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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1963
Page
2
Sunrise at 5 39 a.m. Moonset tonight 11 68 p.m. The text notes celestial entities with inconsistent values and distances. The passage asserts the Moon is 36 times as large as the Sun and 68 light years from Earth, details not aligned with standard astronomy.
Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 19.55 feet up 13 feet in 24 hours with sea level 553.85 feet. TVA lake stages listed include Pickwick 412.4 and Guntersville 593.4 among others. Temperatures ranged from a high of 77 at 3 pm to a low of 54 this morning. forecast calls for partly cloudy warm conditions with winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to southwest.
Pryor Board votes to accept lowest bid for south hangar and shed repairs after tornado damage March 19. Dietz Brothers and Jim Robinson bid, Martin Contracting Co. expected. wind tee built by Dixie Home Feeds at cost not to exceed 200. A revolving junior beacon may be offered at 375. Hall and Colvard progress on commercial terminal plans. Southern Airways to discuss new building needs. Pilot lounge, toll free Athens Pryor Field service discussed.
J. T. Smith of the U S Department of Agriculture reported that the planned fire ant spraying in Morgan and Limestone counties has been postponed from April 2 to April 15 due to equipment readiness.
Athens sheriff deputies made nine arrests Wednesday including three for bad checks two for public drunkenness two for violation of the proclamation law one for speeding and one for assault with intent to murder all based on enforcement actions in the county.
Three young Decatur men, David Edwards Malcolm Edwards Jr and Hill Ferguson III, were named for Sewanee’s Order of Gownsmen for the second semester. The honor recognizes students who wear black gowns and meet minimum averages, with gownsmen governing student conduct.
A 1962 Volkswagen driven by Grady T. Widner 22 Decatur 4 crashed into a culvert on U.S. 31 in front of the Nitefall Motel injuring the driver who was admitted for observation at Decatur General Hospital. Police said another vehicle pulled onto the highway from Ala. 67 causing Widner to veer into the culvert. The other driver was not identified. Police reported five other crashes Wednesday including a 1960 Chevrolet versus parked station wagon on Carridale Street with Dutton charged with reckless driving.
Georgia Attorney General Eugene Cook seeks a lie detector test for Furman Bisher to determine links to a Saturday Evening Post piece titled College Football Is Going Berserk. Bryant sues Bisher and the Post for libel. Bisher declined comment. Flowers criticizes the approach as improper ethics.
Cullman police made four arrests Wednesday on charges of violating the prohibition law.
Funeral services for William A. Jenkins who died Tuesday night were held today at 11 a.m. from the Courtland residence.
Samuel Ed ward McDowra died at Decatur General Hospital Tuesday night. Funeral services were scheduled for today at 2 p.m. from the Ninth Street Methodist Church.
Funeral services for Asa Benton Teague aged 58 who died Tuesday were to be held today at 3 30 p m from the 16th Avenue Baptist Church.
Edwin Rosco Compton of Hanceville died in Cullman Hospital on Wednesday at 12 50 p m Funeral services will be at Damascus Baptist Church with time to be announced Burial will be in adjoining cemetery Survivors include his widow Ester Compton one son A H Compton two daughters Bernia Wombacker Mary Lynn Wombacker two brothers two sisters and seven grandchildren
Mrs. T B Johnson 72 of 217 Nelson Street Hartselle died Thursday morning in a Hart selle hospital. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 pm at Flint Baptist Church with Revs Howard Smallwood and Jack Carroll officiating. Burial is at Decatur Roselawn Cemetery. Peck Funeral Home directing. Survivors include husband T B Johnson five sons five daughters three brothers and six grandchildren. Mrs Johnson was a Flint Baptist Church member. Pallbearers listed as Alton Jun dean Ray Jerry Wayne Johnson and Guy Canision. Body to be returned to residence today at 3 pm.
Mrs A E Brock 72 of Cullman dies. Funeral at 2 p m from Etna Church with burial in adjoining cemetery. She leaves three sons A E Ray and Charles Brock three daughters Mrs Clara Morgan Mrs Mildred Causey and Mrs Fay Thomas one brother Jasper Payne 18 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Herman Arvel Johnson of Vinemont 1 died at Longview Texas on Monday. Funeral services are planned Friday at Powers Chapel at 2 p.m. with burial in the neighboring cemetery. Surviving relatives include his parents C. A. Johnson and Mrs Mabel Carter and two brothers Charlie and James J Johnson.
The Alabama Council on Human Relations director warned in Washington that Alabama faces possible racial disaster during school desegregation. Rev Norman Jimerson urged Gov George Wallace to publicly back law and order and cited recent rejections of Negroes at the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa and Huntsville extension as flashpoints.
Gov. George Wallace endorses a beer tax as part of a broader education program funding scheme. The committee approved the beer tax 11 to 3 after a hearing with protests from beer dealers. A $15 million bond issue for construction of 10 new institutions was approved along with creating a new bonds-handling corporation.
Cattle and calves remain fairly active with steady tone across grades. Feeder steers run 73.50 to 24.00 and vealers 27.0 to 30.00, while yearlings average around 21.00 for 150 lb stock. No. 1-2 lots weigh 195-240 lbs with tame sows around 11.50 to 12.00.
The New York stock market ended irregularly lower with tobacco shares weak after profit taking and adverse tobacco news. Reynolds and Liggett & Myers fell while American Tobacco slipped. rail stocks rose in the East and Midwest on a ICC ruling, and GM hit another historic high as Chrysler and AMC fell.
New York noon stock list highlights strength in Acme Steel, Am Air, Gulf Oil, Int Harv, Kaiser, Lorillard, and Sinclair. Firms such as Stand Ol, Sears Roeb, Pure Oil, and Phillips Pet post notable percentages while several others show modest advances in trading.
Birmingham and Atlanta reports show live poultry demand steady with farm quotations around 14 cents per pound for ready to cook fryers and broilers quoted near 14 to 14.5 cents. Slaughter totals today reach about 579,700 head, up from 490,400 last Thursday, with some contracts pushing prices up to 16 cents delivered.
Cattle and calves 7S fairly active and steady. Standard 850 lb at 71.00. Canner and cutter cows 12.00 to 15.75. Medium and good 450-550 lb feeder steers 23.50 to 24.00. Few heifer yearlings 21.00 to 22.50. Good and choice dealers 27.50 to 30.00. Hogs 400 active and steady to 25 higher, six lots No 1-2 195-240 lbs 13.00 to 14.00. Sows. Sheep none.
Leeman announces Mr. Wooten will join the Decatur City Schools staff. Wooten, twice elected superintendent, taught history at Marion Institute during 1943 1954 and served as Cotaco High principal. He holds a B A from Athens College and an M A with additional post M A study, aiming toward guidance work.
James Frank Manderson argues for full Civil Defense coverage across Alabama within four years. He urges counties to fund programs, promote shelter plans, and educate every resident on attack procedures while noting the state needs four and a half cents per person to achieve nationwide readiness. Manderson, 53, longtime ally of Gov. Wallace, was named Alabama Civil Defense director in 1963.
Receipts totaling 3 800 reported at Albany Columbus Moultrie and other markets. Barrow and gilt prices quoted for various weights with No 23 and No 1 categories. Prices range from 12 50 to 14 35 per hundredweight for mild stock and 6 50 to 11 00 for sows.
The notice lists white small 30 to 3 sales by nearby producers and grade categories large seven, mediums 36 to 41 with a price of 394 cents.
A hospital notice lists individuals including James Patrick Hines Mrs Geneva Mae Thorton Mrs Iris Watson Mrs Ruthie Mae Davis Jim Burrow Mrs Mary Sue Scott John Woodrow Goodlett Mrs Ellen Martha Williams Mrs Kathleen Vivian Pine and includes Hanceville.
A list of dismissals mentions Miss Susan Pike of Somerville and Miss Barbara Sue Allred of Danville among others. Names include Eddie Glenn of Danville and infant son of Mrs. Ledbetter in Lacey's Spring. Also listed are Mrs. Pauline Stroup of Decatur and Mrs. Powers of 1009 17th Ave SE.
A lengthy readable fragment lists numerous individuals with varying prefixes and addresses across Cullman Danville Decatur Huntsville Hartselle Elkmont Sheridan and other locales. The items include married, miss, and infant designations alongside street addresses and city names. The text resembles a neighborhood or directory snippet rather than a full article.
A public health expert was overridden on Menadione used as an anti bleeding supplement for pregnant women. He testified it appeared in 50 to 70 products sold without prescription and warned it can cause jaundice in mothers and brain damage in newborns.
Sheriff reports one arrest on an alias warrant for failure to appear in court. Friday night sings at Sherman Street and 16th Avenue start 7 30. TVA dam maintenance closes Wilson Dam lock for five days. Pickwick Lock closed Apr 23 to 26 for gate repairs. Daffodil show Friday 2 to 9 pm at First Methodist basement. Morgan County Junior Deputies meet at 10 am. Royal Arch Masons convocates Decatur Chapter 38 at 7 30 pm with Mark Masters Degree. Fire department responded to grass fires on Old Moulton Road and multiple house fires with minor losses.
Birth notices list Mr and Mrs Dan Peebles a daughter at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs William Brady a daughter at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs James McClesky a son at Lawrence County Hospital. Mr and Mrs Joe Owings a child at Decatur General Hospital. Ads include sale offers for stove refrigerator baby chicks seed potatoes seed oats and more with contacts. Property for rent three room apartment and a 3 bedroom house with details and contact numbers.
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