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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1963
Page
2
The entry notes sunrise at 4:34 a.m. and moonrise at 11:21 p.m. with June 12 evening observation. It lists prominent stars Altair and Fomalhaut with Saturn between them, rising times around 1:19 a.m. to 2:10 a.m., describing Saturn as as bright as Altair for the period.
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge drops to 21.12 feet, down 0.08 in 24 hours, with sea level reading 555.42 feet. TVA lakes Chickamauga 682.3, Pickwick 414.2, Guntersville 594.9, Whitesburg 556.2, Wilson 506.0. Today's high 90, low 66, with a partly cloudy forecast and scattered afternoon storms. Winds southwest 10 to 15 mph, turning northward Wednesday with gusts in storms.
Cattle supply scarce for calves and slaughter cattle with steady to weak tones. Cows slow and weak bulls steady to weak. Standard to 1050 lb steers 19.00 to 20.00. 550 to 750 lb yearlings mostly heifers 19.00 to 21.00. Utility cows 13.50 to 15.50. Commercial bulls 18.50 to 19.00. 9350 to 600 lb steers 23.00 to 25.00. 300 to 700 lb heifers 20.00 to 23.00. Calves 175. Dealers mostly steady. Good to choice 25.00 to 26.50. Hogs 800 mostly steady with some 1-2 grade 195 to 209 lb at 17.25. Sows 300 to 550 lb 12.00 to 13.00.
A jumble of small ads listing items for sale including a 1958 Ford Fairlane, a 3 bedroom brick house near Hartsville, a house trailer, an upstairs furnished apartment, and utilities. Also wanted ads for a medium priced house, 100 thrifty meat pigs, and a secretary with shorthand and bookkeeping skills, plus trades involving a 1958 Olds 98 and station wagons. Contacts include 355-0393 and 353-6427.
Armed state troopers Huntsville Police Department and other officials surrounded the University of Alabama extension center in Huntsville as 27 year old mathematician Dave Mack McGlathery prepared to register amid Governor Wallace threats. Officers monitor gates and entrances while news crews set up at local electric department headquarters amid delays and a tense stand near U.S. Highway 72 West.
Two fires were reported to the Decatur Fire Department on Monday. At 1:46 p.m. a tree caught fire at Vine and McCarney Streets NW with no damage. A Dempster Dumpster at West Court Apartments was reported with no loss at 3:51 p.m.
Governor George C. Wallace asserts Alabama’s sovereignty under the U S Constitution and Amendment 10, denouncing federal actions he calls illegal. He proclaims the duty to keep peace, preserve liberty, and that public school operation remains a state power, urging adjudication through constitutional means.
In Gadsden Alabama a group of white demonstrators tried to move on Negro desegregation pickets outside McLellans and Woolworths. Police ordered dispersal and the crowd watched as about 15 Negro pickets demonstrated with the rest of the scene peaceful. No arrests were reported.
Hospital admissions include Betty Hardin Flora Riley Ronnie Jett Danny Layton Sandra Self Carolyn Sandlin James Lott Hessie Herring H L Lawrence J C Mears Vicki Weece Elizabeth Hammett and others. Dismissals list Pearl Blankenship Tommy Fuller Baby Sandra Meares. Names cover multiple streets and towns.
A section lists residents including Mrs Nolan E Dorning of 1800 7th and Mrs J W Whitehead in Decatur, plus families headed by Mr George Tidwell Semmes at 1511 Country Club Rd and Mrs Joseph Lavinsky at 608 8th Ave SW. Also noted are Master Timothy Leon Dutton at 2217 Harrison St SE, Mrs John L Nelson of Falkville, Mr Vernon Page with infant, Mooresville, William C Owens at 1108 5th Ave SE, Rayburn Terry at 1103 9th St SE, and Mrs James Powell with infant.
Rosco Calvin Daniel 65 of Lester died at 3 p m Monday at his residence. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 p m from Craig's Chapel Church of Christ with M F Norwood and Van Bowers officiating. Burial will be in New Salem Cemetery with McConnell Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include his widow Myrtle Daniel two sons Billy Ray Daniel and R C Daniel Jr both of Lester five daughters Christine Holland Clara Dodd Corene Gordon Zoella Woodard and Arthur Patterson.
George Skipworth aged 7 months of Decatur 4 died Monday at 8 30 a m in University Hospital Birmingham. Graveside services are set for Wednesday at 2 p m from Roselawn Cemetery with Rev James Spear officiating. Gunthorp Brown Service Funeral Home handles arrangements. Survivors include parents Mr and Mrs William C Skipworth two brothers Tony and Rickey and sister Rose Mary all of Decatur 4. grandparents Mr and Mrs J C Skipworth Hart selle and Mrs Lois Dendy Homestead Fla. four uncles and four aunts. Body returned to residence for viewing today.
Leisha Diane Blackwood, a day-old daughter of Mr and Mrs James W Blackwood of Decatur, died at 10 am Monday. Funeral services were held at Rose lawn Cemetery with Rev Johnson officiating. Interment followed at Roselawn. Survivors include grandparents Carl Truitt of Madison and J F Blackwood of Decatur.
Mrs. Gresta Wil son Thompson of Falkville died at her residence Monday at 1 45 a m from Union Hill Church Morgan County with burial in the adjoining cemetery Survivors include her husband L H Thompson one daughter Shirley Faye Thompson four brothers and two sisters
Olen F. Bishop, 53, of 210 Hickory St., Cullman, died at Veterans Hospital in Birmingham Monday at 5 30 p m Burial was at Crossroads Cemetery He leaves wife Mary Clara Bishop and five sons Billy Theron Larry and Jerry Bishop one daughter Mrs Betty Howard and seven grandchildren
Billy Joe Alexander, 18, Addison, Alabama, died Sunday morning at Cullman Hospital. Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. at Sardis Church in Winston County with burial in the adjoining cemetery. He is survived by his parents Lonzo Alexander, two brothers Varye and Shirley Ray, and a sister Shel.
Northbound U S 31 will gain an adaptive signal with an electrical eye control. When traffic increases the green will extend. westbound Ala 20 will mirror this. Southbound U S 31 gets a caution blinker and striping will push southbound traffic to the right lane while westbound Ala 20 merges left into the southbound U S 31 left lane. Hunt says he asked Bob Kendall to review two weeks ago and received favorable notice Monday.
Arnold Lane of 203 8th Ave NW died this morning. Funeral services will be announced later by Guntharp Funeral Home.
On the House calendar are bills to establish an uninsured motorists fund financed by a $20 annual fee on each motorist without liability insurance. The measure would insure persons through the state funded pool. Another bill would make it a felony for any public employee to encourage demonstrations.
A list of birth notices appears with infant names and parental forenames in Hartselle Decatur Athens and Glenn E Price Decatur and surrounding areas. Names include Mrs Jack H McClellan infant son Mrs Clarence Donnell at 2226 11th and other families with infant children and addresses.
On the Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa Gov George Wallace faced federal officials led by Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach as two Negro students arrived for enrollment. Wallace refused to permit the two to enter Foster Auditorium and read a five minute pro white policy speech. Federal authority sought to enforce a court order and Kennedy issued a cease and desist directive. Armed guards surrounded the campus while Newsmen and federal officials observed. National Guardsmen trained and prepared as a potential federalization loomed though Wallace claimed no need if peace held. University actions backed by trustees affirmed that his presence might be needed to preserve order. The scene drew astronaut like security with helicopters overhead and car searches as authorities prepared for enrollment.
Rep Dorn spoke in Decatur on resisting centralized federal control and urged a hard line against communism abroad. He urged Americans to embrace democracy, churchgoing, and knowledge of world regions while defending free enterprise. A campus crisis drew Kennedy’s request for Wallace to stay away, and by Monday night authorities reported 21 arrests for concealed weapons near the campus.
The city discusses locating a community center on a 40 acre tract with input from the Building Authority Park and Recreation Board and Board of Education which seeks 12 to 15 acres for a school site. A steering committee has studied the proposal for years. Also approved six municipal car leases with maintenance by dealers and ratified a 1941 deed from former Mayor Harrison to Whitmire.
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