The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-20
JACKSON HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION OF
 LAUDERDALE MEETS
Membership Will Be Raised So as to Pay Apportion- ment Called For-Are
 Shipping Potatoes

l Florence, May 19.-(Special. )-The ! Lauderdale County Jackson Highway | association met at the Chamber of afternoon.
 The resignation of President A. B. Camper, who is at Fort McPherson training camp, was received and w. L. Reeder elected as president The immediate business of the as- sociation was to raise it's membership to sufficient number that their DOT ton of the national Jackson Highway association expenses might be provided tionmcnt is due to be paid at the di- rectors meeting in Nashville next week. The further duties of the as- sociation were outlined as follows 1. To promote the proper mainten- ance of the Jackson highway through Lauderdale county.
 3. To decorate 1t and add to its at tractiveness by encouraging the de- velopment of the homes farms and communities along the line.
 B. To advertise the county by dis plays of it's products in sight of tour ists along the line.
 A. To place markers and signboards where needed.
 5. To cooperate with the Jackson highway and the national highway as sociations in bringing about system of nationally maintained highways with this road included in the system.
 q Ta al far al i,, of the centennial celebration of the establishment of the Jackson military road and the town of Florence. Tho enterprise is so useful that no diff culty is anticipated in getting the S5 memberships and personal co-operl- tion needed
 The potato committee of the Flor ence Chamber of Commerce announces that the sixth carload of potatoes from Lauderdale county were shipped on Thursday and three or four more car loads will be shipped later as soon Is the market is right. One dollar and sixty five cents per bushel was paid at the car for the first potatoes shipped and $1.50 per bushel for the later ship ments. It is estimated that over 5000 has been received for potatoes shipped from Lauderdale to date. Over 15o po- tato growers are represented in these shipments bringing farmers to Flor ence who have not been here in the past 12 months.
 MT Carl Fleshler, a prominent potato buyer, announced to the Chamber of Commerce that 50 carloads of potatoes ,1.1.. l. at the highest market price, and it is ex- pected to meet this demand by spring. The farmers will receive immense good from this cooperative marketing move ment, and the business men in turn will profit from the large amount of cash this will bring here, and which will be largely spent with our merchants. The J work of the Florence Chamber Eom- merce and the potato commss ap- pointed by them, is to be hiGay ys com mended on the results. I
 Florence was visited on Wednesday by party of young people, numbering about 35, from Waverly, Tenn, who came by boat, the Paducah. They left Waverly on Sunday morning, and started on their return trip home Wednesday afternoon, paying Florence brief visit, and, accompanied by several guests from this city. On account of their short stay in Florence, the city was unable to show them the courtesies that would have been extended to them. A few of the party were from Paducah, Ky, and Nashville, Tenn. but the majority were from Waverly.
 In the game of baseball on the East Florence field, yesterday, between Flor ence and Leighton, the results were to 4, in favor of Florence.
 William. the small son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Nolen, sustained fall one day this week, resulting in a bent arm, which necessitated it being broken by surgeon in order to be strengthened and raS