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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1960
Page
2
A crash at Beatty Street and East Pryor Street injures two youths in Athens. Cooper reports one motorcycle traveling west on East Pryor and a vehicle at the stop sign. Light damage is noted to both vehicles.
Divinity School Dean J. Robert Nelson and ten colleagues resigned after Vanderbilt refused readmission to expelled black divinity student James M Lawson. Nelson quoted Chancellor Harvie Branscomb offering to resign if certain case conditions were not met. Branscomb denied making any such offer for publication. Lawson’s March demonstration led to his expulsion.
Tokyo police said they were surprised by a demonstration against Hagerty announced in advance. A police spokesman called the incident a big blunder and the Japanese government apologized for the disruption.
Classified notice seeks riders or a carpool to Brown Osineering Co or nearby areas. Includes contact Ph L 3 6050 and notes flexible pickup options.
Cotton bids mixed with seed at 38.90 and grain quotes for corn and cattle intact. No. 2 Yellow Shelled Corn 1.27, No 3 Yellow Ear 1.20, No 2 White Shelled 1.27. Cattle and calves priced around 24.00 to 26.00 for good steers. lambs and sheep trading unevenly with light slaughter demand.
Police reported burglaries at Dairy Cone on S Jefferson Street with nothing reported missing and McCartney's Fruit Stand on Highway 72 where drinks and food were taken. Four individuals were jailed in connection with the incidents.
Wall Street opened with mixed trading and small changes after a week of gains. Blue chips rose Thursday but faced profit taking, sending the Dow to 655.56 down .86 while the AP 60 edged unchanged at 224.00. Rails recovered little as investors weighed possible weekend world developments.
Readable fragments show various corporate abbreviations and percentage figures. Stocks listed include Goodyear A&P Gull oil Int Harv RMLigg & B15 20% Lily Tulip Air 21% Nash Lou M 43% 51% Co 4% 35 M RB 46% Nat Dairy 53% 31% Nat Distl 28% 19% Nat Stl 83 22 Olin Math 46 Owens Till 106% Pepsi Cola 45 56% Pet Milk 52% 37% RCA 7% 41% Sears 56% 21% Std Oil Cal 42% 17% Texaco 72 46 123 Un Bag 35% Un Carbide 139% 45 Un Of Cal 38% 30% Univ Pac 26% 31% Woolworth 72 6.
A brief Birmingham AP bulletin notes broilers and fryers offerings closing as live birds show limited supply. Exchanges at farms vary with light optimizations and some poor quality listings reported, indicating soft demand in the poultry market.
Exum Lee Daniel 48 of Athens died after a heart attack in Oneonta Alabama Thursday morning. He worked for Brooks and Mixon Constructors of Decatur and had been working in the Oneonta area. Funeral services will be held at O'Neal Church of Christ Saturday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Cemetery with McConnell Service directing. He is survived by his widow Inez Daniel mother Dezzie Daniel Athens one brother Mack Daniel Athens two sisters Mrs David Coffman Nashville and Miss Lula Daniel Athens pallbearers David Daniel Willard Key Charles Coffman Allen Daniel Fred Christopher Jr. and James Edward Pugh.
Miss Nina Eaves, 67, of 0-70 5th Ave Apartments, died at home Thursday at 5:15 a.m. Funeral services set for Saturday at 10 a.m. at North Athens Church of Christ. Burial in New Garden Cemetery with McConnell Service Funeral home handling arrangements.
Mrs Martha Ellen Lawton of 301 7th Ave NW died Tuesday in a Tuscaloosa hospital. Funeral services are Saturday at 2 pm at Sixth Ave Church of God, with Rev William C Neece officiating. Burial in City Cemetery, Brown directing. She lies in state at the church from 1 to 2 pm. Survivors include a sister in Decatur, a daughter in San Francisco, a son in Pensacola, two stepdaughters in Chattanooga and Kalamazoo, a step son in Alexandria, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Pallbearers: O L Wooten, W C Sharp, Hubert Allen, Leonard Shankle, Lee Billions, Carl McDonald.
James B. Filyaw 60 formerly of Lawrence County is to be buried at Jones Chapel Cemetery after funeral services at 10 a.m. Saturday. Elliott Brown Service directs. Nephews to serve as pallbearers. He died Sunday morning in Monroe Memorial Hospital and had moved from Brant, New York.
Local stockyard reports a steady to firm market for yearlings and cattle with higher bids in some regions. Buyers in Georgia Alabama and nearby areas paid 16.50 to 17.00 per hundred pounds for cattle as prices rose 25 to 50 cents per hundred pounds in certain lots.
AP report notes no active trading today with futures prices for December and March mixed around the 31 cent level. Prev close listed for October 31. prices show slight fluctuations across contracts with bids near 31.0 to 31.5 cents per pound.
Fifty Fort Carson soldiers in Colorado petitioned cartoonist Mort Walker to promote Beetle. Walker approved the promotion despite doubts about Beetle’s leadership and a military chief’s remark that Beetle “couldn't lead a Cub Scout to a candy store.”
A list of birth announcements and admissions from various Alabama locales includes newborns Antony Wayne Childers Lacey's Spring James W Shannon Franklin Eugene Brown Hart Selle Beulah Pearl Rowell and others with parents guardians listed. Several infants are named with residence and hospital or street addresses in Hartselle Athens Huntsville Decatur and Somerville. Additional adult admissions Sherry Kay Harwell Patricia Carol McNatt David Mizell Teresa Champion and others are recorded with associated towns and streets.
A roster of individuals and households appears with names such as Janice Smith Sharon Richards Mary Livingston and infant Timothy plus addresses in Cullman Hillsboro Danville Madison Decatur Hartselle and Vinemont. The document reads like a community notice of dismissals or separations with accompanying street addresses and family details.
A notice lists residents at 1426 Carol Lane, Roy Montgomery, in Moulton. No additional details provided.
Fragmentary public notice listing names including Mrs Alva T Wren Cullman Mrs W L Chaney David L Simmons Hayden and Mrs Larry C Askea Cullman plus Jimmy Boyd Cullman and Mrs Joseph Mackentepe Cull- notes incomplete and unclear but indicates residents named for a local record or notice.
Seven years ago and seven months ago he moved via Florida. Survived by widow Bessie Filyaw of Ocala and seven sons in New York, Army service and Florida areas. Daughters, Bracey in Richmond, Peek in Brant, Lindsey in Cullman. five brothers including Dave Hillsboro and George Cullman. two sisters Ethel Jones and Callie Ligons. five grandchildren.
In Montgomery Alabama two Black men posted bonds to free a Black minister and a White ally from jail. Their release was delayed as they completed a work assignment after they had spent two nights in jail for attempting to eat together in a cafe for a second time.
Margaret Witt 18 daughter of Mr and Mrs Miller Witt Town Creek 3 will represent Lawrence County at the TVA Regional Resource Conference in Fontana North Carolina this month. She is a recent Hatton High School graduate.
Kenneth E Murphree, a native of Moulton born at Mur paws, has been promoted to plant engineer at Reynolds Metals Co Listerhill Reduction Plant in Sheffield. Murphree joined Reynolds in 1948 after graduating from Auburn University with a degree in mechanical engineering.
Tanner Angelo B. Luckett Jr. will graduate as Doctor of Dental Surgery at the University of Tennessee Medical Units in Memphis with commencement on June 13. He is the son of Mr and Mrs A B Luckett Sr and will enter the U S Army for two years in August. He is married to Patsy Lott of Milan Tennessee and they have two sons.
Belle Mina Methodist Church will hold Vacation Bible School daily from 2 to 4 p.m. June 13 through 17. Mrs. J. J. Pettus serves as superintendent.
Death of Skyler Jones occurred at Veterans Hospital in Birmingham on Thursday at 5 45 a m. Carl M Sykes Funeral Service will announce arrangements.
Nate Peralez saw an unusual passerby on the sidewalk near his home and called police. Officers captured a three foot alligator and turned it over to a local reptile farm.
A short readable notice lists several individuals with addresses in Cullman and nearby towns including Mrs Ray Brasher, Madine Kilgo, Mrs Lella Skinner, Fred Yates, and Mrs Thomas Baileyton along with Alton B Harris of Hanceville.
Local notices from Lawrence County include Patsy Dutton of Moulton, Paulee of Danville, and David Frost listed among residents with sparse biographical details. The fragment suggests a community record of names and associated towns with limited context.
Mrs. De vada Elliott describes her relationship with Vernon Presley and plans for a future marriage. She notes Elvis Presley’s mother died years ago, confirms Elvis will be best man, and mentions her wedding dress details while living in Memphis with Elvis’s grandmother.
A strong local chamber aided Auto-Lite's consideration of Decatur as a new plant site. Johnson called the firm a Blue Chip Company with NYSE listings and about $91 million in net current assets. Auto-Lite’s 1959 figures show $201.6 million in net sales and $10.1 million profit. marketable securities at $31.1 million and cash at $11.1 million. Robert J. Stall Jr. of North Alabama Associates first contacted the company in fall 1958 noting to keep Decatur in mind for new locations.
The Electric Auto-Lite Co. began in Ohio in 1922 to acquire Willys division assets and expanded by acquiring American Enamel Magnet Wire Co. in 1923 and USS Battery Corp. and Marke Storage Battery Corp. in 1928. It grew coast to coast with plants in Niagara Falls New York Toledo Ohio Toronto Canada Oakland California Syracuse New York Vincennes Indiana and markets Auto-Lite and Prest-O-Lite batteries and a wide range of automotive electrical parts and non automotive products.
Area residents visiting Tennessee Valley State Vocational Technical School include Don Bynum Tanner Sharon Fogg Mrs. Mabell Kirk Wayne Ray Burroughs Jane Ellen Bryan Mrs H E Bryan of Athens. other locals from Madison Lacey's Spring Arab Moulton Hillsboro. Shriners wives to attend dinner at Woodall's Bar at 7 p.m. today.
Auto-Lite, the largest independent manufacturer since 1934, named Robert H. Davies president in early 1959 with Falvey as chairman. The company expanded beyond the U S and Canada adding plants in Caracas Venezuela and production in Argentina Brazil and added electrical products to batteries.
Mr and Mrs Louie Gay of Trinity welcome a son Thursday at Baugh- Wiley-Smith Clinic and Hospital. Mr and Mrs Lowell Smith of Town Creek greet a daughter Thursday at Bank Street Hospital.
Nixon emphasizes waiting for the nomination before pledging policy extends beyond Eisenhower era. He hails Eisenhower record, praises Rockefeller as a man of integrity, and hints at a general election focus while avoiding direct clash. Rockefeller calls for explicit policy positions and a potential meeting to discuss all issues.
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