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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1960
Page
2
The report lists official vote counts with Walter C. Givban at 1 419 and Karl Harrison 1 992 among state at large delegates. It names many candidates for circuit court clerk and the revenue board with precise tallies, including J. J. Thomas 2 387 and Robert Allen Tinnon 2 256, plus Herbert F. Pugh 832 and G. Wilford Sims 783 for district four revenues board.
Southern plans a coordinated strike through meetings and phone calls over the past three days signaling a mounting effort. The note records ongoing labor activity and organizer actions with no specific venue or date attached.
The opossum is probably the oldest living native mammal in North America, highlighting its long survival and unique evolutionary history.
Multiple 3 room and 1 bedroom apartments for rent with baths air conditioning and water included. Contact numbers EL 3 4771 EL 3 9642 EL 3 7929 EL 3 5722 EL 3 086 EL 3 2414. Also AIRPLANE sale Aeronca serial N9352E and wooded lot listings on Trinity Mountain with EL 3 0737. Included: 622 6th Ave SW and 310 Jin Ave NW addresses with phone details.
Prices show No. 2 Oats at 65 per cent of mile. No 2 Milling Wheat at 61.85. Wheat at 1.0. Soybeans at 2.16. Cattle and calves steady on light supply with vealers 26.50 to 27.50. Hogs active and steady to higher with 200–225 lb bulk around 16.00 to 16.25. lows 11.00–13.00. Sheep 200 head, fairly active, mostly steady.
Stock traders sent mixed signals with gains for favored industrials while electronics and recent gainers dipped. Standard Oil sank to an 18 year low before recovering. Texaco and Tex Teleco slipped. Republic Steel rose about 3 while Jones Laughlin and Youngstown Sheet gains. Dow up .14 at 625.03. AP 60 down .20 at 214.90.
A 31 year old Decatur woman Pearline Clay Erskine was freed after a noon verdict finding self defense in the June 27 1959 killing of Alberta Southall on Maple Street Decatur She testified she faced threats and grabbed the gun when Southall advanced The case tried in the renovated little courtroom before Circuit Judge James N Bloodworth also covered Charlie Mooney charged with second degree burglary James Chatman accused of assault with intent to ravish and several defendants pleading guilty with probation requests in other actions
Atlanta reports buyers ire indicating live poultry prices for hens at farms and fob plants with 19 to 20 cents per pound. Light type prices at farms show 8 to 10 cents with fob sales too few to report.
The report outlines local production results with varying steel grades and sizes. It lists mediums, small and large categories, with percentages near 25-31 for mediums and 22-23 for small. Nearby large items show 39-43, while other ranges include 30-40 and 35-41 percent by category.
Thomasville Georgia AP reports hog receipts 3100 over the past 24 hours ending 7 am with few lambs available. Prices for choice with few lambs 23.50 good and choice 22.00 few good 21.00. Other classes scarce in steady to light demand.
Party delegates reveal leanings at the convention, with five leaning toward Sen. Richard B. Russell of Georgia and one bound to switch to Johnson if Russell falters. Sixteen others joined 39 delegates from the May 3 first primary in remaining undecided.
A second degree murder trial continued in a renovated small courtroom nicknamed the little courtroom. Judge James N. Bloodworth presided as Pearline Clay Erskine faced trial while a larger courtroom handled another case. Officials say the space speeds docketing and saves expenses. Circuit Solicitor George Johnson quipped the space makes the area feel more citified.
City officials doubt complaints will arise about the archery instructor for Peru’s summer recreation program. The teacher is Sam Line alias Chief Walks-With-The-Winds, an Indian from Starved Rock State Park.
Market notes list No 1 bar s and gifts 192 Ibs 17 sales rows and other entries for No 1 run 3 mostly 23 180 240 Ibs at 15 75 No 1 3 sows 10 50
Two brothers James A. McDonald 14 and Thomas 12 died when a small single engine plane they readied to fly nosedived and exploded near a school in Pomona. A dog also perished. Police noted they had earlier tried to steal a plane at Cable Air Field in Claremont and had read a book on flying.
Alabama motorists will soon drive on about 138 miles of new interstate superhighways within the next year. First segments of four-lane expressways will open in eight sections from Eden to Riverside to Atmore and Evergreen, Payne to the Georgia line, and South Mulberry Fork to Cullman. By 1975 the state will have 878 miles of interstate highways with more than half in planning for construction in coming years.
President Eisenhower lauds Boy Scouts for service and training at a Washington banquet marking the 50th anniversary. He recalls his son John Eisenhower’s 14 mile solo hike at age 12 and warns against overprotective paternalism while stressing scouting value.
The report lists counts for county board of revenue Northeast District Marvin Bendal Gilbert Harris and others, Northwest District Walter Loosier Roy Terry, electors including C G Allen Dave Archer and many more, plus delegates to the National Democratic Convention statewide at large with names and vote totals such as Ed Beasley Gary Burns O Neal Weeks and Ralph Smith among others. The figures show limited shifts in several races and include numerous individual candidate tallies.
Austinville Methodist Church and East End Methodist Church schedule Vacation Bible School with parades this Saturday. The school runs June 6 through 15 from 8 to 11 a.m. daily. Local permits issued for demolishing a house and adding a bath. Police report traffic accidents injuring Helen Barnett and Pauline Chunn with details. May rainfall measured at 4.90 inches in Decatur. Mr and Mrs Mann travel to Wichita Falls for Mrs Matthews in critical condition.
A dense roster lists patient admissions and individuals connected to hospitals in Decatur Hartsel Athens Moulton Somerville and surrounding areas. Names include Paula Ann Braswell Dottie Braswell Jimmy W Terry Harold Johnson and others with addresses and wards or room numbers noted.
Names and addresses appear for several dismissals including Mrs Gordon Knop and infant Ronnie Del in Decatur and Mrs Jeanette McCulloch of Moulton. Also listed are John NeSmith 303 7th Ave NW Martha Patton 1202 Park St SE Roy Trimble 817 9th Ave Herschel Webb P O Box 401 Moulton.
John Dumler of 1623 Grant Street SE welcomes the birth of his child with Mrs. Clem Sawyer and her infant son in Hillsboro. The brief notice records a family expansion and residence.
A community notice lists multiple individuals from Athens and nearby areas including Mrs Ruby Rouse Mrs James Grisham Mrs Louise Bradford Mrs Reba Jackson Mrs Carol Jean Lovell Bufett Brewer and Karen Ennis. The tally shows seven names with locations Athens and Lester.
Local listing records indicate residents including J. H. Meadows of Town Creek, Mrs. Billy Chamness of Moulton, Mrs. Truitt Hill of Danville, Mrs. Elva Lanier of Hillsboro, Otis Simpson of Moulton, Mrs. Thomas Cates of Florence, and Otis Shelton of Moulton. Counts next to some names suggest multiple entries.
Mr and Mrs Leon French of 1619 Church Street welcomed a daughter Donna Kay on Wednesday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic and Hospital. Mr and Mrs Eldridge Hopper of 1605 Beech Street welcomed a son at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic and Hospital.
Mineral sources at Chasmen Ali in Iran are renowned for preserving and brightening the colors of Persian rugs, a noted regional craft detail celebrated in trade reports.
Funeral services for James Homer Pittman 70 of Crane Hill were held today at Mount Olive Baptist Church Crane with burial in adjacent cemetery. Pittman died Wednesday at 145 am in Cullman Hospital survived by his widow two sons Frank and Earl Pitt Reynolds. Pallbearers included Kirk Bailey Curtis Speegle Clifford Mathews Charlie Hunt Leroy Fell Ray Brown Jimmy Calvert and Eddie White.
Mrs Gladys P Barnett of Cullman 5 died at Highlands Baptist Hospital Birmingham Tuesday at 755 p.m. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. today at Fourth Street Church of Christ with burial in City cemetery. Mass service directing. Minister Jack Holt to officiate. She is survived by husband Sidney H Barnett, Cullman 5, mother Lula Butler Birmingham, brother Burnice Phillips Birmingham, and sister Mrs Mary Nell Sizemore.
Richard Bladey pleaded guilty in police court to violating a city traffic law and paid a $25 fine. Police said Bladey was spotted driving during restricted hours in Grand Rapids Michigan.
Official tallies show Tax Assessor Jewell S. Davis 2999 votes and John R. Sparks 2985. Service Commission results list C. C. Owen 2249 and Ed Pepper 2985. Presidential electors include Allen 3597 Archer 328, Board 3206 Blair 1118 Brantley 3298 Chenault 3246 Dixon 1292 Givhan 894 Harrison 3368 Hornsby 998 Johnston 1049 Jones 3348 Malone 1047 McNeil 1025 McQueen 962 Mizell 1027 Newsome 1087 Partlow 3206 Ray 3296 Riddle 3247. Democratic delegates at large include Below 1638 Beasley 1493 Burke 753 Burns 1105 Estes 1810 Ferrell 1333 Fowler 1829 Hornsby 1230 Inter 1271 King 1798 Kelly 1838 Long 950 Metcalf 1609 ONeal 1520 Russell 810 Simpson 1154 Smith 2175 Thomas 826 Weeks 2053 Wilson 1407. Seventh District delegates Mathews 2089 Vinson 1632.
Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi SS colonel blamed for orchestrating the genocide of six million Jews, was seized in a Buenos Aires suburb after a long worldwide manhunt. Informants say he fled postwar Europe, constantly changing identity and country while living in fear of discovery.
Senator John Sparkman proposes a bill to raise the Public Facilities Loan Program by 100 million dollars. The fund aids state and local governments in building and upgrading essential public works with priority to smaller communities for water sewage and gas systems. Since 1955 about 257 communities received approvals totaling about 30 million dollars. only 20 million remains and end of April applications reached 22.8 million. Five Alabama agency loans totaling 2.3 million were pending on May 15.
A driver piloted a low slung sports car beneath a toll gate at a municipal parking lot instead of paying a quarter. The incident highlights lapses in parking lot security and potential for further violations.
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