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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1968
Page
2
In Moulton the mayoral race requires a runoff after JLTON-H. A. Alex ended 80 votes short of clinching. Alexander 279 votes. Dr. Robert Rhyne - runoff July. Incumbent others and council positions also move to runoffs with Place One being decided.
Ester Lester wins another four year term as mayor, with city councilmen Euly Coast, Calvin Stanford, Dan Jackson, Bobby Richardson, and John T. Jackson also reelected, facing opposition.
Nesmith Victor Inman reelected mayor of Cullman on Tuesday with 1 435 votes. Dr J L Below second with 1 146 and Mrs Evelyn Buchanan 161. John M King won Place One on council with 1 439 votes. George W Ponder Jr 1 196, Melvin Kenneth Long 89. James F Berry elected to Place Two with 1 373. J W Arnold 1 340. Clifford Burns reelected Place Three with 1 504. James H Spradlin 830. Lloyd John Parr 364. L J Parr 1 231 to Place Four. Bill Handley 1 005. Mac Miller 488. Cecil Romine won Place Five with 1 878. Charles A Cook 952.
Ardmore Alabama Mayor John Goodwin secured re election by two votes Tuesday night with 54 to 52 over Frank Coulter. Councilman Thomas Smith lost to newcomer Bennie Woodall 61 to 45. The four incumbents Pennie Hobbs Vernon Hardy Cornelious Coffman and Pitts Mitchell were reelected unopposed.
Town Creek voters elect Justice of the Peace Frank Babacy as mayor with 272 votes. L. D. Slaton 48 votes Gwin Holland 37. F D Terry elected to Place One on the city council with 197 votes Clifton Crisler 79 Billy Booth 74. Devon Brackin 273 votes to win Place Two Clifford Brackin 110. Runoffs set for Place Three Odie Kent 161 King Street er 154. Place Four runoff W T Brumley 152 Floyd Goins 102. Incumbent John Green 98. Howard Bunnell reelected Place Five 206 to 143 Billy Jack Brackin.
Percy Thra sher was reelected as Flint mayor with 77 votes to 30 for Billy Joe Parker. Sonny Lee won Place One on the council 79 to 29 over Billy Sands. Quimby Nelson defeated Charles Post 76 to 32 for Place Three. Bev Clemons Place Two, Larry Bennich Place Four, and William H. Freeman Place Five were unopposed.
The article notes the death of a former Auburn University president, detailing his expanded campus funding from 10 million to 33 million dollars. He is survived by his widow and two children, with Dr. Harry M. Philpott announcing that classes would be dismissed and offices closed Thursday morning in his memory.
In Hartselle George Ashworth and Bruce Johnson enter a runoff for Place One on Sept 10 after leading a six candidate field. Place Two goes to David Buckelew with 675 votes while Place Three runoff awaits between Bob Horton and Mayor Ernest Maddox. In Place Four Charles Merrill leads 560 to 534 for Jerry Putnam with runoff looming. Place Five Dan Dixon 93 and Joe Puckett faces avid Arthur Beans 546 in a runoff.
Roy Coffey defeats incumbent R. E. Simpson Jr. 157 to 87 to become mayor. Coffey, honorary chief of the town’s volunteer fire department, unseats Simpson as 13 candidates vie for five council seats with Bert Pippen, Haylon Cross, A. J. Morris, Larry Dillard and Jessie Givens winning. All incumbents seeking re election—including Simpson—lost.
William C. Terry, owner of a local restaurant, was unopposed for Hillsboro mayor but received 30 votes in Tuesday's election. Incumbent Don Marsh did not run. Town council winners were Lawrence Darnell 32 votes F C Jones 30 votes Arnold Terry Jr 27 votes Ervin Terry 25 votes and J D Corum 2 votes Garnett Ennis 22 votes. Edwin Terry Arnold Terry and J D Corum are incumbents.
Local voters chose candidates for five Decatur council seats with Runoff set for Sept 10. Winners include Bill Dukes Place 2 and Rutledge Thomas Place 5, while Phil Sidebotham trails, and Reneau Carrell leads Place 1 before runoff.
In Falkville incumbent Lewis Segars and rival R D Gibbons will clash in a September 10 mayoral runoff after Gibbons led with 66 votes to Segars 53. Monte Livon had 35 and Arthur Parker 12. In council races five top vote getters were elected: Raymond Conville 132, Jack McCaig 121, Wade Tomblinson 120, Phillip Tate 108, Elred Lawrimore 102. G D Sims 99 and Earl Wilhite 78 followed.
Somerville voters selected Mayor J. D. Williams who ran unopposed, and four council members Charles Harper Wayne Stevens Robert Maples and D B Mooneyham with 13 votes each. John Mooneyham and Howard Smith drew five write in votes and enter runoff for the fifth seat on Sept 10. D B Mooneyham was elected by write in. only Harper and Maples qualified for council reelection.
Eva voters re-elected Mayor Roland Ryan and five city council members Mitchell Hipps R L Livingston L E Oden L G McDonald and Claude Patton. A town spokesman noted no opposition and said the elected officials are unpaid and will continue in their roles.
Trinity voters chose H. B. Carter as mayor on Tuesday in a close race over Tommy Sims 43 to 39. Six candidates ran for five council seats with Ernest Kimbrell leading the slate at 79 votes and Clifton Phillips 76, Jimmy Gilliam 66, Marie Phillips 63, J. R. Rufner 62, and Frances McCagh ren among others.
District Freeman, a former state trooper in Morgan County from 1949 to 1955, will head the Decatur district. He will keep an office in Huntsville and supervise posts in Huntsville and Florence, with Lt. J. R. Prater of Florence as assistant district commander. Other districts will be created in Birmingham Montgomery Evergreen Anniston Opelika Mobile and Tuscaloosa.
Incumbent Buford Romine leads with 567 votes, Bill Sheeran 517, H. S. Todd 115, and Ernia Stephens 70 as the city moves on juvenile delinquency and promoting new industry. He advocates a progressive government run as economically as possible.
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