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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1972
Page
2
Mrs Jane Walsh's sixth grade class at Oak Park Middle School spent a math period playing community residents with jobs bank accounts and bills to pay. Carolyn Scott Amanda Boutwell Ann Kirby and Ellen White participate in the exercise in the Daily Photo sequence.
County Men's Club and four area residents were cited at a Decatur Inn luncheon for improving rural life in North Alabama. Honorees include Mrs. Dalton Harris Cullman 8 Mrs. Joann Hooper Moulton 2 Clarence Light Hartseller and Palmer Godsey Addison.
The Morgan County Commission on Monday announced its receipt of a 158,769 federal revenue sharing grant. The panel approved bonds for four newly elected officials with premiums listed. They discussed paying four county bridges totaling 278,000 and approved a 156.36 civil defense appropriation.
Students in Mrs. Jane Walsh’s class abandon books to operate 11 mock businesses in a bustling Oak Park Middle School scene. They manage payables and receipts using ledgers and bank deposits, learning real world math through taxes, bills, and banking, with $269.44 each to allocate.
Lawrence County Commissioners vote to send a letter to State Rep Wayland Cross opposing the Cherner Plan for state reapportionment. Cross warns the plan could split Lawrence into three House and two Senate districts, harming chances to elect legislators. Commission sets 8:30 a.m. meeting to discuss revenue sharing and potential road funding.
The Windham program engaged 129 sixth grade students in a week long practical mathematics experiment. Each pupil received an envelope with fake bills a dummy checkbook and an employer payroll check for 336 dollars printed by a local bank.
The Athens city council approved a balanced 1972 73 budget after cuts and additions. Revenue is projected at $942 242 with expenditures at $941 755 31 avoiding a projected deficit of about $13 000. cuts targeted police and recreation, plus a used car purchase for street inspector Lurtis Howard.
A public notice lists emergency contacts including 911 for personal crises and the Crisis Call Center number 355-8000. It advises dialing 0 if unsure and mentions hospital and family physicians, with several Athens area lines for nights and holidays.
Mrs. Ware Foster, executive director of the Morgan County Red Cross, announced a Bloodmobile visit to the Knights of Columbus Hall on Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. The fiscal year total shows 846 pints collected and 1,381 units used, with a quota of 4,600 pints.
A 7 p.m. seminar on childhood sexuality and personality changes will be held at the Morgan County Association for Mental Health offices 1216-A 4th Ave SE. Dr. A A Stamler, a pediatrician, will lead the course titled Sex Is Kid Stuff. Admission is free.
City officials in Moulton welcomed the first revenue sharing check from the Treasury Department, receiving 31,083 dollars with another equal amount to follow next month, about 27 thousand more than anticipated for 1972. Officials credit a stronger tax effort for the gain while other area governments face cuts.
City council grants a 5 per cent merit raise effective Jan. 1 covering about 150 employees. The meeting also tabled paying police dues to the Alabama Peace Officers Association and discussed street repairs at the L and N crossing on 9th St. East. A resident urged repairs with an estimated $179,500 share. Officials noted federal revenue sharing cuts and reassessments, with potential capital spending implications. In Limestone County, Lewis Nelson Malone, 39, was charged with grand larceny for taking $68 from a purse and for issuing a worthless check. bond set at $1,300.
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