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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1963
Page
2
Antares remains low in the southwest at 7 51 p m Arcturus sets by 8 55 p m Aldebaran rises at 10 09 p m all times are Central Standard Time
Decatur area river reading last night was 20.10 feet, up .02 in 24 hours, sea level at 554.40. TVA lakes Chickamauga 679.9 Pickwick 411.3 Guntersville 593.3 Wilson 506.5. Sunday forecast clouds with scattered showers and noon thundershowers. Winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts in showers. Monday outlook partly cloudy and warmer with less thunder activity. Today’s high 81.
Mixed attendance and protests mark the integration of nine Alabama schools in Birmingham Mobile Huntsville and other areas. Governor Wallace faced questions over troop deployments and federal control as national guard units replaced state troopers.
Mrs. Elvie Mae Melson, 78, of Hartselle died Friday night at home. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Hartselle Church of Christ with burial at John Faught. Pallbearers are Sam Martin, H L Flate, A T Woodall, Walter Campbell, Grady Nicholson, and B R Stednham. Survivors include three sons Baron and Arthur Melson of Hartselle and Marcus Melson of Birmingham, seven grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and one brother Walter Powell of Birmingham. She was a member of the Hart selle Church of Christ. The body will lie in state at the church from 1 p.m. until funeral time.
William Felix King 77 of Hartselle died Saturday at 11 50 am in a local nursing home His funeral will be Monday at 11 am at West Point near Union Hill with Rev Oliver Rutledge officiating Burial will follow at the adjoining cemetery Peck directing Survivors include wife Bertha King four sons William O King William I King Crafton King Walter King three daughters and many grandchildren He belonged to the Holy Church of Christ of Hartselle.
George W Segars, 86, of Hartselle died Friday at 10 30 p m in a local hospital. Funeral services are set for Sunday 2 p m at Levanon Baptist Church with the Rev W W Coffey officiating and Peck directing. Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery. He leaves a daughter Lois Russell of Hartselle and four sons Ernest M Segars Cocoa Fla Grady W Segars Decatur Rupert P Segars Trinity and Raymond R Segars Decatur Also a step son Harris J Pannell Hartselle a step daughter Mrs Elma Eason of Decatur three brothers Jack Segars Hartselle Dave Segars Bessemer Grant Segars Falkville and a sister Mrs Della Howell of Hartselle plus 19 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
Mrs Clara Lee Stanford 72 of 207 4th St Athens died Friday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm Leggtown Church of Christ with James Johnson and A J Rollings officiating. Burial in Legg Cemetery. She leaves three daughters, four sons, 23 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, a brother and three sisters. Grandsons named as pallbearers.
Miss Lulu Almon of Florence died at home on Saturday afternoon. Funeral services will be at First Methodist Church in Florence Monday at 3 30 p.m. with burial in Russellville. A retired teacher and lifelong Methodist, she taught over 50 years in Jefferson Morgan Lawrence and Lauderdale counties and served on the state textbook commission. Survivors include sisters Miss Novie Almon of Florence and Mrs How ard Glenn of Moulton and many nieces and nephews. She was linked to prominent Alabama families including Judge George C Almon and Congressman Ed B Almon.
The statement notes Huntsville was not overlooked and asserts the existence of timetables guiding the nation’s space effort. It emphasizes organized scheduling at the central space program hub.
A compiled list shows patients at multiple locations including Master Tommy Brown and Robert Ford with addresses in Decatur and Hartselle. Dismissals include Miss Lynn Knop and Hoyd Anders while several entries note residents and infants connected to Decatur and surrounding areas.
Admissions list includes Mrs J D Hamilton 1215 5th Ave SE Mrs Joe R Hames Hillsboro 2 Mrs C G Gross Cullman 9 issals Mrs Nanie Reed Knight 2216 College St SE Mrs Raymond R Brown and infant daughter Hartselle Mrs William E Penn Hartselle Mrs T D Blevins 420 East Moulton St Mrs James R Allen Danville Rd Ordell L Garvey 2102 Woodmont Dr SE Lebren Duncan Danville 1 Master Ronnie E Henderson Decatur 2 Mrs Gwin Letson Moulton 2 Master David L Powell Hartselle Master Gregory Lynne Hale 320 5th Ave NW Mrs William G Stackhouse 2018 13th Ave SE Mrs Willam T Grisham and Little Silvia Mary Umber 2108 Woodmont Dr Baby William F Thornton Athens Charles D Slaughter Athens
Mrs. Ford explains Mike kept from fear by Cub Scout training and family support. He handles schoolwork with help, wears a cast, and wears shirts backwards to fit over it. Neighbors joke about his smock while he reads comic books and awaits cast removal in about six weeks.
Keller, a truck driver, was charged after a fatal blast on Alabama Highway 69 killed his wife Doyce Burden Keller. A grand jury indicted him after an eight hour preliminary hearing. authorities said dynamite was purchased hours before the explosion and evidence including an insurance payout and a muffler repair claim emerged.
Dr. McCain reported a government order to halt training at Athens College unless the institution proves it does not discriminate. The college board met in Birmingham on Sept 4 and reaffirmed the school's time-honored traditions. McCain says no Negroes have applied, and the church conference could potentially override the decision, though no policy is yet set.
District Diary reports Tanner-Murphy's gin operation remained open after a fire swept the seed house. Fire investigators say metal fragments entering saws caused friction and sparked the blaze. No damage figure provided.
The Rose Garden Club meets at Mrs. W. B. Crafton’s home on Oak Street Monday at 9 30 a m. Somerville Road School PTA gathers Tuesday at 7 15 p m with devotional led by Mrs Hansen’s sixth grade. Fire officials respond to a car fire on 200 block of 4th Ave SE. a wreck involving 16 year old Rhyo Charles C Smith Jr on Somerville Road ends with a pole split in half but no injuries.
Fischer, a farmer living in a nine room rental, says he will rest before returning to work while his wife and he plan to care for their growing clan after the quin tuple births. Dr Berbos, 40, says weights range from two to four pounds and notes the babies’ delivery after X rays detected five babies.
Decatur observes Service Station Week Sept 15 21 proclaimed by Mayor Gilmer Blackburn. Lee C Campbell manager Standard Station 223 Church St NW named Mr Service Station by Decatur Alabama Service Station Association and Joe Davis manager of Cain Street station named Service Station of the Year for the district. Campbell to compete for state title at Huntsville convention in October.
The wreck on U S Highway 31 near Athens killed Ferguson and Mrs Biggs and Mrs Chambers died at Athens Limestone Hospital. Spectators lined the road as traffic halted for miles and authorities noted alcohol in Ferguson s car amid a fatal Greyhound crash comparison. Sheriff Evans and Trooper Bradford described the scene as the worst in memory.
One person was injured in two city accidents investigated by Police last night. Billie Faye McGaha, 32, of 1016 Johnston St, treated and dismissed at Decatur General Hospital, was the driver in a collision with a 1955 Ford driven by Larry D. Blankenship, 16, of Athens. The crash occurred at 6 45 p.m. at the corner of 6th Ave NE and Holly St. A second, three car crash followed at 8 32 p.m. at 6th Ave SE and Royal Dr SE. Involved were a 1959 Chevrolet driven by Myra Ann Lee, 20, of Hartselle. a 1957 Chevrolet driven by Bracton Pope, 49, of Flomaton. and a 1962 Buick driven by Edward Hudgins, Eva1. Lee reportedly stopped for a red light. Pope began to stop when Hudgins struck him from behind.
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