred not to have their names in print, reported sighting the One observer described it as being "like a gigantic welding arc" accompanied by a cloud of smoke. Seen In Three States Reports from other areas showed the bursting meteor was seen in three states. In Sylacauga, a nine-pound chunk fell through the roof of the Second Meteor Sighted In Montgomery Area During Early Morning A Montgomery meteorologist and a radio announcer today reported they saw what may have been a meteor as it trailed across the pre-dawn sky with an eerie green glow, the second such sighting in two days here. R. O.

Crosby, a meteorologist with the U. S. Weather Bureau, described it as a bright ball which glowed "reddish orange like hot metal" but suddenly flashed greenish as it disappeared at an angle over the horizon. The radio announcer, who would not be identified, gave a similar description. Both fixed the time at about 4:40 a.m.

Dr. "Walter B. Jones, Alabama state meteorologist, said the Sylacauga incident yesterday evidently was caused by a meteor explosion over Central Alabama, and a particle had injured Mrs. Hodges. China Injected In Korea Issue By MAX IIARRELSOX AATIONS.

N.Y. Russia sought today to bring Red China and Communist North Korea into the U. N. debate on Korea. but the United States vigorously opposed the move.

The United States cited Red China's sentencing of 13 Americans as alleged spies as one reason why the Peiping regime should not be invited here. Poland declared that if the Uni. ted States was really interested in 5ee KOREA, Pages 2-A) charges now nearing a vote, has charged that a mail cover was placed on him and members of his staff by a Senate Elections subcommittee that probed into his financial affairs in 1951-52. Hayden's statement to the Senate was the first confirmation that a mail cover that is, a check on the return addresses of incoming mail had been placed on McCarthy. One of the charges against Mc Carthy in the censure controversy is that he- was contemptuous of the Elections subcommittee.

He has said he adopted the attitude he did because the subcommittee engaged in "illegal" actions against him. Denounced By McCarthy While McCarthy denounced the mail cover as illegal, Hayden told the Senate he had "a diligent search" made of the postal laws and other statutes and could find "no violation of the law in mail check." In the prewous Democratic controlled Congress, Hayden was chairman of the Senate Rules Com mittee, parent body of the Elections subcommittee first headed by Sen. Gillette 'D-Iowa) and later by Sen. Hennings (D-Mo). I Hayden told the Senate that at the time of the mail cover the Elections subcommittee was look ing into what he called a charge that McCarthy had taken money contributed for his fight on communism and diverted it to his own use for speculation in commodities or stocks.

Hayden said the cover was ordered to find out the brokers with whom McCarthy was dealing, and he told the Senate the mail check "did disclose the brokers." Sen. Jenner (R-Ind), present chairman of the Rules Committee and an opponent of censuring Mc Carthy, interrupted Hayden and de clared that mail covers were or dinarily placed only on "criminals (See MCCARTHY, Page 2-A) Pro-Joe Petition Sent To Capitol NEW. YORK WBundles of re titions opposing censure cf Sen. Joseph' R. McCarthy (R-WiO were shipped off to Wash'ncTon by armored truck early today for ae livery to the U.S.

Senate. The petitions had been prepared by an organization knovn as "10 Million Americans Mobilizing for Justice." A spokesman for the -nticensure organization said the petitions carried 1,000.816 signatures certified by an auditing firm. The Washington shipment was addressed to Vice president Nixon, who serves as president of iho hen ate; Senate Majority Leader Wil liam F. Knowland of California; and Minority Leader Lyndon John son of Texas. A Senate vote on a censure mo tion starts today.

Rear Adm. John G. Crommelin who directed the signature campaign, announced yesteraay that the auditors had counted a to tal of 1,501,941 signatures by 5 p.m. He said the counting job may take as long as 10 days and that he expects the organization 10 million goal to be topped. Senate Expected To Adjourn Thursday WASHINGTON.

W-GOP Major ity Leader Knowland of California said yesterday he expects the Sen ate will adjourn tomorrow "or at the latest Friday." The Senate convened in special session Nov. 8 to take up the Question of whether to censure Sen. McCarthy Knowland said that after this issue is decided he hopes to get action on a number of noncontro-versial nominations that have been submitted by President Eisenhower. He said he did not anticipate a foreign policy or other debate that might delay adjournment. Seen In Three States Woman Is As Meteor A meteor exploded over Central Alabama yesterday.

The flash and smoke were seen here by several persons, and a frag-' ment injured a woman near Sylacauga. It was possibly the first known instance of a person being hit by a meteorite. Early yesterday afternoon, an Air Force pilot reported he sighted an explosion high in the ky over Montgomery. He estimated the height at 60,000 feet. A Cloverland resident reported Jet Crash Kills 2 Maxwell Men T-33 Trajner Falls In Atlanta ATLANTA Ml Two men.

died today in the crash of a T-33 jet trainer plane from Maxwell Air Force Base (Montgomery, Ala.) in a residential section six miles from downtown Atlanta. The plane crashed in the vicinity of Eastland Road and Boulder Crest Drive in adjoining DeKalb county. Residents reported a ter-sific explosion just before pieces of wreckage fell. The crew" members were identified by the Maxwell Public Information Office as Capt. Robert F.

O'Brien and Capt. Clinton E. Pardridge. Next of kin for the two fliers were listed as their wives, Mrs. Mary M.

O'Brien of 1002 Felder Ave. and Mrs. Mari lyn Pardridge of 1782 Highland Montgomery. The two officers were students at the squadron officers school of the Air Command and Staff College at the Air University at Maxwell. Crash To Be Probed A' team of Maxwell staff offi cers, headed by Brig.

Gen. James H. Wallace, commander for education at the Air University, left for Atlanta to conduct an investi gation of the crash. One of the fliers was thrown (See MAXWELL MEN, Page 2-A) C. T.

Fitzpatrick, C. Of C. President Dear Mr. Fitzpatrick: You have served your fellow citizens well as president of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce this year. When your term as president ends on Dec.

31 you and your associates will have many accomplishments to your credit. Your continuing presence on the Chamber of Commerce board of directors will mean much to the new administration headed by President James G. Pruett All know the value of your work and appreciate the fact that you will continue active in the cham- ber's activities. Civically Yours, Sylacauga home of Mrs. Hewlett Hodges and bruised her on the hand and hip.

She was not seriously hurt. The cosmic explosion also led to an unfounded report that a jet plane had crashed near Phenix City. The plane had been reported crashed near Smith's Station, about four miles from Phenix. Woman Suffers Bruises Wire service reports said Mrs Hodges suffered bruises when the meteorite tore a three-foot hole in the roof over her living room (See METEOR, Page 3-A) Meteor Called Star-Fragment Scientist Explains Probable Origin By EUGENE KOVARICK The meteor that burst over cen tral Alabama yesterday afternoon was probably a fragment from a star explosion that has been circling the earth for millions of years, a n-born research scientist Ernst Stuhlinger said here-in an interview today at the Whitley Hotel, i Stuhlinger who works on the development of components for guidance and control of guided missies at the Huntsville Redstone Arsenal, said the meteor was attracted to the earth's surface by the force of gravity. The explosion was caused by tremendous friction of air and speed.

"Meteor," he added, "may travel as high as 70 miles per second." The scientist estimated the meteor probably was about a yard in diameter before the explosion. The fragment that struck Mrs. Hewlett Hodges' home near Sylacauga was. 6 inches across and weighed 9 pounds. Component Are Same In explaining the components and action of meteors, Stuhlinger said, "What impresses me most, is that these particles from a fixed star contain the same elements and chemical compounds that we have here on earth." In outer space, meteors travel at a very low rate of speed.

However," he added, "upon reach ing the earth's atmosphere, the speed is accelerated to a very high degree. When is a meteor a meteorite? This question has puzzled many Montgomerians ever since yester- (See SCIENTIST, Page 2-A) thrill of their lives. Janice won the Grand Championship with her summer yearling, "Shorty." Barbara, who likes fo be called "Barb," won the Reserve Grand Championship with "Salty." 1 Shorthorn summer yearling. It was the first time in the 53- year history of the exposition that two girls won the big prizes in open competition. For both, it was their first test against tough, vet (See STOCK SHOW, Page 2-A) Pentagon Planning Hike In Defense Spending Two Iowa Farm Girls Win Top A wards At Stock Show By ELTON C.

FAY WASHINGTON UV-The Pentagon plans soon to increase its spending for continental defense and guided missiles. Secretary of Defense Wilson included those items among several he said would call for heavier outlays in the 35-billion-dollar expenditure budget he foresees for the fiscal year beginning next July 1. Total spending at that level would be' about half a billion less than docketed for the current year. Wilson gave no details, butjex-penditures this year for continental defense interceptor planes, anti CHICAGO Two Iowa farm girls, novices in big time competition, now own the International Live Stock Exposition's most coveted awards the Ster Grandd and eted awards the Steer Grand and Reserve Championships, more than 800 adult exhibitors. It's like saying they raised the finest animals in the nation.

For Janie Hullinger. 16, of Manly, Iowa, and Barbara Clausen. 15. of Spencer, Iowa, it was the biggest Trilwiy-Bt Br Tert Routt of th Thru Uneri. Ph.

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