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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1969
Page
6
The Lighthouse in Hartselle marks its first anniversary with a return performance by Eddie Kilbourne, a popular recording artist. The venue sits in the Tanner Heights Shopping Center and was started by a young adult Sunday school class from First United Methodist Church.
Kilbourne, a performer who has toured in most states, is slated for a minister-at-large role this year. He has nearly completed college and graduate studies after traveling 250000 miles in four years. He is described as a sophisticated entertainer blending entertainment and witness. Eddie has appeared in the area.
Decatur native Rev G M McCulloch returns to First Christian Church at 4th Ave and E Moulton St to start a revival Sunday. He leads First Christian in Selma and previously pastored Waldermose Springs and Jasper. Services run 7 30 nightly through June 13 with remarks by Rev Lawrence Maines.
Sylvia Porter reports on the growing gap between needed and available scientists and engineers, warning it will raise product and service costs and slow production. Dr. Emanuel Piore cites current manpower shortfalls, the drift of graduates abroad, and the need to boost science culture through new museums to recruit youths into science careers.
Neel United Methodist Church will host Capt. Frank Sparkman, Army chaplain from Austinville, at 11 a.m. Sunday. Sparkman recently returned from a year in Vietnam with the 269th Combat Aviation Battalion and will soon report to Ft. Lawton, Seattle. He is visiting relatives in Decatur before resuming duty in mid June.
The Muscle Shoals Baptist Youth rally begins at 7 p.m. at Enon Baptist Church with Enon youths in charge of activities and program coordination.
Mr and Mrs Danny Darnell hosted Hillsboro Baptist Church members Saturday night. Shoppers Pat Lay and Ellen Jones visited Decatur and Rogersville. Peggy Freeman of Neel visited John and Corum. Keith Terry improves at home. Sylvester McDonald and Mark visited Hartselle family. Crosswhite family from Courtland visited W L Terry. Jerry Newsome in Huntsville Hospital. several visitors. Bobby and Dewayne Jett visiting relatives in Dallas. Ave Maria Grotto outing included Ina Watt and Watts and Marsh families from SC and AL.
Cape Town officials announce a restoration plan for the Malay quarter with the city funding about half of the 677 000 rand 947 800 dollar project cost. The area houses descendants of slaves shipped from the Dutch East Indies and will be preserved as a historical site.
The Republic of Ireland releases a single national telephone directory divided into two sections, one for Dublin and one for all other areas. It lists phone numbers for residents and businesses across the nation.
Dr Otis E Kirby a Methodist minister of 41 years will preach his last sermon at Priceville United Methodist Church Sunday. He will attend the annual Conference Sunday afternoon and will not seek another appointment. The Kirbys were honored at a church dinner last Sunday and depart July 7 for a round the world trip through the Far East planned to last about a month.
A mixed astrology section warns of relational bumps on Sunday with family gatherings likely to go well while business-like meetings may fail. The health Q A discusses a 5 year old dog with pimples possibly due to demodectic mange, diagnosis by skin scrape, treatment steps, and a slow two to three month cure window.
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