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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1969
Page
2
The Alabama legislature adjourned for a long weekend after a slow week with only a handful of bills passed by the Senate. Large backlogs loom as more than 150 House bills await action and about as many await in the Senate.
Three Cullman municipalities seek to add about 2 100 acres to city limits through proposed state bills. Cullman would gain 200 acres near U S 287 and 165, affecting two subdivisions and interchange areas. Holly Pond aims to expand by 1 400 acres, nearly doubling its size and population. Good Hope plans about 500 more acres for a total near 2 000. About 30 property owners would be involved, population rising from 500 to 650. No opposition noted. Bills move through House and Senate with other topics discussed in committee.
Federal and local authorities arrested Hugh Kilpatrick Wallace Reid and Brity Well of Cullman for liquor violations after a raid three miles west of Cullman. They posted $1,000 bonds and were released by U S Commissioner Charles Murphree in Decatur. Two stills with 1.152 gallon capacity were seized, bringing total still seizures to 1963 since the 1967 campaign began.
Hartselle and county authorities investigate two safe burglaries this week yielding $270. About $200 was taken from a safe at the clinic in Hartselle and $70 from Roberts Brothers Department Store, where two gold coins were also stolen.
Athens High School will hold graduation exercises for 167 seniors composing the class of 1969. The seniors will hear their class president Billy Hargrove give the graduation address. Superintendent Julian Newman and principal Ferman Elmore will award diplomas.
Notes announce Decatur curb and country market open Saturday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. with produce and eggs for sale. Hosch family reunion set for June 8 at Graham Spring Park in Huntsville. Vacation Reading Program runs June 2 at Wheeler Basin Regional Library themed Alabama 150 Sesquincentennial with registration for children through June 21 and certificates on completion.
Police said the Olan Mills photographic studio was burglarized and two cash boxes totaling about 126 dollars were stolen. Details remain sparse as investigators review security footage and collect evidence.
Lester County authorities invite the public to a Saturday barbecue to view progress on the Dr D E Jackson Memorial Hospital project. Four West Virginia doctors will attend, inspecting the 41 bed facility nearing 50 percent completion with bonds planned to cover costs.
Alabama's Commission on Aging seeks $200,000 in federal Older American Act funds believed rightfully theirs. State Attorney General Gallion says the office may file suit against the federal government for withholding the money, to fund programs for seniors in Alabama.
Cullman County voters approved joining the Morgan Marshall Lawrence County Community Action Program area. If approved, Cullman would help form a 51 member board and submit a June application to the Atlanta regional office to access federal anti poverty programs and funding starting the next fiscal year. The move could bring emergency grants and new programs while Head Start remains under local supervision.
In Montgomery Alabama Representative Frank House wore an aluminum foil dance cap marked with a J during a legislative session. He declined to explain the symbol but suggested it may mean jerk Jefferson or jackass. A cartoon satirizing his pay policy and role drew comments from colleagues. House, a former Detroit Tiger, prompted Speaker Rankin Fite to note the day’s notable spectacle.
Dick Cooper reports that Fuller, a Hartsette native and long time Decatur High social studies teacher and student council sponsor, retires this year. His portrait will hang in the library and the student council fund renamed to Aubrey Fuller Student Council Scholarship Fund. He earned a 1927 BA from the University of Alabama and taught at Dora and Riverside High Schools before joining Decatur. He is a member of NEA, AEA and the Decatur Teachers Association. The school presented a $250 check toward a color television.
A sport judo class will be offered at the Aquadome beginning June 10. Classes run Tuesdays and Thursdays 7 to 9 p.m. for 10 weeks with a $10 fee. Don Gibson will teach, holding Sankyu brown belt status and past Air Force self defense experience.
A Huntsville woman, Phea Mauldin, 41, was listed in serious condition at Huntsville Hospital after a two car crash about 7 20 p m Thursday night on Ala 36. Her son Michael, 18, was uninjured. Chester Stafford, 30, of Birmingham, drove the pickup involved. Athens 2 youth Steven Gatling, 12, listed in good condition after his motorcycle collided with Barbara Lindsey, 32, of Athens. The wreck occurred about 10 45 a m 4 8 miles west of Athens on Seven Mile Road.
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