Murray State's Digital Commons The eN ws Newspapers 5-12-1955 The ewN s, May 12, 1955 The ewN s Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/tn Recommended Citation The eN ws, "The eN ws, May 12, 1955" (1955). The News. 1203. https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/tn/1203 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 The eN ws by an authorized administrator of Murray State's Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. PINK tW TO $1*0 FOR rUTTTNO; TEARING OR MUTILATING BO'., 1 NEWS PAI'LRS OR P23IOI t BilLONGLNG TO PUtLIC UBR I. (See Ky. Statutes Articjp v * Prog ram Tuesday Ends Music Week (Story in Diary of Doings) NEWStf^ The Farm and Home Paper of the Ken-Tenn Tern*? <\ % Volume Twenty-Four Fulton, Fulton County, Kentucky, Thursday May 12, 1955 N*. Nineteen 771 Shoot You1 Scare Branch Courthouse? Made Mrs Patterson City Raises Question Fire, She Tells Jury In Seeking Repairs ' The case of Mrs. Willie Mae self-defense when she fatally The pages of history were flipped back some fifty Patterson of Woodland Mills, shot her ex-husband. She said years this week to determine the basis for a request by which ended in mistrial on Fri- that her ex-husband was seat- the City of Fulton that Judge Homer Roberta spend day in Fulton county circuit eo in his car, and she was stand- court, will be rescheduled for ing at the side. She said he said: some money making needed repairs on the circuit court the September court term, Cir- "I'm going to beat out oi you. room at the Fulton City Hall. Sidney Callihsm and Carolyn Roberta were a pretty cuit Judge Elvis J Stahr said and then I'm goiag to shoot— Judge Roberta got a windfall of cash several months sight to behold as the guests entered the Woman's Club Saturday. SUt of you." ago, when the SUte of Kentucky refunded to the Ful- Jurors hearing the case last Mrs. Patterson said that her ton County Fiscal Court $30,000, which represented and were greeted by the young lades. Arriving to enjoy week failed to agree on a ver- ex-husband reached, apparently the program are Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Roper. dict after deliberating almost for a gun, and that as he did >o overpayment of an outstanding bond issue owed by the three hours. she grew a gun from her dress county. The money according to Judge Roberta was put Mrs. Patterson, former Union pocket and fired she said she into the general fund. When the budget for the year •Ipf City waitress, is charged with did not remember if she shot was planned the $30,000 was put in tttte budget for re- the wilful murder of her hus- htm more than once, and has no pairs to the courthouse in Hickman and the budget was memory of what she told Union band, Clyde C. Patterson, at his POLAROID approved by the local finance officer in Frankfort. Four Points Service station on City officers later. JL, « It 1 the Jordan highway during the Mrs. Patterson and another MRS. PATTERSON Technically, it is believed The question arises as to ti early morning hours of last witness, Wayne Barnes, told of that the money should have whether the circuit court room Sept. 11. threats made agaifcst them by been refunded to the taxpayers, 0f the City of Fulton could have, The defendant, took the stand Patterson two weeks before the | but since the money was paid in "legally, been entitled to any ol IB her own defense at Hickman. shooting. LIFE OF COMBS over a period of many years, the the funds. mm She claimed that she acted in Mrs Patterson, went on trial task of returning the money to Here's some information the last Wednesday afternoon. ON KEYS TV TO the taxpayers would have been News learned from a reliable \Jfe, Neatly dressed and outwardly a hopelessly involved mathemat. eeuree on Wednesday; - calm, the defendant heard a ical task. So the County Court In the General Assembly of SPRING IS HERE; number of witnesses, members BE SHOWN FRIDAY decided to spend the refund on the Commonwealth of Kentucky of the Union City police depart- repairing the courthouse in in 1904 legislation was enacted ment and Fulton county officers, Hickman. * ^B ^ Br SPRUCE UP YOUR Popular Demand permitting cities of the fourth testify that she had confiessed to The City of Fulton has recently class, situated more than 18 them the slaying ot Mr Patter- Makes Repeal spent a considerable amount of miles from the county seat, to RURAL MAIL BOX son at his Four Faints Service Showing Possible money repairing the circuit establish a branch courthouse. station at the interaction of the court room in Fulton and many Later the City of Fulton floated Postal Department Jordan highway and the Middle more repairs are needed. So, in -i'm I In response to popular de- a $10,000 bond issue to erect % : . Observing Event road, some eight miles north of an attempt to get some help in the city hall and to establish a mand, the television film on the fif Union City. the matter, they wrote to Judge Rita Kramer. Mrs Harry Bushart, Mollie Wiley, Mrs. life of Bert T. Combs, candidate circuit court room where that Of Box Improvement Robdrts seeking a portion of L. T. Bug? and Mrs C. L. Maddox take a look at the Officers who investigated the for the Democratic Party no- court could be held. It was ne- the funds. Spring is here, and. like the shooting told of finding the body, mination for Governor, will be cessary, it was learned, to erect program while guests were being seated at the Woman's Judge Roberts advised the young man who has begun to of the blood which trailed from shown on three stations next a vault for the safe-keeping of Club for the "Evening of Music" Tuesday. News on Wednesday that all comb his hair all the way around, the driver's seat of the victim's week. circuit court records. auto to the spot where the body the money had been used repair- the Post Office Department will Rumsey B Taylor. Combs' These questions are brought to again urge the rural patrons dur- lay. of a lipstick belonging to ing the courthouse at Hickman. nind by the request made by (continued ea page seven) the city: mt; the week beginning May 1« Bert T. Combs will take his 'More photos inside) 1. Since the court room here I . to help Improve the rural campaign for the Democratic was established by authority of boxes that have suffered from the nomination for governor hi to RED CROSS DRIVE an act of the legislature is it not, hardships ef winter and lean to- the ftnt and aeeoad Congress- then. legacy a "branch" court- ward any convenient point of the ional districts again dortn* house and entiUed to a portion compass. THE SCOREBOARD the week of May 18 state CLOSES SHORT OF of WJ funds earmarked tor This year will be the 17th that (By Hilly Joe 'Forrest) he.iaqaariew revealed today.. the Department has asked rural He wUt tie In Fulton CMmty vvus4k*u*c rc^,.. 7 patrons to cooperate In having AMTtOfrtlti* MJVill 1 rural mail boxes erected accord- "Play Ball." When we hear 14 and win leave here for Mr. Snow Thanks t ins to regulations, made more In Ceonty that familar yell it means sum- attractive by painting and by mer is here and one of America's where he will Workers. Public any other means that would favorite sports has begun. men! speaker at (tie Morehead For Contributions HENRY WARD BOW! High School. Following his make them "Boxes of Beauty" The Fulton Lookouts (ot off j commencement address Judge Jack Snow, city drive chair- One of the more important In a good start opening same in Corah* will return to West man for this years Red Cross OUT AS POSSIBLE regulations is that the name of l(nin City. Mickey Foster the Kentucky for visits in Lyon, drive reported today that a the patron be placed on the box Falton pitcher held the Dodgeri Trier and Christian Counties. total of $1724.20 has been col- j in letters no less than one inch to one ran as Fulton went a- lected. The drive has been con- STATE CANDIDATE high This not only enables the head to win 5-1. eluded although the goal for . regular carrier and any substi- state campaign chairman, said On Wednesday May 4th the this year was $1960. Says Entrance tute who may carry the mail in the "response of the people Lookouts lost their home opener throughout Kentucky to the in- In closing the drive Mr. Snow Might Cause Split the absence of the regular to expressed deep appreciation to Mrs. Lois Haws, director of the Civic ChoraV group lis- readily deliver the mail but also by a score of 8-8. A1 Hartung itial showing of the film has had a triple and a single and made it necessary for us to ar- the team captains, the team In Combs Forces tens to a word of praise about her directing from Rev. , enable. others to find the locat Gene Conquy collected three workers, newspapers and radio as well Much mail is delay- range to telecast the film again " Fearful that his entering the C.