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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1963
Page
8
The House of the Week spotlights a two story home with a one story roofed living area and an under house garage. Architect Herman H York notes savings from unexcavated space and a stair system that lifts the one story section above grade. The plan includes a large family room with a fireplace, total kitchen planning, and an adaptable four or five bedroom upstairs layout.
Christmas fun ideas from Heloise and Mrs Henry Magus include wrapping goofy gifts in tiny boxes on a tree and giving an empty package as a gag. Also described is making reusable nylon net bags from surplus netting for soap scraps and gift packaging using Christmas cards as front covers and tags.
The Central Bureau of Correctional Services reports juvenile delinquents aged 16 to 20 in India more than doubled from 1958 to 1961. Director D. N. Ray cites a general rise across age groups and a breakdown of family control.
Building editor notes an enclosed 50 cents for a baby blueprint on design H-6 with name and street printed.
The Senate passed a public works bill allocating 11.8 million dollars for Alabama rivers and waterways in fiscal 1964, plus 48.3 million for TVA. Included are 7.7 million for Holt lock and dam, 2 million for Millers Ferry, 1 million for Mobile Harbor, and funds for wildlife refuge at Eufaula. TVA plans cover Guntersville lock, Wilson Dam facilities, Muscle Shoals programs, and other Alabama projects.
Sedgwick County Sheriff H. M. Tomlinson promised three days off to a burglar caught by Deputy Gilbert Roman. Roman nabbed a thief while he climbed out a window of a business building in Wichita.
The wives of two U S Army helicopter pilots held by North Korea met with Roger Hilsman to learn what the U S government is doing to secure their husbands release. Captains were aboard a helicopter downed in North Korea on May 17. Local wives from Alabama and Michigan hope for news and plan further talks with officials and senators.
A reader asks about why we sleep and wake. The article outlines two main theories: fatigue of the sleep center and a wakefulness center in the brain. It notes sleep varies by age and need, and that different people require different amounts to feel rested.
Prat tville Alabama AP James W Roberts 35 of Montgomery sat on top of a car to hold furniture in place during a move. The vehicle traveled on U S 31 about six miles north of Pr attv ill Roberts slipped and fell dying at a Montgomery hospital.
Readers are urged to submit drawings with name age and address for a Britannica prize. The note also reports a unrelated item about American shoe manufacturers complaining of competition from imports and foreign wage comparisons in Japan and Italy versus the U S average.
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