The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
EXEMPTION BOARDS
OF MORGAN BEGIN
WORK ON LISTS
Recruiting Office is Doing
Well in Filling Ranks OF
Regular Army-Fire
Damages Building

Albany. July So-(Speciai.)- 1.-THE mas
| ter lists of the drawing at the national
capital for the new army reached Nor
gan county today. and the county exemp-
ton board at once began the task Of
checking up the names OF the men eligi-
bic to army service, SO that the notices
to appear for examination may be
mailed out by the last of the week J.
p. Thomas was employed to select the
numbers that apply to the county-aH
under 3213-and as soon as this work is
done the names to correspond with the
numbers will be complied. The county
exemption board today swore IN the four
| local physicians who are 10 assist County
Health Officer NJ. w. Murray In making
the physical examinations. These physi-
clans were DR.. Frank Pettey. DIR. Frank
Chenault. DR.. w. c. Bailey and DR.. W.
| H. Greer.
| The army recruiting station in charge
OF Sergeant Ball today did the largest
! business since it was opened more than
two years ago. Men who are drafted
and subject to the first cab, eager to
volunteer, have been pouring INTO the
We're: George Cameron, son of w. w.
| Cameron. federal tick inspector: Robert
| Kent. son OF Mayor l. J. Kent Of Hart
seize; James c. Rogers, Huntsville; Jesse
| r. and Walter Ferguson, Scottsboro; b.
| D. Johnston, Claude Neili, Henry p. Nc
| Gehee of Somerville. Robert Lawter.
| William K. Nanpasser, Athens Herman
| P. Stinson, Hartselle; Frank Dial,
Bridgeport; William II. Rogers, Cullmani
! Brown Gordon, Castalian. Tenn; John
| Alien, Tackler; Sam Schurlock, Toney
| Will G. Manning, Farley.
As the result of the dollar" campaign
waged by the Ladies' Benevolent society
| for the purpose of relieving the Benevo-
/! lent Hospital of Indebtedness. the sum Of
S527 was realized. The money as col
| lected was placed in glass jars, and
| these were opened at Malone garage and
| the contents counted.
Searching weather, breaking all rec
ords of the year, now sears north Ala
| bama The thermometer at the govern
ment bureau at Decatur is daily regis
| tering 100 degrees, while the heat OF the
| nights grows In intensity. Last night
was the hottest of the year.
| The work rooms of the Albany Red
| Cross have been moved from the Hoff
| DullQlnB TO the OuHB men OnIlslidI
association. where especially convenient
quarters have been opened UP by Secre-
| tary H. r. Thompson. The rooms form
| erly occupied by the Red Cross will be
| used by the r. c. Coffee company, which
| will move from It's present place on Moul-
| ton street
| A committee of Decatur ladies, with
| Mrs. John D. Wyker as chairman, will
| hold meeting at the negro school build
/ ing Tuesday afternoon at o'clock for
| the purpose of organizing an auxiliary of
| Morgan County Red Cross chapter. Lo-
| cal negroes are showing an eagerness to
| do their "bit' toward aiding the Red
| Cross movement
| The brick building on Bank street
owned by A. G. Grayson of Franklin,
| Tenn, and occupied by the Sibley Con-
| struction company, was badly damaged
| by fire at earlv hour this morning.
| The fire, which originated in the loft,
| was of unknown origin. Every window
| in the building was shattered by the
| heat and both building and contents
| damaged. The loss is estimated at $1,000
This is the first fire in either Decatur
| or Albany for more than a month.
At the request of contractors, the time
in which bids can be received for the
$4,000 exchange building to be erected
here by the Southern Bel Telephone
company, has been extended. A number
of contractors from this district have
gone to Atlanta to confer with officials
there regarding the Specifications 1t is
expected that the contract will be
awarded within a few days.