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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1963
Page
4
Thurman Sensing of the Southern States Industrial Council states that while citizens may differ on integration and social changes, all agree on preserving public order and preventing lawlessness and defiance in communities.
The National Association of Manufacturers warns American industry loses to foreign makers as England-built water pumps for California under a $2 million Bureau of Reclamation contract reveal a balance of payments and employment strain. It urges combined action by management labor and government, noting one cannot solve the issue alone.
The Birmingham Post Herald editorial notes that after the wheat referendum conservatives seek more than victory. It cites prices dropping from $2 to about $1.25 per bushel within allotments and lawmakers considering tying price supports to world prices at roughly $1.35. The piece urges Congress to consider transitional bills, argues for farming freedom, and warns against relying on tax money to prop up agriculture. It emphasizes agriculture as central to the American economy and favors market-led farmer choice.
Marquis Childs argues mass farming outpaces control as wheat farmers revolt against proposed regulation. He notes Europe’s dairy and grain subsidies threaten US markets and Atlantic ties. A world conference may set national goals for abundance versus surplus dumping, with storage interests gaining from prolonged subsidies.
DREW PEARSON reports Alabama Governor George Wallace predicts Kennedy could lose Alabama's ten electoral votes in 1964. Wallace hints at an independent slate in Alabama and Mississippi pledging to vote for no candidate, threatening 17 electoral votes if Florida Louisiana Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia also go against Kennedy.
ARLIE B DAVDSON outlines traits like sympathy tact tolerance cheerfulness gratitude unselfishness and honesty as keys to desirability. The piece shifts to political commentary on wheat control policy under Kennedy and Eisenhower era fiscal impacts, noting storage costs rising from 30 million in 1953 to over 190 million by 1960 and near five billion bushels capacity in 1960s. It covers Farm Bureau influence and bipartisan critique, plus foreign junkets by Rep Powell and Passman, the Legion boycott of New Orleans for Negro accommodations, and Kentucky politician Happy Chandler’s gubernatorial bid. The column blends social guidance with sharp contemporaneous political analysis.
The Decatur Daily invites reader letters on questions of the day. Names may be withheld upon request, but sender identity and address must be known to the editor. Manuscripts will not be returned.
A winner in the TVA essay contest expresses gratitude to Mr. Barrett Shelton and all involved for making the event possible. The participant says it was an honor to take part and a high honor to be chosen winner.
The 1963 discussion notes bipartisan support for an equal pay act to prohibit wage discrimination by sex for equal work. It would cover women under the Fair Labor Standards Act, with broad implications for employers, unions, and the economy, while laws in 22 states already addressed similar issues.
The article explains peeling leaves from a cooked artichoke with fingers then using a knife and fork to remove the choke and eat the heart. It emphasizes following the natural sequence from leaf meat to the tender heart for proper enjoyment.
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