Five Elections Mark 1967 In Morgan County And Decatur
Morgan County and Decatur voters faced five state and local questions in 1967. A January 17 levy extension passed 1,523 to 44 in Decatur and 938 to 133 in county. A heated liquor referendum followed with 15,777 total votes. drys won 9,672 to 6,105 but wets reclaimed momentum for future battles. Bond issues for school and recreation passed in Decatur, and six candidates vied for public safety commissioner with Gunthorth winning after a runoff. In December 16 constitutional amendments, including a $15 million mental health bond and a $43 million recreation bond, passed statewise while Morgan County’s Ryan Crossroads voted no on all measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Decatur
Roger
Willard Stallcup
Decatur High School
Liquor Committee
Womens Christian Temperance Union
Morgan County Temperance Alliance
Rayburn Ray
Birmingham
New Decatur
New Chamber Program Unveiled
The 1967 Decatur Chamber of Commerce announced growth driven efforts including luring Air Products of Allentown to build a multi million dollar plant in 1968. The year featured new committees, awards, school business ties, and a major land sale to Pure Oil.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Tom—Guyton—Jr
Dick Ordway
Tennessee River and Tributaries Association
Tennessee Valley Associated Chambers of Commerce
Tennessee River Valley
Rooster Coffee Club
Pure Oil
Irvin Commander
Emmette Barron
Arthur Belew
Ston. Cole
Decatur Meets Growth as 600 Phones Added in 1967
Southern Bell adds 600 phones in Decatur bringing total to 24,900 with 4,550 added, 3,950 removed, and 2,900 moved during the year. Local calls average 132,000 daily, long distance up 9 percent to 14,000 daily, as $5.5 million district outlay supports a $53 million Alabama program in 1967. New directories reached 24,000 copies on December 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Bell Telephone Co
George Davis
Southern Bell
Decatur
Decatur Exchange
Davis
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
Alabama
City Population Growth Projection for Decatur
City Planner Gary Voketz estimates Decatur’s population at about 40,000 now, rising to 50,000 by 1970. Projections foresee 65,000 by 1980 and 85,000 by 1990, with countywide figures around 187,000 by 1990. The 1960 census recorded 29,217 residents, and 1950 had 19,974.
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Decatur
Gary Voketz
Planning Department
U.S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Blackburn Park
City Commission
Public Safety
Funeral Home
Charles Gunthorp
Avery Thornhill
Fred S. Hunt, Jr
Hunt
Gunthorp
Thornhill
Reneau Carrell
Joe Collins
Hub Garer
Homer Hutchinson
Guntharp
Ryan
Ordway
Chamber of Commerce Executives Association of
TVA
Calhoun Junior College
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