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Show j Flip of Coin To Oedds Boas) hh i Whether a flip of a coin constitutes con-stitutes a legal way of awarding award-ing a road contract was being considered con-sidered today by the state road commission. It seems that Contractors J. W. Sumsion and W. W. Clyde, both of Springville were low bidders bid-ders for surfacing the road from Eden to Huntsville, and their bids were identical in total, $16,-426-60. Mr. Sumsion and Mr. Clyde tossed a coin to see who would withdraw and Mr. Sumsion lost. The road commission is willing to carry out the agreement resulting re-sulting from the flip of coin but has asked advice from the attor-, attor-, ney general's office before definitely defi-nitely committing itself. |