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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1973
Page
2
Fred Keenum, a Neel community farmer hunter and trapper, welcomes a visitor on his porch. He plans to rely on trapping this winter as his full-time job, hoping mink prices rise after last winter’s 15 dollar pelt. He contemplates beaver fur for a coat if more pelts are caught, sharing pride in his 47 pound mink and earnings.
Keenum, a 43 year veteran, traps mink muskrat and beaver along Morgan County creeks. He notes mink are elusive but plentiful, discusses his method from baited to set trapping, recalls a 40 pound bobcat catch, and explains trapping season as a break from farming with income to boot.
Operation Home, funded by United Way since 1971, provides temporary shelter for children whose parents are unable to care for them. The program, housed at 1017 Somerville Rd SE, averages five youths, with stays around a month, led by house parents Mrs. Val Foster and volunteers.
ATHENS US Atty Wayman Sherrer cancelled his appointment with City Board of Education but will meet with members today Supt R Dale Weizenecker said Sherrer is expected to discuss cross district attendance of students in schools Limestone County Supt J C Chisholm said Sherrer had not contacted his office and no meeting was set The county voted to discontinue city students except seniors from county schools and recommended city board do same The city board reversed and kept year to year phase out citing hardship on students and families Sherrer visits follow parent complaints about busings
Dr D E Jackson Memorial Hospital in Limestone County plans a 46 bed nursing home after state health department approval, despite a request to cut 29 beds from the 75 bed plan. Construction will start after planning. beds may increase with county allotments. The board also seeks bath additions and master plan updates. the state rejected a 10 unit pediatric unit at Athens Limestone Hospital.
Store manager Wayne Fair presents Mayor Russell Bolding with a replica of Sears first watch to commemorate the company’s 87th year in business. The item recalls Richard Sears, a railroad agent in a Minnesota town, who started the business from a single shipment to a jeweler who didn’t want the watches.
City plans bid opening within two weeks for an 8th St SW extension and Central Parkway portions to form an east west corridor. Project costs about 120000 dollars and includes two lane parkway from 14th St to 8th St and 8th St extension east to Central Parkway plus a four lane segment from 1st Ave to 14th St. Negotiations continue for a third tract valued at 11500 dollars as part of the right of way. Local officials note readiness to pursue state or federal aid while funding may rely on the city’s general fund.
Mississippi civic figure Charles Evers accuses a Kennedy Wallace appearance of inflaming race tensions. In Mobile Alabama betting at a new greyhound track yields 280,254 dollars for Mobile County programs from four weeks of sedan betting Aug 6 to Sept 1.
Mrs. Don Kincaid and her son Jay were in a one car crash near Demopolis on Thursday afternoon while heading to Camden. Jay, age 3, was knocked unconscious and stayed in the Demopolis hospital overnight with suspected skull base fracture but showed improvement the next day. Mrs. Kincaid, not admitted, was to fly to Europe but postponed due to the accident.
A Limestone County jail escapee Phillip Daniel Hunt, 24, was captured Thursday in Ann Arbor, Michigan by FBI and local authorities. Hunt and accomplice Tommy Pylant, 20, escaped two weeks earlier by sawing a hole through a cell wall. Hunt, already convicted of burglary and federal auto theft, awaits transfer to the state penitentiary. Pylant was captured earlier.
Magnolia Street residents petitioned the city planning commission to rezone from R-3 to R-1 to block relocating an old house moved onto property at the northeast corner of Magnolia and 20th streets. The commission voted to hold a public hearing while noting zoning rules may apply ex post facto.
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