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saa-n-MUrg-aaoi-aCaa Birmingham Post-Herald FINAL EDITION BIRMINGHAM! Purity rkmdy and hid Alabama's 'Good Morning Newspaper ALABAMA: Mrly scattered thundershowers PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL 90--N0 126 BIRMINGHAM WEDNESDAY AUGUST 3 I960 ti a iw ini 22 Pages In Two Sections In the are of shot to to: chll-dm tees-agent Kennedy On Nixon Says Demo Dealing In Personalities He Declares LOS ANGELES Aug 2 (UPI) Vice President Richard Nixon formally opened his campaign for president today by accusing his Democratic rival Sen John Kennedy of taking the "low road" by dealing in personalities Tlie vk'p president received a hero's welcome tonight at his hometown of suburban Whittier Cal where a crowd of 200m greeted him in the football stadium in whirh lie played as a second-stringer 27 years ago Rcfnre motoring to Whittier Nixon tisik advantage of airport stops at Reno Nev and Intema-tkinal Airport here to begin his campaign as Republican presidential nominee lie repeated a charge made in Washington before his departure earlier today that Kennedy was taking a "low road" to get to the While House lie told his airport audience lie re "the campaign la-gins today ami continues until Nov Major Developments In major developments today: told reporters at an airport press conference here Kennedy will have the support of ma-i jor lalior leaders he paid the prk-e he had to pay in his platform at the Democratic convention "I will not pay that price" he said Vk-e President said in a talk la-lore 1500 cheering hilt sweltering boosters at International Airport here that Americans must that we ran never settle for secoAri best in anything" He said that under the Eisenhower Administration and riespitei Democratic criticism the I'nitrdj States was the strongest nation in the world militarily economically and ideologically" refused to stale "New York is the most important of all" One Suspect Is Arrested In Flogging Talladega County Man Is Jailed On Kidnap Charge RV IIAM! WARRROl (11 Pasl-HeraM Mala Editor COLUMBIANA Aug One of the men suspected of abducting and whipping a 20-year-old Negro last Saturday night was jailed here tonight Shrlliy County Slirriff (Red Walker klrnlilied (he man aa 'Emmett Mvcretle 42 of Talladega County lie la charged with kidnaping in a warrant drawn up by Circuit Clerk 0 Fulton Walker aaid a warrant wan nut for a aeeond man who in believed In have lelt this area alter Henry June waa alaliaied (ram his yard at llarpenville last Kalurdnv and now is believed to lie in Gads- -srtSFW den Rrathen Kidnaped Jones who worked at a Har-prrsville service station and his younger brother David 13 were taken by several while men into a remote section of Coosa County where Jones said he was stripped and whipped lie reported to officers that si white men atiductcd him and his brother Sheriff Walker said Leveretle was arrested by Talladega County nffk-ers at his request Walker said Leveretle had not admitted anylhing toniKht Trusted Employe The men who abducted Jones reportedly told him they didn't warn any Neemes working at service stations in this area Jones was termed a good amt trusted worker by his employer Miller Ife said the white men even threatened harm to Miller if he hired another Negro David Jones was not harmed Henry Jones said he was whipped for several minutes by his adductors who used hells and knotted ropes The young Negm earlier said he was going to leave Get Photos In Before Deadline Less Hum a week remains the current Post-llerald Snapshot Contest sponsored with rocq oration of the Alulsima Theater All fisir contest classes wide open this week with classes and especially in need good entries Your favorite mild lie a big up lino in this year's contest Rend your favorite snap Snapshot Contrst Editor Birmingham Post-llrrald Birmingham Ala Be sure to include your name address and contest class on the Imck of each phuto Here are the classes: Claw Rallies and Class Aridities of and adults Class Ci ticeslrs aad tabletop stmts Class I): Animals The current contest closes mklnighl Sunday Aug 7 FINANCE CHAIRMAN Osa Lamar Andrews Jr Navy Man Gets Vets Day Post Andrews Jr Is Finance Chairman A Birmingham native Loyal Electors Would Vote For Demos Mobile Mayor Tells Of Plan To Call A New Convention Mayor Joseph Langan of Mobile said there yesterday thot a move was under way to oppose Alabama's inde-ipendent presidential electors in November's general election by naming new candi-jdates pledged solely to the Kennedy-Johnson ticket The six stales rights (independent rlix'lnrs seleilrd in May elections are pledged to withhold sup-port from any candidate they frcl is unlavorahlc to the South Two have said they would not support the Kennedy-Johnson ticket under any circumstances AiiBAiru FAfxrB Langan said a move was under CAMPAIGN way and gathering momentum to candy between rides onthe 31 park attractions Kids' rratic leaders to map the cam- Judge Charles jcall a special state convention to jpaign and it is exepectei that Adams of Alexander City jname II men to run as electors on KIDS' DAY FUN Among the hundreds of young people who crowded Kiddielond Park yesterday for the first of five August Tuesday Kids' Days none had more fun than Jerri Lynn Leopard (left) 2 and her sister Debra Jane 4 shown here enjoying cotton Days are sponsored by The Post-Herald The Birming ham News and Station WAPI he will suggest Adams for campaign chairman if such a meeting comes olf Adams served in (he Alabama Legislature during the 1930-34 and 1954-08 sessions and was elected Speaker of the House with Patterson's backing at the beginning nf the 1959 legislative session Appointed Jndge He resigned as speaker and as the Nnvemlier ballot The 11 would oppose both the six states nghters and the five loyalists selected by Democratic voters in primaries Former Governor Frank Dixon one of the Stales Rights electors jfo he on the Democratic ballot said he "couldn't conceive" of such a third elector group "Its chances of succeeding would seem mightly slim" Dixon said "Kennedy would lie ton weak Officials of Airway Motel lnchrre-the platform expresses his yesterday signed a long-term! views I can't conceive of the Idea Sponsored By Meeting To Focus On Transportation Twill speak on "Urban Transporta- a member of the House early in ion and the City of Tomorrow" Patterson then appointed and the City of Tomorrow BY JAMES WILEY Southern Research Institute this Fall will biggest headache Research Institute focus attention on the Jadache of the Ihis-tion lease with the city calling tor con-jhaving any popular appeal in Ala- James Symcs chairman of i ion million luxury bama explod-jthe board Pennsylvania Railroad I' 'motel at Municipal Airport rjxon ronrPfu(i lh ing population coding indiwtiry (Co will tell how railroads still w'jth ACSander City lank Uity Commission is expected of a third "a backtione of the nation's trans- "Ariam nvpr L-ha take action confirming its side of splitting the state'i Adams look over as probate 'possi-elector group plitting the stale's Demorratie who ShcVhy County and go north Rutjrv Ita Navy for four he was a visitor at the court-luring World War If and for house here today years during the Korean conflict S'dN fT nouse ncre iMiaijr -hairman nf ih Nelson Rockefeller would play Evidence concerning the aUluc-win "airmn 'ndnuf' tinn and flogging was passed on to the Shelby County Grand Jury today The grand jury is expected to make its report tommrow Hot Weather To Continue More hot and muggy weather is predicted for Birmingham and all! in Birmingham will he observed a government problem: it is a the bargain in a special adjourned meeting at 10 a tomorrow The three-story motel to he eon- judge on July 1 He visited Gov Patterson here today hut when asked about the possibility of his becoming campaign chairman Adams would not comment tSee photograph on Page 171 portation system are tiring drasti cally tailored to fit changing demands Railroad mergers piggy -backing doublcdcck commuter cars automatic freight yards electronic traffic these are just a few examples Charles A Chaync engineering Tomorrow's Transportation SRl's annual futuristic conference Sept 29-30 will bring some of the nation's top transportation experts here to dissect the future nf the largest producer of national income Keynote address will he by Plowman Steel's transportation chief Ten other speak- vole and giving the Republicans a victory in Alabama He said there were still moves on in Southern states to run slates of independent electors and he Marshall Law vice president of the world's larger will unveil projects ranging motive firm Genera io Motors will describe "Tomorrow's 1 11 lOTCD 1116111 buttermilk which have passed slrucled on a five-arre site directly to the south of the new Termi-Utal Bldg extension will have 120 rooms To Be Sound Proof The structure will tie completely air conditioned and Miund-bra" thc'DT-TatK proofed Party of Alabama I don't think it Its completion is expected toco-Uould have the least chance of inctric with that of tlie terminal success because they would not extension around May 1 of nextjbe voting under the rooster and year Of the 120 rooms HiO will he believes the plan for forming a powerful group of electors for a candidate "acceptable to the South" can still succeed Frank Mizcll Montgomery lawyer and States nights elector said: It would tic a very clear and would tic voting for a platform vicious in its nature and insulting Nov 10 and 11 In accepting the important post as finance chairman Andrews Forecast: Partly cksidy and hotjsaid business firms ot ouri today and tonight with -atteredrity can he justly proud of the BojnB (UH wih for exh personal he said Nixon said "in every part of tlie country we have discrimina tion" Iiul "the only way it is have made Mojor Vehicles from science fid ion to reality Keynoter Plowman is vice president in charge of transportation Space VUwIrflcct Is Protested Age Aircraft will the space age American to realize that prejudice! for the nation's largest steel pro-''f on aircraft ot lotnorrow hurts us almxiri and saps our strength at home more'great contribution they in sustaining this program through the years funds have made possi hie this program which is recog nittod annually as Amcrk-a's top observance and gives our city its finest national publicity earh year thundershowers becoming numerous Thundershowers yesterday cooled a large area in western and southwestern Birmingham Gusty winds accompanied the the storm and hail was reported in Fairfield Nixon also told his audience that nnlp- Special te The Post-llerald HUNTERSVILLE Aug 2-Tnttr isls and vacationers are staying! erators servk-e station men itnrt 1 i tih camp owners- re becoming 150 to all decent self-respecting Ala hamians" However Mizell said a free country (hey can try it if Most areas however sweltered I "A great majority of the eon under the 95-dcgree-high afternoon trihutors each year have given an in ihrir nrijrsi rf Sllrnt? for pprimalely persons they want to' Warren JiuH's'stringent enfon-e- "1" hp Harry Cook Gov ratterson's William Littlefield aviation engineer and winner nf Ihe Wright Brothers Medal is the man with the answers New in JLU h'shwoya i wtl iCh(micals and coal already are 7 federal-piijpiimj and orange juice und ni imujf Adnunistratop who mji are Kjns Mriuusly i-onsid-P rnned the famous New York Bwd Charles Whitlelsey native tdte Throughway and is in charge Alalaima and of Ford Bacon It Davis consultant rngt-neirs will rcjiuil Gaylun Germane director transimrtation policy nlticc nf assistant secretary ot defense will tell of changes needed to make transportation facilities ctfieienl to cope with demands of modern war See SRI MEETING Page 2 of the controversial $45 billion interstate highway program Speaker Walter Douglas has just completed the study for a $12 billion 132-mile rlcctronical-ly-cont rolled DO-mph urban transit system for tlie San Francisco Bay Area Mr Douglas nf Parsons Brin-ckerhoff Quade and Douglas stand and sundry shop press secretary was asked if the IjRinge Included 'governor wanted to comment on On the lop floor will he confer- Langan's proposal cncc rooms in addition to hotel Cook said that Patterson had no says that the law is on the tanks jro(lim' anj c-Ktail lounge and romment 1 the people voted him into office between 40 and 30 and he's going to rontinue to en- wi he connected to! temperatures High of 93 is predicted for Birmingham today alter an early morning low of 72 Low tomorrow also la expected to he 72 A year ago today the high temperature was 93 and the low was 74 Yesterday's temperatures: 1 Ithe i if new terminal facility by ai There would also be a slate of mww force the law John Davis motel owner andjeovrred passageway 'Republican eletlor candidates on president of the Tourist andl Among the luxury features will! Sea NEW ELECTORS Page 2 Recreation Assn said husiness'he a year-round swimming ponly this Summer has been off 30 to with a deck and cabanas with so-OCl QSnWOrd lanums and message nNims The motel is being linanced tlltry 111 I OuGy 3 Bargain Days Start Tomorrow 40 ppr cent Cliff McGowin another motel operator gave a larger estimate 50 per cent Other rcsoit owners contacted said their business declined some al Miami are planning cunstruc last year and dropped off a numlsr this Summer lwf 0hcr over Ihe country Architects will lie A Herbert BY DAVE DOLLAR Time's about up on the new Cashwood Puzzle To lie in the running for Ihe up to $120 prize your answer pasted to a postcard must he mailed or he Heliverril to me by 10 a today Mailed entrirs must he delivered hy 10 a tomorrow Don't miss your chance at the prize Get your entry in on time Jones is in his second year as nually for the past 13 years which is a fine compliment to the spon sors and the rommittce Their faith and confidence has been justified" Andrews holds the rank of captain in the Naval Reserve and is commanding officer of the local Naval Reserve Surface But talion at the Naval Reserve Center on Graymont-av He has been a member of the Executive Committee of National Veterans Day in Birmingham since the program was organized in 1947 The News In Brief NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL NIXON arrives in California and charges that Kcnnrdy "bought" labor support at Democratic convention Page 1 Kennedy talks to Truman and receives his support Page 2 UN SECRETARY reports Belgian troops will be replaced in Katanga Province by UN troops Page 2 TWO MISSING NSA MEN are believed in Culw Pag 6 REGIONAL ONE SUSPECT in flogging of Negro taken into custody Page 1 MARSHALL SHERIFF defends his anti-booze campaign against claims that tourist business is being hurt Page 1 BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN RESEARCH Institute to sponsor conference on "Tomorrow's Transportation' Page 1 BUILDERS SIGN lease for airport motel site Tage I Matties of Miami who recently designed a 400-mom Hdrlilinn lo the Fontainhleau Hotel at Miami Bt-ach working with Charles It rr-Mr('uuloy and Associates of Bir-pealed andmingham (lie only way to avoid war is to keep America "stronger than any potential aggressor in tlie world" He also called for a "policy ot diplomatic firmness with those who would threaten pence through nut the world" And touching lightly on disarm-ament proposals "we do wont disarmament hut the fad of disarm ament not the fiction of it" He said "if we enter any agreement with the Soviets that they might break and we would keep it would increase the danger of war and that we must not do" In a back-breaking day Iha threatened to outrun its normal 24-hour span Nixon flew West from Washington stopped in Reno Nev for a brief but See NIXON Page Comic Dictionary Wrangler A person who argues with everyone even with the man who won't talk Moviemetcr ALABAMA the Trrr" SI 4 ST :43 KMCIRK "Thr Apartment" J1IA 1 in IIV "Ben-Hnr" 7 pm MMHV "INnsssiirils" II 12-45 1 Vi 4:45 A 7:43 9:30 "Slnp Infik im( lauih -I "The Sheepman" ami "The Juke Kill" "Happy Anniversary" "Ihr Careleaa Yrar" aad '( ry Tiaiah" Third Vata-e" and "The Seven Thieve" "Ihe Thild Voire1 "The Seven Thieve AI Ttl MllVIKH NO I "Inviallile Invader" aad "four Skull ol Jim Ihiin Drake" (RAMI iRnaeairri fAIR PARR ORIVK-IK "Pleaae Pont Ml the llaiatr" and "The Lame RRIVK-IX "The Slummy" anil "Ihe 'in -m- ol I he l-ndead" PTARLITK HRIVK-IX "Ak any Gill" mil "Cry 'lermi KIIAIIIH Wlli'hTAlX ItRIVf-IK "hleeinna Beauty" and Lillie Sai ROHIXWlMin IIRIV "The and "Wild Women ol WKST "IJyaaea" and "Clmia Star" PKYVIKW "Sink Ihe Rli-inaik" and "Smiley Cel A ARMK Ilf AL'H PirPfR (LI Inmna dannna and llnnr allow leolur ilia daneer llaihara Bailey llllllltAY SMinmlni boat-na Ii-inna RK HRIHIO Flf Baron yt Nih- tllr IIIXIF Hai-in A pm FArrY's (LIB lime and llance adh ihe Ariate-tela" Those who aren't will have to take pot luck Gills urges all shoppers to register every day to tie sure their names are included although he said blanks will he screened fnr multiple registration to insure fairness to all Parking Tickets Inrluiled Three $10 Issiklcts of Iris: parking coupons will te given away (luring each Bargain Day I -n -ill I awarded each day too hy Epsi- hit way Marshall County has never been legally wet since Alaluima prohibition in 1937 went on the county option system! long as I am sheriff I don't intend In let people tram Birmingham Huntsville nr any other place bring liquor and beer into this county" Ihe sheriff said Bargain Days are here again and just in time for back to school shopping Bargains plus a chance to win part of loot) silver dollars and $90 worth of free parking coupons are aw-Hiling Birmingham shoppers tomorrow Friday and Sat unlay Sponsor mcn-hants nil over town are olfering quality merchandise at sxx'ial prices tor three days only as their part in helping to make Birmingham a major Southeastern retail center Sweepstake registration blanks for shoppers will be on hand in sponsor stores through Saturday Purchase Not Required Bargain Days General Chairman II Gills emphasizes that shoppers do not have to buy anything in a store to register or lie present at the drawing to lie heM at noon Wednesday in front of the Alabama Theater to win However winners who are present will gel their pick of 40 sacks containing silver dollars in ((mounts ranging from $3 to $100 Resort owners tell of incidents nf visitor being arrested on or near their boats (or having a can or brer and jailed "He's hulling the whole county" one said "not just the resort Series Recalls 1928 With Religious Issue Remember when AI Smith a Catholic as Democratic nominee for President? A Ihiec-part series starting on Page 11 brings that campaign bark lo life It's entitled "When Religion WAS An Issue" jf Shackford on the tame page tpy that poverty and corruption gave the Communists a beachhead in Cuba It's the second of four articles by this authority on foreign affairs Fnr a change nf pare read "By George" on the tame page Ill zany counseling will give you a smile to help start the nay right George" is a new feature that's winning many friend in The Tost-Herald family A Henry Taylor on Page 10 tells about the youth of Korea Mr Taylor is another top foreign correspondent for Ion Sigma Alpha sorority to promote good manners Sorority memtiers will spnt-watgh sponsor stores for outstanding acts of politeness and reward each with an envelope containing a silver dollar two free passes to the Alaluima Tlie- i now lies oler and a card ot thanks tor S1'1 'hhvoo LS the courlcms act he 8ri "mmR coise See ENFORCEMENT Page 2 Cosby Lake To Close The Camp Cosby Lake will be dosed after 12:39 today due to the funeral of David May ton of Camp Cosby Lake Director A May Sponsor stoics can be identified by the colorful posters of Downtown Birmingham displayed in their windows Chamber officials they expect these to he the biggest Bargain Days the city has ever seen I TU- 7 V' 41.