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Alabama Journal from Montgomery, Alabama • 11

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Alabama Journali
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Montgomery, Alabama
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ALABAMA JOURNAL If -A MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA Weditedr, Ftbrtiary 1, 1956 Two Board Members Are Fired After Voter Purge In Bullock they said indicated the applications of many persons who had registered to vote were not signed by board members as required by law. They said in many cases one registrar had signed for all three members of the board of registrats. Tucker said there is a faction in the county whiclv-wanted the registrars to. "carry out part of the law and ignore other parts of it. We showed no favoritism when striking names from the voting list." Of the 778 persons stricken from the list, he added.

200 have already made application to re-register and most of them have been placed back onthe rolls. "We got a few hot letters," Tuck pointing Board, with Mrs. Baggett and Agriculture Commissioner W. Todd, the other two members. Tucker and Hitchcock had been recommened to the Bullock board by Mrs.

Baggett and Todd. Gov. Folsom's appointee, Reynofds Sellers, of Post Oak, will remain on the county board as chairman. Tucker had recalled that a suit was filed against the Bullock board several years ago by the National Assn. For The Advancment of Colored People.

"The strongest argument they presented was that the board members followed the letter of the Jaw when Negroes sought to register, but were extremely lax on white applicants," he said. "Our practice since taking office last November has been to treat all alike if they were qualified they became registered CITED FOR 'SERVICE TO BOYHOOD' The Silver Beaver award, highest honor given by a local Boy Scout council, was presented last night to these four leaders at the Tukabatchee Area Council annual banquet. Left to right is Spurgeon Morgan of Tailassee, Eugene Heilpern, of Montgomery, who -was reelected council president, W. J. Howard also of Montgomery and Dan C.

Royal of Selma. (Photo by Kraus.) 'Operation Homefront' Scheduled Next Week Gay Father Sough? For WASHINGTON (UP) Juvenile Court Judge Edith H. Cockrill ordered U.S. marshals to pick up a gay father for non-support of his T1D Non-Support family. The only clue to his whereabouts the judge said, was the fact that he was known to be taking mambo lessons at a local dance hall.

"Good Taste Costs Nothing'' SiUcLl Jone with that Light Linen Loo s10 98 America's finest linen-weave rayon in Supreme' two-piece box-style suit! Color-contrast, saddle-stitched jacket and solid narrow-line skirt with inverted pleat in back. Sizes 10 to 16. In Nutmeg Beige, Moss Green Lime, Purple Lilac. COLONY SHOP Montgomery" A Homicide Cases Drop In Memphis MEMPHIS, Jenn. If) Memphis was once the murder capital of the world, but the number of homicides last year dropped to an all time low of 27.

That's 10 less than the 1954 figure and considerably under the 105 in 1932. And there were about 150,000 fewer residents then. hi If You Catch More Than One Cold A Winter Here's how to relieve suffering fast! Use Vicks VapoRub the proved medication that works two ways at once. When you rub it on, Vapo-Rub quickly relieves muscular soreness. At the same time, VapoRub's medicated vapors bring relief with every breath.

Soothing medication travels deep into the nose, throat and large bronchial tubes. Congestion starts breaking up. Coughing eases. Warming relief comes, lasts for hours. So when colds strike, always depend on Vicks VapoRub IA purge of voters in Bullock Gmnty which resulted in 738 names being lopped from the list ld to replacement yesterday of two members of the board of registrars.

Allen Tucker of Unibn Springs and Clayton Hitchcock of Midway vere replaced on the board by Jim Spurlin of Fitzpa trick and J. R. Reynolds of Union Springs. fThe names taken from the list yfere all of white voters. Bullock Oounty has only six Negroes iitered to vote.

In a conference Monday with Gov. James E. Folsom and State Auditor Agnes Baggett, Hitchcock arid Tucker said they had purged the Bullock voting lis only of those names which had been registered. Records presented They presented records which Horn thinks torn says he wouldn't trade me for a dozen Marilyn Monroes. He just marvels at how I manage to keep our house shining like a new penny and yet have time for so many other things.

Really, it's imply a matter of finding faster, easier ways to get my housework done. My wood floors are a good example. I used to cringe at just the thought of all that messy, hard cleaning and waxing until a friend told me about how Bruce Cleaning iVax cleans as it waxes. Imagine, no floor washing at all. And my fr'ood floors are just beautiful.

You should try Bruce Cleaning Wax on your wood floors. t's really wonderful! Incidentally, Tve found other Bruct floor products help me, too. There's Bruce Floor Cleaner for cleaning and tighter waxing, Bruce Paste Wax, Bruce Asphalt Tile Cleaner, Bruce Asphalt Tile Self-Polishing Wax and the new Bruce Self-Polishing Wax. Yes, for floors Ws think of a figure the beauty I'm Bruce! I I i ib i 'u I "The Shouplace of Shouplace CHRISTINE COLIAS CD Program Director invaluable in natural disasters as the recent hurricanes along the eastern seaboard," she pointed out. THURSDAY 9:00 A.M.

Save 111 UP er said, "but most of the people agreed with us." MEET WITH FOLSOM The two registrars were replaced yesterday after a meeting of Gov. Folsom, chairman of the State Ap 46 Scouts Get Eagle Badges Heilpern Re-Elected Head Of Council Presentation of 46 Eagle Scout badges and reelection of Eugene Heilpern Jr. as president of the Tukabatchee Area Council of Boy Scouts were highlights of the council's annual banquet last night at the Whitley Hotel. The Silver Beaver award for distinguished service to boyhood was presented Heilpern, W. H.

Howard, both of Montgomery; Spurgeon Morgan of Tallassee and Dan C. Royal of Selma. Vice presidents of the 13-county council are the following: Dr. E. G.

Moore of Tallassee; Roger Butler of Selma; Myron Lobman of Montgomery; Joe Robinson of Alexander City, and Hugh Stuart of Montgomery. New council commissioner is Charles B. McKee and reelected treasurer is Dr. Douglas L. Can- yion, both of Montgomery.

Gordon Blair made the award presentations. Karl of Mont gomery, presented the a 1 Scout badges. Principal speaker was Dr. Louis D. Newton, jpastor of Druid Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga.

Montgomerian Cast In Tulsa U. Drama Joseph Fabian, University of Tulsa sophomore, has been cast in the third production of the TU Theater this year. Fabian will play a conedy role as "trainer of the seals" in Giraudoux's "On-dine." translated from the French for the hit Broadway production. The play will open Feb. 14 at TU.

Fabian is the son of Capt. and Mrs. R. J. Fabian, 539 Cloverdale Road.

He named a cheerleader earlier this year and is enrolled in the college of liberal arts. a nicer figure rassiere $949 $Q98 COURT SQUARE IS $19,000 Collected In Mother's March Last night's Mothers' March on Polio brought in $19,000 for the campaign, Mrs. Rupert L. Stevens, county chairman, has announced. The crusade was the "biggest in our history," Mrs.

Stevens de clared. She expressed thanks to the 60 captains, 600 lieutenants and 4,000 contact mothers who participated in th fund-raising effort. Video Station Incorporated Incorporation papers for a new television station here were filed in Probate Court yesterday. Birmingham Television Corp. was authorized to issue $4,000 capital stock and engage in operation of a TV station, including all equipment, buildings and facilities.

Montgomery will be the principal office, location, according to the incorporation papers. Incorporators and directors, all of Chicago, 111., are Harry Bala-ban, president; Otto Zeman, secretary-treasurer, and Elmer Bala-ban, vice president. The station will present plays, dramas, scripts, copyrights and motion pictures. Principal stockholders are Harry Goiter, 34 shares; Herbert E. Raben, 33 shares, and Eli E.

Fin, 33 shares. Incorporation papers were also filed yesterday for Guaranteed Tire and Recapp to operate principally in Montgomery. 3,000 CAPITAL The firm was authorized to issue capital stock in the amount of i $3,000. including 120 shares of com mon stock with par value of $25 each. The papers listed officers as Nelson Rose, president: J.

M. Go-million, vice president, and S. Max Jones, secretary-treasurer. Principal stockholders are Rose, with 74 shares; Gomillion, with 40 shares, and Jones, six shares. OTHER CORPORATION'S In other incorporations yesterday a non-profit corporation to be known as Montgomery Sports Car Club was formed with headquarters to be in Montgomery.

Organized to "encourage the preservation, ownership and 'operation of sport's cars and to provide and regulate events of sports i cars and owners." The club listed 44 honorary members. Officers are Col. Paul S. Deems, Maxwell AFB, president; Maj. William P.

Kincheloe, 3233 a i I Lane, vice president: Lt. Col. A. R. Fortney, 228 Prairie Vista, secretary, and Maj.

H. B. Williams, treasurer. $25,000 Is Asked In Damage Suit A Montgomery woman has filed a $25,000 damage suit against A. Nachman, fnc, in connection with an accident in the store Jan.

11, 1935. Mrs. Mary McMaster charges the accident was caused by Various conditions" which the company al-flowed to be maintained its i premises. The accident occurred on the store's inside stairs, resulting in I "permanent injuries" to her right arm and shoulder. Mrs.

McMaster claims. The suit was filed through the legal firm of Rushton, Stakely i and Johnston. I AND NOT KNOW IT! Fidgeting, nose-picking and a tor- menting rectal itch are often tell-0 tale signs of Pin-Worms ugly parasitei that medical experts Bay infest one out of every three per- sons examined. Entire families fmay be victims and pot know it. To get rid of Pin-Worms, these pests must not only be killed, but killed in the large intestine where live and multiply.

That's exactly what Jayne'a P-W tablets do andTiere's how they do it: FirSC a scientific coating carries the tablets into the bowels he- they dissolve. Th en Jayne'a modern, medically-approved ingredient goes right to work feiHa Pin-Worms quickly and easily. a Don't take chances with this dangerous, highly contagious con-B dition. At the first sign of Pin-f ask your druggist for genuine Jayne'a P-W Vermifuge A the small, easy-to-take tablets per-W fected by famous Dr. D.

Jayne Son, specialists in worm remedies for over 100 years, Montgomery city and county next week will participate in "Operation Homefront," a concerted effort, to prepare every family to survive natural disaster or enemy attack, it was announced yesterday. February 6-11 has been proclaimed Operation Homefront period by Mayor W. A. Gayle, who urged that all Montgomerians take an active part in the campaign. The program is being sponsored by the local Women's Civil De fense Coordinating Council, of which Miss Christine Colias is head.

BASIC SURVIVAL STEPS In the six-day educational program, each family group will be urged to take three basic survival steps: (1) the maintenance in the home of a seven-day emergency food and water supply; (2 procurement of a first aid kit and training in its vuse, and 3) everyday maintanance of at least half a tank of gasoline in the family car to allow for its operating dur-! ing emergency situations. Main pffnrt thp ramnaien will go toward distributing and collect ing some 20.000 check lists." Residents will be asked to comply with the 17 points on the list relative to proper preparation for emergencies. The lists will be distributed and collected by local Parent-Teacher Association, according to Miss Colias. FIRST STATE APPEARANCE Operation Homefront will be making its initial appearance in Alabama, although several cities in neighboring states have already conducted the program with success, Miss Colias said. primarily a part of the Montgomery CD preparedness to withstand enemy attack, the survival steps to be emphasized during Homefront have already proved Scott Promoted By Phone Company The appointment of Parks Scott.

Montgomery office manager of Southern Bell Telephone Company. to the newly created position of district customer relations manager, effective today was announced today by W. L. Hinds, the company's Montgomery district manaser. Scott will make his headquarters in Montgomery and super vise Southern Bell's district-wide customer and public relations program.

The Montgomery district is composed of telephone exchanges in Auburn. Clanton, Clayton, Eu-faula. Ft. Deposit. Hurtsboro, La-Fayette," Maplesville, Opelika, Prattville, Troy, Tuske-gee, Waverly and Wctuinpka.

Hinds said that William B. Pritchett, public office manager, will succeed Scott. Pritchett will be succeeded by Oliver Norton, business office supervisor. Study Is Scheduled Of Firemen's Dispute BIRMINGHAM (UP) A three-member committee appointed by the Citizens Supervisory Commission will start a new study of the complicated firemen's wage dispute. T.

W. Aitken representing the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, is chairman. He said the study will be aimed at eliminating a differential now existing between firemen and policemen wages. Policemen got a $25 a month raise last year but the firemen didn't and they threatened a mass walk-out as a result. However, a compromise $10 was offered last month and was accepted.

The committee study may create a new storm of protest. Securities Firm Denied Injunction A Pittsburgh, securities dealer whose license had been re-revoked by the state of Alabama for dealing in "wildcat" sales involving uramium mining opera tions was denied an injunction here yesterday, which sought to: restore the license. Circuit Judge Eugene W. Carter, after denying the injunction, sug-: gested the a ni Company should app! to the State Securi-; ties Commission for a new or re newed license. on 29" Teen Coals 498 Quilled Robes $3.

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