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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1962
Page
2
Friday weather and river report mention sunset at 6 55 p.m. and sunrise tomorrow at 4 a m. A new moon occurs tomorrow at 7 27 a m. June brings the longest days and shortest nights and the summer triangle of Vega Deneb and Altair rises higher in the east each evening with Vega the brightest.
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge reads 721.54 feet this morning, down .23 feet in 24 hours, sea level 555.84 feet. TVA lake stages include Pickwick 414.3, Guntersville 595.2, Whitesburg 554.7, Wilson 506.9 feet. High today 82 at 10:30 a.m., 10 a.m. temperature 80, rainfall 0.67 inches in past 24 hours. Forecast partly cloudy and warm with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Winds south to southeast 7 to 15 mph with gusts in storms. High today 84, low tonight 62, high Friday 89.
Mr and Mrs John Lynn Ath ens welcome a daughter Sunday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jerry Pepper Athens 4 greet a son Wednesday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jackie Lee Caldwell Elkmont have a son Wednesday at Athens Limestone Hospital. A boy is born to Mr and Mrs O W Thomas 621 2nd Ave SW today at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. A girl arrives for Mr and Mrs Paul M Russell Decatur 3 Wednesday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital.
Want ads list rental homes and sales including a 3 bedroom house on Memorial Drive and a 4 room house near Pitts Motel. A newly constructed brick home with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths is offered near Highway 31 North. An additional 3 bedroom home on Cagle Avenue SW is advertised. Also seeking a saleslady with typing abilities for a top salary, contact via phone extension EL 3 5091.
James C Owen of Limestone County Athens has been named assistant foreman in the manufacturing department at Wolverine Tube a division of Calumet and Hecla Inc announced by plant manager H J Ross. Owen joined as a production helper in 1949 rose to group leader and now serves two years in WWII era army duty. He is married to Mary Frances King with two children and is a member of the Corinth Church of Christ in Athens.
J Y Gautney 80 of Athens died Wednesday at home. Survived by two daughters Mrs Raymond Whitt Decatur Mrs Gene Johnson Tuscumbia six sons Bernard Thomas and J Y all of Garden Grove California James Compton Calif Eng land Chicago and Lt Col Robert Gautney Omaha Neb 13 grandchildren eight great grandchildren two sisters and one brother Funeral services incomplete pending arrival of relatives body to be brought to Mrs Whitt 415 8th Ave NW Friday at 2 p.m.
Miss Leah Sample of Birmingham died Wednesday at 10 am in a Birmingham hospital. Graveside services will be held Friday at 10 am at Hartselle City Cemetery. Peck Funeral Home handles arrangements. She was a former Alabama Power employee and Norwood Methodist Church member, with memorials requested to the Norwood Wesleyan Service Guild or a charity.
The notice lists admissions by hospital and patient names in Cullman, Hanceville, Addison, Vinemont, and nearby areas including Warriors and Vinmont. Names include Bonnie Graves, Johnny Hein, Della Cook, Alice Phillips, Lorene Swann, Glenda Baizie, Thomas Lee, Addie Kilgo, Linda Smith, Margaret Arrington, Sylvia Ward, Elvie Chambers, Deborah Harbison, Jo Ann Johnson, Freida Linderman, Lillian Alexander, Bruce Nelson Barley, Leonard Robinson, Betty Jenkins, Dewey Abbott, Jeffery Drake, Clara Holmes, Robert Brewer, Willie Mae Walker, Bennie Dunn, Betty Jean Hughes, Watson Carter, and Bertie Nearen.
A compiled list shows residents across Athens and Tanner including Dewey Craig and Philip S. Shelton from Athens, with many others such as Mrs Martha Caldwell, Mrs Cornelia Pepper, Mrs Dale Ivey, Teresia Ann Green, Miss Jennie Sturdivant, Miss Silvia Joan Lovell, William M. Allen, and Virginia Baker. The roster notes multiple entries per household and several ages, reflecting a community register or residency ledger.
Mrs Willis Orr 73 of Hartselle died Wednesday night at home of daughter Mrs Rufus Teague Peach Orchard Road Funeral services set for Friday 3 p.m. at Me Kendree Methodist Church with three ministers. Burial in McKendree Cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing She leaves husband J W Orr a daughter a son Lester Orr Detroit 11 grandchildren two great grandchildren Pallbearers John Orr Aubrey Orr Lewis Sims Lewis Moss James Tyler Vernon Smallwood She was a West End Methodist Church member Body returned to 311 Cosbie Street about 10:30 a.m. today for pickup to church services.
Funeral services for 76 year old G. W. Livingston of Cullman will be held at Good Hope Church with time to be announced by Moss Service Funeral Home. He died today at 6 45 a m.
J M DeMasters 62 of Moulton 3 died Wednesday after a two and half year illness. Funeral at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Friday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Dennis Tucker and Rev. Everett Austen. Burial in Montgomery Cemetery. Survivors include widow Mrs J M DeMasters three daughters Audrey Frances Helen all of Moulton 3 a son Freddie three sisters Lillie Flanagan Lucy Parker Trudie Strickland and other relatives. Pallbearers Parker Montgomery Russell Montgomery Everett Tanksley Robert Woodard Howell Ellis Junior Evans. Body returned to residence today at 5 p.m.
A catalog style roster lists numerous individuals with full names and street addresses including Mrs Wilbur David Wright Sheridan Apts and Miss Beth Wiley 1513 Buena Vista Circle SE along with others at Birch Street 3rd Avenue SE 8th Street SE John ston St and Stratford Rd. The fragment reads like a directory or notice of residents and locations without a narrative event.
A readable fragment lists individuals including Mrs Kathleen Hillis Ardmore Tenn Mrs Alene Beggs Decatur 4 Dewey Davis Decatur 4 Mrs Margie Tucker Athens James Depreast Hartselle Miss Cynthia Watkins 207 10th Ave Miss Sandra Swann 610 Carri dale St Mrs Elaine Biggs Spring Ave SW William Key 405 8th Ave SW Mrs Helen Basden 207 Memorial Dr Miss Judy Watson Decatur Master Jimmy Watson Decatur Mrs Joyce Wray Madison 1.
Courtland Mrs. Sarah Dyer and Hartselle Mrs. Doris Smith are among listed dismissals. Marjorie McAnally of 1618 Olive Street appears in the same notice. Vehicle, court, or agency not specified.
District Diary reports memorial services Sunday at Lebanon Methodist Church in Speake with a basket lunch served at noon following the service.
Athens police arrested five suspects on Wednesday including two for public drunkenness, two for no driver's license, and one for possession of beer.
Athens sheriff's force made one arrest on Wednesday for highway intoxication.
Marshall Lee Reding 21 of Courtland died on arrival at Bank Street Hospital at 12 45 a m after an apparent heart attack. He had been married at the hospital last year. Funeral services will be from Courtland Baptist Church. Reding was employed by the State Highway Department. He and Cathleen Norwood Reding were to marry Nov 4 1961 but a prior heart illness prevented the ceremony.
Official Limestone County Democratic run off results show U S Congress candidates led by Bob Jones 6156, Albert Rains 6250, Kenneth Roberts 6205. governor race Wallace 3238 vs deGraffenried 3887. Other races list top contenders and vote totals.
Decatur residents may beat the heat as city pools open at 1 p.m. Saturday. Pools run 1 to 8 p.m. weekdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday with morning use by swimming teams and classes. Blue Haven co managers are Frank Camp and Earl Morris, Paradise Pool is managed by Lorenzo Jackson. Miss Lynn Fisher is Blue Haven cashier. Lifeguards include Anne Discker, Jimmy Troutner, Dustin Dodd, Robert Mays. Hubert Grisson coaches the swimming team. Parks are opened immediately.
Athens The Athens College Student Christian Association has elected officers for the coming year. James Sandlin of Hartselle is the new president. Others include Mel Hutto of Birmingham as vice president Brenda Richardson of Centre as secretary Paulette Prince of Decatur as treasurer Newell Bald of Union Springs as publicity chairman Tommy Guice of Geraldine as music chairman and Mary Jane Moss of Pulaski Tenn as devotional chairman.
In the Morgan County circuit court a jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant in the $25,000 damage suit Gracy Terry versus William Kelly Littrell. The case arose from a wreck. The jury retired around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday and returned about 3 p.m. to hear testimony read by a highway patrolman. Judge Newton B. Powell presided as the Civil Docket week closed.
Serve crisp rye wafers or melba toast instead of bread to cut calories while keeping crunch. This quick swap offers lighter texture with familiar flavor for mindful eating at home.
Knox McRae campaigned on stronger Eva law enforcement and kept his promise after being elected. On Wednesday his sheriff’s force made 10 arrests in Eva for six stop sign violations, three highway intoxication charges, and two reckless driving incidents, all tied to drinking.
Franklin Texas AP court aides prepare to call more witnesses in a county grand jury probe into the shooting death of Henry H. Marshall, an Agriculture Department official linked to Billie Sol Estes. A pathologist seeks further tests as remains are reexamined. the inquiry continues after a midweek recess.
Official count shows Wallace with 3,305 votes to de Graffenried’s 2,976 in Lawrence County. Edsel F. Moore tops Morgan Lawrence senator Robert Berryman for State House with 3,161 to 3,072. Sheriff race winner Fretwell 3,642, Gray 3,263 in Revenue Southeast, Parker 3,680 in Revenue Southwest, Haltom 3,931 for lieutenant governor, Flowers 3,301, Livingston 2,324 for attorney general. Congressional totals feature multiple candidates with high counts including Jones 5,419 and Roberts 5,323.
Henry County deputy sheriff Louis Pitts and five others from Shorterville and nearby towns were arraigned on charges of wholesale and retail sale of untaxed liquor. William A. Boone Jr of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit said several hundred gallons were involved and arrests followed weeks of investigation.
A sub committee of the Alabama Democratic Executive Committee recessed until June 13 after reviewing the May 1 Lowndes County State Senate race. State Sen. Carl Golson asked for a recount following official returns showing him trailing Caswell G. McCurdy 936 to 934. The panel began hearings Wednesday and will reconvene after Golson’s attorneys amend allegations. State Democratic Chairman Sam Engelhardt will decide who wins the nomination based on the subcommittee recommendation. Subcommittee members are O P Lee Dan Morgan and Henry Mayfield.
TVA and its power distributors will pay about 18.75 million in taxes or in lieu to states counties and cities for 1962, a record 1.4 million above last year. TVA pays 6,740,153 to seven states and 137 counties, distributors about 12 million. breakdown includes Alabama Georgia Mississippi Tennessee and respective counties totals.
County agents report a widespread general rain lifting drought damage in Limestone Lawrence and Cullman counties. Farmers say late planted crops benefited while east and west sectors saw variable gains. Officials estimate the rainfall at about a million dollars in value, with cotton and corn recovering after a hot spell.
About 450 species of carnivorous plants exist worldwide. They employ diverse devices to lure, trap, and digest small animals, enabling them to obtain nutrients in nutrient-poor environments.
Cotton inch middling 4.06 with Decatur loan 33.57. Cottonseed 45 per ton. Milk Grade A 864 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Wood 63.45. No 1 Soybeans 2.56. Cattle and calves fair, steady. slaughter steers and heifers scarce. cows 12.00-14.00, shelly cows 16.5, cutter balls 16.00. Stocker heifers and yearlings 13.06-18.00. Vealers 25.00-28.06. Hogs active, strong to 3 higher. best action rate. Sows 11.50-13.00. Bulk 2,200 2) Thu 15.75-16.00, 185-240 lb. 15.00-15.50.
The New York stock market climbed late today on a powerful buying wave with substantial gains despite profit taking. Volume could reach 16 million shares or more, chasing the 1929 Black Tuesday record, as prices rose from the opening with broad participation.
Eggs offerings and supplies are ample to excessive through retail channels. Prices unchanged but competitive as of 9:30 a.m. today. Grade A white large 3242-3642, mediums 235-3, small 21-2645 with store door delivery and minimum one case sales.
AP notes broilers and fryers in Birmingham show live supplies clear but adequate with sizes skewed large. Demand fair but early to gauge, undertone steady. Estimated slaughter 721,000 today vs 807,900 last Thursday. Farm quotations for broilers and fryers 14 cents, some under contract up to half cent over. Delivered prices 14.5 to 15.25 cents.
Atlanta reports live poultry markets with broilers and fryers 14. Hens provide ample heavy types at farms, light types scarce. heavy at farms and light at plants range 7 to 15 cents. Prices for fob plants around 8 to 14 cents.
New York AP reports cotton futures opened today with prices steady to up about 10 cents per bale from the previous close. Trading shows slight gains across several contract months with July and October near earlier levels while bids and bids-like quotes appear.
Nashville AP notes a steady but fairly active cattle and calves market with slaughter steers and heifers scarce. Canner and cutter cows bring 12.00 to 14.00 while shelly cows average around 10.30 with further conditions unreadable in the fragment.
Morgan County Junior Deputies meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Courthouse. An evening of entertainment is set for tonight at 8 at the Moose Lodge on Moulton Street. Mrs. Ora Jennings is reported improving at home after January surgery. Alabama Nursing Home Association members sail from Savannah for a four day Caribbean Convention Cruise to Nassau aboard the S.S. Ariadne. Two vehicle collisions Wednesday caused minor damage. no injuries reported. Decatur Toastmasters elect Joe Hullar as vice president at Cornelian Court. Five building permits were issued Wednesday by the City Clerk’s office for addresses on 13th Street SE, 6th Ave SE, Bank Street, U.S. Highway 31 S, and North Street SE.
The Medical Center Brace Shop will open Friday at 1123 Somerville Rd SE. Owner Frank E Wilson says the Birmingham shop backs the local branch offering wheel chairs and braces. Mrs. Jimmy Adams is currently employed there.
Canada completed its historic 15 mile connecting railway in 1836 forming a key water transportation route between Montreal and New York. The line marked the early expansion of rail in North America, connecting major hubs and boosting regional trade and travel.
Bulls at 16.00. Common and medium stocker cattle and yearling cows 13.00 to 18.00. Vealers good to choice 25.00 to 28.00. Hogs active strong to 30 higher. Weaners 200 to 220 lb 16.25 to 16.50. 185 to 240 lb hogs 15.50 to 16.00. Sows 12.00 to 13.50. Sheep 150. Spring lambs 100 lb 21.00 to 21.50. Utility and good 12.00 to 15.00. Slaughter ewes 3.00 to 5.00.
Thomasville, Ga. hog receipts 5,800 at Albany Columbus Mon trie and Dothan. U.S. barrows and gilts 190-230 lbs quoted 15.75 to 16.25. Bulk No 1-3 180-240 lbs 15.25 to 15.75. Sows priced 10.75 to 13.25.
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