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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1962
Page
4
The message celebrates the end of 1963 with church doors open and a improving economy. It notes more employment in America, a peaceful world, and good health for families, encouraging readers to greet the new year with genuine optimism.
W M Blount reports 1962 industrial expansion in Alabama added over 145 million dollars to the economy and will create about 12 596 jobs across 185 plants. New and expanded facilities reached 38 counties and 50 cities for new plants and 39 counties in 51 cities for expansions.
Morgan county lawyer Albert Brewer is the choice of Governor elect George C. Wallace for Speaker. Backed by Wallace, Brewer’s election is seen as a formality and a move to give the Tennessee Valley a strong voice in state government. Morgan county pride and repeated electoral support for Brewer mark the local sentiment.
Indian and Pakistani negotiators agreed to proceed with plans for a Kashmir conference in New Delhi on January 16 despite little progress at their first talks in Rawalpindi. A joint communique urged public figures and media on both sides to foster a friendly atmosphere.
Miles Lovelace a University of Mississippi graduate student praised the faculty for halting campus rioting after James H Meredith enrolled on Oct 1 but criticized university authorities for not restoring the academic atmosphere He spoke at a session of a three day conference in Nashville on ethical demands on integration noting faculty patrols kept students in class and may have prevented further riots
The piece urges readers to take responsibility for their lives and stop wasting time on trivial activities. It challenges whether one uses time for self improvement or service and questions the meaning and aim of life.
DREW PEARSON reports the HEW birth control study suppression ends with a nonadvocacy catalogue on population research. The document, not a policy paper, covers reproduction, genetic disorders, and diseases, planned for doctors but likely irrelevant to lay readers.
A Dec 12 Benton Harbor newspaper forecast contrasted Decatur’s expected cold spell with the area’s severe snow event. Dec 11 into Dec 12 brought 13 to 18 inches of snow, closing schools and halting industry in Berrien County while Decatur logged subfreezing temps and a brisk 10 degree reading. Many motorists were stranded on I-94, and workers faced large-scale disruptions.
Charlie Vaughan of Austinville was arrested by Morgan County deputies Friday night for issuing a worthless check. Records show this is at least the fourteenth such arrest since August 1958. Saturday Vaughan pled guilty before County Judge H. West and received a $50 fine plus costs.
Norman Vincent Peale reflects on New Year expectations as a mental science lesson. He cites a group writing down hopes, notes outcomes, and urges readers to renew faith and positive thinking to attract good results for themselves and others.
The Tennessee Valley Authority reports 46.5 million paid into the federal treasury from electric power revenues for the year ended June 30, including 36.5 million in interest on outstanding appropriations and 10 million as a dividend. TVA notes cumulative payments to date exceed 389 million.
A 16 year old Athens youth sustained a right foot injury Saturday at 11 45 a m when his Harley Davidson motorcycle collided with a 1962 mail vehicle. Marvin Edward Thomas was treated and dismissed from Athens Limestone Hospital. The mail vehicle was driven by Douglas E Mitchell 35 Athens and was pulling out from Twins Cleaners to cross the road. Thomas said he could not stop. Both vehicles were moving south on Jefferson Street.
Morgan County Sheriff's force records Aughan with multiple arrests for issuing worthless checks. Listed dates include August 23 1958 October 24 1958 November 7 1953 December 27 1958 two counts March 5 1959 April 1 1960 April 16 1960 June 22 1960 two counts December 3 1960 December 24 1960 April 27 1961 September 27 1961 and April 4 1962.
Decatur Postmaster I E Self announces new postal rates effective January 7 1963 with five cent letters four cent postcards and eight cent air mail. He warns small cards under 3 1 2 by 4 1 2 inches will be rejected due to the Zip sorting program starting July for large mailers.
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