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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1952
Page
3
In Washington predictions say potatoes will rise before prices drop after the government ends potato price controls. Officials and buyers warn speculators may be hurt by price spikes, with three weeks expected to bring ample supply, though shortages persist in many areas.
Winfred Davis of Milltown was elected president of the Alabama Future Farmers of America at the annual convention in Auburn. Officers named include Millard Latham as vice president, Bob Mollette as secretary, Charles Wall as treasurer, and Roy Sims as reporter. Honorary state farmer degrees were awarded to 16 Alabamians for work in promoting agriculture and FFA activities, including M. B. Penn, C. T. Bailey, Hugh Comer, Tommy Hill, H. N. Lewis, Boyd Evans, and H. H. Martin.
An Alabama ministerial group urged all Montgomery pastors to dedicate Sunday sermons to safe driving after a highway crash near Wetumpka killed five locals including four boys and a man. The Montgomery Ministerial Association executive committee outlined a month long safety campaign to curb highway deaths.
The Office of Price Stabilization plans to lift potato price ceilings by July 1 after the Senate voted to end controls on fresh fruits and vegetables. The change affects white potatoes only and comes as farmers and lawmakers have criticized the ceiling, arguing it pushed prices higher and encouraged black market sales.
An 18 year old Moulton boy, Thomas B. Warren, remained in a semi coma at Decatur General hospital after an early Sunday automobile crash near Decatur. Warren was blinded by fog while driving his cousin to catch a bus, lost control, hit a guy wire, rolled, with cousin Barbara Ann Rylant uninjured. Warren had been in a coma for 72 hours.
Elmer Wheeler champions faith based success at the School of the Ozarks near Springfield. Dr. W. R. Dobyns organized trustees in 1907 and daily prayer meetings funded buildings. The two million dollar campus spans 640 acres with 20 major buildings, 80 Jerseys, and diverse training in farming, industry, homemaking, and printing under R. M. Good guidance. Gifts fund operations, no debt or drives.
Funeral services were held in Montgomery and Evergreen for Albert A. Carmichael, twice Alabama attorney general and once lieutenant governor. Burial followed at Evergreen after a Montgomery chapel service. Carmichael died Wednesday night at 56 after a long illness. Pallbearers included U. S. Circuit Judge Richard T. Rives, Supreme Court Justice Thomas S. Lawson, Judge Bowen Simmons, Atty. Gen. St Garrett, Asst. Atty. Gen. Lee Barton, Montgomery Postmaster Roy Nolen Jr., former Judge Frank M. Johnson, and Grady Tiller.
The scarab beetle, once sacred in Egypt, is seen as a symbol tied to the sun god. This dung beetle image carried religious significance and represented renewal and divine power in ancient beliefs.
Revenue Commissioner Joe M. Edwards said 1.465 percent of the tax dollar was spent collecting taxes in the first half of the fiscal year, totaling 976 482 dollars on 66 648 876 dollars in taxes. The rate fell from 1.891 percent in 1950 51 and 2.167 percent in 1949 50, aided by the October 1 sales tax increase from two to three percent boosting revenue with little rise in collection costs.
Lt Ralph E. Slate has graduated from the Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville Virginia. The program selects students from the top 15 percent of U.S. law school classes and prepares officers to administer military justice and handle Army legal matters. Lt Slate attended the University of Alabama and is an Alabama Law School graduate.
North Alabama TB Association reports the Monday night dinner meeting in Morgan County has surpassed 100 reservations and aims for at least 150 attendees. Dr. Ruth Berrey of Birmingham will speak on tuberculosis vaccine work with Jefferson County health officials at the Russell Erskine Hotel ballroom at 7 PM, with K. W. Grimley also on the program.
Birds and some reptiles lay large eggs because the eggs store food for embryos that are tiny before development begins.
Hartselle Kiwanis charter drive gathers 27 or more business leaders with Decatur club support. Organizational meeting set for Friday at 7 30 p m at the Dinner Bell cafe. Delano Park hosts a civic softball league kickoff involving local clubs and the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
A mature African elephant weighs between six and eight tons. This size reflects the species’ substantial body mass and trunked physique.
Communist authorities in Hankow report central China forests scorched by fires believed caused by arson by bad landlords. The blaze has destroyed more than 1 328 000 trees in the region.
The Malayan government awarded 4290 to three Communist extremists who surrendered and later returned to their jungle camp with 10 comrades and public safety items. The Reds, all Chinese, feared surrender earlier, told they would be executed or jailed.
The Alabama DAR board endorsed a program for non-denominational classroom prayer in public schools. It also considered a proposal to boost Alabama interest and pride in state history and advantages.
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