The Selma Times-Journal from Selma, Alabama • 5

I THE SELMA TTMES-JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1995-A5 Folsom out of politics for first time in 16 years election, said he was done with politics. But he is frequently mentioned as a possible successor to Bevill, if the 15-term dean of the state's congressional delegation steps down. If Jim Folsom wanted it, he could have it," said Natalie Davis, a political science professor at Birmingham Southern College. But the tactics didnt work and he lost.

It was partly the character issue, it was partly ducking the questions from the press, it was partly the Republican tide," said Anne Permaloff, a political scientist at Auburn University at Montgomery. Folsom, in conceding the general i Jpr Clearance Sale government office. He has not said what he will do now. except that it wont involve running for another office. Folsom's life has been defined by government service.

The son of Gov. James "Big Jim Folsom, his first home was the governors mansion. Folsom grew up the heir to his fathers legacy of populist rhetoric and dreams of modernizing the state. He graduated from Jacksonville State University in 1974 and went to work for the state Department of Industrial Relations. During the next 20 years, he would work full-time in the public sector only three years; he was a public relations representative for Reynolds Aluminum Co.

in Florence. In 1976, he failed to unseat Rep. Tom Bevill from Congress. Two years later, he was elected to the Public Service Commission and served there losing a U.S. Senate bid along the way until he became lieutenant governor in 1986.

In April 1993, he -moved up to governor upon the ethics conviction of Gov. Guy Hunt. While in office, he dabbled in private businesses, most successfully with an investment banking firm that dissolved when he became governor. But his annual financial statements filed with the ethics commission showed little substantial income other than his government pay. During his campaign for a full term, Folsom dodged major news outlets and refused to debate James.

MONTGOMERY (AP) Former Gov. Jim Folsom began a new adventure Tuesday. For only the second time in his adult life, he was not on the government payroll. As Folsom left the swearing-in ceremony Monday for Gov. Fob James, the outgoing governor offered his best wishes to the Republican who knocked him out of the office his father held for two terms.

Folsom said that while he and -James disagree about how to approach some of the problems facing the state, they both share a common goal. The bottom line in all this is the interest of the people of Alabama," he said. Folsom and his wife, Marsha, sat expressionless through James' swearing-in ceremony and inaugural address Monday, barely visible to the crowd because they were on the next-to-last row of the stage. Their lack of expression was explained by Mrs. Folsom.

I couldnt hear a word because of the reverberations, the background sound. We were sitting so far in the back that we really couldnt hear anything, she added. As she left the Capitol, she described her feeling as anticipation. I feel happy because were starting on another chapter in our lives together. I consider this another detour on the road through our lives, she said.

Tuesday marked the first time in 16 years that Folsom didnt hold a Downtown Selma Open: Sat. Fa" Wts Ore pp Mitchell appointed as Senate floor leader SPJS SOC vMer tN pr ic orQ- Two men shot to death at gas station BIRMINGHAM (AP) Two men were shot to death in front of a gas station as they sat in a car with the engine running. Demetrius Taytor, 21, and Moses Roberson, 19, were shot by a man who walked up to them and fired into the car, police said. Police had no suspects and knew of no motive Monday. Both Taylor and Roberson had dropped out of West End High School, earning their General Educational Development credentials over the past few years.

Both victims were starting families Roberson became a father 10 days ago; Taylors first child is on the way. Roberson lived with his aging grandmother just around the comer from the gas station where he was killed. He recently moved in there to take care of her. Officials look to eliminate power delay MONTGOMERY (AP) Gov. Fob James didnt officially become governor until 12:01 a.m.

Tuesday, nearly 11 hours after he took the oath of office, due to state law. State Rep. Jack Venable, D-Tallassee, said the new governor ought to be in power the moment he is sworn in, and he plans to push a constitutional amendment to eliminate the delay. Whos in charge in that time? Venable said of the 11 -hour period between the swearing-in and the new governors constitutional empowerment. The old governors going to be out of office; he has no way to do anything.

Venable said the amendment he will propose will change the transfer of office to noon on Inauguration Day. He said overall, the transition period between the general election and inauguration is too long. I think we ought to. pack em all back to as short a period after the election as we possibly can. A spokesman for James, Donny Claxton, agreed, citing the recent round of spending and appointment-making by the lame-duck Folsom administration.

Evans Anally wishes Sessions well MONTGOMERY (AP) Republican Attorney General Jeff Sessions said his predecessor, Democrat Jimmy Evans, finally contacted him last week to wish him well in the office and to offer his assistance. Evans went into seclusion after his defeat in the Nov. 8 election, which ended two decades in public office. He was Montgomery County district attorney before his election as attorney general in 1 990. Sessions said Monday that Evans told him he is taking several months off before deciding what to do next, but he told Sessions he will be available as a supernumerary official.

Supernumeraries are semiretired officials, who receive pay and are available for service if needed. There may be a time when I want to discuss a matter with him, but I don't expect to use him as a supernumerary, Sessions said. The new attorney general said he and Evans didnt discuss the financial problems plaguing the office. Sessions has laid off 69 of his 196 employees due to $1 million in unpaid bills during Evans tenure. Martha Reeves releases new album HUNTSVILLE (AP) Rock Roll Hall of Famer Martha Reeves releases a new album Friday, with proceeds going to the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Museum in Tuscumbia.

Only 500 CDs are being made at $20 apiece. They will go on sale at a private reception Friday and an autograph session Saturday at Hornbuckle Record Shop. I Reeves, a Eufaula native, has led her group, the Vandellas, for more than 30 years. Their hits include Dancing in the Street, Heat Wave, Nowhere to Run and Jimmy Mack. Reeves was inducted into the Rock Roll Hall of Fame last week.

She also is among five performers nominated for induction this year into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony is Jan. 27 at the Von Braun Civic Center in Huntsville. The other performing nominees are The Commodores, Emmylou Harris, Jimmy Buffett and Lionel Richie. Latin American police witness inaugural MONTGOMERY (AP) Military and police officers visiting from Latin America got to witness Southern politics in action at Gov.

Fob James inaugural. The officers military captains, colonels and a sprinkling of police officers were the guests of Rotary Clubs in Montgomery, Ozark and Phenix City. All the international officers currently are attending various military schools in the United States, including Air University schools at Maxwell Air Force Base, the School of the Americas at Fort Benning, and the U.S. Army Aviation School at Fort Rucker. For most our American democratic traditions and inaugural activities are something they have only read about or seen on CNN, said Tom Parker a Montgomery Rotarian.

Dangerous escapee worries police ALBERTVILLE (AP) Police Chief Randy Amos said he is shaken by the escape of a suspect in a number of crimes from the Marshall County jail. Lloyd Charles Buddy Dean, 30, slipped out of jail Sunday afternoon during visiting hours by walking through an unsecured door, officials said. Within 15 minutes, a car was stolen from downtown Guntersville, about two blocks from the Marshall County Jail. The car was driven to Hanceville, where a 1 993 Ford Explorer was reported stolen. That vehicle had a .357 Magnum handgun in it and about 50 rounds of ammunition.

Dean was being held on charges of attempted murder and parole violation, and also was suspected in numerous auto thefts, burglaries and other crimes in five northeast Alabama counties, authorities said. Dean was arrested Dec. 29 at his sisters home in rural Etowah County, despite his threats never to be taken alive. will be trying to organize the constituents office. Mitchell said he and Siegelman hope to run the office with the current legislative staff and without adding any manpower or payroll.

But he said they are not far enough along in the planning to discuss the offices budget or timetable for opening. MONTGOMERY (AP) Lt. Gov. Don Siegelman and his Senate floor leader, Sen. Michael Figures, hope to set up an Office of Constituent Services to help senators handle requests from voters back home.

Siegelman picked Mitchell, D-Luveme, for the floor leaders position Tuesday. Mitchell said one of his priorities 872-7401 jbj Peoples Special Certificate of Deposit Interest Rate: 6.256 Annual Percentage Yield: 6.30 Minimum Certificate $11,000.00 Term: 9 months Automatic or Single Renewal Offer Good Through 13195 Letter Ask any of our branch representatives for additional information. Substantial penaltly for early withdrawal. Healthcare, Dr. Scholls footcare products and Kmart Corp.

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