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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1967
Page
2
A Small Business Administration representative will visit Wednesday in Clinton Building Room 105 from 8 30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to discuss loan policies and the SCORE program aiding retired executives advising businessmen.
Local groups schedule meetings at various locations including Mrs. Sara Aldridge’s home and the Holiday Inn East Huntsville. School programs include Decatur High three-act drama No More Homework, Austinville PTA Christmas program, and Austin High Christmas Concert. Also listed are Vietnam service updates and welfare aid analyses for Southern states.
Proposals to develop and restore the Sulphur Trestle Fort and battlefield in north Limestone County aim to convert the site into a park and recreational area. Marion Roberts and Bob Dunnavant Jr. were named to prepare the plans at a Ath ens meeting, with ERDA backing and seeking a federal grant.
In Madison two Newby brothers were charged with violating liquor laws as federal state and local agents raided a three unit moonshine operation. A 525 gallon pot type still was destroyed while 61 gallons of moonshine and 500 gallons of mash were confiscated. The site lay near the Madison Limestone County line by Capshaw. A late model pickup and distilling gear were seized.
Bob Tanton a 23 year old quadriplegic artist who uses adaptive devices to paint plans to pursue all his ambitions despite paralysis. He has won prizes as a painter and illustrates for a magazine showing his determination and inventive aids. In Mooresville three teens face second degree burglary charges for stealing over 700 dollars in shotguns from W G Peebles. Sheriff M W Evans noted most items were recovered and praised Decatur detectives for solving the case.
A. Decatur residents Kay Perkins and her husband escaped unharmed after their 1964 Ford veered off U.S. 31 and into the Tennessee River near Keller Memorial Bridge around midnight. State Trooper John Evans reported the car sank in six feet of water but they opened a rear door and swam ashore with nearby officer assistance. Meanwhile, a profile piece follows Tanton, a quadriplegic artist from Mobile and now aiming for University of Illinois, who recounts adaptation and rehabilitation after a diving accident at 15 that severed his spinal cord and inspired his art as a testament to achievement despite disability.
Decatur may borrow over 100000 locally to acquire three parcels for the city hall site behind the County Board building on Ferry Street. The plan aims to speed construction while awaiting a federal response from HUD on borrowing, with repayment by the federal government. Mayor Gilmer Blackburn expects a decision in about 30 days.
Alabama farmers and business leaders will meet in Montgomery to discuss crop losses and federal aid. State Rep. Pete Turnham says 22 central and south Alabama counties have disaster-area status and qualify for assistance. 1967 cotton revenue could dip below 60 million after a 100 million year. North Alabama hit hardest, with widespread damage.
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