The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
ANNISTON
ACTIVITY AT MUNITIONS PLANT. MRS. MAURY LEAVES FOR VISIT TO SISTER, MRS. CALF. THE PRES IDENT'S FIANCEE

IDENT'S FIANCEE
 | Anniston, November 29.-(Special)
 Persons coming into Anniston from the south over the Southern and Louisville
 and Nashville railways now may witness
 scene of activity at the plant of the
 Southern Munitions Corporation and
 Steel Foundry, where preparations are
 going forward rapidly to make shells for
 the allies.
 1 The first pay roll at the new pan, was
 distributed last Saturday, and from now
 on the amount of money turned loose in
 this city will be regularly increased, as more men are being added nearly every day.
 | The machinery is being oiled up, the roof repaired, the plant thoroughly
 cleaned up. railway tracks relaid. ce-
 ment floor put down in the foundry building, etc
 1 Few cases in the recent criminal his- tory of the county have attracted so much attention as that of Effie Fincher,
 the pretty 17-year-old girl, who took such
 drastic steps recently to defend her good
 name by shooting her aged aunt, whom
 she accused of making damaging re-
 marks about her reputation. The indica- 1 tions are that the courtroom will be
 packed when the case Is called for trial 1 on December before Judge c. S. Ley
 den in the court of common pleas. l The case of the young girl was referred | to Sunday by pr. w. F. Marlborough, pa S. l tor of Parker Memorial Baptist church, during the course of his sermon. The girl had just left Sunday school at this 1 church when she shot Mrs. Eason, and l church workers have manifested much ! concern over her case, as have other prominent citizens, much attention hay | ing been shown the young woman since
 she left the county Jail. Should the 1 case go to the city court jury it is
 probable that the unwritten law will be
 invoked in her behalf
 Mrs. Eason is said to be convalescing
 rapidly from her wounds, despite the in juries she received, and the case against l the girl will be vigorously prosecuted. l Mir and Mrs Gardner Allen sox who were united in marriage at the Parker Memorial pastorium by the Rev. W. r. Marlborough Sunday afternoon, have gone l Mrs. Box was Miss Nora Lee Hollings-
 worth. being connected with one of An niston's best known families. and was very popular socially. Mir. Box was for merly in the marble business here but now resides in Gadsden
 I The Polar Ice and Coal company of 1 this city, who already have one of the | largest plants in the south, have com pleted preliminary plans for a $10,000 ad- l dition for storage purposes. The new | building will be brick, 40X50 feet, the i floors being of cement with cork be- | tween the flooring and cement founda- l tinn With fha dpVa1npmanf nf the live stock industry in Calhoun county, Man | ager Mallory states that his company will make a still further addition in the l form of a packing house.
 | Mann Jones. a white man, aged 24, | is in the county jail at this place charged with having drugged and robbed Dan Doss, another white man, at Jackson vile Saturday night, securing a watch
 and S14. Two others who are said to | be implicated in the case eluded ar | rest.
 l Following two addresses by the Rev. Crawford Johnson. general secretary of the Juvenile Protective Association of
 the South, at local churches Sunday, a local association was completed Monday with the following officers: James Keith. Jr, president; Mrs. F. M. Led better. vice president: Mrs Lowry Nal | | chairman legislatice committed; L. B.
 Lilies. chief probation officer. The fol- 1 lowing assistant officers were named: 1 Dr. F. c. Anderson, Lloyd Rivers, l.. G.
 Waldrop, Dave Waldrop, William Woods, Bert Harden, George Lang, Cliff Powell. R. H. Todd, w. w. Goldsworthy, c. R. Bell, Mrs. L. IT. Maury, Mrs. John B. | Knox, Mrs Bateman, Mrs. J. w. McEl- 1 reath, and Mrs. s. l.. Crook. Similar | officers were named among the negroes. l Mrs Matthew IT. Maury, sister of Mrs. | Norman H. Gault, the fiancee to the l President of the United States, will leave Anniston next Wednesday, accompanied 1 by MT. Maury and the children to visit Mrs. Boiling, her mother. She will very probably remain in Washington until after the wedding at the White House Mrs. Maury is equally as pretty as her sister, and will be a conspicuous figure at the prenuptial festivities, despite the fact that she is very retiring in her de- meanor
 1 A large audience was present at Par ller Memorial Baptist church Sunday aft ernoQn to hear Mrs. Hallie l.. Hill of New York city, who Is delivering a se- ries of talks here in the interest of mis- sions. She was heard again Monday aft ernoon and evening, and will continue to make two talks daily until Friday evening, when she closes her local en- gagement.
 Jury Fails to Agree
 In Montgomery Case