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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1962
Page
4
Although months away, the current outlook is excellent for a cotton crop valued at 134 million dollars spanning Morgan Lawrence Limestone and Cullman counties. Strong yields and favorable conditions are anticipated across these regions.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk secured assurances from France that Paris will join the United States if the Western alliance is attacked. The pledge comes amid concerns over France’s inability to halt outrages in Algeria and raises questions about its value in the broader defense pact.
Decatur Kiwanis Club promotes a flag sales drive for morale and welfare goals. The July Good Housekeeping list outlines rules for proper flag use, including outdoor daily display, night display on special occasions, indoor use on holidays, and careful handling to avoid contact with objects. It covers drapery restrictions, attachment methods, bunting placement, and disposal or cleaning for worn or soiled flags.
The Alabama legislature should quit and come home and let the federal courts reapportion the legislature. The 67 senator bill is a farce and should be rejected. Voters prefer reapportionment within current limits or a supported bill by Rep Roscoe Roberts. Sen Bert Haltom’s plan to expand seats with weight to larger counties is favored by the people. If lawmakers refuse, they should resign and return the issue to federal hands.
Congress slows in a summer pause seeking to read public mood ahead of Kennedy era goals. Analysts say popularity shifts and uncertain consensus shape a cautious approach. Democratic leaders push ahead but rely on polls to gauge what the nation desires before decisive action.
Living Today discusses common life challenges such as detours in plans, health issues, and unreliable trust. It contrasts material pursuit with wiser living, quoting Steinmetz on happiness and urging readers to choose a meaningful path over wealth alone.
Congressman Frank Boykin returns to Mobile with 27 years of political curios and a forged bank fortune, while facing grand juries probing his Maryland land deals. The piece links Maryland's Tom Johnson to Edlin savings and loan schemes, noting Kennedy's probe and crossfire with Senate leader Mansfield. Mundt faces scrutiny over grain elevator stock and campaign contributions in a broader ethics frame.
Billie Sol Estes faces a federal grand jury indictment on 29 counts of mail fraud and conspiracy to defraud from one state to another. The charges name three others and a firm tied to his fertilizer, grain storage and cotton ventures. A court receiver holds Estes assets while creditors seek a plan to recover funds or push bankruptcy action.
In Birmingham Ensley Heights and Central Park residents puzzled by yellow arrows and V marks on streets. Rod Vincent, a teen, said his brother and David Angwin painted them to guide paper routes’ substitutes while they were away, with each V-mark pointing to a subscriber.
A columnist tours the New York Stock Exchange showing early automation and antiquity blends. He explains the bond hexagon open out cry, the telegraph style annunciator boards, and high speed ticker tapes, while noting potential walkie talkie messaging and future on floor ticker operation improvements.
Madison County voters chose Democrat Billy Laxson over Republican Morton Hutchens for state senator by 3472 to 1624. Laxson will take office after the official count, serving until a winner is declared in November. Governor Patterson ordered the special election following a legislative session. Roscoe Roberts remains unopposed for the term starting next year.
The Alabama House adopted a resolution to name Troy State College’s new $331,000 girls dormitory for Catherine Collins Gardner. Rep. Jeff Sorrell and Rep. L. Gardner Bassett of Pike County introduced the measure, praising Gardner’s long teaching career at the Troy Normal School since 1887.
In Jasper Alabama three teenagers are held on $10,000 bond each for raping a girl who had dated one of them. The youths are Johnny Stiles 18 Roy Dozier Jr 19 and Hubert Stiles 18.
Fouryearold Gary Ganey of Pensacola Florida died here Thursday after being struck by a car driven by Mrs H J Miller of Fairhope Alabama.
Washington AP reports the FBI has been asked to conduct routine investigations of five Commodity Credit Corporation advisers. No link to other matters is alleged. The advisers named are Robert C. Bamberg Alabama state official Lorimer D. Milton of Atlanta Charles D. Lewis of Leesburg Leroy K. Smith of Fort Collins and J P White Jr of Roswell New Mexico.
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