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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1963
Page
2
Mars is east of another planet Uranus tonight at a distance of 142.5 million miles from Earth. Uranus is visible only with a telescope and lies about 1.7 billion miles away. Times listed 6:58 p.m. 4:35 a.m. 5:31 p.m. for the dates.
Readings show Keller Memorial Bridge river stage at 21.45 feet, down 0.04 in 24 hours, sea level at 555.75 feet. TVA lakes listed Chickamauga 682.3, Pickwick 414.1, Guntersville 595.0, Whitesburg 556.6, Wilson 506.3. High yesterday 88, low 69. Today 11 am temperature 8. Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy and warm with variable winds 5 to 10 mph. High today 88, tonight 65, high Wednesday 90.
Federal troops were called in to patrol Nogales Sonora on January 4 as nationwide Policeman's Day left the local police force on holiday.
J C Lowery died early Sunday in a Montgomery hospital. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 10 a.m. from First Baptist Church of Auburn with burial at Valley Springs Cemetery near Good Hope Community in Cullman County. Survived by widow Bessie, two sons J Paul Lowery and Maj John Lowery, a daughter Mrs Jim Carlinx. He served with Auburn University Extension Service and held memberships in multiple agronomy and historical societies including Gamma Sigma Delta. Progressive Farmer named him Man of the Year.
Hart selle resident S M Floyd age 84 died today at 1 30 a m in a local hospital funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p m at New Center Baptist Church with Rev Edsel Stevenson and Rev Bunyan Wallace officiating burial in New Center Cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing survivors include two daughters Mrs Bessie Blankenship Decatur and Mrs Lavern Black Hartselle three sons Jesse Floyd Danville Bernard Floyd Decatur Luther Floyd Hartselle one brother Luther W Floyd Gadsden 21 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren grandsons pallbearers Mr Floyd member of New Center Baptist Church body to be taken to daughter Mrs Milford Black residence prior to church services
A compiled list of residents and relatives tied to local hospitals includes Mrs Inez Pippin of 920 Carridale St SW Mrs Margaret Childers of Cullman 8 Mrs Mae Summerford of Falkville Master Larry Black of Guntersville 1 Mrs Lester Collins Eva 1 Miss Montez Martin of Decatur Mrs Pauline Hayes of Falkville Miss Pamela Fulmer of Decatur Miss Billie Fulmer of Decatur 4 Baby Diane Moats of Hartselle 4 Miss Rose Marie Piery of 1710 Pennylane SE Miss Linda Piery of 1710 Pennylane SE Jimmy Douthitt of Belle Mina Miss Carol McBay of 1408 15th Ave SE Mrs Fannie Hill of Decatur 3 Mrs Coy Hembree and infant son of 2109 Spring Ave SW
Mrs Mary Pritchett 58 of Arab died after a short illness at Arab Hospital. Funeral services were held at Union Grove Baptist Church with Rev Will Bruce and Rev L L Campbell officiating. Burial followed at the adjoining cemetery. Survived by husband W A Pritchett one son William Larry Pritchett four daughters Mildred Hill Mary Rolfe Willie Faye Gaplin Hazel Crawford father Wise Tyler of Lacey's Spring one brother Leo Tyler Harvey Ill and three sisters Clyde Pritchett Opel King Jean Culbreath and 13 grandchildren.
Funeral services for Earl Dan iel Chunn 65 of Decatur will be Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Gunthorp Brown Service Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Don Dowden and Rev William Hart officiating Burial will be in Waldermose Springs Cemetery The former railroad worker died Monday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital Survivors include four sisters Mrs C D Speegle Hartselle Mrs Vida Mae Stone Miss Ethel Chunn and Miss Emma Chunn Flint four brothers O P Kos L C Chunn all of Flint and Howard Chunn Birmingham two nieces and three nephews Pallbearers are Jack Norris Don Pickerill J D McClanahan T V Day B M Grant S D Whitten
A dated notice lists admissions and dismissals for students and staff across Cullman and nearby towns. Names include Mrs. Carlene Scott, Nora Clay, Anna Whitlock, Betty Walker, Lula Doss, Homer Byron, Beulah Smith, Irene Goeller, Peter Parson, Robbie Thompson, Carolyn White, Ada Sinclair, Imogene Johnson, Virginia Creemore, Etta Pierce, Evelyn Allen, Ella Arrington, Doyle Hutson, Maxell Parris, Anne Thompson, Stacie Lee Scott, Clara Quick, Evelyn Jones, Joseph Stangl, Edna Foshee, Michael Gable, Richmond Millican, Wynona Wright, Bertie Nearen, Eunice Bentley, Myrolm Reed, Juanita Powell, Carolyn Robertson, Sam McAnnally, Charlie Dunn, Pearl Hamilton, Lucie Buchmann, Ruth Thomason.
A long list of residents and addresses appears, naming Mrs. Elliott C. Chandler, Susie Locke, Cathy Diane Riddle, Elizabeth Houston, L. W. Wooten, Tommie Joe Beall, William P. Rhodes, Earl Earwood, James H. Martin, Roy Nelson Bell, Robert W. Clemons, Cecil Nix, Ewell Wallace, Billy Schrimsher, J. W. Blackwood, Herman Certain, Vernon Page, Dewey Clifton Shelton, Earl Klein, Sarah Hardin, Grover Cleveland Herbert, Marion Shull, Ronald Adkins, Baby William David Alexander, James Nipper, Anna Katrina Lovell, and others in Decatur, Cullman, Hartselle, Trinity, Mooresville, Metuchen.
Two Lawrence County youths Jimmy Montgomery 18 and Wilma Montgomery 14 of Moulton sustained minor injuries when a 1951 Dodge truck overturned on Alabama 33 five miles north of Moulton at 11:30 a.m. The driver Elizabeth Montgomery 41 of Moulton faced $100 property damage. A separate hit and run in a 1954 Chevrolet struck a 1962 Chevrolet driven by Samuel Jones 57 of Hillsboro eight miles east of Moulton on a county road at 8:15 p.m. Jones car damaged $275. The accident remains under investigation with Patrol noting two rural mishaps in the four-county area.
A $60,000 damage suit enters its second day in Morgan County Circuit Court civil division. Ramie Mc Connell of Athens 7 sues Continental Tennessee Lines Trailways and driver A S Holley for injuries from a Aug 21 collision at 6th Ave and Church. Judge Bloodworth expects trial to end today. A separate case before Judge Powell involves Mildred Grey seeking $40,000 for a Dec 29, 1961 whiplash case near Decatur Iron and Steel Co. and a collision with Jack Davis, also expected to end today.
The West proposal to reclassify Bayside addition sections to R-2 received Planning Commission backing after a 63-signature petition drew support. Attorney Shelton collected a $280.03 refund for an unused building permit as the panel discussed a future building authority for a 40 acre community project. The commission also authorized bond payments and repealed an ordinance affecting optometrists' qualifications and advertising.
A fresh textie finish for mill use adds stain resistance to clothing drapery and upholstery fabrics repelling both oil and water borne stains to keep materials cleaner longer.
Markets listed include corn, soybeans, and livestock prices with notes on conditions. Cattle slaughter steers and heifers scarce but steady, cows and bulls steady to weak. feeder classes active with 350 to 600 pounds, calves 200 to 280, hogs strong with 180 to 245 pounds at 17.25 to 17.50, sows 12.00 to 13.00.
NEW YORK stocks closed mixed as volume neared 5.7 million shares. Chrysler led in gains among automakers. IBM rose about four points while Polaroid fell. Major names like General Motors Du Pont and U S Steel edged lower or held flat as blue chips saw profit taking.
The city issued building permits for several homes and a grading project including Theo M. Compton at multiple Northmeade addresses and Trinity Stone Co. work in Westmeade. Traffic incidents include collisions at U S 31 S and 5th St SE, 2nd Ave and Moulton St, and Bank St with various vehicles. A fire call at 1001 5th Ave SW involved a station wagon with heavy loss. Lenore Littlefield underwent heart surgery at Johns Hopkins and is reported to be in good condition.
Birmingham AP reports consumer grades and prices to retailers as of 9:30 am with case deliveries to stores. Grade A white large 35-38 cents, mediums 28-30 to 44 cents, small 25-27 cents. Direct sales by nearby producers included.
In Birmingham live broilers and fryers show ample supply and balanced demand though slower overall. Ready to cook movement stays tied to prior commitments with interest uneven, and prices and demand show irregular, mostly slow to develop.
District Diary reports Mike Simpson of Morgan County High School Hartsville is one of more than 400 boys attending American Legion Boys State at Huntingdon College. The event began Monday and will run through Friday with participants from area schools vying for governance roles.
Three area youths join more than 400 Alabama peers at the 1963 American Legion Boys State opening Sunday at Huntington College. Attending are Jimmy Phillips and Wayne Griffith of Priceville High School and Jerry Grantland of Cotaco High School, all entering their senior year.
Cullman Rotary Club schedules 6:30 p.m. gathering at Lorenz Restaurant. Program chairman Ernie Reddick will introduce Robert Bryan, editor of the Cullman Times, who will discuss his Washington trip and general news reporting work.
The Athens Limestone County Board of Revenue met Monday and approved only routine matters, with no major issues or new actions reported.
The House passed a bill allowing the governor to pay special lawyers from Highway and Education funds, but Senate debate stalls the measure. Gov Wallace argues current delays stem from the attorney general’s and his own power struggle. Flowers calls the bill a power grab, warning it would remove his authority to appoint attorneys.
The public may attend the Pope’s funeral rites at St Peter’s with a private burial ceremony in the basilica. A state funeral date was not announced and likely comes near the nine day mourning. Cardinals in Rome begin daily meetings to arrange church affairs and set a conclave for June 18 to 21 to elect the successor. Eugene Cardinal Tisserant sent death notices to all 81 cardinals and summoned them to Rome. Major decisions from Pope John’s reign await the new pontiff.
A four member committee including Mrs Franklin Robertson John Kelly Price McCulloch and Taylor Black met with Moulton City Council to seek an engineer estimate for paving around Burgess Sub-Division The council will determine affordable funding and report back They also plan a new sewer line to the shirt factory to relieve sewer issues A motion to raise Officer Hoyt Hill by 10 a month was approved and county officials agreed to repair some city streets with the city paying materials and labor while the county provides equipment
First National Bank received a building permit Monday from the city clerk for a 5400 square foot branch on Jefferson Street at a construction cost of 66000 dollars. Four additional permits were issued: Flanagan Lumber Co for an added room at 213 S Jefferson St 7500 Ed Hill for an added room on Wheeler St 2000 Frank Emens for an added room at 1100 N Houston St 2000 and Paul Ragan for an awning at 309 N Clinton St 500.
Local classified notices advertise rentals and sales including a 6 room house on Endlam Blvd SE by Bob Harrison with contact numbers, a 4 room unfurnished duplex at $60, a new brick house at Oak Wood Park Hartselle with financing, a standard size kitchen gas range $40 and maple finish twin bed complete, plus trucks and autos with down payments and a 2 bedroom house at 1317 6th Ave SE with day and night contact numbers.
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