The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-13
ANNISTON

AnniSton, February 12.-tSpec1al.) Having learned that the Calhoun coun- Ity commissioners are considering new bond issue to retire $75,00o worth of bonds issued by the county in ls9l, the commissioners court was crowded Monday morning with prospective bond buyers. The old bonds bear per cent interest, but it is believed that the |new issue of s75.00O can be put on the market at AZ per cent.
 The bonds issued in 1897 were for the purpose of taking care of an ac- lcumulation of accounts against the county and followed the constructor tof jails at Jacksonville and Annistoh. There was also, at that time, consld- arable money on county bridges that had been built and general running eX- tpenses. 4o,,, A northern broker. who was in town tthis morning as the represeniatlVe ot Ia firm that has handled huhioei VI ICalhoun county bonds, expressed opin lion that the commissioners would nave no trouble in placing a new pono issa ,sa'I for the reason that the interest nat. lalways been paid promptly on the old bonds. "and that is more than can pc said for most county bonds, ne aoueu' The county commissioners regular meeting day is the first Monday or each month. except March and August when ,, a state law provides that tnss shail d, ,set m the second Monday. For that req son the meeting was postponeu irolii Hast Monday until today.
 According to Hugh Anderson. coach of the Alabama Presbyterian coiIese' lthe prospects for winning pasepaii
 team of the Preds is far rom prlsne for the coming season. Of last season team there are only simpson, nlsl ir r,an. Quinn. a pitcher; Douglas, an ln- selder and Anderson, catcher, Who will try out for this season. IL IS eA- nacted that Hollis, who starred as p;tcher last year, will enter scnool pe- fore the beginning of the ball sea son. n;cLed from the new men, two positions on .no linfald and the finding Of another nitcher is job that is looking Hush Anderson in the face. In Hughes ana Reaves. the stars of last seasons foot- hall team. Anderson has two good men. Reayes is known to be good pitciiei, while Hughes demonstrated tnaI ne was good hitter, fielder ana pase runner while playing in the City ieas ue lIast summer. In Hugh Anderson the aa,laqe has one of the best backstops That can be found in college ball ana Lit is thought that he could make any team in the s. l. A. A.
 The playing schedule for the Preds ihas not been completed, but 1t IS known that the college will play Marion DIT mingham college, Howard ana several games with the Anniston clup or lHe Georgia Alabama league
 Annistonians who have returned rom inc regular monthly meeting Of the cai- houn County Teachers association, neia at Piedmont last Saturday, declare thal if was one of the best meetings the as sociation has ever held, ana that tne tea chers were all inspired to exert great er efYort in behalf of the one-nifl tax for education purposes when the election 1 on this question. for which petitions are now being circulated is called in the near future.
 The teachers were welcomed to Pied mont bv the Rev. w. R. Battle ana Prol. es N. Bragg was toastmaster at banouet in their honor. The following programme was carried out: Better 1 Rural Schools" R. s. King; The De- mand for Better Rural Schools, Russell $. King; 'The Call For Efficiency Supt. | D. R. Murphy: .Correlation, T. D. Mar lowe; .yocational Training, Second Half, l W. J. Porter; The Spirit of the Teacher,
 Frank H. Watson; scholastic Prepara- tion." J. w. Vann Professional Train Ii ing" James N. Bragg; Teacher and Community.'' James R. Campbell Jr.; Good Teaching c. w. Daugette; 'Bet- fer Rural Schools" Betts and Hall: "The New Outlook Archie Thornton: "Scholastic Preparation" D. l.. Edwards; s'The Spirit of the Teacher Miss Mar garet Bagley. Others talking were Miss Annie Kerr, Miss Ollie Stewart, and Miss
 Eula McGinnis.
 The Music club recently organized in l this city will be under the direction of Prof. c. A. Thompson. and will reach out l to every section of the city accepting i to membership musicians and music flowers generally. At a meeting Saturday afternoon the following officers were elected: Mrs Odis Clay Tombstone, 1 president: Mrs. c. M. woodruff, vice
 president: Miss Harriet Glover. secretary
 Miss Julia V. Miller. corresponding secre-
 tary: Mrs. George Leyden. treasurer;
 Miss Iva Cook, reporter.
 Mrs. Sarah E. Blackmon, mother of Congressman Fred l.. Blackmon. and Att
 torney Ross Blackmon, is seriously i'll
 at the home of her daughter. Mrs. l.. F. Greer, on Quintard avenue.
 1 !. w. Kilgore age 60. who died at his
 home Saturday night, following stroke
 | of apoplexy. is survived by his widow and the following children: Mrs. Charles 1 Kennedy, Mrs D. J. Jordan Misses Nell
 Doris and Georgia Kilgore, and Dan, John,
 1 Fred and Harry Kilgore. Funeral was held at Oxanna Presbyterian church at s:so Monday afternoon. Interment in
 Edgemont cemetery.