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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1963
Page
4
Southern Railway Magazine notes 557 lives lost in national traffic accidents over the Labor Day holiday. The article observes few outside immediate circles acknowledged the toll, with many victims not seeking medical care but rather attending movies and concerts.
Decatur Raiders favored to beat the Athens Eagles in the season opener with an expected turnout around 5,000 spectators barring rain. Athens has endured lean seasons, but the article predicts improvement before 1964 ends.
T. A. Sims longtime Alabama 4-H Club leader died last week after a long illness. He guided Alabama 4-H from 1921 to 1949, boosting enrollment from 5 000 to 123 000, the nation’s largest at the time. Today 132 000 youths are in Alabama 4-H. His life was marked by steady work and growth of the program.
The Alabama Legislature approved raising the lodging tax from three to four percent with twenty five percent of the total dedicated to travel advertising and promotion. Funds start Oct 1, with an estimated first year return of 245000, aiding the State Bureau of Publicity and Information to compete with Mississippi, Georgia and Tennessee. Governor Wallace backed the measure amid Senate delays.
Washington column argues President Kennedy's planned West and Midwest tour is a strategic bid to broaden support beyond Eastern urban bases. It frames the trip as a political reclamation to keep Western Democrats in line for 1964 and to bolster Kennedy’s governing viability nationwide.
ARLIE B DAVIDSON summarizes Dr Wilma Donahue of the University of Michigan who warns against brain atrophy from inactivity. She says continued mental use maintains ability and vocabulary, and that aging may slow speed rather than intelligence.
Drew Pearson argues that new leaders in Turkey such as Ozer Turk challenge military autocracy as the Soviet Union and the United States compete for influence. He notes shifts toward democracy in Greece and Romania’s mixed economy as signs of change, and endorses Kennedy's co existence policy as a path to broader regional stability.
A 1963 Hall Syndicate column cites medical groups and insurers to estimate a first baby costs about 650 dollars in today’s dollars, with 300 in medical costs and 350 in layette, carriage, clothes, nurse, and extras. Hospital stays shorten now. 65 percent have insurance averaging 250 dollars.
The County Board of Education says no change in the closing time for county schools amid cotton picking. Schools closing today include White Courtland Hillsboro Hazelwood and Negro Central Tennessee Valley Rocky Hill Town Creek. Next Friday closing lists include White Moulton Speake Hatton Mt Hope Wolf Springs Midway Chalybeate and Negro Moulton.
A New York Tribune piece notes the Ellison murder near Washington and a spike in youth crime. It cites four juveniles in custody, outlines prior arrests, and critiques lenient courts amid calls for tougher punishment to deter crime.
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