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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1963
Page
5
Barrett Shelton argues Alabama’s shift to eight at large representatives wastes money and reduces local representation. He says eight lawmakers duplicate effort, complicate campaigns, and impede responsive governance, urging legislatures to redistrict to restore district representation and cut waste.
Lawrence Ralph Hinken, a 1963 Decatur High School graduate and son of Mrs. L B Hinken, won an Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Junior Fellowship Award. He is sponsored by Hayes International Corp Huntsville Division and will study physics at the University of Chicago this fall with a partial scholarship.
Carrollton Illinois reports Charles K. Bartnett Greene County superintendent found a leather ledger from the 1860s. It shows S. F. Carrington, then county school superintendent, traveled to Bloomington with expenses of 23 dollars and spent 75 cents on an office spittoon and two bits for a flue cover.
Citizens urged to contact Montgomery lawmakers to demand redistricting. Letters or calls are the easiest way to convey voter desires, with efforts to mobilize friends across the state. The current session nears close, making immediate action essential to avoid a two year wait. Want ads get results.
A group of Alabama sheriffs pressed for county funded law enforcement money at a convention, sparking a 3 man filibuster in the Senate. The move aimed to divert about half of new revenue from a drivers license bill to counties, but Gov. Wallace declined and the bill passed 22 to 4 without the extra funding. Sheriff Red Walker defended deputies pay and hours amid the confrontation.
Li Boy, a bantam rooster in the Pattison family near Bend California, pecks at cats approaching his food until full. In cold weather he huddles among the felines to keep warm.
O'Neal Homes Inc a statewide builder opens a regional office at Church and Maple Street NE with S E Pat Nelson as manager The firm builds eight ready to live in models and can design homes to owner specs Construction crews will operate from Decatur and name models Kingston Monza Stratford Larkwood Windsor Newport Nelson says two unnamed plans are in design Ready to live in homes target moderate income with brick finishes in the 50 to 60 dollar monthly range Office covers North Alabama from Cullman north Trade name Royal Crest Nelson plans to move from Birmingham to Decatur in September He is a Vanderbilt alum former Sears manager avid sportsman and fisherman The company features mahogany doors solid oak floors Formica tops vinyl tile baths lifetime aluminum windows automatic gas heat and grills Homes sold with no money down and they handle financing.
The Georgia prison system has moved away from corporal punishment toward rehabilitation. Gov. Carl E. Sanders funded reforms after appointing Joseph E. Ragen to lead changes, with a new prison chief and plans for a $2.5 million upgrade and more. The history traces from Arnall era reforms to late 1950s-1960s measures, noting past brutal incidents at Buford and Little Alcatraz and ongoing modernization including dormitories for misdemeanors and a toy repair shop.
The United States reports more individuals earning over one million dollars annually than at any time since 1929, with 306 persons having adjusted gross income above that threshold in 1960.
Canadians averaged 551.6 telephone conversations per person in 1961, edging out Americans who averaged 529.7 per person in the same year. The figures reflect a broader pattern of higher telecommunication activity among Canadians during the period.
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