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Alabama Journal from Montgomery, Alabama • 36

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Alabama Journali
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Montgomery, Alabama
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36
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8-C ALABAMA JOURNAL Parrot Fever Scare Abated Pretty, Spunky Parakeets Into Homes Funeral Rites Held For Fire Victim TALLASSEE tUPi Funeral services were held today for Ros-pot Hilyer Anthony, 35, who died yesterday of severe burns. Anthony family said he suffered frem acute attacks of asthma Westinghouso 20 SPEED MIXER $1.00 Dewn $1.00 Weekly $3995 I ST. I v. I i-t i biiimw Mwiii i 1 1 4 -g-- which could enly be relieved by in hajing moke fumes. Authorities said he apparently was inhaling smoke fumes whei his clothing eaught fire.

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Mail Orara Na Carryint Chart 1USCH tlO DEXTER AVENUE His Feet Are Mighty Important THAT'S WHY SMART MOTHERS INSIST ON fduiards INSTRUCTION TIME A. M. Mosley, a Montgomery bird breeder, cockatiel is noted for its easy-going affection. Parakeet breeder Bill Fricke at right has his charges lined up for classwork. Thf book he is reading from is one on how to raise and train parakeets.

His pupils seem to be taking in every word. (Photos by Kraus). appears to be engrossed in conversation with a cockatiel a distant relative of the parakeet which is perched upon his shoulder. The Shoes Meteorite To Be Sold fitted AF Formally Returns 'Rock' To State. Woman AT DE SHIELDS-LARSON IN NORMANDALE Love said he is scheduled to Ex-Officer Acquitted In Burglary Case BIRMINGHAM (JP-A dismissed officer named in Birmingham police burglary ring indictments was acquitted last night of charges that he burglarized a car.

Three other charges against Robert G. Luttrell were postponed until a later date following the Circuit Court jury verdict. Police Officer Paul Cheek testified that he saw Luttrell pay Travis Ferguson $20 for the camera and photographic equipment Luttrell was accused of stealing. Luttrell testified that Ferguson pawned the camera and equipment to him as collateral for a $20 loan. Ferguson, a policeman at the time, later made a statement he had been burglarizing business places, and implicated a rumber of other officers in the thefts.

Seven dismissed officers have been indicted on burglary and grand larceny charges. One pleaded guilty and received a prison sentence before Luttrell's trial. Talking Way By BUNNY HONICKER After a summer sales slump, )1 signs show parakeets are go-jng to talk their way into a large number of homes in Montgomery this Christmas. The summer slump, of course, was due to a psittacosis (parrot fever) scare which almost reduced many of the bird lovers to a state of shock. But a group of bird breeders mho organized themselves into the Central Alabama Bird Breeders Association have done much to put Pretty Boy back in business again.

These men and women shelled out money from their own pockets to have both themselves and their birds laboratory 'tested. The results of those tests today h'ave put Alabama breeders in a far better light. As one health official put it: "Tests to date have shown that Alabama-bred birds are relatively free of this disease. The infected birds in almost all cases have been found to be those shipped in from other states." Birds Colony Bred Such birds are colony-bred to be old cheaply at a quick profit. The chances of catching psittacosis from an Alabama-bred parakeet are roughly one in a million.

To date, only three cases have been reported in the state. None of these was serious. Current estimates of the number of parakeet breeders in Montgomery vary up to 40. Of this number, some 20 are members of the Central Alabama Bird Breeders Association. In fact, three of the officers of this association are Montgomeri-ans: W.

A. Fricke, president; Clyde Sellers, vice president; and A. M. Mosley, treasurer. Richard Ball of Selma is secretary.

What efforts are being taken by the members of this association to insure clean flocks? How are parakeets bred? Who talks the most, Pretty Boy or Baby Doll? Visits Breeding Farms To find the answers to these questions and others, 1 visited the breeding farms of three of the CABBA officers and that of a fourth member as well. First on the list was A. M. Mos- Mov uhn 1iv at 1223 Rellvipw. i "You know, it's a funny thing," Mosley said, warming up to his 'favorite subject, "but the male parakeets outtalk the females.

I guess you'd say it was contrary to 'human nature, wouldn't you? But the females can be trained to talk. In fact, my neighbor has one that can outtalk any male I ever heard." Mosley breeds both the opaline (normal) and the lutino (rare) "parakeets. He also has a few varieties of Australian finches, some love birds and a couple of cocka-tiels. Most birds don't take readily to strangers. The cockatiel is not one of them.

Likes Head Scratching To prove this, Mosley reached "in a cage, pulled out a cockatiel handed it to me. Without so 'much as an introduction, the bird hopped on my forefinger and bowed his head as if in prayer. "He wants you to scratch his "head," Mosley explained. Friendly as a puppy. But the run high about $35 apiece.

"But mine are not for sale," 'Mosley quickly said. ine next man on me use, w. A. 'Fricke of 3822 Oak is an avid believer in the practice of cage breeding as opposed to colony breeding. He also doesn't believe in pampering his birds.

Fricke's parakeets are housed in converted garage in. his back yard, protected from the wind and rain but not from the cold. Cold Improves Plumage Why no heater for the birds? Don't they freeze? "I've found that exposing the birds to the coldness makes them sprout more feathers and improves their plumage," Fricke explained. "It also saves me the job of culling the birds. The weak ones die off.

It's a case of survival of the fittest. And that's what I'm after." Fricke admitted he could breed more birds through the colony method. "But I'd never know what I was getting," he said. "This way (individual cage breeding) is a lot slower. But I can predict my results." Right now, Fricke is experimenting for what he calls a "rainbow luminous." If successful, the bird will have a golden yellow head and a white body with blue, green and yellow overtones.

Many Delicate Shades J. J. Russell of 2322 St. Charles Ave. specializes in the lutinoes, or rares.

Russell has bred birds to almost every combination of delicate shades conceivable. Parakeets with pale violet breasts, others with cinnamon-colored wings, are included in his flock. Russell also has a few of the brilliantly-colored love birds. But they are not very lovable to humans at present. "Put your finger in there, and they'll peck it off," Russell said.

Clyde Sellers of 1453 S. Perry offered further evidence of the hardiness of parakeets. He recently moved a flock into a converted garage and shed in his back yard. During the day the birds would stay in an unprotected cage-like affair attached to the shed. This was outside the shed itself and exposed to all the elements.

"Up until that time, they had been kept inside in cages," Sellers said. "The first night they spent in the shed, a heavy rain came up. But since the birds had been used to staying in a cage, they all stayed outside that night in this little cage-like thing attached to the shed. "When I got to them, they were all soaked so bad they couldn't fly. I picked them up.

one by one. and took them into the shed and left them there overnight. I fully expected to come back the next morning and find a flock of dead parakeets on my hands. But you know, every darn one of them lived." Not only is Pretty Boy colorful, he has plenty of spunk. City Detectives Near Training End City detectives, who wind up their annual in-service training course tomorrow, will receive instruction in photography and laboratory aids today from Sgt.

D. H. Lackey, according to Chief G. J. Ruppenthal.

Detectives attend the 8 hour classes during their off hours. They are held from noon until 8 p.m. in Recorder's Court. Tomorrow's class will cover court procedure and testimony plus a discussion of narcotics. The officers also will take their examinations tomorrow.

Instructors for the annual program have included Dr. C. J. Rehling of Auburn, chief state toxicologist; Dr. Nelson Grubbs of Mobile, toxicologist; Vann V.

Pruitt of Montgomery, assistant state toxicologist; and Lackey. Your charge Account Is Invited. SHOP NORMANDALE AND SHOPPING IS A PLEASURE NO METERS NO TIME LIMITS meet with a representative ef the University of Alabama at Talladega tomorrow about a possible sale to the university. The Air Force took possession of the meteorite soon after it fell as part of its responsibility for "every thing that falls from the sky," Kelly explained. Vaccine For Chickens Successful At API AUBURN (A0) A new single-dose, multiple vaccine has been produced which immunizes chickens against both cecal and intestinal coccidiosis.

Dr. E. V. Smith, dean of the Auburn school of agriculture, said it is an improvement over a vaccine developed and released here two and a half years ago which provided protection against cecal cocciliosis, or bloody diarrhea. The new vaccine also provides immunity against three important intestinal diseases in chickens which cause retarded growth, weight loss and reduced egg production.

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Insets show Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and our smaller possessions, also the Philippine Republic. Special aids for travelers are an air map, mileage tables for air, highway and railroads, and a list of many unusual scenic spots in each state. Send today for the Map of the United States; 25 cents postpaid. Use This Coupon The Alabama Journal Information Bureau, 1200 Eye N. Washington 5, D.

C. I enclose 25 cents in coin -(carefully wrapped in paper) for a copy of the Map of the United States. Name Street City State (Mail to Washington, D. Jefferson Sheriff Files Slander Suit BIRMINGHAM (UP) Jefferson County Sheriff Holt McDowell sued the chairman of the Coun ty Civil Service Board yesterday for $30,000 for slander. McDowell charged that Howard Yeilding accused him of "fixing" witnesses in a traffic accident case being heard by the board.

The case concerned Deputy Sheriff Marshall Allen, convicted last month of drunken driving, but whose con viction was later changed to pos sessing an automobile while drunk The sheriff charged that Yeilding told the board director Ray i 1 lins to "talk to the arresting of ficers. I presume the sheriff will have them fixed by now, but may be we can salvage some evi dence." McDowell said, "Yeilding has maliciously accused me of cor ruption in office. In view of my position as chief law enforcement officer of Jefferson County. I have no option but to let a jury decide between us." Stocks Decline In Active Trade NEW YORK OrV-Stocks beat a retreat today in an active market. It was the second straight fall.

The decline in the early afternoon extended to between 1 and 3 points while gainers were able to maintain a position in the 1 to 2-point area. Yesterday's volume at 4,150,000 shares, was the greatest in four years. Today's business approached that level but couldn't match it. A mixed start soon gave way Another Hub Gift Idea! 100 CASHMERES, ORLONS, WOOLS, BLENDS SWEATERS Select from one of Montgomery's finest collections. Slipovers qnd sleeveless.

All the new wanted colors. All sizes in a variety of price ranges. $395,. 25 CHRISTMAS BOXED I' I XT I Beautifully gift wrapped without charge WASHINGTON (UP) The Air Force today formally returned to Mrs. Hewlett Hodges the 10-pound meteorite which crashed into her Sylacauga, home on Nov.

30 and struck her. Huel M. Love, Talladega, Ala. attorney representing Mrs. Hodges, said the stone would be sold to the highest bidder.

Maj. Gen. Joe W. Kelly handed over the $tone to Love io a brief ceremony in the office of Rep. Kenneth A.

Roberts D-Ala). Fantastic Offers Love said the Hodges have received "fantastic for the meteorite ranging from $2 to $20,000. However, he said the offers have not yet been checked to determine whether they are genuine. Love said he would turn the stone over to the Smithsonian Institution here next week for a thorough scientific E. P.

Henderson, associate curator, said the stone was the "first witnessed fall that ever struck a human being." Woman Hospitalized Mrs. Hodges, 32, was hospitalized and unable to come to Washington today to receive the stone. Open This Friday Thru" Thursday Dec. 23rd Till 9: P.M. test II -V ill Stop Paying FANTASTIC Prices for Women's Shoes All First- Quality Cancellations Save 5 to $15 On Every Pair City Employes Urged To Vole For SS All three members of the City Commission yesterday advised city employes it would be to their benefit to come under the federal Social Security system.

The advice was given at an afternoon meeting in the City Auditorium, where Cecil L. Simpson, district manager for Social Se curity, explained working of the system to the employes. City policemen and firemen have decided not to come under the system because of their national associations' action in adopting resolutions favoring private pension plans. Simpson and the three commissions advised Montgomery city employes their inclusion in the S8cial Security system would not interfere with the existing city pension plan. The employes vote Dec.

30 to decide whether they wish to come under Social Security. to a lower trend. Many individual issues held out against the fall. New York Central, yesterday's most active issue up 1 1-2, opened today on 10,000 shares unchanged at 29 1-2 and then lost ground. Also lower were Atlantic Coast Line, Pennsylvania Railroad.

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