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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1964
Page
8
A dense wartime style classified page lists multiple for sale items and contact details. It includes furniture a sofa hot water heater a camera items animals and vehicles with names and locations such as Hartselle Decatur Moulton Athens Mt. Hope and Plainview School. A note warns no hunting on the Grady Moody Estate and a line about Great Lakes freighters powered by oil mentions coal use.
Sunday afternoon a cold front moved through the Mud Tavern area after a misty morning and heavy fog. Northwest winds rose to a gale like force, then calmed as temperatures dropped, with clear skies and starry expectations at sunset.
Weather summaries warn of colder air moving from the north into Alabama. Temperatures in Chicago may fall to five below zero with the Canadian border near twenty below. Readiness for the agricultural community and the upcoming vote is advised as cold air spills south.
Four major American banks raised their interest rates on prime customers prompting a sharp presidential rebuke. The President questioned the justification and the banks subsequently reduced the rates. The stock market and employment trends remained steady as the episode passed with little public attention.
In New York Senator Goldwater is said to have the word. He met with Eisenhower and Nixon. Rumors say Dean Burch may be out as national GOP chairman. Midwest groups push for a regain of control and back Ray Bliss of Ohio as a leading midwestern contender.
One week from today winter will arrive with an official reception, though many feel it has already. The piece reflects on winter from The New York Times editorial page, praising the cleansing, elemental force of cold and ice and the persistence of life through the season.
Georgia delegates to the Farm Bureau Convention in Philadelphia argued against restructuring price supports for cotton but lost. The national group plans to push for lower cotton prices, reflecting a setback for Georgia.
Attendees at the annual state Soil Conservation District Supervisors meeting in Montgomery December 6 and 7 include K P Morris Morgan County district supervisor and R M Chapman county conservationist. Marshall County district wins Goodyear Award for 1963. A board member and a cooperating farmer will join an all expense paid vacation to Goodyear Farms Litchfield Arizona courtesy of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Conservation farm plans have been completed in recent weeks for Mrs. J M Julich Neal Robert Beavers Oden Ridge Vernon Holiday Danville John Varden Union. The notices name an array of private landholders and locales linked to agricultural planning in the region.
At the American Farm Bureau Federation convention William L. Lanier of Metter leads a Georgia effort to keep current cotton supports until costs drop. Delegates urge Congress to reduce 1965 to 29 cents, 1966 to 28, 1967 to 27, then 90 percent of the prior three-year price thereafter, with Lanier arguing the plan harms Georgia farmers.
County Agent warns against discarding living Christmas trees and urges readers to treat pasture as a crop in 1965. Office closings noted for December 24 and 25 with holiday wishes. Guidance includes preserving memories, proper lime and fertilizer use, weed control, and grazing planning.
Farmers are advised on planting Coastal bermuda and dallisgrass and to secure coastal seed now to avoid delays. If white clover was not planted, sow three pounds per acre with dallis grass next year. The Morgan County Soil Conservation District offers free planning help with conservation plans to hold soil and increase farm income.
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