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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1963
Page
10
Classified notices list items for sale including furniture, china, clock, bed, organ, jars, and farm animals with contact numbers and locations in Hartselle Decatur Falkville Moulton Eva and nearby areas. A lost tan chihuahua named Tige with contact 353-6298 is noted with reward.
A traveler named Mr. Lilienthal tours northern Alabama noting landscape beauty and farm practices along Mud Tavern Creek and Chapel Hill Road. He observes industrial impact discussions, wages, and home growth as President Kennedy marks TVA’s thirtieth anniversary at Muscle Shoals, signaling national unity.
On foot to wrapped frozen meat ready for your freezer. We care and Hickory Smoke your pork and cook lard. Bring your hogs and calves on foot any Tuesday or Thursday. Hartselle Frozen Foods, phone 773-7261.
A list of local meetings and events this week includes the Valhermosa Home Demonstration Club on Monday at 10 30 a m hosted by Mrs Ben Russell, beef sales planning at Cornelian Hotel Decatur, Eva Home Demonstration Club on Tuesday at 1 3 p m hosted by Mrs Collins Brown, Falkville Home Demonstration Club on Wednesday at 2 p m hosted by Mrs W H Fricke, RAD district planning at Electric Co op Auditorium Moulton at 9 00 p m, Union Hill Home Demonstration Club Thursday at 1 p m hosted by Mrs Bobby Lamon, and Open House at the new County Activities Building Friday from 1 to 7 p m.
President Kennedy extols the Tennessee Valley Authority as well managed and vital, citing local development in Colbert and Limestone counties and the Hall place at Town Creek, while defending it against private power criticism and highlighting its national and international role. The report also notes Space Flight progress, Laos shifts, and Alabama legislative start, plus farm market notes on wheat votes hog prices and soybean economics.
A referendum on 1964 wheat marketing quotas seeks two thirds approval to keep quotas and price supports. If approved, growers receive certificates and diversion payments for moving wheat into conserving uses. penalties apply for excess wheat and noncompliance. Polls show variable state support with regional forecasts and national commentary by farm editors and union leaders.
The article covers damage causes from cold and fertilizer mishaps, insect or disease threats, and methods to reduce cold injury through pruning and watering. It emphasizes increased moisture needs due to a two week dry spell, recommending about one inch of water every ten days and avoiding daily sprinkling to prevent shallow roots.
Morgan County Soil Conservation District launches Soil Stewardship Week May 19 to 26 with the theme We Turn Our Eyes to the Future. D B Mooneyham cites ministerial participation and urges sermons aligned with stewardship while A Williams notes growing demand on soil and water resources from housing, industry, and recreation.
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