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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1971
Page
5
Capitol Hill hosts a spoof campaign for an at large House seat featuring Ebeneezer Scrooge and Santa Claus. The contest features ballots, campaign rhetoric, and charity promises with early leads shifting as Claus backers gain momentum.
In Saigon a Cambodian withdrawal accelerates as 24 to 30 helicopters and six to eight escort gunships airlift troops from Baray and Kompong Thmar toward Taing Krasaing and Kompong Thom. Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces tighten pressure with North Vietnamese divisions mounting heavy attacks.
A long list of local events includes gospel sings at Valdermosa and New Center Baptist churches, a Senior Citizens Worship Service at Summer Manor, and a Muscle Shoals Youth Rally at Pleasant Grove. Decatur High School presents On A Clear Day with tickets at the door, Brookhaven Middle hosts an archaeology display, and multiple church revivals and booster fundraisers occur around Decatur, Huntsville, and Hartselle. Additional happenings include chicken stews, bake sales, a Christmas bazaar, and choir performances by area groups.
The annual meeting and homecoming of the Central United Methodist WSCS and WSG set for 10 a.m. Past presidents and special guests will be honored and 1971 officers installed. Brunch served. Various church groups plan luncheons and dinners with multiple meeting times and contact numbers. A two night youth crusade features Davis Wilkerson addressing at the Florence Lauderdale Coliseum.
The Hartselle family living on welfare learns they are heirs to 4000 dollars in stocks from James Smartt's step mother estate. Collateral Investment Co. located in Birmingham alerted the National Credit Bureau Association after Smartt, declared legally dead in 1960, appeared as the heir. Neighbors confirm the family’s location, and a Christmas windfall is anticipated for the seven Smartt children, including 12 year old Michael, a student at Hartselle Junior High.
Senator Humphrey says the fight over Earl L. Butz to head the Agriculture Department will free Treasury funds and boost farm income by as much as a billion dollars. President Nixon supports Butz after the 51-44 Senate confirmation, pledging action to aid farmers amid rising costs and surplus grain.
Moulton man Seldon Sims 42 faces an assault with intent to murder charge in Lawrence County Circuit Court after allegedly shooting Kalamazoo visitor Andrew Cagle at his front door on July 5. Cagle was wounded in the stomach and treated at Decatur General Hospital.
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