Dale County AlArchives Photo person.....$100.00 Scoop Full of Ariton Dirt February 26 1953
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Source: The Southern Star
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45 Years Ago, February 26,1953.

Among the unusual schemes tor raising funds with which to build Ariton's new 
clinic was the Auctioning of "the privilege of having a picture made scooping 
up the first shovelful of dirt" for digging the building's foundation. In the 
above picture D. B, Richardson, a member of the Finance Committee, who paid 
$100 for this privilege, is shown breaking ground. Watching him are other 
enthusiastic members of the Ariton Improvement Foundation. Reading from left to 
right, they are- H J Bowden, E. L. Fralish, J. L. Weed, D. K. Wilson, Paul 
Hutto, Mrs. Paul Hutto, Mrs. D. B. Richardson, and Creel Richardson, Foundation 
president.-Photo by Mildred D. Kingsley, Engraving Courtesy Dothan Eagle.

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reprinted Feb. 25, 1998

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