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February 8, 1978 Around Adair with Ed Waggener The article below first appeared in the February 8, 1978 issue of the Daily Statesman. Topics included a custody dispute over the C.R. Hutchison & Son Bridge, a push for a community activity center, the good deeds of Tommy Nobles and Finis Albert Harvey, and Harold Gaddis' giant loaf of bread at Harold's Steak House.--Pen By Ed Waggener The great bridge controversy Senator Doug Moseley has caused a stir at the Adair County Courthouse. He's claiming the C.R. Hutchison & Son Bridge which fell into Monroe Alley, much to the glee of the owners of the stores which have back doors on the alley, when the roof on the Adair County Health Department fell in. Moseley called Judge James Brock to tell him of his claim. "It was a long distance call," Judge Brock said, "and the Senator had to pay for it unless he was on a State WATS line. I know he's serious." Moseley says it's his bridge because he owns the front building of the old C.R. Hutchison & Sons complex. Judge Brock has taken the matter under consideration and diplomatically says to the Senator's claim, "No way!" He says, "That's the county's bridge. It was hooked between our building and the Senator's, but remember, it was our building which brought it down so that one of us could lay claim to it. The bridge is now in County custody, and probably will remain so, unless Senator Moseley introduces a private bill for relief from the County claim. Or, he could take the county to court. The next question: What's Judge Brock going to do with the bridge now that he's got it? A thousand truck drivers are happier He could put it up on the square as a monument to the patience of a thousand semi-truck drivers, who cussed the thing from the time the first Kroger truck got hung under it to the last Ben Franklin semi to be stayed 20 feet from its destination by that little bridge, barely inches too high for many of the trucks to get under. Now the little bridge is part of history, gone the way of the Conover-New Adair-Miller Hotel and the health department roof. Tommy Nobles is a Good Neighbor Duell Gabbert has spun a story about a fine man and a good neighbor out Lampton Lane way. It follows: "During the recent snow blizzard, the Cross Road (Lampton Lane), connecting Route 61 and East 80, a country road, became impassable due to several large snow drifts. A good neighbor, Mr. Tommy Nobles, with one of his farm tractors, used his dozer blade to remove enough snow to clear one lane for traffic for the entire road length of approximately one mile. This required several hours of labor and fuel to accomplish in severe cold and blizzard weather. We, the neighbors, congratulate Mr. Nobles for this kind deed and deeply appreciate his good will and consideration in a time of need." Mr. Gabbert added, "I have since contacted Judge Brock and Buck Downey and they have completely cleared the entire road." Now, do you think that Tommy Nobles will have to ask any neighbor on Lampton Lane for a favor when he needs it? Using the Grover Gilpin rule for being a neighbor, I'd doubt it. Doing it for ourselves Larry Russell Bryant and Rev. Eldon Trubee are a Committee of Two working to secure a Recreation Center for Columbia. The idea is to get a building which will have a game floor for basketball which can be used for several other sports on a rotational basis, and will also have rooms for several other games. So far, Bryant and Trubee are getting together plans for the structure, and are meeting with representatives of some of the steel building companies. They're estimating the cost of such a structure at from $30-50,000, depending on how elaborate it will be. Their aim is to have a public-use building underway in three to six months. They'll ask for anything which can be donated: land, building materials, electrical fixtures, plumbing items, and yes, even money. Bryant has a good record in grantsmanship in his work with the county. But this time, the Committee of Two is going to try to raise all the money locally. "There's too much red tape and restrictions on us if we try for grants," Bryant said. "We can do this project all by ourselves." It's a needed project The project is needed, especially for the people who are not in organized sports. It will give the entire community a chance to participate, actively, in Adair County's major spectator sport. And, it will do away with part of the old refrain, "There's nothing to do in Columbia." The Committee of Two is from the same people who brought you such successes as the 1978 Inauguration, the World's Largest Chili Bowl, the Inaugural Ball, and Squaredeal Downey riding in a Winnebago. Bryant says, simply, "It's going to happen." If you care to help him carry out his boast, contact him at 384-xxxx or call Rev. Trubee at the Columbia-Union Presbyterian Church, 384-xxxx. Another good neighbor: Finis Albert John Lehman, an expectant father, has been aided by his good neighbor, Finis Albert Harvey of Fairplay, on two mornings in a row, when his little Datsun truck failed to start. I asked John what he will do if the baby, which is due anytime, comes when the truck fails. "I'll call Finis Albert," he readily admits. Actually, John is having a little help from his wife, Fran, in making the new baby, but so far, he appears to be the far jitterier one. Four over 30 years on job Four members of the Adair County Fire Department have over 30 years on the job. They are Earl Conover, Bobby Caldwell, William L. Walker, and David Caldwell. That's quite a record, on any job. On one in which the only satisfaction is doing good for others, it's downright remarkable. Baking those little loaves of bread Harold Gaddis of Harold's Steaks has started serving little loaves of bread with meals. He and wife Fay Gaddis are polling the customers to see how they like the touch. As an added attraction, Mrs. Gaddis takes customers to the kitchen service window and shows them the first loaf of the bread Harold is supposed to have baked. High on a shelf in the back of the kitchen is the gargantuan loaf, which appears to be as big as a bushel. It takes a lot of digging to get them to admit the truth. The "loaf" is actually overspray from the refrigeration man's insulating gun. It's really a big piece of styrofoam, but it looks just like a misshapen loaf of bread. This story was posted on 2020-02-23 09:47:14
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