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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1963
Page
2
Sunday forecast in Decatur lists sunset at 5 26 p m sunrise at 5 47 a m and moonrise at 8 22 p m. Mentioned pale Aldebaran near the Moon and the rising Orion group to the east after midnight.
The Tennessee River gauge at Decatur_reading shows 18.16 feet late Friday night, down 0.03 feet in 12 hours, with sea level at 552.46 feet. Forecast calls for sunny and warm conditions today, clear and a touch cooler tonight, with a high near 78 degrees.
An 11 year old Dothan boy, Danny Lathem, remains in poor condition after a kidney ailment required urgent transfer. He was flown by Fort Rucker Army helicopter to University Hospital when ambulance transfer proved impossible. Army doctor Capt. J. S. Welsh led the mercy flight team responding to the father Carl D. Lathem’s call.
At St. Peter's, 2,300 prelates resume the Vatican Ecumenical Council discussions on papal authority and the role of bishops. The deliberations aim to clarify curia reforms and the bishops' share of authority, with Pope Paul emphasizing curia changes and the Pope's primacy alongside infallibility in solemn decrees.
The dispute over municipal record keeping and an upcoming audit fuels a rift between Mayor T V Day and the council. A Decatur CPA audit questioned almost $10,000 unaccounted or misspent, prompting calls for a grand jury session starting October 21.
The new department offers an evaluation program for disabled persons over 16. Director John Smith says the center helps those unfit for competitive work by referring them to suitable agencies. He cited a machinist who lost an arm and was retrained into another occupation through tests. There is still time to contribute to the United Fund.
University of Georgia official Dr. Joe H. Parks spoke to about 2,000 middle Tennessee teachers at the 20th annual conference at Middle Tennessee State College in Murfreesboro. He defined democracy as the right to work to change rules while requiring current rules to be obeyed, and urged teachers to help students overcome prejudices.
President Ahmed Ben Bella names a parliamentary mission to ease tensions with Morocco amid Berber dissident opposition and rising anti government activity. Reports say guerrilla groups form near Cherchell Medea Teniet el Haad and Orleansville as bank controls hit French settlers and nationalization effects.
Public Service Commissioner Ed Pepper denies any carrier receives preferential treatment amid board dispute with Chairman Jack Owen and Commissioner Sibyl Pool. Owen accuses the panel of delaying cheaper rates, citing a pending Redwine Carriers rate reduction denial and a Russell Transfer Co. rate approval as competitive imbalance. Pepper defends that Russell is a contract carrier while Redwine is a common carrier, arguing the commission must consider such differences.
GADSDEN Oct 4 AP Oc tavie Hood father of James A Hood one of two Negroes who desegregated the University of Alabama last June died in a local hospital. He was 44 and worked as a truck driver. Surviving are three sons and three daughters and the widow Mrs Octavie Hood. James Hood and Vivian Malone desegregated the University of Alabama after a stand in the door by Gov George Wallace.
Texas Governor John B. Connally told President Kennedy Texas will be a hard race but Kennedy will carry the state. He cited polls showing Kennedy ahead of Goldwater and discussed Kennedy's planned Texas visit November 21-22 and civil rights issues.
Senator John Sparkman of Alabama attacked a Civil Rights Commission plan to reduce state congressional representation for not meeting federal voter standards. He called the idea ridiculous and argued that states determine voter qualifications, not the federal government, noting constitutional limits and who would judge compliance.
A historical note reports that Turkey experiences a population increase of about 3 percent per year, indicating rapid demographic growth and potential social and economic implications for the country.
The Past Matrons Club of Mary Lou Dancy Chapter No 200 E S will gather Monday at 7 p.m. at 408 6th Ave SW with Mrs Claude B McRay as host. Mrs Knox McRay assists. Robert P Hunter and wife from 807 Grant St SE won a Puerto Rico Virgin Islands vacation prize. Miss Mary Frances Matthews has entered Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta.
The broadcast from Miami reported hurricane Flora knocked out Guantanamo City's power plant and damaged roofs and aerials. In Washington the Navy noted Flora's eye passed within 31 miles of Guantanamo Bay with apparent minimal damage. The storm battered Haiti and Dominican shores with 140 mph winds, floods, and widespread destruction in Jacmel Aquin Baraderes Jeremie, while communications broke down and seas roiled from the Virgin Islands to the central Bahamas.
A clipped list of hospital dismissals and residents including Mrs. John D Walker 1637 End lam Blvd Walter Brett Smith Brentwood Apts 217 John D Putman Lexington Mrs Doshie Dotson 919 5th Ave SE Lendon Roy Cox Jr 1410 W Moulton St Dismissals Glenn George Shirley Somerville William R Simmons 323 4th Ave NW Mrs Edgar H Duggar and infant son Athens James Harlon Wallace Jr 1431 College St
A fragment mentions Admissions Master Robert Atchley at 414 Oak Street and Miss Patricia Powell along with addresses and names including Nora Turner at 2010 10th Street in a local listing.
Mrs. J. W. Vann 78 died Thursday at Cullman hospital. Burial Saturday at Eva Methodist Cemetery at 2 p.m. Mass-Service Funeral Home to officiate. Survived by three sons four daughters two brothers two sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Harry Kurnitz, the Parisian from the Lower East Side, returns to Second Ave and Ratner's to rehearse a Noel Coward collaboration. He notes cleaner streets, tells of travel writing sessions in Monte Carlo and Montreux, and recalls meeting producers and stars across a bustling Broadway era.
A school contest announces Johnny Najar of El Paso Texas as today's winner. The feature explains fingerprint science describing fingertip ridges, epidermis and corium, and how unique patterns prove fingerprints are reliable in court.
A Mobile man Huston Carter was advanced to president of the Alabama Real Estate Association today. Eugene Heilpern Jr of Montgomery, the outgoing president, was named a national director. Also elected were Charles O. Searcy of Tuscaloosa first vice president Frank Butler Jr of Birmingham second vice president Jack M. Dunlop of Auburn third vice president William Hicks of Selma treasurer and Allen Sullivan Jr of Mobile secretary.
A diner asks for lean lamb chops and a side with a joke about a waiter. A young man takes a library book home with a cover reading low to Hug and later finds it is volume 7 of the encyclopaedia.
The text explains the word mirror from Latin miror meaning admire. It also reveals yesterday’s answer Salt Lake City Utah and announces a Britannica prize and today’s winner Sarette Za neewadsky of Indianapolis for riddles and jokes submitted to the column.
Walter C. Head Jr. directed dependent parents of deceased service members or veterans receiving VA payments to promptly return their dependency questionnaires. Mailed with August 31 checks, forms must be returned by October 31 to avoid payment suspension. Morgan County issued 525 forms.
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