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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1960
Page
6
In New Orleans, about 230 children now attend a classroom housed in a garage as Supt. Joseph Davies of St. Bernard Parish schools tours the tiny, newly painted hallways. The scene features an old fashioned bell and eager pupils.
Old Santa may bring Princess phones as gifts for family and friends. Decatur direct distance dialing promises easier long weekend calls. Southern Bell wishes Merry Christmas and mentions The Bell Telephone Hour Christmas program on NBC with time and channel listings.
A cliff escape ends with the hero plunging into the sea after a tug of war on a rope. He fights to reach the sea chest as a group of fierce copy fish swarms around him, their glowing eyes watching his every move.
A jumble of child Christmas requests from Decatur and Fort Worth and a quote from Armand Davie, a plumber and segregationist, praising a self run school for 2000 children to be built with state funds. He notes the Frantz and McDonogh integration and envisions charity supplied cafeterias and free tuition.
The boys watch bubbles rise as a sea chest buried in sand is found. They attempt the lock with fins and teeth, and the chest is opened by the curious copy fish who chew through the lock. Tomorrow: The Turtle City.
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