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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1972
Page
2
The notice marks the newspaper as second class matter dated February 26, 1912, filed at the Decatur Alabama post office under the 1878 act.
The editorial argues that closing tax loopholes would affect nearly every citizen, not just big business. It cites Mansfield Mills proposals and shows how deductions touch retirement, health, housing, education, and charity, warning that eliminating them would reshape jobs, spending, and daily life.
Friday high 46 at 4 pm, low 63 at 6 am. Today’s high near 9, tonight mid 60s, Sunday upper 80s. Clouds, warm trend through Sunday with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Funeral services were held for J. D Gray, 72, of 702 Canal NE, who died Thursday at his winter home in Sanford Florida. Burial followed at Memorial Cemetery in Paris Tennessee. Survivors include widow Lucille Gray of Decatur a daughter Georgia Henderson of Pueblo Colorado a brother Forrest Gray of Jackson and six grandchildren. Gray founded Gray's Fashionwear on Bank Street and served as president of the Retail Merchants Association. He spent part of each year in Florida for his health.
Dr Carlton Kelley, president of Calhoun Junior College, activates the new water system completed on Friday. The facility will serve the college community and surrounding facilities.
Lawrence County holds its eighth annual Terry Club reunion on Monday as part of Labor Day activities. Rep. William Jennings Bryan Dorn of South Carolina and Sen. John Sparkman along with Rep. Bob Jones are set to attend in Courtland plus Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley and Alabama officials including Chief Justice Howell Heflin and a Court Of Appeals judge.
A busy weekend offers a gospel singing benefit at Chalybeate Springs School gym with Gatemen Quartet Calvary Echoes and the Missions, plus a Decatur Saddle Club horse show rescheduled for Sept 30 benefiting Alabama Sheriff's Boys Ranch. Also listed are reunions, family gatherings, civic talks with Rep Dorn, and heightened traffic enforcement for the holiday weekend.
A $1 million water project serving south Limestone County and Calhoun Junior College was completed and activated. Calhoun President Dr. Carlton Kelley cites improved pressure for about 3,000 students. Officials from Tucker Brothers Construction Co. and Patton Co. turned on the system with Patton as subcontractor. The project included 16 inch lines from the Tennessee River at Decatur to Thompson Tractor Co. and local lines north of the tractor yard. The Limestone County Commission funded the project with Decatur water purchases and a $50,000 state appropriation to connect the college. In a separate incident, Elbert Reed Sanders was shot at his Pine Street home and hospitalized. no charges have been filed.
The report outlines U S and Japanese discussions on a $320 million aircraft purchase and another $320 million in uranium enrichment services over future periods. It also covers local political tension over school locations and calls for investigation into Calhoun Junior College’s police academy status.
Authorities captured one of five convicts who overpowered a guard during a breakout between Jasper and Bessemer. Jerry Trussell was reported at Cullman County Jail to begin a two year grand larceny sentence. Johnny Carroll remained at large with Charles Widner Jack Caldwell and Ray Galloway still sought.
The Decatur Daily lists emergency contacts for Morgan, Limestone, Athens, Lawrence, and Cullman counties. It provides Sheriff and Crisis Call Center numbers plus general guidance to dial 0 for unknown emergencies. These include 911 operations in Decatur and regional hotlines for poisoning and personal crises.
Beginning Sept 11 Calhoun Junior College hosts a 26 week evening course for Gal Fridays to gain skills in economy management financial analysis business mathematics and communications. The program aims to boost knowledge for professional tasks and provide bonus points with bosses.
Two Decatur bank employees Sandra Smith and Sarah Landers describe their self study paths toward the certified professional secretary rating. They attended Calhoun College course evenings and prepared for the Institute of Certified Secretaries exam held at Florence State University. They passed four of six parts, with two retakes planned before April. The CPS exam is tough with low pass rates and emphasizes business law tax and labor rules, social security and more. The study program expands business knowledge and improves job opportunities, including automatic raises in some companies. Calhoun courses run 5 30 to 7 30 pm Mondays for 26 weeks with five credits and about 37 50.
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