The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-24
FIRST AID TEAMS
ENTER CONTESTS
At WALKER FAIR
These, With Gas Rescue
Demonstration, Were In
teresting Features-Ex-
hibits Are Splendid

JASPER. October 2S.-(Special.) 1.-The sew
enth annual Walker county fair came to
a. close here Saturday night It was the
most successful fair ever held in this
county.
The prize for the best farm display
was won by Mr. G. H. Ruttledge Of
Oakman. He had 223 different farm
products upon display and his booth was
known as Economy booth. Never in
the history of this state has so great a
variety Of homegrown products been
shown.
The second prize was won by Mr.. J. w.
Ruttledge of Oakman. He had ITO farm
products ON display The farm exhibits
of all the farmers showed wonders for
Walker county. Notwithstanding the
heavy rains in July.
FIRST AID CONTEST
On Saturday afternoon there was held
In front of the grandstand a first aid
to the injured contest The following
teams participated in this contest Sip
sey, Carbon Hill. Townley, Patton and
Empire The teams were arranged in
row along in front of the grandstand
and the captain of each team was given
list of supposed injuries just two min
utes before his team had to render the
aid. He did not know what such injuries
were to be until he was informed by the
manager. Each team was then given five
minutes to render such aid and the
judges watched those teams as they
would dress their sub ject. Five injuries
were given each team and after the
judges had rendered their decision Sipsey
was awarded the silver loving cup. The
second winner was Patton team. Town
ley had two teams a1c one was team
of girls They made a wonderful show
ing.
GAS RESCUE DRILL
Following this contest Mr.. w. r. Bur-
gs of the United States mine bureau
put on a gas rescue demonstration. He
had a tent put out in front of the grand
stand and in this tent was created gas
fumes very much as ~ou1d be found in
a mine after an explosion. The trained
men were fitted up with the gas helmets
and sent into this tent to remain there
for a long period of time. This was
very interesting and instructive demon
stra ton.
Among those who witnessed these dem
onstrations and contests were: Mr.. SUIT
ton of the United States mine bureau
Chief Mine Inspector Nesbitt, Congress
man w. B. Oliver of Tuscaloosa. and a
great many others, together with the
operators of a number of mines in
Walker and Jefferson counties.
The silver loving cup given away at
the contest was awarded by the differ
ent mine corporations. This feature of
the fair has been made an annual affair
and next year many teams from differ
ent mines will enter this contest.
DR.. C. A. Grote of the Walker county
health department had charge of the
mine display and contest and the judges
in the contest were. Or Glasgow of
Docena, DR. Carraway of Pratt City, Dr.
c. B. jackson and DR.. J. H. Davis of
Jasper.
PLAN SECOND HEALTH SURVEY
Dr. l.. l.. Lumsden of the United States
public health service has just completed
plans for az second health survey of
Walker county This survey is to he
gin on November / and the local heath
department is putting forth every effort
to have things in readiness. 1t will be
remembered that the public health serv-
ice made an extensive sanitary survey
of the county in 1915, after which a
very flattering report of the health con-
ditions and health work was issued. The
object of this second survey is to as
certain whether or not health conditions
have continued to improve, and it is
hoped this second survey will warrant
to report: walker county the healthiest
county in the United States" The peo-
pie of Walker county feel a great in
terest and pride in the health work that
is and has been accomplished by the
health department and are especially
gratified that there has not been death
from typhoid fevtr during the present
year. Dr. Lumsden will have a corps
Of physicians from ;-le public health
cervica IN a sSist him in this work.