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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1966
Page
2
Friday July 1 sunset 7:05 p.m. sunrise tomorrow 4:39 a.m. Moonrise today 6:32 p.m. Full Moon July 2. This month begins with Saturn and Venus as morning planets. Mars and Jupiter join later. Mercury sets earlier each night and is the only planet in the evening sky.
Decatur Tennessee River readings this morning 21.41 feet at bridge and 555.71 feet sea level. Yesterday’s high 93 degrees at 2:30 pm. Overnight low 70. Today partly cloudy hot with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. High 92, low 72, Saturday high 93.
Watkins outlined League plans to support civil defense including a program for 240 million shelter spaces by 1970, higher priority in procurement of supplies, and closer connections among cities, counties, and the state to protect citizens.
A busy page advertises rentals sales and trades including four room house for 90 dollars month equity sale on Cagle Ave and Huntsville Decatur trades. Listings include a 1961 Dodge 338 engine 4 speed trade offer a 1965 Honda Model 160 for sale and a 28 foot fiberglass pontoon houseboat for 2800. Also 5 acre farm 14 000 dollars and various apartments and rooms for rent with contact numbers.
G C Brown 81 of Falkville died Thursday at 3 15 p m in a local nursing home. Services set for Saturday at 2 p m at Ebenezer Baptist Church with Rev F L Thomas officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery Peck Funeral Home directs. Survivors include five sons a daughter a sister three brothers 15 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren.
Mrs llava Dyar Dyar wife of Dr James P Dyar of 309 Main St died Thursday at 1 15 pm after a months long illness. Services were at Moulton Baptist Church Rev Robert Campbell officiating. Burial in Moulton City Cemetery Elliott Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include husband son James Rene Dyar three nieces and three nephews. Pallbearers Harold Ferguson Billy Ferguson Revelle Ferguson John Murphy Simpson Gary Simpson Randy Simpson. A Marshall County native who moved to Moulton in June 192A she belonged to Moulton Baptist Church and Moulton Garden Club.
Mrs Joseph Ora Johnson 74 a former Decatur resident who lived in Indianapolis for years died Wednesday at 4 30 p.m. Funeral services are Saturday at 1 30 p.m. at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev James Spears and Rev Floyd Parker officiating. Burial in Rose Lawn Cemetery with Gunthorp directing. Survived by widower Perry Johnson of Indianapolis four daughters and a son two sisters thirteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Body to remain at Pelmer Terry residence Cedar Lake Road until services.
Nixon told a large crowd in Municipal Auditorium that one party rule weakens people and hurts America. He praised GOP gains in 1964 and urged Alabama to lead a national shift toward a stronger two party system with more balanced government.
Eva Slaten petitions lead to forming a water authority after attorney Albert Brewer outlines three funding routes including revenue bonds federal grants or loans. Mayor Roland Ryan says Eva cannot alone fund the system. Engineer Joe Worley leads feasibility work to buy water from Cullman with plans to include Eva Fairview in Cullman County and extend toward Cullman city limits.
Two fires were reported in Decatur with minor damage to a neon sign at Sandlin Hardware and major loss in a storage room at 514 14th Ave NW. A curb market sale ran 6 to 11 am with fresh produce and jellies. Vehicle theft and crash reports included a 1960 Oldsmobile theft, a 1952 Chevrolet tire theft, and a collision on 6th Ave SE near Gordon Dr. injuries were non fatal.
A 175 pound man aged 28 to 30 robbed the Ardmore branch of First National Bank on a Friday near noon. Two months earlier a similar raid occurred after the bank opened in August 1963. Roadblocks and FBI involvement followed, with authorities from Tennessee and North Alabama coordinating the search near U.S. 31. The bank lies on the Tennessee side of Ardmore, a town of about 3 900 people.
Limestone County Sheriff reports three charges for transporting and one for no driver's license following a traffic stop near Athens. charges involve vehicle operation and driver documentation, with details released by the Limestone County Sheriff's Department.
Lawrence County Sheriff's Department reports two charges of driving while intoxicated against Moulton following an arrest.
Three U S fighter bombers returning to Bien Hoa air base accidentally released anti personnel cluster bombs on a village near Saigon killing five villagers and wounding 41. American helicopters ferried the injured to hospitals as the jets tried to dump unused ordnance.
Speaker of the Alabama House lauded Civil Defense as vital for saving lives and preserving government. He praised volunteers in training, contrasted with Communist regimes, and urged county and city CD directors to lobby legislators for more funds. The ACDA assembly closed after J Frank Manderson, State Civil Defense Director, spoke.
An officer describes brutal tactics by enemy forces using young boys as shields and firing on troops. He asserts no bomb shortage, citing extensive stockpiles of napalm, phosphorus, hounddog missiles and TNT observed across the war zone.
Cotton Decatur loan notes a middling inch. Cottonseed at 40 per ton. Milk Grade A 6.55 per hundred. Manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. Corn No 2 Yellow 1.35. Ear corn 1.11. White corn 1.07. Shelled corn 1.46. Oats 0.68. Milling wheat 1.63. No 2 barley 0.95. Poultry wheat 1.13. No 2 milling wheat price listed.
Nashville AP notes cattle and calves 25, hogs 25, sheep none. Early sales weak in all classes. Weekend clearances seen across all divisions.
A compact list of stock percentages and prices for leading U S companies across industries including automobile, chemical, steel, consumer goods, and utilities. Key names include Int Harv, Am Air, Boeing, Coca Cola, General Electric, IBM, Ford, GM, Exxon, Procter, RCA, Sears, Texaco, US Steel, Westinghouse, and Xerox with per cent figures and market positions.
The Ozark crash left two children dead on arrival at Dale County Hospital and ten injured treated there with others transported to Fort Rucker and Columbus. Driver Robert Williams was in critical condition after the bus left the road following a blown left front tire. A four man medical team from Fort Rucker aided victims while witnesses including Charlie Hill and John Bardwell described the wreck. Fatals listed include Robert Burgaress Charles Owens Willie Wilson Thula Miss James Smith George Cody Peter Murray Kathleen Sylvia Hill seven.
A house to house census survey for the 1966 1967 city directory begins in Decatur. Supt E V Hamby of State Directory Co says the project will be the largest yet with growth near 100000 population this vicinity. The last survey in 1963 listed 38905 residents. A school census required by state law also operates this month.
Pulpwood demand rose as Alabama mills spent more than 83 million dollars on raw materials in 1964. Wilber DeVall of Auburn University notes 1.1 million additional cords produced from 1960 to 1964, with further gains expected as mills expand. Alabama ranks second in Southern pulpwood output and shares in regional purchases.
The governor said State Supt. Austin R. Meadows University of Alabama President Frank A. Rose and Auburn President Harry C. Philpott advised that an overwhelming majority of legislators they contacted favor the emergency appropriation bill. It would fund a 10 percent teacher pay raise, hire more teachers to ease classroom load, and boost money for colleges junior colleges and trade schools.
Martha Diane Hill aged 4 of Orlando Florida is noted in local records. The brief notice lists Mrs. R L Cato, Willie Hicks, Jackie Burgaress as associated names.
The Decatur Post Office shut its only city substation at McCrory Economy Store in Gateway Shopping Center after failing to negotiate a new 1966 1967 contract. R W Campbell said bids were requested from Gateway and Decatur Centers with no response. The substation operated under a year to year deal, with the rent rising from 1 to 2400 dollars.
Wallace said the measure should last no more than two weeks while Rose for the educators opposed amendments. They backed the bill as agreed upon by school leaders and warned changes could come later, but an emergency declaration requires quick approval.
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