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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1957
Page
2
The State vs Edna Lindsey charged with false pretense nears conclusion as State witnesses testified and defense then rebuttal occurred. Earlier this week C H Gray was found guilty on a separate false pretense charge with no sentence yet imposed.
A city water study projects a 12 million gallon daily plant may suffice until 1980 and possibly to 1986 with a 48 000 population. Industrial use dominates Decatur water demand, notably Chemstrand, with Fruehaus plant nearby. Proposed upgrades include 16 and 20 inch mains, two new storage tanks totaling 5.3 million gallons, and new fire department requirements to meet Fire Underwriters standards.
Elkmont resident Joe Maples 84 died yesterday at Athens Limestone Hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at McConnell's Chapel in Athens at 2 pm Friday with Rev. Robert E. Kribbs and Rev. B. B. Lavender officiating. He is survived by his wife Joyce Bryan Maples a son Joe Mack a daughter Mary Bryan his mother Mrs. W. E. Maples one brother Mack Maples and two sisters Mrs. Sneed Christopher and Mrs. Eugene Chenault.
Sydney, Australia hosts about two million residents, roughly one fifth of the national population. The figure highlights the city’s prominence in national demographics and policy discussions.
Market quotes list soybeans oats and wheat prices, poultry at farm and plant, pulpwood prices, pine wood MBF grades, and cattle calves hogs price ranges. Cattle numbers include steers cows vealers calves, hogs by weight and grade, reflecting a broad rural commodities summary.
Stock market opens higher in New York with modest advances in top issues. Aircraft makers rise with Douglas up over a point, Boeing and Grumman higher. copper stocks slide after gains. Eastern Air Lines leads early losses.
A fragmented OCR text presents numerous corporate names with percent figures, resembling a stock or share table. The readable items include Am Air L Kaiser Al Coca Cola RCA General Electric Westinghouse and many others with varied percentages, arranged in a dense, unclear sequence.
AP dispatches from Birmingham and Atlanta describe live poultry markets with steady or balanced offerings. Demand ranges from slow to good, with prices up to 10:30 a.m. Thursday for broilers and fryers, and varied farm and plant prices for hens turkeys and other live birds.
Birmingham wholesale egg prices rise with quality grades and supply levels. Large A whites top 47.48 cents per dozen while mixed colors and B quality standards show lower ranges. Nearby locally produced eggs maintain minimum percentages for A and B grades amid steady delivery.
Regional cattle, hogs, and sheep prices mixed as early sales eased. Barrows ranged around 18 to 19 dollars, with No 1 and No 2 hogs noted at 16 to 18 dollars, while cattle showed 15 to 19 dollars for various classes and calves near 20 dollars.
The early season storm lashed the East from Connecticut to Virginia causing 10 deaths and creating hazardous travel. New York City cleaned up with 8,700 sanitation workers and 7.3 inches of snow in 25 hours as winds eased and buses returned to service. Philadelphia reported 6 inches in the city and 10 inches suburbs with school closures.
Friday Bands from Decatur High School and nearby towns will join floats sponsor sponsored by Noel Wolverine Tube Nativity Central Methodist Church Good fellowship Class Christmas Music Decatur Daily Southern Jaycettes Christmas Trees WMSL radio and television Candy Cane Shumake Furniture Stage Coach W T Grant Co float by the Shriners Candy Cane Express Youngland WHOS WAJF Christmas Fantasy J C Penney Co Belk Hudson Co steam engine from the Huntsville 40 and 8 Christmas morning Central Labor Union Christmas Cargo Gobble Fire Lumber Co Stone Lumber Co and Alabama Brick and Tile float merchants of Decatur Toys State National Bank and Morgan County National Bank North Pole Bank St merchants and Santa Claus on Chemstrand float Tractors from J D Pittman Tractor Co and Decatur Truck and Tractor Co Most Decatur merchants open until 8 pm.
Disabled workers aged 50 to 65 can qualify for Social Security disability benefits and receive back payments to last July. Applicants must prove eligibility before the month ends, with back pay to July for those who apply before 1958. post December applications are ineligible. Also noted is the 1917 ship to shore radio telephone conservation between the New Hampshire captain off Hampton Roads and the Navy Secretary.
A partial text notes sows of various weights from 11 25 to 14 75 exchanges listing a Wednesday date and price hints unclear due to garbled OCR. The readable elements mention sows and weight ranges with no clear buyer seller or lot details.
Alvis Briscoe will speak at Brookhaven Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Sunday. Rev. Harold Wright extends a welcome to all. Police report a collision at E Moulton Street and 8th Avenue left a car and a truck damaged with no injuries. Peggy R Hartzog’s car hit a Morgan Sheet Metal Co truck driven by Robert Paulk. Maude Gamble learns her sister-in-law C M Jolly was found dead in Memphis this morning.
Four council members express approval for the city utilities board to spend funds to extend service into the police jurisdiction area. The fifth member is absent. Final approval is planned for the December 17 meeting. The expansion will keep rates steady for current customers. New service runs from Finley Island Rd west to Old Moulton Rd and Chapel Hill area, then east to near Flint and close to Priceville. The extension will not raise existing city rates.
A eight‑coach train and a second wreck halted on an overhead line as drivers struggled in dense fog. About 2,000 commuters on their way to Folkestone Deal faced disruption. Officials blamed the disrupted timetable and low visibility, with a full inquiry pending. Rescue crews battled fog to reach hospitals and aid the injured.
Firefighters answered five alarms in 24 hours, one at 605 W Lafayette for a Mary Jolly residence suffering extensive interior damage though no injuries were reported. Other calls included a flue fire at 1818 Sherman St SE with slight loss and an overheated oven at 511 Prospect Dr. A car fire at Second St and Second Ave SE followed after.
Dismissals include Miss Wanda Hardiman and Mrs. Aaron Schrimsher. Admissions cover Mrs. Mollie E. Hargrove and Mrs. India Chambers, all in Athens. Other names listed include Stanley Beddingfield, Joe Maples.
Mrs Gayne McKevey and Lehman Wood of Moulton appear in a list with Mrs Dolphus Bradford of Russellville, Mrs Jimmie Parker and Mrs Leonard Vernon with baby of Danville, Co B Cothern and Mrs Charles C Nance of Mt Hope, and Mrs Claude Brady of Moulton.
A local hospital roster lists Mrs J W Church of Tanner number 1 Mrs Fred Hays of Decatur number 4 Mrs Edgar J Weigel of 702 Somerville Road Mrs Mary Rose of 1205 W Moulton St Miss Martina Carolyn Brown of Decatur number 3 Mrs William Bell of 730 South Ave SE Mrs Etta Bell Simmons of 504 Railroad St Hartselle Mr Less Smith of Falkville number 3 Mr David Wesley Quattlebaum of 1321 8th Ave SE Master John Byrd Powell of 1407 16th Ave SE and Mr Ross Williamson of Athens 7.
Clinic dismissals listed for Sherman West Eva Bourgeois Smith 1217 19th Ave Mike Miller 1606 Olive St Allen Hamby Moulton A W Billions 1309 6th Ave SE Bank Street Hospital Mrs Wiley Cox 810 Gordon Dr SE
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Gayne McKelvey at Lawrence County Hospital in Mouton on Tuesday. A daughter arrived for Mr and Mrs Dolphus Bradford of Russellville on Wednesday at the same hospital. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Carl Preston at Bank Street Hospital. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Gorman Grisham at Bank Street Hospital on 1411 9th Ave SE.
District Diary reports Cullman County farm and home development families meeting for the first time with API Extension specialist S R Doughty outlining FHD aims and a single business unit structure. County Agent H G Pinkston and numerous families attend. Tanner and Athens items follow.
Auburn football star Bobby Hoppe signed a professional contract with the San Francisco 49ers. An early morning fire at 808 Sixth Ave SE caused by blankets stuffed in a chimney to limit drafts triggered the alarm but caused no damage or injuries.
City officials ordered Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corp. to remove idle poles and lines hindering construction of the Fruehauf plant on the property. An 18 man city crew completed the removals within an hour, enabling Collins Construction Co. to resume excavation and grading with first steel due late January and operation targeted by August 1958.
The tract mentioning a bonus was announced during a Birmingham ceremony honoring the Auburn team last night. Hoppe, the third choice of the 49ers in the four round pro draft on Monday, had undisclosed salary details and is noted as a three year letterman at Auburn.
Willard Nelson of Decatur to lead 1958 Morgan County March of Dimes efforts starting January. Dr. Allen C. Rooks announces no 1958 quota yet. events include Mother's March Coffee Day and Blue Crutch Sale. County raised 6500 this year. letters and coin collectors planned. Nelson noted for prior fundraising work in Hartselle Sheffield Cullman Courtland and Boy Scouts. funds next year focus on long term polio patients with Salk vaccine support. Morgan County Health Dept. provided free vaccine to about 900 residents.
The article notes uncertainty over the next launch, with J Paul Walsh saying the date would be set by the Defense Department. The launch team could prepare the 72 foot rocket immediately, but timing hinges on Weather and center schedules as Cape Canaveral brims with missiles. Smithsonian names the test sphere 1957 Gamma signaling the third man made moon that year.
Council members warn that Fruehaus could relocate to Tennessee or other states, risking about 200 local jobs. Councilman Frank Stone urged direct city action to avoid the closure and protect employment, while other officials declined to comment for publication.
AFL-CIO President George Meany said at the Atlantic City convention that there will be no deals in the union cleanup push. He denied any plan to water down demands on Teamsters and other unions upon which Hoffa’s ouster remains a crucial condition for staying in the federation. The Textile Workers and Distillery Workers were suspended, and expulsion actions were urged against Teamsters Bakery and Laundry unions, part of about 1.8 million members targeted by investigations.
Keith Brooks a Chemstrand Corp. industrial relations manager and master evaluator at the Decatur Toastmaster's Club meeting won the silver trophy as Best Performer of the evening at Why Not Cafe. Paul Taylor was toastmaster with speakers Pete Fuller Bug Lynch and Jack Jones featured.
A 300 mile rocket attempt began with an 11 hour countdown but endured holds and shifting launch times from 4 PM to late evening. Florida residents watched from beaches while the test center remained closed to the public as newsmen joined beachgoers in viewing the countdown.
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