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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1971
Page
2
A legislative committee in Montgomery adopted an 8-7 substitute to bar utilities from passing a 4 percent tax to residential customers. The measure exempts non regulated utilities, allowing affected firms to treat the tax as an operating expense.
The Lawrence County Commission approved a resolution to abolish the fee system for county officeholders and seek a bill to place officials on salaries. The plan would take effect after current terms end with proposed salaries cited by Willis Eady and Ernest Shelton ranging from 10 000 to 12 000 dollars annually depending on the office.
About 800 volunteers helped United Cerebral Palsy of North Central Alabama raise more than 2900 for a residential fund drive aimed at a 3000 goal. Funds support the Cerebral Palsy Developmental Day Care Center, with a televised telethon slated for August 15 and a Coffee Day involving 25 Morgan County restaurants. The article also notes related local government salary discussions and legislative committee meetings.
George Washington McIntire, born 94 years ago in Cherokee County, recalls crossing with his family in a covered wagon en route to Dalton. He recounts Decatur’s dirt Sixth Ave and travels through Florence, Somerville, and the Georgia mountains. He survived smallpox and yellow fever amid a long life.
The interview recalls Melantire McIntire born in 19th century, married in 1897 after a 22 mile trek to Lawrenceburg for a license, with a dunkard preacher. He recounts meeting Jesse and Frank James during canal era payroll robberies, and a bank robbery rumor. He credits a long life to avoiding alcohol and tobacco, recounting a 5 dollar bet about dating a girl with Red, and a church date story.
Two Courtland men Jessie Bynum and James Crayton both 25 were charged with transporting. Deputy Tom Ligon said authorities confiscated thirty cases of quarts of beer.
Cullman state troopers said 17 year old Anthony Pankersley was injured when his motor bike collided with a car 2.8 miles north of Cullman on Cullman county road 35. The car driver was 56 year old Robert Dyer of Vinemont. Pankersley received treatment at Cullman Hospital.
More than 100 people expected at a Morgan County Extension Service meeting to tally horses mules and other equine in order to determine vaccine needs. Officials say vaccines will be free and administered only by vets, with quarantines on shipments and certificates for protected animals.
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