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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1963
Page
2
Friday sunset at 5 59 p m and sunrise Saturday at 5 29 a m. Moonrise Saturday occurs at 2 10 a m with new moon on September 17. Arcturus stands west after sunset about 26 light years away with a diameter near 20 million miles.
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 20.25 feet, down 24 feet in 24 hours, with sea level at 554.55 feet. TVA lakes Pickwick 411.1 Guntersville 593.4 Whitesburg 555.4 and Wilson 506.5. Weather today partly cloudy with scattered showers and storms later. Friday outlook partly cloudy, warmer, south to southwest winds 8 to 15 mph. Yesterday's high at 2:30 pm was unspecified and the low last night was 72. At 10:45 this morning the temperature was 90 degrees.
Dr. Judd, a long serving Minnesota congressman and physician, led national and international initiatives from 1942 onward and earned multiple honors. In Decatur, the Religious Emphasis Week plans a second city wide service with the 75 voice Decatur High School Chorus and guest speaker Dr. Norman Vincent Peale attracting thousands previously.
Five Athens men were released on $1,000 bond after being charged with malicious mischief. Billy Davis Wayne Davis Fred Rogers Harold D Rogers and Tom Dollar allegedly picked up Kentucky hitchhiker Jerry Boren in Limestone County and forced him to strip, throwing his clothes into Elk River before leaving him on Ball Road near midnight. Boren, 17, said he was traveling home to Cadiz from Florida and had no money. The men face Giles County Court on Wednesday at 2 p.m.. Athens police assisted in the investigation.
The L N coal burner engine was hauled into Athens and placed in a museum on a boxcar after haulage slowed a freight train. Officials said it remained in original condition and was not used in service. Crowds gathered to glimpse the historic engine before it departed bound for Pennsylvania.
Fire destroyed Kenneth Sides's home at Elk River Mills with the blaze first found around 7 09 p m and reigniting after firefighters returned to the station. They battled flames again as wind fanned sparks, while a separate car fire at the A and P Supermarket caused no damage.
James Harvey McElroy 68 of Town Creek died at North Alabama Hospital. Services Friday at 1 pm Cave Springs Baptist Church with burial in adjoining cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs Clyde Cameron son Lindon McElroy one half brother 13 grandchildren six great grandchildren and other relatives. A Cave Springs Baptist Church member and native of Lawrence County.
Three Addison men injured in a car truck collision on Highway 278 West at 7 21 p m. Buford Pigg 16 and Wendell Pigg listed in fair condition at Cullman Hospital. Paul Pigg treated and dismissed. Lonnie Missekiine of Montgomery drove the truck. Damage about 800 to the truck and 1200 to the car.
Postmaster I E Self announced carriers will help the Annual Acreage Survey for the Department of Agriculture. Morgan county farmers will report acreages of all crops. postcards will be distributed September 19 on each route. Data are compiled by the Alabama Crop and Livestock Reporting Service in Montgomery for the December USDA annual Crop Summary.
Cullman County Deputy reports only one arrest made yesterday by the sheriff’s force, for non support.
Cullman Police Department made one arrest Wednesday for reckless driving, proceeding with the case under local law enforcement procedures.
Limestone County Sheriff’s force made three arrests on Wednesday for speeding, a prohibition law violation, and public drunkenness.
There is a 7 o'clock meeting for the Decatur Women’s Bowling Association on the 6th floor of the Mutual Savings Building. All members should attend. A new scratch ladies league starts Friday at 7 p.m. at Perrylanes Bowling. A junior league opens Saturday at Grylanes at 9 a.m.
Four teenage boys were detained at the Lawrence County jail after a car theft probe following an accident four miles south of Hillsboro on County Road 53. Two suspects, ages 15 and 16 from Columbia Tennessee, were believed to have stolen the car driven by a 19 year old hitchhiker from Lawton Michigan. an 18 year old Hillsboro passenger allegedly unaware of the theft. The vehicle exited the road and struck a driveway embankment, causing extensive damage.
Gift bears inscription Silence is golden. Envelope prints Mrs. Watson’s address and a partial clue Mrs. Harry L. Madison Wis. The recipient cannot identify the sender from the partial name.
Town Creek Alabama. Paul Terry 59 of Moulton was treated at Lawrence County Hospital after the gasoline truck he drove overturned several times on Highway 101 near Town Creek. State Trooper R S Spence said another cotton truck driven by Henry Mitchell Jr of Town Creek crossed center line forcing Terry into a ditch causing about 6000 dollars in damage.
A hospital roster lists patients under Mrs and Mr names including Mickle Hightower House Morrow Perdue Adams Chambless Kilpatrick Allred Pitts Miller Horton Overton Whit Humphreys Brannon Myers Glasscock Laux Mitchell Boone Purifoy and others. Dismissals include Kelley Chambless Hite Smith Basinger Tilley Mize Jones Fullilove White with Cullman Holly Hanceville Warrior Crane Hill Vine Mont.
A county page lists numerous birth notices and names including infants from Athens Decatur Hartsville Elkmont Moulton and Cullman with guardians and addresses. The items reference infant and adult family members and residences in Alabama communities.
The island group Acklins Crooked Island and Long Cay in the Bahamas once bore the Fragrant Islands name. Vegetation thrives as jasmine scents the night, recalling the archipelago’s former designation.
Relatives said from the hospital today that Terry appeared not seriously injured after a collision involving a gasoline truck and another vehicle with about $10 in damage to the other car.
White pupils held mass protests across Birmingham and Mobile as desegregation efforts continued. Police blocked school entrances at Woodlawn and Phillips, several hundred demonstrators faced officers, some arrests occurred, and private school moves were urged after the West End boycott.
Decatur market data shows cotton inch middling at 13.9 percent, cottonseed at 45 per ton, milk Grade A at 0.55 per hundred, manufactured milk at 63.20 per hundred, pulpwood at 13.50 per cord, corn prices around 1.28 to 1.60 per bushel, oats 0.70, wheat 1.50, soybeans 2.45, and cattle and hogs with varied sales. Reports note generally good clearances, late sales fair, and steady hogs with 400 weight mostly steady.
The New York market eased from a recent high with irregular activity in late trading. Volume about 5.3 million shares, rails led gains while motor makers mostly fell. Notable moves included Parke Davis down over a point and IBM up more than a point.
Eggs in Birmingham show balanced demand and strong sentiment. Retail prices for consumer grade eggs rose up to morning, with Grade A white large at 47 to 49 cents, mediums 42 to be 44, small 27 to 29 cents, including store door delivery and minimum one case sales by nearby producers.
Birmingham AP notes farm quotations steady at 13 cents for broilers and fryers with some sales under contract slightly above. Live supplies clear satisfactorily with an estimated slaughter of 707,200 head today versus 644,300 last Thursday. Delivered plant prices run 13.5 to 14.5 cents.
In a Washington statement, authorities said only 675 Alabama National Guardsmen would remain on duty after midnight tonight as guards in Birmingham Mobile Tuskegee and Huntsville continue to be under tight control by local officials.
State troopers reported a two vehicle crash on County Road 53 one mile north of Ala at 6:50 this morning. Alford Owens, 19, Danville 2, and Joseph Richardson, 21, Hillsboro 1, were involved with damages estimated at 350 dollars to Owens car and 300 dollars to Richardson. Richardson was attempting to pass farm machinery when the collision occurred. The public is invited to an evening of entertainment sponsored by the Women of the Moose at 8 tonight at the Moose Lodge on Moulton Street. Alex Farish, 2304 13th Street Southeast, was injured in a motorbike accident late this morning and treated and dismissed at Decatur General Hospital. Details of the accident were unavailable at press time.
Lawrence County deputies arrested Dobby Mays of Loosier and Rayburn Covers of Courtland after discovering a 500 gallon still near the old Liberty Church Tuesday afternoon. About nine gallons were in process when seized and both men posted $750 bond.
Widespread classified notes list three bedroom homes with large lots and low payments in Hartselle area. Also includes rentals and job ads for pastry cook and other postings with contact numbers.
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