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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1949
Page
3
Ryan High School holds graduation activities today with a pageant style program through Thursday May 19 at 7 30 pm. The seniors participate in a processional invocations offertory announcements sermon and recessional with Randolph Ryan as principal and Rev Billy Stephenson leading portions.
The Midway Home Demonstration club met in May with Mrs. W. S. Draper presiding. The hymn Bless Be The Tie was led by Mrs. Eva Shelton, a devotional by Mrs. Compton, and members shared personal home improvements. New Sunshine Friend’s Club formed. July lunch at the school. Miss Bain demonstrated Kitchen Utensils. memory game entertained. refreshments served. adjourned to meet next month with Mrs. Clarence Ferguson.
Prison Director W. N. Baker announced the first annual meeting of the Alabama Probation and Parole Association set for May 1 in Birmingham. James V. Bennett and Will Turnbladh will speak as guests, with discussions on Alabama probation and parole practices and future corrections. Attendees from Morgan, Lawrence, Cullman, and Limestone counties include Judge J. H. Crow Jr. and Sheriff C. B. Humphrey among Decatur guests.
The first pre-school clinic for Decatur school children for 1949 was held Friday at Joe Wheeler school. Thirty three children who will begin school in the fall were examined and vaccinated by Dr. L R Murphree Morgan health officer. Attendance approached 100 percent of all students to start to school at Joe Wheeler in September. Clinics will be held in the near future at other Decatur elementary schools.
Guam May 14 A Negro Air Force private testified he watched a movie the night Ruth Farnsworth was beaten raped and killed in a jungle jade shop. He said he did not visit the shop or speak with Farnsworth while witnesses placed him near the shop and at the theater. The court recessed until Monday for final arguments in the rape case involving three soldiers.
Brenda Gale Sharpe two year old moved to Anniston with parents R L and Mrs Sharpe escaped serious injury after falling two stories onto mud from an upstairs porch Witnesses Lottie Sue Sharpe and a neighbor child watched the fall Hospital exams found only a slight bruise on her right hand The family had moved from Decatur six weeks earlier to 2525 1 2 Noble Street
The Alabama Public Service Commission refused Southern Railway's petition to suspend two passenger trains between Parish and Sheffield and to substitute mixed passenger and freight service over the 100 mile run. The commission said the railroad failed to prove a earnest effort to render service more attractive, desirable and economical and noted potential harm to the public need. Southern cited a loss of 78,722 dollars in operations over the 12 months ending February 1948.
Clare Boothe Luce former Connecticut congresswoman will address the Tuskegee Institute graduating class during commencement exercises on Monday. She is wife of the Time and Life magazines publisher. More than 100 seniors, among the largest classes in the school's history, will hear her address.
Hartselle notes report a Iris Garden Club gathering set for Tuesday at noon at Mrs. M. B. Harrison’s home with Mrs. L. H. Houston in charge and Mrs. Robert McDonald assisting as joint hostess.
The Crepe Myrtle Garden Club will meet Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. L. Proctor with Mrs. C. R. Hood as joint hostess. An interesting program has been arranged for the occasion.
With the pastor absent, J C Draper Jr will conduct the Sunday morning service while Dr R B Lavender of Athens gives the baccalaureate address for Morgan County High School’s 38th graduating class. H E Orr will direct the choir for both services.
Mrs W M Booth hosted the Culture Club at Deer Springs on Wednesday afternoon. The event featured a program in observance of Music Week led by Miss Bertha Lee Mrs C I Lee and Joan Henderson with a record player. South American music was performed. During social hour a salad course was served to members and visitors including Mrs Lee Dodson Mrs Eva Fuller and Joan Henderson.
The Metho dist church young people held a Thursday night picnic at Hatfield Lake. They enjoyed a weiner roast, skating and swimming in a brief community gathering.
Twenty seven members of the Home Makers Club chartered a bus for a Thursday outing to Nashville Tennessee. They visited the Hermitage Centennial Park and its Parthenon art exhibit, enjoying gardens and a luncheon during the trip.
Mrs. F. L. Aldridge returns from a week in Columbus Ga guest of daughter Mrs Ralph Richards and family. Lizzie Reed Penn spends weekend in Tuscaloosa with friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Horton of Hartselle announce arrival of a baby at Lavender Clinic on Friday. Born to Otis Lacey and wife at Lavender Clinic May 12 a daughter. Maurice Zorbas son of Detroit medical patient at Lavender Clinic. Mrs. T. W. Owen of Hartselle 2 resting after appendectomy at Lavender Clinic. Mr. and Charles Edward Jones of Somerville announce birth of son Milton Edward at Lavender Clinic. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Ransom of Valeso Springs have a new daughter at Lavender Clinic Friday. Admitted to Lavender Clinic for treatment: Luther Hampton, T. Hogan, Brady Childers, Mrs. H. L. Johnson. Mrs. R. O. Wilson of Ennis Texas visiting sister Mrs. Will Hartselle. Adlai H. Stephenson in Decatur on business Friday. Mrs. Will Hartselle spent Thursday in Decatur with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Lanier. Local W S C S training day at Ninth Street Methodist church. Decatur attendees list. The first purebred brood hounds were shipped to the United States from England about 1890.
Jerard Jennings, a child prodigy with an IQ above 200, will perform at Riverside auditorium Tuesday at 8 pm. He plays piano and solovox with mastery, speaks of presidents, UN, capitals, planetary systems, and history, and learns quickly while parents keep him in a normal home environment.
New floodlit Legion Park prep for May 28 game as 120 floodlights on ten 80 foot piles illuminate the field. Delano Park five tennis courts slated for non glare lights and blacktop borders. Greenwood Park to gain a new court while East Decatur Negro Park receives surrounding street lighting.
Decatur Country Club will open its swimming pool and dining room on May 19. Quince Eddens announces. The dining room, directed by George Frey of Shelbyville, Tenn., will serve the first supper. Two new tennis courts are under construction for club members.
Elton Fitch of Opelika was crowned Alabama's senior state oratorical champion at the 26th annual contest in Birmingham. He received a four year scholarship to Birmingham Southern College and a $100 cash prize.
A community project will add a new picnic table shed to the public space. The proposal outlines construction plans and expected benefits for residents and gatherings.
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