175th fest in the black

Decatur Daily Democrat:

So great was the enthusiasm for the event and so well-developed the sales ideas, the committee in charge of Decatur's 175th Anniversary Celebration turned a nice-sized profit, it was learned at Tuesday night's city council meeting.

Larry Isch, co-chairman of the committee along with Max Miller, told council that the group will wind up some $16,000 in the black, thanks to the sales of numerous 175th souvenir items. According to Isch, roughly $40,000 was taken in and expenses totaled around $27,000. Then "a few more dollars trickled in" and the final total came to the approximatelhy $16,000.