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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1972
Page
2
The North Alabama Sheriffs' Boys Ranch will benefit from performances by Splash the Happy Dolphin through Saturday at Gateway Shopping Center. Admission is free but donations from the show will support the ranch.
Alabama Travel Council 1972 fall tour brings 52 writers and professionals from 16 states the District of Columbia and three foreign countries to Decatur for a one hour visit hosted by the Chamber of Commerce They will tour Point Mallard and glimpse other features escorted by state troopers The tour began Thursday in Montgomery with stops across Alabama and five foreign guests from Italy Bulgaria East Germany Japan and France among attendees.
Morris announces 12 teams in the Decatur Youth Football League, with six Midgets and six Pee-Wees. Age groups are 10-11 and 12-13, weight caps 100 and 120 pounds, and a school grade requirement plus preseason physicals apply.
About 330 Decatur youths ages 10 to 13 start the 10th year of the Decatur Youth Football League Tuesday night at Austin’s field and Ogle Stadium. Howard Morris coaches the Pee Wee Rams at Ogle, with new rules grouping ages 10–11 in the dwarfism league and 12–13 in Pee-Wees to improve safety. Each team practices twice weekly and plays one game weekly, with three games slated each Tuesday night.
A group of black citizens submits 11 names to the Athens city council to fill the school board vacancy left by Wilburn Moore. Led by Bennett Higgins the coalition urges a black appointee, citing representational government and school issues. Moore left for a vocational instructor post in Dillon South Carolina. Names include Leo Turner Dora Ashford Fred Afleb Elaine Nichols Clarence McDaniel Sandy Lucas Sammie Mason Mack David Johnny Pryor Hubert Ward and Aubrey Horton.
The University of Alabama will offer a three month course in educational administration for school professionals and students in Decatur. The program runs 6 p.m. to 5 December and offers three semester hours of credit with a $69 registration. Dr. Curtis Sellers leads the course via the Alabama Educational Television Network with follow up discussions. Credit may transfer to another college, and classes meet at the Instructional Services Center on Bank Street.
The article notes Morris urges participation and urges contacting Jim White at 355 7950 or Bill Brooks at 353 0924 to register. It highlights the Decatur Youth Football League tripling in size over its first 10 years and hopes for continued growth.
Draper Prison inmate Billy Ray Aughtman, 24, of Covington County, died from brain damage after falling from a truck while moving furniture for corrections official Jack W. Loyd. He suffered a fractured skull when a mattress blew off the vehicle, and the incident prompted an ongoing investigation.
A historic postcard image captures the west side of 2nd Ave SE near Moulton St intersection in Decatur. Buggies and horseless carriages line the curb as Lawson Davidson of 1009 Jackson SE submits the scene to the Looking Back series.
In hearings before Justice Judge Robert Milam two suspects were bound over to the grand jury. Philip Morris of 1708 Buena Vista Cr. failed to appear on an assault with intent to murder charge related to a shooting at the couple's home on August 1. James K. Larey of Tuscumbia 2, aged 23, was charged August 4 with forging a $50 check on a State National Bank account.
A 19 year old Decatur resident, David L. Ward, injured in a motorcycle collision, remains critical in Huntsville Hospital with head injuries. Ward was moved from Decatur General Hospital to Huntsville Hospital shortly after the accident. Witnesses said he was thrown from his motorcycle by the impact. He was married.
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