MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - The Tukabatchee Area Council Boy Scouts will hold their annual meeting on Tuesday, December 6th at 6:00 p.m. at Young Meadows Presbyterian Church in Montgomery.  The meeting will include a brief report from Council President, Billy Livings and the announcement of the 2012 Council Executive Board and Council Officers.  The meeting will also feature the awarding of five Silver Beaver Awards, which is the Council's highest volunteer recognition.

This year's Silver Beaver recipients are:

• John T. Mott of Selma, AL
• Paul Warren of Alexander City, AL
• Billy Livings of Montgomery, AL
• Jay Radford of Millbrook, AL
• Steven Speaks of Montgomery, AL

There is no cost to attend the program and light refreshments will be served.  There will be ample time for fellowship and remarks to the five Silver Beaver recipients.

November 3, 1970: Fred Gray and Thomas Reed are elected to the state House of Representatives to become the first black Alabama legislators since Reconstruction. Both men won seats from the 31st House District, composed of Macon, Bullock, and Barbour counties.

Information Source: Alabama Department of Archives and History

October 31, 1954: Martin Luther King Jr. of Atlanta is installed as minister of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery. A little more than a year later, on the first day of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, he was named president of the Montgomery Improvement Association, a role which made him a national civil rights figure.

Information Source: Alabama Department of Archives and History