Vintage

Aftermath

by

Joyce Ray Wheeler

My newest dictionary simply defines "aftermath" as "results or consequences" with the idea being that the consequences are not good, as in the aftermath of a hurricane.

This connotation is quite the opposite of my meaning so I should clarify by saying AFTER-MATH as in mathematics.

My husband taught mathematics full-time while studying toward his doctorate at the University of Kentucky. This kept food on the table but very little more. Some rewarding things occurred at the end of some special work in mathematics.  He tutored football players for Coach Bear Bryant.  At the end of a season Bear was very generous if his players were eligible for the bowls.

DADEVILLE, TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA

Dadeville is the county seat of Tallapoosa County, in the east-central part of the county, in the SW.V* of sec. 4, T. 21, R. 23, E., 10 miles east of the Tallapoosa River, on the north fork of Sandy River, 30 miles northwest of Opelika, 20 miles southwest of Lafayette, 60 miles northwest of Columbus, Ga., 95 miles southeast of Birmingham. It was incorporated by the legislature, June 30, 1837, with intendant and five counsellors, and with the corporate limits including the parcel of land above described.

In 1916, the Tallapoosa County Bank (State), and the Sturdivant Bank (State) were located there. The "Spot Cash," a Democratic weekly newspaper, was established in 1898. The Methodist Episcopal, South, Missionary Baptist, Primitive Baptist, and Presbyterian denominations have churches in the town.

REMEMBERING THE DEATH OF A PRINCESS

by

Jean Butterworth

It was on Sunday, August 30, 1997 in a small hotel in Harrogate, England that I learned of Princess Diana’s death in a car accident. Americans received word of the crash in Paris that claimed the life of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed and their driver, but because of the time difference it was on August 31.

Twelve years ago, but still I remember each her death each year this time.  I was with a group of Birmingham Friendship Force members and had almost completed two weeks of home stay and vacationing in England when the tragedy occurred.

EARLY

CULLMAN COUNTY, ALABAMA

Cullman county was created by the legislature January 24, 1877. It was formed out of portions of Blount, Morgan and Winston counties. It contains 763 square miles, or 488,320 acres.

It was named in compliment to John G. Cullman, the fonder of the town of Cullman, and largely through whose efforts the section, later included in the county, was built up by a thrifty and vigorous body of German immigrants.

The act of establishment named Thomas C. Wilhite, T. W. McMims and Pleasant Williams as commissioners to lay out election precincts, to designate the places of voting therein, and to hold an election March 6, 1877, for the selection of a permanent county seat, and the election of county officers. The electors were authorized to vote for either Cullman or Milner as the county seat. The former was chosen.