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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1964
Page
2
Weather for Decatur and Vicinity today partly cloudy and humid with widely scattered showers and thunder showers. Outlook for Sunday and Monday shows little change. High 93 today low 72 tonight. Vega highest star in west Arcturus bright Saturn appears at 9 46 p m. Sunset 7 03 p m sunrise 4 45 a m. Moonset 9 52 p m.
Nationwide brief of forecast highs and lows for cities including Albany Albuquerque Atlanta Bismarck Boise Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Fairbanks Fort Worth Helena Honolulu Indianapolis Jacksonville Juneau Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland Seattle Tampa Washington Winnipeg with precipitation and notable readings.
Services for Sutiza Hall Childers 85 of Decatur will be Saturday at 1 p.m. from Gunthorp Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. E B Watts Rev I G Heaven and Rev R E Wilkins officiating. Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery.
MOBILE July 10. A huge mass of menhaden fish, two to six inches, was found dead in the Buccaneer Yacht Club boat slip on Mobile Bay seven miles south of Mobile. State seafoods chief George Allen said the fish appeared to have suffocated. He noted large schools need more oxygen and the kill was confined to the slip area, possibly caused by low tide and reduced oxygen.
A legislative council committee led by Sen. Larry Dumas begins a survey to study possible state government reorganization after a request from Gov. George Wallace. Director Charles M. Cooper notes a 1950 study stalled by public disinterest, while Wallace pushes for efficiency and economy.
Gov George Wallace told 600 Alabama American Legion members that any national party seeking his backing must favor local government and states rights. He reiterated his presidential bid and warned that an unpledged Southern vote could force a party platform acceptable to the South, claiming the region could deliver the 128 electoral votes needed.
Attorney General Kennedy asks for a three judge panel to rule on the public accommodations section of the new Civil Rights Act. Heart of Atlanta Motel seeks to block enforcement, pledging to remain all white until courts decide constitutionality citing Fifth Amendment and commerce clause issues.
Mr. and Mrs. Dyer Reed of Trinity 1 welcomed a girl Thursday at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. David Hulse of Decatur 2 announced a girl Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Ratliff of 925 Carridale St. had a boy Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rountree of 118 Cecil St. SW reported a girl Friday at Decatur General Hospital.
West Berlin mayor Willy Brandt entered a hospital Friday for an operation on an access his office announced. He will be absent from his office for 10 to 14 days.
Palmer Gay Hiller aged 3 of Jemison was struck and killed by a truck while walking along a road in Albertville. Police said the accident occurred today and the child was from Jemison.
Admission names include Mrs. David Whitten Decatur A B Norris 410 10th Ave SW Master Davyl Brooks Athens and Jimmy Mears Decatur. Dismissals feature Howard Daniel Decatur 3 George Brown Decatur 3, plus Mrs Dogi Alvis 927 Danville Rd SW and Mrs Glenn Hartwig and infant daughter 225 Memorial Dr NW.
A readable fragment lists multiple individuals with titles and addresses including Mrs. James H. King of Moulton and John Gary Jr of Decatur plus 1 St SW and 2nd Ave SW addresses. The fragment also mentions a Deola Johnson and a J T Carlton Baker among others with various street details.
Ohio's 58 uncommitted delegates stir the GOP race as Scranton counts on regional support while Ohio Governor Rhodes plans to back a favorite son. Goldwater hopes for a first-ballot win aided by new polls and delegate pressure.
A 17-year-old, Robert Daniels Jr., was sentenced to six months in jail and fined $200 for making obscene telephone calls to a 43-year-old white housewife. Mobile Municipal Judge Frank Massa imposed the term after conviction. Daniels’ attorney plans an appeal. Detectives arrested him after an informer led to the case.
Rev. I W Myers of Vinemont, veteran Morgan County missionary and historian for the Morgan County Baptist Association, will preach at Oak Park Baptist Church for the next three Sundays. The church, currently without a full time minister, expects to name an interim pastor soon.
Senate hopeful Goldwater urged enforcement of the Civil Rights Act while opposing two sections as unconstitutional. He supports civilian control of nuclear weapons inclining to delegate more NATO authority for small nuclear arms. Rep Frelinghuysen backs a plank affirming presidential control regardless of weapon size. Scott notes uncertainty on how far authority would be delegated.
The Gateway Magic Car Wash on Highway 31 South was sold Friday to Thomas Cole of Decatur for an undisclosed amount. Coffey said the station will be renamed Cole's Gateway Magic Car Wash.
The rough pointed tips of bamboo shoots can force their way through resilient materials. Observers note how the hardened tips aid rapid growth and penetration in natural environments.
Ross advocates industrial and educational development plus city beautification led by civic action. Mrs. Powell lauds Garden Club support and Sears Foundation grants, while Mrs. Callahan outlines a two fold council role to maintain cleanliness and promote projects with neighbors, businesses, and volunteers for long term change in Decatur.
Huntsville Police reported to Decatur Police Friday at 10 02 a m the theft of a 1953 Ford. The car was dark blue with tag Ala 47 28953 and had been taken last weekend from City Motor Co Huntsville.
Greeneville Daily Sun reports body of Dr. Robert Hall of Washington, D. C., located about 134 miles from the Viscount crash site in the Great Smoky Mountains area. Federal searchers report no baggage or mail recovered while United Airlines confirms four identified victims including stewardesses Carol Lynn Berndt and Virginia Vollmer and passengers Frank Tosca and Paul Pohl.
Governor Johnson urged noncompliance with the Civil Rights Act until federal courts rule on its constitutionality. He told reporters that objections must go to the Supreme Court and should be resolved in court rather than on the streets, standing by an earlier statement.
The tale links the Chevy Chase name to 1388 Lord Percy raid into the Cheviot Hill private hunting ground of Scottish Earl Douglas. A ballad framed the Battle of Chevy Chase and popularized the name in folklore.
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