The Marshall Courier, June 16, 1955
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Murray State's Digital Commons Marshall Courier Newspapers 6-16-1955 The aM rshall Courier, June 16, 1955 The aM rshall Courier Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/mc Recommended Citation The aM rshall Courier, "The aM rshall Courier, June 16, 1955" (1955). Marshall Courier. 291. https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/mc/291 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Murray State's Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Marshall Courier by an authorized administrator of Murray State's Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Hi ' . - i r Benton, The Best Build Marshall • Town in Ky. • ®Ijc iltitrsljitll Cornier County And It < By A Dam Site Will Build You ' Western Kentucky's Largest Weekly Newspaper — Benton and Marshall County's Home Newspaper Volume XIX Paid Cir™i«tion Sells — That Is The First In Circulation, First In Advertising Kind This Newspaper Offers Customers Benton, Kentucky, June 16, 1956 Number 5 First In The Home, First In Reader Interest ,rt Combs re- irnatorial Benton last Bill Nelson is Sued Indictments first speech Marshall Returned by Jailer Edwards Is Reprimanded by >Tet that ev- By Fay Melton for an ig age In the I u chance to Grand Jury S|P t he offer- Accounting of Books tlve program Two youths, Robert Dale A- II t of Kentuc- dams and Elzie Byers, each 17 Grand Jury for Conduct in Office Fay Melton, part owner of the of said contract but this plain- years old and a juvenile, were Tribune-Democrat, filed a civil tiff has at no time received any indicted this week by the Mar- jrogram, In a suit In Marshall Circuit Court part of said $2,200 although shall Circuit Court Grand Jury unts to about this week against Bill Nelson, plaintiff believes that most of on a charge of breaking into publisher of the newspaper. the $2,200 which was due upon the Co-op Store in Benton. fcntucky Is In Mr. Melton's suit, filed by accounts receivable on Sept. 19, Methodists In Combs Says he Otters AfterEscIpe except the the Benton law firm of Prince 1953, has long since been paid Both of the youths reside in stem Is out- and Asher, asks for an account- and received by the defendant; McCracken County. County Make way depart ing of all the newspaper's ac- that by applying one half of They were arrested recently Positive Program for State Of Prisoner nderful job; counts receivable since Sept. 19, said accounts receivable to his at Ripley, Tenn., for possession e doing fine 1953, when Mr. Melton purchas- credit on the total purchase of burglary tools. The youths Only 2 Changes Bert Combs, candidate for the by administration in Frankfort The Marshall County Qtraiid iy admlnlstra- ed a half Interest in the publi- price for said undivided one half were brought to Benton last Democratic nomination for gov- "because no man can be elect- Only two changes In the Meth- Jury, in session this week, *r - cation Interest of the business, this Friday by Sheriff Billy Watklns ernor, spoke to a crowd that ed governor of Kentucky with- odist Church setup in Marshall prlmanded County Jailer C. — every- Mr. Melton, In his suit, says plaintiff would have and Is en- and Deputy Sheriff Buck Brlen. overflowed the circuit court- out the backing of an organiza- County were made at the an- (Bogue) Edwards for his co .- that on Sept. 19, 1953, he enter- titled to a total credit of more They were released to the Mar- room in Benton last Saturday tion." nual conference held in Mem- duct in office. ed Into a contract with Nelson than $3,150 on said $6,000 pur- shall County offcers by Tennes- afternoon. He said, however, that he had phis last week. STEM Is In and purchased one half undi- chase price." see officials. Combs said he was the only an understanding with the The grand jury's investigation Rev. B. J. Barron, who has and Its reprimand of jailer Er- vided Interest In the Tribune for The suit further states: The youths are accused of candidate in the gubernatorial Wetherby administration that If been pastor of the Brewers cir- wards resulted, in part, fro a get the school the sum of $8,000. Mr. Melton "Plaintiff states that since he hauling away a 600-pound safe race who offered a positive he Is elected governor he will cuit for five years, was promoted the recent escapes from the mess, said said the terms of the contract entered into the contract for from the Co-op Store, and tak- program for the people of Ken- have a free hand to make his to the McKendree station. Rev. county Jail of G. W. Washbur.i. the citizens called for a down payment of sale of said Tribune-Democrat ing $225.55 in cash and checks tucky. own decisions as governor. H. L. Lax, who has been the Mr. Combs frequently lashed Washburn, jailed on a chai1 e it him gover- $1,000 and the balance to be business, the defendant has had from the safe. The safe was He said the first plank in the pastor at McKendree, was shitt- out" at his opponent, A. B. of drunkenness, escaped thp fir ;t ns,000,000 a paid at the rate of $100 per complete control of the collect- found abandoned near Hard- platform was fulfillment of the ed to the Brewers circuit. (Happy) Chandler but never time when he left his cell to : o month until the note was paid ing and paying out of funds In money in this county. Minimum Foundation Program The Benton circuit was di- called Chandler's name. tp the lobby of the courthou e Mr. Combs in full. the operation of said business Byers also was indicted on a for the public schools of -the vided by the conference. Rev. after drinking water. He escap- hole wits out The contract, the suit states, and that he has at no time ever charge of damaging the county state. He said that he would "iiy opponent says he was Ii \I1 s Orvllle Easley of Klrksey was ed a second time, and was gi- geniuses out was to be a Joint venture and furnished plaintiff with an ac- courthouse. He Is alleged to have carry out this program, provid- the best governor Kentucky ever named pastor of the Briensburg ven a six-months term in the not a partnership. Mr. Melton counting of the same; that since attempted to escape Jail Mon- ed he is elected governor, If it had; he says he was the best and Mt. Carmel churches. Rev. court of Judge Artelle Haltom that the sch- says In the suit that he has paid Sept. 19, 1953, a substantial day night by chiseling his way were the only thing he accom- U. S. Senator Kentucky ever had F. B. Alexander, who formerly The grand Jury's report, sign- and the tea- $2,050 toward the full $6,000 set- amount of accounts receivable out. plished. He said it would cost and he says he was the best had the entire circuit, will be ed by J. W. Beard, foreman, h: d ed for Ken- tlement. have been accumulated and are The alleged escape attempt baseball commissioner the world pastor of the Church Grove and $18,000,000. this to say about Jailer E l- ivlng a chance On June 5, Mr. Melton says In now on the books of said busi- was thwarted by City Policeman ever had. He thinks he is some Maple Springs churches. ' He said the second plank In wards : It's the fault the suit, he received a type- ness; that the plaintiff is en- Charles (Chewing Gum Charliel sort of superman, but the peo- Rev. Voris H. Burnette was re- his platform was the park sys- "In response and compliant* ; cltleens and written notice- from Nelson of titled, under said contract, to Carroll. ple of Kentucky do not think turned to the First Methodist tem of Kentucky. He sald'he fa- with the specific charge and In- default on payments and that one half of the accounts receiv- Two soldiers, Charles Wallace so and the Aug. 6 primary will Church In Benton. Mr. Burnette vored the park system as It Is struction to Us by the judge of nts will elect Nelson's notice declared the con- able since Sept. 19, 1953, and he and Ronald Jones, were Indicted prove it." will be serving his second year now operated and would con- the Marshall Circuit Court it d give him tract terminated. Is entitled to a credit of said on a charge of grand larceny Combs also answered Chand- in Benton. tinue that policy "as Is." He said the time this grand jury was im- to spend, he'll The suit further states: une half upon any unpaid bal- in connection with the theft of ler's charge that he (Chandler) Rev. H. C. Fletcher was re- he thought Henry Ward had Is "running for a vacancy." paneled, we hereby report th it, something. "Under terms of said contrac., ance to the defendant on the an outboard motor from Mr. and turned to the Calvert City First done an outstanding Job with "My opponent says he Is fun- we have made as thorough n' plaintiff was to receive one half agreed purchase price from said Mrs. T. H. Trasher. They also Methodist Church.