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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1966
Page
5
Amoco Chemicals Corp approved plans to double the size of its under construction plant in the city and state. Plant manager Paul A. Lamont said full operation will employ about 349 people with a $2.5 million payroll and about 140 extra jobs from the expansion. initial investment was multi million dollars.
Morgan County voters in the gubernatorial race have mostly backed winners, choosing the winner in six of ten cycles since 1926. The county aligned with Patterson in 1926 while McDowell led in Morgan in that year’s runner up campaign, showing Morgan’s mixed but often pivotal stance.
By Bob Ingram Morgan County repeatedly shifted its support in Alabama primaries from Graves to Dixon to Boozer and Per¬ sons, with patterns of backing notable figures like Folsom Wallace Patterson and de Graffenried. The 1966 race pits Sherman Powell and Bob Gilchrist against a regional field, highlighting a broad snapshot of local political turnover across decades.
The city commission accepted a new ordinance requiring all buildings to display readable numbers to ease locating addresses for police fire sanitation and the public. The Planning Department produced the details and explains that numbers themselves are unchanged but must be displayed correctly.
CorA Blair reports that city planning staff led by Gary Voketz with Jeff Tanner and Lydia Gilley prepared a file listing house numbers subdivision block and lot numbers. The ordinance defines first time north south east west boundaries and street direction as official address requirements.
Morgan County voters supported Graves in elections, with a three election winning streak for Dixon, Chancey Sparks, and Big Jim Folsom in 1938 1942 and 1946. The town confirms Bank Street as the east west boundary along L and N Railroad, with streets now officially categorized by direction and type amid April changes. City hall crews work on air conditioning installations as spring relief nears.
The North Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission will operate as a triangle with Cullman City and Cullman County joining the board. Athens and Limestone County decline now, with a future option open, leaving the original plan to include Decatur Morgan County Hartselle Moulton Lawrence County Athens and Limestone.
Sen Ed Horton and Rep Granville Turner plan companion bills in a special session to form a commission aimed at preserving land along the Tennessee River front in Morgan, Lawrence and Limestone counties. Decatur already has a planning commission and joined the North Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission, while TVA notes land limits push industries toward Lawrence and Limestone counties. A meeting will soon be held to elect officers.
Prison labor has repainted the Morgan County Courthouse and Jail, applying two tone green to hallways and offices and light gray to cell blocks. Ceilings were refinished in white, replacing former dark gray and cream/brown tones as work continued into recent weeks.
Morgan County officials announce a two week circuit court session delay and plan repainting of the county courthouse public building. County employees note the building has not been repainted in five to six years and estimate costs in the hundreds. GOP leaders expect multiple candidates in county offices and possible Republican majorities in 1967.
Sen Robert F Kennedy told Mississippi students that former Gov Ross Barnett must bear full responsibility for the 1962 desegregation riot at Ole Miss. He then spoke to Alabama students in Tuscaloosa, both appearances peaceful.
After weeks of searching a missing U S H Bomb was located late Thursday off the Spanish coast. Officials said the recovery came as they weighed how to inform the world it might not be found. In Indonesia, President Sukarno allowed 14 pro Communist ministers to be detained and Lt Gen Suharto announced new cabinet members by radio.
Gov George Wallace and his wife Lurleen will not attend the Democratic governor race rally in the Tri Cities after organizers said only actual candidates may speak. Eleven candidates had accepted invitations. Lewis C West, Powell campaign manager for Morgan County, walks from Decatur to Huntsville wearing Powell stickers to solicit votes.
Commissioner of Agriculture A. W. Todd seeks the Democratic nomination for governor and faces fresh media criticism for using his official position in campaigns. A secretary in his office allegedly told a reporter Todd would speak in the Tennessee Valley, urging coverage on taxpayers’ time and telephone.
The governor's race sees candidates Rich mond Flowers Lurleen Wallace and A. W. Todd accused of using state property for campaigns. An attorney general office employee denied sending material on state stationary. Cook’s transfer issue in Lawrence County drew petitions to keep him local.
Auburn Public Relations Director Herbert White said Auburn and Alabama have much to gain from togetherness yet may not be ready to join athletically. The crowd echoed skepticism while Alabama fans questioned the idea. Also noted was Maurice Patterson visiting Decatur and potential prep for his brother's talk, plus resignation from a Lauderdale County sheriff race by Bert Robertson due to a dog bite and campaign pause.
Cullman governor hopeful James E. Folsom nicknamed Big Jim travels with a "hope box" that he uses to rally supporters to contribute, urging them to “hope me out” as he campaigns across the state.
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