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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1965
Page
2
The weather note lists sunset at 4 37, sunrise at 6 04, and moonset at 5 26 a m with a full moon on December 8. The summer triangle rises in the west after sunset, Deneb is the highest star, Vega appears below it to the right, and Altair lies far to the left of Vega.
Decatur and area report TVA river readings Keller Memorial Bridge 16.50 sea level 550.80 Guntersville 593.4 Whitesburg 551.9 Wilson 506.0 Pickwick 408.4 Wheeler 550.7 Chickamauga 675.1. Yesterday high 68 at 1 pm. Low 44 this morning. Temp 8:35 am 4. Forecast sunny mild today and Tuesday. Tonight clear cold. Northerly winds 8 to 18 mph with gusts, diminishing tonight and Tuesday to 5 to 15 mph. High today 60, low tonight 27, high Tuesday 56.
Lauderdale County High School principal and state representative W C Buddy Hannah announced a run for state superintendent of education. He cited the need for quality education and youth leadership, plans to resign after election, and profiles his Florence roots and degrees from Florence State and Peabody College.
Reports describe heavy U S casualties and strong Viet Cong fighting as the 1st Infantry Division engages in its fiercest action since arrival. Estimates place Communist dead between 200 plus or 40 to 50 left behind. A Marine amphibious force swept a northern coast stronghold, killing 14 Viet Cong, with other losses from destroyers and planes.
NASD compiled quotes at about 10 a.m. inter dealer prices shown as bids and asks. Prices exclude retail markup and commissions. Listed names include Alabama Tennessee Natl Gas American Amicable Life American Foundation Life Coastal States Life Jefferson Standard Life Kentucky Central Liberty National Life Life and Casualty Moore Handley Mutual Savings Life National Life and Accident Nebraska Consolidated Protective Life Southern Airways with bid and ask figures for each.
Cotton Decatur loan middling inch 130.40 Cottonseed 40 per ton Milk Grade A 96.55 per hundred Manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred For four per cent .065 per cent above four per cent direct ratio below four per cent Wood 65 45 and 3 Pulpwood 13.50 per cord No 2 Yellow Shelled Corn 1.33 No 2 Yellow Kar Corn 1.11 No 2 White Kar Corn 1.07 No 2 White Shelled Corn 1.46 No 2 Date 8.65 No 2 Milling Wheat 1.38 No 2 Mile per hundred 2.00 Poultry Wheat 1.13 No 2 Barley .96
Nashville AP notes cattle run of 1,500 with calves 250. Slaughter steer calves 23.00, heifers 18.00 to 21.00, cows 13.00 to 14.50, bulls 17.00 to 17.50, feeder steers 24.00 to 25.00, feeder heifers 17.00 to 20.50, vealers 32.00 to 34.00. Hog group 600 head with 190 to 210 lb pigs 27.25 to 27.75, sows 20.50 to 22.50. Sheep 50 head, wool lambs 24.00.
Birmingham reports egg prices mostly unchanged with fair demand and ample supplies. Retailers see large eggs 50 to 54 cents per dozen cartoned store delivery, cases included. mediums 46 to 48 cents, small 39 to 40 cents per dozen.
AP dispatches show demand for live poultry at Atlanta farms with good offerings and prices for heavy and light fryers. In Birmingham broilers and fryers show strong ready to cook movement with ample live supplies and active interplant movement. Estimated slaughter 1,150,000 head versus last Monday. RC prices for truck lot sales to major markets the week of Dec 6-10 include U.S. Grade A 25 to 25.25 and plant grade A 24.5 to 25.25 per pound.
New York stocks steadied after a sharp drop with heavy volume about 12 million shares. Downturns spread across price ranges as investors digested news that the Federal Reserve raised the discount rate to 4.5 percent, despite White House opposition, while Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 missions pressed toward a historic rendezvous with lunar efforts ongoing and a Soviet lunar probe advancing.
The Decatur Sheriff's Department reported weekend arrests for highway intoxication, liquor violations, license offenses, assaults, and other crimes. City building permits were issued for porch enclosures, storage buildings, and fire-damage repairs. City court listed numerous cases for disorderly conduct, intoxication, traffic violations, and theft. The Decatur Jayceettes meet Thursday, and the Fire Department logged several fire and grass incidents with no major losses.
A Federal Power Commission report cites the Sir Adam Beck hydro plant on the Niagara River and Consolidated Edison as possible points where action could have prevented the Northeast blackout. The study says failures to reset relays and slow shutdowns allowed the outage to spread. Restoration in New York City might have occurred twice to four times faster, with blackout durations ranging from 8 to 13 hours across the city.
Trading in the first hour was the heaviest on record with 3.94 million shares changing hands between 10 and 11 a.m. and 6.15 million by noon. Prices fell as much as $5 a share while the ticker tape lagged 13 minutes. Brokers anticipated a rebound after the weak opening. The hourly reporting began May 19, 1933, with the prior first-hour record at 2.93 million shares set last September 23.
Rate at 4 to 4.5 percent marks highest since 1930 for the twelve regional Federal Reserve banks loans to member banks. Higher deposits yield could draw funds from stock market savings and other lenders while regular savings ceilings stay at 4 percent.
The 1965 French presidential referendum yielded 24 million valid metropolitan votes with De Gaulle at 10,504,007 ballots, 43.96 percent, ahead of Mitterrand and others. Overseas returns awaited. the vote marked the first direct presidential choice in over a century and the era of televised campaign coverage. The ruling body remains an independent agency under presidential appointment.
Lorenza Dow Patterson III 3190 Over St Abilene died Friday at 6 30 P M from an apparent heart attack while at work in the Abilene Airport traffic department. Survivors include widow Helen Fischer Patterson his father Dr L D Patterson Tampa Fla a sister Mrs T R Mitchell Brevard NC a brother McCoy Patterson Chicago IL His father was a former pastor of the First Methodist Church in Decatur.
Clarence Hazelwood 75 of Decatur died today at his home at 7 30 AM. Services set for Wednesday at 2 30 PM at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Rev J B Head and Rev T J Chitwood officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery Gunthorp Funeral Home in charge. Survived by widow Ona Hazelwood two daughters Sarah Ballerstadt and C T Aday a son Sanders Hazelwood a brother Grover Hazelwood four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He was a longtime employee of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co. and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
A TWA jet en route from San Francisco to New York collided with a shuttle piloted by White on a Boston to Newark run. Officials said White, a superb airman, died while trying to aid passengers as his craft crashed.
Mrs. Dena G Dunn, 95, of 2112 Woodmont Dr died Sunday at 6 pm. Services are Tuesday at 2 pm at Valhermoso Christian Church with Rev Ray McCullough officiating. Burial in Valhermoso Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Pearl Wilber of Decatur, son Bruce Dunn of Benton Tenn, daughter-in-law Alex Dunn of Somerville, 11 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren. Lifelong member of Waldermose Springs Christian Church. Body at funeral home until transported to church one hour before services.
Miss Aura B. Cook 84 of Flint died Sunday evening in a local nursing home. Graveside services will be held in Portsmouth New Hampshire later this week. She leaves three nieces four nephews and a grand nephew. She resided on Eastmeade Street with a niece before entering the Flint facility and was a former member of the Christian Science Church in Portsmouth. The body will be shipped to J Verne Wood Funeral Home in New Hampshire by Peck Funeral Home at Hartselle.
William J. Pearson 78 formerly of Trinity died Sunday at a local hospital in Tuscaloosa. Funeral services were held at Lindsey Hall Church on Leola Road in Lawrence County with Rev. Whitlow officiating. Burial followed in the family cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing. Survivors include a sister Mrs. Duskie England of Decatur and a number of nieces and nephews.
A crash on a 10 degree slope left the aircraft fragmented with the left wing clipping a sugar maple. The plane burned after breaking open, with ambulances from Mount Kisco Carmel and Danbury responding. A Civil Aeronautics Board investigator noted wing damage and engine separation.
A two week circuit court session opened with a large criminal docket. Judge James N Bloodworth presides. Sixty two cases set for jury trial this week, four already settled. Eighteen cases slated second week, including three murder charges set for Dec 13. Three Long Beach youths freed after narcotics charges dropped. Henry Earl Fowler guilty of petit larceny, six months hard labor suspended. Remaining 59 cases include 20 grand larceny, eight burglary, eight concealing stolen property. Schedule: 34 today, six Tuesday, 18 Wednesday.
Local bankers quoted on the brief inflation curtailment effort note it may last only days. A. L. Johnson of the First National Bank of Decatur says the status quo will hold. Lester Smith expects banks to wait. State National Bank of Alabama’s John Crews says no decision yet. Joe Blackburn of the First State Bank of Decatur predicts possible trends but not immediate effects. Mortgage lending could slow as tighter money conditions take hold nationwide.
Bases with over 250 personnel face elimination plans. no closings for at least 30 days beyond. The note lists bases under consideration and indicates ongoing committee sessions to review options.
A man tried to reach a dwelling as a fire spread rapidly through the home driving him away. Word came that Coddper was inside when Smith reported finding the body around 1:30. The coroner was summoned at 1 a.m. and again after the body was discovered. This marked Lawrence County's second fire death of the year. Funeral services will be announced by Thompson and Son Funeral Home of Tusumbia.
A collage of tiny classified items includes housing expenditures note and ads for lost class ring reward, rent offers and a used car for sale. Items mention Hick’s Chevyland on Hiway 31, a red ruby LCHS 1963 ring, reward for finder, contact 974-8809 or LCHS principal, several rental offers, a stray Beagle, and a 1961 Oldsmobile F-85 for $895 with features and phone 353-0913.
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