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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1959
Page
2
Rose, returning from a NATO Conference in England, pressed better funding and reform in colleges and universities. He cited per capita spending examples and urged programs that emphasize spiritual and cultural values, global understanding, and the defense of individual rights against trivial and mediocre curricula.
Kathleen Thompson Auburn specialist in clothing and handicraft will judge the dress revue Ella Majors specialist in child care and family life will judge food projects extension economist in home furnishing will judge lamp wiring J T Gaillard specialist in farm machinery will judge the tractor driving contest A W Jones marketing specialist will judge the Co op and essay contest For those not competing recreation and leadership program will be directed by state 4 H leaders Hanchey Logue and Ann Barr In a Monday night general assembly the 4H talent program will begin with piano performances singing dancing humor readings and trumpet solos Judging the talent contest will be Carl Schwachow and Mrs FE Hamilton Decatur and M B Penn manager of rural sales for Alabama Power Co Competition continues Tuesday morning with winners announced at a general assembly Tuesday night A breakfast Wednesday morning will conclude the session The project is financed by the Alabama 4 H Club Foundation Inc District 1 represents 28 000 members from 16 counties with winners to compete in Auburn July 6 10
Gromyko met with Herter and Maurice Couve de Murville in a secret midafternoon session at Lloyds quarters. Western officials said the three Western ministers would negotiate specific terms with Gromyko if he showed interest, aiming to end the Geneva conference as swiftly as possible.
Hawaii high court upholds conviction of nine players in a bingo like game named Aloha Quiz that required quiz answers before cash prizes. The ruling confirms bingo in any form is illegal in the islands. Other notes include classified ads for furnished apartments and a 1956 Ford for sale with contact numbers.
Markets show steady demand with cattle and calves holding gains. Hogs move higher with good feeder and dealer prices while sheep run steady to higher on prime spring lambs and mixed lots.
Alabama and U S Departments report tone notes demand good and trade active with some sales steady to strong Calves account for most of the count Vealers fetch 28 31 Good and Choice vealers 28 31 Prime 1100 1170 Utility and Standard 24 20 Couple 400 500 lb stock steer calves 7700 Hogs scarce U W No 2 190 240 lb barrows and gilts 1625 Remainder includes utility cows 1750 1990 and cutter and canner ranges 1460 1775 Cetera notes mixed utility stock and few heifers per ton
The New York market opened with a mild recovery led by steels and assorted issues. Many stocks rose a fraction to about a point with some up two points or more as turnover modestly picked up. U S Steel, Lukens, Youngstown Sheet, Bethlehem, Jones & Laughlin, American Telephone and several automakers posted small gains.
A census of stocks shows many familiar firms with varied percentages like Coca Cola 14 0 Am Air Reduction 87 Kaiser 5T and General Mills 10 Amer Tobacco 77 Ford Motor 70 and Westinghouse 8 The listing includes many names such as Lehman Am, Loew's, Bethlehem Steel, Woolworth and Sears Roebuck with fluctuating figures across industries.
AP reports improving wholesale demand for large eggs in Birmingham with fair demand for medium and small sizes. Prices mostly higher, offerings adequate. Nearby locally produced grade A whites show large 27 to 31 cents, medium 20 to 24, small 16 to 18, with retailer deliveries up to 10:30 a.m. and Grade A whites priced at 33 to 34 cents for large.
Birmingham AP reports Alabama broilers and fryers market unsettled with prices generally up about half a cent. Early morning trading indicated increases across farms as buyers and sellers assessed supply and demand dynamics.
Five Alabama cities will keep state liquor stores open until 9 p.m. starting June 29 to curb illegal operators. Birmingham stores 13 19 and 76 join Montgomery Huntsville Phenix City and Mobile outlets 67 and 84 in the extended hours. Store specifics vary with Birmingham 13 closing all day Wednesdays and others differing by noon or 9 p.m. close times.
Senator Lawrence K. Andrews seeks support for a 25 percent ceiling on state assessing powers while Patterson rejects a 25 percent compromise and opposes a 20 percent ceiling. House work shifts to two days of committee business as measures widen competitive bidding. Bills extend bidding rules to most purchases over 500 dollars and require agency needs estimates. Docks may join bidding, though exempt from the consolidated system. Highway work would become public improvements subject to bids, despite a Supreme Court ruling that maintenance is exempt.
The discussion notes that under the Gilchrist bill a wage earner seeking a small loan would be limited to licensed lenders or service stations, with unlicensed operators barred. Proponents, including Gilchrist, spoke on the measure two weeks earlier.
Atlanta AP Georgia live poultry buyers post higher bids as Jay movement slows. At farms 15 to 16 cents per pound, 686000 head with 90 percent at 15 and small shares at 14 and 16. Hens show steady demand with heavy birds at farms 16 to 16.4 cents FOB plants 16 to 17. Heavy types bring 16 to 17 cents while light types run 9 to 10 cents at farms and 8 to 10 cents FOB plants.
AP notes show Nashville cattle active and steady with varied classes including feeders around 26 to 27, cows near 20, and vealers up to 30. hogs in Thomasville priced around 16 to 16.5 for barrows and gilts in the 180-240 lb range, with mixed grades and Iowa comparisons provided.
New York Cotton Exchange opened with no trades in the first two minutes as traders waited on Congress farm legislation. By mid morning prices were mostly unchanged with July at 34.77, Oct at 32.39, and Dec at 2.46 per bale amid slow activity and cautious positions from brokers in Georgia, North Carolina, and nearby districts.
A Decatur Parking Traffic Committee meeting notes merchants urging fair enforcement of city laws. Police Chief Pack Self pledges to correct mistreatment, while Mayor Dodd confirms patrols will enforce laws with reason. Street Dept offers off street lots and gravel grading to ease parking.
President Eisenhower told reporters that naming a steel management White House conference would not help end the contract stalemate. He warned against government pressure and inflation risk, urged both sides to avoid triggering wage pushes, and supported publishing independent wage and productivity data for the steel industry.
Eddie Burgins died Friday at 5 15 p m. A funeral service is set for Sunday at 1 p m at Spring Creek Baptist Church in Lawrence County. Burial follows at Hampton Cemetery with Reynolds in charge. Survivors include his mother Ludie Burgins of Louisville Kentucky his father Phil Burgins of Decatur five sisters Bertha Christine Mary L Enola and Linda all of Decatur three brothers James Curtis and Melvin of Decatur and other relatives.
Funeral for Mrs Lula Elliott who died at her son Charles Elliot's residence 615 Lafayette St. will be held Sunday at 1 30 p.m. from First Baptist Church Vine St. with Rev W B Burial will be in Mahaley Davis Cemetery on old Trinity Road with Reynolds in charge. Survivors include three daughters and other relatives.
A sequence of names appears with addresses including Athens Rogersville Toney and Bennie Holt. The text lists Curtis Watkins Betty Mae Harris Audrey Hasting Elizabeth Hamer Jerry Wayne Brummitt Johnnie Colewell Norma Jean Coleman Henry Noblitt and families with Mrs Turner Mrs Hardy and others along with admissions of T S Smith Leolan Holt Bennie Holt.
A quick adjournment left a bare quorum as the House Labor Committee postponed a bill to empower the labor department to regulate wagers paid to workers in Alabama. The session proceeded with two non controversial measures before adjourning. A joint hearing discussed boat safety rules for Alabama waters while opposition to the Gilchrist measure focused on its interest rate limits and supported Rep. H. B. Taylor of Butler County’s alternative bill.
A roster of discharge entries from Decatur area hospitals lists numerous individuals and infants by full names and street addresses, including Howard Grady Whitley, Paul Taylor, Mrs. Katy Lou Hardin, Joe M. Renneker, John Harvey Moore, Lynn Walker Hallmark, Mrs. Andy Shelton and infant, Mrs. Kirklin L. McGhee and infant, and several others with residences in Decatur Hartselle Athens Cullman and Elkmont. The notation shows multiple families and newborns among the dismissed patients.
The fragment lists multiple individuals with addresses including Mrs. Ann Gibson on 11th Ave SW, Mrs. James Morgan and infant son at 1305 5th Ave SE, Mrs. William L. Pugh at Hartselle Gary West 2247 Kooken Ave, Miss Nadine McCutcheon 1415 6th Ave SE, Mrs. Franklin D. Portwood 420 Grant, Lt. Mrs. Sarah Scott Ardmore, Miss Barbara Dumas Decatur, Edward D. Turner Athens, and A. B. Sparkman Hartselle with two items marked.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ina Neill 85 of Falkville will be Thursday at 2 30 p m from Gandy s Cove Methodist Church with Revs Kenneth Byrum and C C West officiating She died last night at her residence Burial will be in Key Cemetery Peck directing Survivors include a daughter Mrs L D Coulter Charleston S C a son Cedric Neill Falkville one sister Mrs S A Johnson Hartselle one sister in law Miss Lizzie Neill Falkville and two grandchildren
Lester W. McManis, 51, former Decatur resident, died yesterday at Barnes Hospital St. Louis after a long illness. A St. Louis native, he worked for Monsanto and later held supervisory roles at Chemstrand plants in Decatur and Pensacola. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Friday Parker Aldrich Webster Groves. Burial Vallesia Hall? In St. Louis. Flowers omitted, donations to American Cancer Society requested.
Fragmentary obituary style notes list Alma Blaylock and Lillie Edmonson among others with connections to Decatur Louisville and Chicago. Mentions Langston and Charles Elliot as sons, two nieces Venebia Thomas and Cordelia Mackey, and Edward Eliot as a nephew, plus 17 grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The Soviet government agreed to let Vice President Nixon visit Siberian cities during his U S trip next month as part of a reciprocal exchange after Deputy Premier Kozlov plans to tour the United States. Nixon mainly aims to open the American national exhibit in Moscow on July 25.
Rear Adm. Withington said U S patrols would continue in the area and that the damaged Navy plane would return to base. Lt Cmdr Mayer received the Distinguished Flying Cross for bringing the aircraft and crew home. The crew, including wounded Corder, would receive decorations or commendations.
Beck as defendants along with Brown Equipment and Manufacturing Co a subsidiary of Associated Transport are to enter pleas to charges on June 24. If convicted individuals face up to one year in jail and a $10 000 fine each while the companies could be fined $10 000.
More than 25 000 people joined the Methodist Church in Britain highlighting growing membership. The surge reflects renewed interest amid ongoing church outreach and community programs.
Austinville Home Demonstration Club will meet Friday at 1 30 p m at the club house for a Better Ways of Canning demonstration. The City Commission plans a Thursday 9 30 p m report to the people on WMSL TV with a week of the 15th for the monthly program. Building permits were issued to Paul Gilley John Giles Roy Blalock and Leo Vaughn. Leo Vaughn reported a chest stab wound at 8 p m after leaving Bank St Hospital. Miss Ann Baker will undergo further eye surgery tomorrow at University Hospital Birmingham room 1050.
Somerville area event invites the public to an all day singing at Antioch Church on Sunday with lunch served.
Hartselle Miss Ann Hof faus leaves Thursday for the Student Education Association convention at the University of Kansas Lawrence. After a week of meetings, the group will join the National Education Association gathering in St. Louis for another weeklong session.
Mrs. Sarah Johnson, a clerk for the Hartselle electric department, returns to duty at the municipal building after a three week medical absence following surgery.
Hazlewood High School trustees named Loyd Campbell Edward Weems and Jack Davis as new trustees for Hazlewood, reflecting a local school governance update in town.
Police docket at town hall lists six cases including one speeding charge, three driving while intoxicated offenses, and two public drunkenness charges.
The Rev. John Perkins was the speaker last night at the Cullman Kiwanis Club Father’s Day program. The event highlighted community service efforts and honored fathers in attendance.
Earl York newly elected Cullman County superintendent of education and Bobby Handley Boys State representative spoke at the Cullman Rotary Club regular meeting last night.
The notice lists multiple newborns: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Loftin at Decatur General Hospital. a son to Mr. and Mrs. James W. Barber at Decatur General Hospital. a son to Mr. and Mrs. William A. Burton at Nungester Clinic. a daughter Belinda Jane to Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Elmer Brown in Hartselle. a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Harold Atchley in Decatur at Hartselle Hospital. a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Bish Moore Tarwater in Madison at Hartselle Hospital. and a son Gary Lynn to Mr. and Mrs. Van Coyet Brown in Danville.
Foreign manufacturers underbid American firms for TVA steam electric generators totaling about 6.1 million kilowatts. Bids ranged from 5.41 million to 24 million dollars with three foreign and two U S bidders. TVA has 60 days to evaluate while Congress debates foreign sourcing amid national defense questions.
Deputies found Mrs. Sharp with a .38 revolver in the Sharp yard at about 4:15 p.m. One shot had been fired. Survivors include two sons, a daughter in Indiana, a granddaughter, two sisters, four brothers, and other relatives. Funeral arrangements pending Peck Funeral Home. she was a New Center Baptist Church member.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Marlin Rutherford of Trinity at Oak Cose r Hospital on Thursday. A son arrived for Mr and Mrs James Kirby of Hartselle at Black Chandler Hospital on Sunday. Mr and Mrs James Green of Tanner welcomed a daughter today at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic.
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