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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1965
Page
2
The record notes planetary positions with Venus visible low in the south at 4:38 p.m. and 11:24 p.m. Saturn sets in the southwest at 7:33 p.m. Jupiter rises in the east at 8:28 p.m. Mercury rises at 5:38 a.m.
Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 16.70 feet with sea level reading 551.00. TVA lake stages listed include Guntersville 593.3 Whitesburg 551.9 Wilson 505.6 Pickwick 406.4 Wheeler 550.4 and Chickamauga 675.3. High yesterday 54 at 3 30 p.m. Low 42 at 12 30 this morning. 9 a.m. reading 45. Mostly cloudy mild with rain tonight and Wednesday. possible heavy rain late tonight and Wednesday. East to southeast winds 8 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to 18 mph Wednesday. Forecast highs 59 today 47 tonight and 58 Wednesday.
Decatur officials hope for relief as forecasters predict slow rain that may ease conditions slightly but not end the drought. Fire Chief Floyd Elkins notes weekend rains helped briefly but fires are likely to resume in a few days.
County Board discussed replacing the crowded radio frequency and sent bids to local shops to gauge the expected cost of the communications switch. They ordered two extra voting machines as spares and voted to switch the county depository from First National Bank of Decatur to State National Bank, a biennial procedure. The change will take effect in January.
Report cites elite ranger battalion wiped out and a rescue column mauled at the start of Operation Harvest Moon. Hanoi radio claimed a Communist victory with 050 killed or captured, including 20 Americans, in the initial action last Wednesday and Thursday. Marines recovered evidence of a Viet Cong force estimated up to 3,700 fighters in Death Valley and found a training area with distinctive gray and black pajama cloth.
Paleontologists report discovery of 100 million year old fossils in Colorado at Dinosaur National Monuffant. The find highlights rich regional geology and may shed light on Cretaceous life in the western United States. Researchers plan further excavation and analysis at the site.
Cotton prices show Decatur loan middling inch with Cottonseed at 940 per ten. Milk Grade A at 98.58 per hundred, manufactured products $3.20 per hundred for four percent. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. Corn values range from No 2 Yellow Shelled 1.33 to No 2 White Shelled 1.46 per bushel with No 2 Oats 0.08 and No 2 Milling Wheat 1.38 per bushel. Barley 0.895 per unit.
Nashville AP cattle prices show steadiness across weight classes with slaughter steers around 273.50 to 274.00, heifers 18.00 to 21.25, utility cows 12.75 to 14.00, bulls 17.00 to 17.50, feeder steers 25.00 to 26.00, feeder heifers 16.50 to 22.00, hogs at 27.50 to 27.75 per 100 pounds, sows 21.00 to 22.50, and sheep lambs 24.50 to 25.00 per 100 pounds.
The New York market moved higher late in trading with airlines aerospace and electronics driving gains. Volume neared 10 million shares, led by Eastern and American Airlines, Pan American, and firms like General Dynamics, Boeing, Xerox, and Zenith advancing while Douglas and United Aircraft declined. Sperry Rand and Fairchild Cameras posted notable advances with several others up a point or more.
NASD compiled quotations as of 10 a.m. today show inter dealer bid and asked prices for Allied Life Ameco Inc Bank of Huntsville and others. Prices reflect representative inter dealer levels with upward adjusted asks and exclude retail markups and commissions.
Selected volunteers come from lower priority Guard units and the Reserve. Builders seek members with at least two years active duty. All 50 states train selected force units about 24 hours monthly, some consolidating into three day weekends for field exercises. Equipment from low priority units is being shifted to these elements to meet training gear needs.
State's toxicologist testified in the Fennell murder case that Paul Kimball died from eight head lacerations with at least seven potentially fatal blows and that Kimball's blood contained alcohol. Former detective Newsom testified about arrests, statements, and the weapon identified as a pipe or steel bar used in the killing at Union Compress & Warehouse Co.
U S Secretary of State told NATO ministers during a closed door opening of the 13 nation policy review that a Communist success in Vietnam could trigger new Communist adventures elsewhere. British Defense Minister Healey backed Rusk, stating U S commitments to halt communism are a main pillar of peace.
Viet Continued from Page 1 in Washington to ease administration objections. "We want to try to pass something they can live with," he said. Teague explained the administration opposes the bill, saying money is the whole issue. He estimated the bill would cost several hundred million dollars in the first year, building on prior bills aiding World War II veterans to attend college and buy homes.
Melvin A. Hardin aged 67 former Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control member died at 7:15 a.m. at his Falkville residence from a heart attack. A District 3 commissioner from 1948 to 1957 he farmed post tenure and belonged to Round Top Baptist Church. Funeral at Round Top Church with Rev. Jimmy Howard and Rev. Ralph Alexander. Survived by widow Ruby, two daughters Mrs. Summerford and Mrs. Howse, one son Herman, two brothers E. M. Hardin and L. A. Hardin, and six grandchildren. nephews served as pallbearers.
Theodore L. Hodson 65 longtime Florida Citrus Commission official died Sunday in Lakeland after a brief illness. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Gentry Morrison Memorial Chapel Lakeland. A native of Athens he served the commission 30 years. Survivors include his son Lt Cmdr T L Hodson of the U S Navy in Europe and his daughter Sharon of Orlando.
Mrs J E Parker 85 of Decatur died Monday morning in a Hartselle hospital. Services at Moss Chapel Methodist Church with Rev Jessie Shackleford and Rev Joe Anders. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Survivors: two daughters Mrs Hattie Waddell and Mrs Lexie Smith both of Decatur. two sons Will West Parker and 4 and Car Parker of Hartselle. 14 grandchildren 25 great grandchildren. Pallbearers Paul Waddell Jack Betterton E O Gray W T Prince Cledith Swinford Leroy Griffith. Mrs Parker member Moss Chapel Church native of Giles County Tennessee.
Jackson A Hale graveside funeral was held Monday at 2 p.m. for Jackson Alfred Hale 66 of 912 Locust Street who died Saturday in Jackson Mississippi. Rev. John Rutland officiated with Gunthorn Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include Norma Hale Decatur a daughter Mrs John Glascock Decatur two brothers M R Hale Panama City Florida Burton A Hale San Diego California sister Mrs Dewey Miller Birmingham and a grandson Hale was an Arkansas native and World War I veteran.
Walter L Speegle Sr 81 a Falkville resident died Monday at 8 30 am on arrival at a Hart Selle hospital Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 am at Lebanon Baptist Church with Rev Jimmy Henderson Rev Lynn Matlack Montgomery and Rev Larry Cresley officiating Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery Peck directing Survivors include widow Cordie Teague Speegle three daughters Mrs Billy Presley Florence Mrs Lynn Matlack Montgomery and Mrs Jerry N Hart Falkville a son W F Speegle Jr Falkville a brother Bern ard Speegle Toledo Ohio two sisters Mrs Ova Oden Anniston and Mrs PD W Segars Bessemer six grandchildren and a great grandchild Pallbearers will be Jim Walk-
Gemini 7 remains in a 14 day voyage nearing 4 million miles as crew Borman and Lovell report lopsided orbit and long days aboard. tests include Minuteman reentry observation and rocket sled ignition at Holloman AFB. Ground control notes elation and radiometric tape captures while Cape Kennedy prepares for Gemini 6 rendezvous.
Funeral services for Andrew J. Stark 54 of Anderson died Saturday at Decatur General Hospital were held today at Bethel Baptist Church. Burial followed at Mitchell Cemetery. Survived by widow Stella Stark two daughters Edith Ridgeway Louise Thacker a son James Stark four brothers Ochis Ethridge Stark Y Z Stark and Thomas Stark three sisters Pearl ie Phillips Maudean Hanson Tula Ramsey seven grandchildren
Mrs Leona Moore aged 88 of Hartselle died today at 7 30 am in a Decatur rest home. Services set for Thursday at 11 am at Moss Chapel Methodist Church with Rev Jesse Shackleford officiating. Burial in adjoining church cemetery. Peck Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include three daughters and six sons with fifty five grandchildren across multiple towns. The body remains at the funeral home until time of transfer to the church.
The Decatur Curb Market opens Wednesday at 7 a.m. and runs weekdays until Christmas with Christmas trees holly and mistletoe on sale. Local groups schedule meetings and events including a Women’s Club luncheon a PTA program and a chorus concert. Building permits are issued by the city clerk and traffic accidents with multiple vehicles are reported along with a home window gunshot.
AP reports New Delhi police urged 500000 cyclists to stay on bicycle paths, but the city has only 15 miles of paths amid 1050 miles of streets, highlighting a dangerous mismatch for riders.
Thomas B. Tanner 72 longtime secretary manager of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association died in a Chattanooga hospital Monday night. He joined SNPA headquarters in 1938 as labor commissioner and was promoted to secretary-manager in 1954 serving until his 1964 retirement.
In Nice France doctors reported a slight improvement in 91 year old writer W Somerset Maugham but said his condition remains very grave. The author has been in a coma since a Saturday stroke and his chief physician warned he may have only 24 hours.
The Public Health Service says it is not aware of any illness from water filled ice balls imported from Hong Kong though they may carry potentially harmful bacteria. It notes that action to ban sale or pull the novelties rests with states or localities as of Monday night.
A congressional inquiry into the Federal Reserve Board’s decision to raise the discount rate from 4 to 4 1/2 percent resumes as lawmakers weigh inflation controls and other weaponry. Board members cite inflation danger as the key reason for tightening monetary policy affecting bank lending rates.
George Meany, 71, unanimously elected to a new two year term as AFL-CIO president, vows to renew fight for better life for all workers. He will earn 70,000 dollars a year after a 25,000 dollar raise, the federation’s first in a decade.
Czechoslovakia's Communist regime seeks Western Europe markets and suppliers as it moves into profit making and economic decentralization. Prague aims to curb panic buying by announcing planned sharp price increases for sugar flour and potatoes and a devaluation of the currency.
Pakistani President Ayub Khan arrives in Washington to discuss the Kashmir dispute with President Johnson and other Asia issues including the Vietnam War. They were to meet privately after a late morning flight from New York with senior advisers.
Secretary of Welfare John W Gardner says the United States needs national leaders but is not producing them. He claims an antileadership vaccine immunizes a large portion of gifted youths against leadership tendencies.
Washington AP Gov. Robert E. Smylie says Republican leaders discussed the John Birch Society while rejecting extremist groups but gave no names. He spoke after a Birch Society leader praised the CCC resolution calling on party members to reject membership in radical organizations.
In Midfield Alabama a two car crash killed Mrs Sarah Redmond and left her 18 month old son Andrew Scott Redmond injured. The child was held for observation at Lloyd Noland Hospital.
Multiple listings show homes for rent including a 3 room furnished apartment at 70 monthly water included and a 3 bedroom brick house with bath. Also several for sale items including a 1964 Rambler for 1500, a 2 bedroom brick home near Moulton, and AKC Toy Poodle puppies. Contact numbers provided.
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