The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
ANN|STON SHOWS
BUILDING GROWTH
Permits Issued During Past
Month Aggregate $4,000
ARNOLD FACES 2 RACES
DIR. A. L. Scarborough Declines to En-.
ter Race for Legislature From
Calhoun-Y. M. C. A. Dis
cussed at Admission
ARNOLD FACES 2 RACES

| Admission, August 2.-(Special )-"When
the working men are building, industrial
| conditions are good and prospects are bet
ter said Building Inspector Ed Jewell
| Friday in commenting on the marked
| building activity Friday afternoon 81
| have issued large number of permits re-
Gently for new construction and the most
significant fact in this connection is that
most of the permits have been awarded
to working men and large number to ne
groes"
The permits issued within the past
month or so aggregate s3s,ooO, according
to the books of the building inspector. II
is said, however, that the permits are
oased on minimum estimates and that the
total value of building now going on is far
In excess of the amount given, which does
not include the industries now under
course of construction or increases in the
size of Industries recently made. The
permits were mostly for small residences
in all sections of the city.
The report includes repairs and extern
sions at the Murphy furniture store.
Eiam- -Hamrick drug store, Calhoun Gro
Gerry company's establishment. Gulf Re-
nning company, Louisville and Nashville
shops. Atlantic Compress. Admission Steam
laundry, and other small additions.
}. ]. Arnold. who was appointed for the
second time within a little over a year 10
the office of probate judge of Calhoun
county by Governor O'Neal Thursday aft
ernoon. Will hold office until the next gem
eral election in November of 1914, when a
probate judge will be named by the people
to serve out the two YEATS of the unex-
pired six-year term of Judge E. f. Crook
resigned, to which the late Judge w. "A.
Cooper was elected.
Should Judge Arnold be successful before
the people in the approaching state and
county primary, and be elected in No
Yember of 1914, he will tehn have to make
the race again in two years for the full
term of six years, the legal tenure of the
office in this county. He stated Friday
that he will in all probability go before
the people at both times and that he feels
confident of their ratification of the con-
fidenee imposed in him by the governor.
Judge Arnold will take office as soon as
he makes the required bond and takes his
oath of office. He was warmly congratu-
lated by his friends today.
DIR. A. l.. Scarborough we'll known An
niston dentist, merchant and bank direc-
tor, who returned from a vacation ut
Newman. Ga, today. stated that he will
decline to make the race for the legisla-
ture in this county, although he has been
strongly urged to do so by his friends.
Dr. Scarborough was noncommittal In re-
gard to the proposition submitted to the
last Alabama Dental association for the
dentists of the state to become more act
i've in politics.
A considerable number of we'll known
business and professional men gathered in
the parlors of the Alabama hotel Friday
evenng'to discuss the proposed establish
ment of Young Mems Christian associa-
tion in Admission. DIR. o. w Payne and
W. Il. Stallings of the Birmingham Young
Mems Christian association were the chief
speakers at the meeting.
The Epworth league workers of the Tai
ladega district will meet at the First
Methodist church at Jacksonville Satur-
day afternoon and will be in session
throughout Sunday. A number of dele
gates will go from Admission, Oxford, Tai
ladega, Piedmont, Sylacauga and other
places In the district