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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1963
Page
2
TVA reports a 22 foot surge in Decatur and nearby areas with sea level at 555.50 feet. Other lake stages listed include Chickamauga 6003, Pickwick 412.6, Guntersville 593.8, Whitesburg 556.5, Wilson 507.3 feet. Tuesday high reached 92 degrees at 3:30 p.m. and the low 72.
The Virginia Pilot notes Gov Albertis S Harrison Jr certified eight more counties as drought disaster relief areas amid ongoing heavy rainfall and concerns over its impact on cotton farming. He told the Secretary of Agriculture the aid expansion aims to ease farmer hardship.
Temperatures stay near normal with modest changes through Monday. Highs near 88 to 92 degrees and lows 66 to 72. Scattered mainly afternoon showers deliver locally heavy rainfall and totals around 1.5 inches.
State troopers logged a Tuesday accident on county road 61 .7 miles south of Decatur with no injuries and an estimated 575 dollars in damage. A 1959 Studebaker driven by Charles Howard Daniel 21 Decatur collided with a 1959 Chevrolet driven by Stanford Lee Parker 66 Decatur after following too closely.
The Morgan County Chapter of the Alabama Association of Medical Assistants will hold its monthly meeting Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at Dr. Troy Kilpatrick's office in Flint City.
Ways and Means Committee approves the general appropriations bill raising funding for the attorney general and other offices to last fiscal year levels. A committee member cites the governor’s recommendation to avoid political charges, as time runs short and Senate filibusters loom.
Bankers warn the bill cleans up vague law while opponents fear a high real interest rate. Senators gathered in the gallery as debate continued and warned of political consequences for supporters of the original form.
Limestone County Sheriff M W Buddy Evans appointed Robert Oneal Stark as the fifth deputy. The 27 year old former Redstone Arsenal guard for three years begins Thursday and has run a service station for the past year. He is married to Charlotte Sims of Anderson with two children Karen June and Synthia Diane. Dennis Brown, a veteran officer and deputy, was added two weeks ago under new law authorizing two more deputies.
Keller a Baileyton truck driver faces charges connected to an explosion that tore into a car. Sheriff Waldrop said dynamite caused the blast as a Gray automobile backed into a Chevrolet, injuring Gray who was later dismissed from Cullman Hospital. Cullman County 4H to hold barbecue chicken contest next Tuesday with separate champion awards for boys and girls at Pajaro Camp near Highway 69. Beef cattle field day set for August 8 in Cullman County.
Sheriff's deputies captured Albert Scroggins 38 at Nell Flannagan Athens 2 around 9 30 p m He had escaped from a county road gang in Cartwright Community with Joe Watkins still at large Scroggins was taken into custody late Tuesday Also Civil Defense books were distributed to Limestone County students by Crawford for emergency training and will go to city schools in fall.
Willie A McAbee 65 of Gadsden died Tuesday afternoon Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p m from Johnson Chapel Methodist Church with Rev Eaton Stephenson and Rev Leon Stellers officiating Body will lie in state 1 to 2 p m Survivors include widow Hattie Cornelius McAbee one son Robert Wayne McAbee Gadsden one daughter Mrs D N Frost Gadsden one brother M M McAbee Danville 3 one sister Mrs Henry Johnson Falkville six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Mrs Maggie Collier 89 of Decature died this morning at 5 15 at her residence Burial will be in Collier Cemetery with Gunthorp directing Services at Caves Spring Baptist Church at 3 pm with Rev Roy Lee and A H Nabors Survivors include two daughters Mrs A L Tucker Elkmont Mrs Al Voci Decatur one son Alex Collier Priceville one sister Mrs Lillie Corley Decatur one brother W W Dinsmore Decatur 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren Pallbearers Marvin Dinsmore Reese Robertson Leon Edwards Frank Collier John Collier Ed Collier Body will be returned to son Alexs Priceville residence today at 5 pm remaining until service time
Mr and Mrs John H Whitworth announce the birth of their daughter Tuesday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital in Hartselle.
Cotton middling quoted at 52.9 cents per pound with price items for cottonseed and milk products. Pulpwood and timber values noted, along with assorted corn prices for No. 2 yellow shelled and white kernels and mixed grades.
Wall Street edged higher in active late trading with volume around 4 million shares. The day opened strong, then slipped at midday, as gains in motors and chemicals offset declines in Xerox and Chrysler. Du Pont rose about 4 percent while IBM and Control Data added modestly.
Nashville buyers showed steady demand as cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter and commercial bulls moved from 17.75 to 18.50, feeder cows 24.00 to 26.00 for 350 to 600 pounds, and good to choice 300 to 550 pound heifers brought 21.50 to 23.50. Calves around 150 pounds remained fairly active with slight firmness.
Police detained 18 children in unmarked cars and 38 adults at Brooklyn and Queens sites while blocking trucks. In Newark Essex County unions canceled talks with civil rights groups. Sit in protestors in Chester Pa demand equitable hearings. Eleven people picketed Philadelphia post office promotions. Farmville Va and Ocala Fla saw marches against segregation. Chicago police dispersed about 1,000 whites with 30 arrests at a moving-in home. No major violence along India’s frontier despite Chinese troop incursions.
Admission notes show Crawford L. Gay and John E. Liningston among patients, with names Mrs. Eva J. Clay, Mrs. Edwin L. Rivers, Charles B. Mattox, Virginia Rea West. Counts include Cullman and Huntsville facilities, with multiple admissions listed.
Bookmobile routes list stops in Lacon Fullinwider's Nine to Nine forty five New Hope Hale's Grocery ten to eleven Eva Frost's Grocery eleven fifteen to twelve fifteen Eva Oden's Store twelve thirty to one thirty Gum Pond Baptist Church one forty five to two fifteen Cold Springs Hadley's two thirty to three thirty.
Hog receipts total 2,800 across Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Ga Dothan Ala and Jacksonville Fla with steading values. 230 lb hogs bring 18.50 to 19.00 and 240-270 lb hogs 17.00 to 18.00 while 160-180 lb hogs fetch 15.00 to 15.25 and sows 13.00 to 15.25.
Birmingham and Atlanta dispatches report live poultry market activity with a weaker undertone and generally unchanged price levels. Broilers and fryers show farm quotes around 13 cents with some contracts up to slightly over the hinge, delivered plant prices 1344 to 1444 cents, while Georgia live poultry supplies vary from barely adequate to fully ample with mixed farm and plant pricing.
A list from a page shows numerous individuals and families across Hartselle Huntsville Moulton Athens Madison Town Creek Trinity Town Homer and other locales. Entries include Mrs Mary Williams Mrs Thomas Hicks Master Robert Bracken and infantRobert Stewart Baby Ricky Givens plus several others with addresses.
Mrs Kay Perkins 1114 9th Ave Miss Annette Baker Falkville 1 Miss Sandra Jennings Walder mose Springs Mrs Eunice Teague Falkville Dismissals Master Eddie Hughes 912 6th Ave Mrs Lahoma Culver Falkville Mrs Ruby West 419 Moulton Mrs Clyde M Hembree infant daughter Danville 3
Across the capitol, Negro leaders urged the House Judiciary Committee to strengthen civil rights legislation. They particularly requested the addition of a fair employment practices bill as part of the administration's civil rights push.
A 1961 Valiant driven by Lorne W. Haun struck the Keller Memorial Bridge traffic arm at 1 a.m. after entering as it closed. Charges listed include disorderly conduct and several traffic violations. Nearby a 1949 Dodge parked on 11th St was struck by a 1960 Studebaker driven by Gladys Eubanks as she watched a girl cross the street. Also noted are a high school reunion for the 1956 Austinville class, football interest from Austin High, and a Decatur Women’s Golf Association meeting.
Four North Korean infiltrators died six miles south of the armistice line in recent clashes. A U N spokesman noted two killed themselves when surrounded. US officials linked the flare up to Sino Soviet tensions and Red China's hard line, with the 10th armistice anniversary noted.
Deaths listed for Mrs Cora L Harris at 1051 Moulton St died Saturday at 11 15 am at home. Raymond D Smith died Monday at 1 30 am at residence with services set for Garner Memorial Church Sunday at 2 pm. Fannie Jones aged 39 died Sunday at Decatur General Hospital with burial at Mt Zion Church. Survivors include husband Richard Jones Madison 3 daughter Ezzelie Annette Jones and others. Funeral homes noted: Jekes Poneceh and Lee Reynolds.
The Phoenix report notes a lumber truck downtown displaying the label Pseudotsuga taxifolia translated as Douglas Fir by botany books. Separately, classified items list printing press for sale, firearms, apartments for rent, and used piano with various contact numbers.
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