After a warm beginning to the week, a sudden cold snap brought freezing rain, ice, and snow to Rome on Saturday evening, causing hazardous driving conditions and the closing of numerous churches on Sunday morning. Students were undoubtedly frustrated, however, with the news that the ice should be gone by Monday morning, so all schools were open for class come Monday morning. (Is there anything more sad for a student than a snow-day wasted on a weekend?)
Governor Lester Maddox discovered how difficult it was to shoehorn a tax increase into the state legislative agenda when House Speaker George L. Smith buried his first proposal in committee and then ruled that the only way that the legislature could consider the increase was if Governor Maddox could manage to get an all-new bill passed--a virtual impossibility, since the speaker would control whether that bill made it out of committee or not. The end result: plans to increase the state sales tax from 3% to 4% were dead for the 1969 legislative session, apparently.
Two Rome schools were hit by burglars in the wee hours of Monday morning. Both East Rome Junior High and Eighth Ward School were broken into and vending machines were ransacked, along with office desks. In addition, the thieves did thousands of dollars of vandalism damage at Eighth Ward School. Two days later, burglars broke into Midway School and stole a television set, a copying machine, and cash from the vending machines.
Piggly Wiggly had ground chuck for 68¢ a pound, Coca-Cola for 33¢ a carton (plus deposit), and a ten-pound bag of potatoes for 19¢. Kroger had pork chops for 79¢ a pound, large eggs for 49¢ a dozen, and bananas for 11¢ a pound. A&P had smoked ham for 39¢ a pound, Chase & Sanborn coffee for 79¢ a pound, and lettuce for 19¢ a head. Big Apple had fresh whole fryers for 25¢ a pound, Spic 'n' Span cleanser for 25¢ a canister, and five pounds of Pillsbury flour for 49¢. Couch's had Armour's all-meat wieners for 39¢ a pound, Aristocrat ice milk for 39¢ a half-gallon, and fresh corn for 8¢ an ear.
Sly & the Family Stone took the number one slot this week in 1969 with "Everyday People." Other top ten hits included "Crimson & Clover" by Tommy James & the Shondells ( #2): "Build Me Up Buttercup" by the Foundations (#3); "Touch Me" by the Doors (#4); "Can I Change My Mind" by Tyrone Davis (#5); "Worst That Could Happen" by Brooklyn Bridge (#6); "You Showed Me" by the Turtles (#7); "This Magic Moment" by Jay & the Americans (#8); "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (#9); and "I'm Livin' in Shame" by Diana Ross & the Supremes (#10).
The cinematic week began with Angel in My Pocket (starring Andy Griffith) at the DeSoto Theatre, The Parent Trap (starring Hayley Mills) at the First Avenue, and Hawaii (starring Julie Andrews) at the West Rome Drive-In. The midweek switchout brought Candy (starring Richard Burton) to the First Avenue and Impasse (starring Burt Reynolds) to the West Rome Drive-In, while Angel in My Pocket hung around at the DeSoto for second week.
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