The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
CROPS OF NORTH ALABAMA REVIVED
 BY GOOD RAINS
Bumper Yield Throughout Section Is Outlook Now. Are Planning for
 Big Fair

Sheffield, July 7.-(SpeciaI.) .)-For the past several weeks this section has been blessed with seasonable rains which are proving highly beneficial to crops of all kinds. At the beginning of the season the outlook for favorable orop-year was anything but promising and feeling of alarm existed Plying themselves more intensively than ever before perhaps, the farmers now see in prospect abundant rewards for their labors. Barring un- favorable conditions of any sort during the next six weeks this section will be certain of bumper corn and cotton crops this year, and with the certainty of high prices being paid for these commodities this fall truly 1t can be said there will be no hard times hereabout for some- time to come, if at all.
 The directors and officers of the Ten nessee Valley Fair association are mak- ing all necessary plans for big fair this fall, which will be held at the fair grounds near Tuscumbia. Various com mittees are working intelligently and carefully to this end President Joseph Hurston has named Mrs. F. w. Scruggs, of Tuscumbia, president of the woman's department. Mrs. Scruggs succeeds Mrs. John w. Curry and has already begun her work of naming committees and shaping plans for one of the best exhibits the fair association has ever had.
 E. H. Craig, of this city. commercial agent of the Southern railway in this section, has been promoted to the posi- ton of comiAkrcia1 agent of the South ern railway with headquarters in Mer- idian, Miss, t%e change being effective July 1. W. R. Graham will succeed MT. Craig in this territory.
 Mr. Craig has been with the Southern road for 29 years and has been located in Sheffield since 1905. At present he is city commissioner of this city. His many friends in the tri-cfties section rejoice with him In his promotion but will great ly regret that he and his family are to remove from this city.
 Sheffield, Tuscumbia and Florence people had the privilege of hearing Dr. Frank Willis Barnett, editor of the Ala bama Baptist and associate editor of The Age-Herald, at the Normal college in Florence, Friday night. He made a splen- did address, which was greatly enjoyed by the large audience present.
 At the home of the bride in Florence Thursday morning. William Pennington of Albany was united in marriage to Miss Anna Hazel Lewellen, daughter of MT. and Mrs. c. c. Lewellen, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. J. F. Sturd- ivant of the First Methodist church. After a wedding trip in the east MT. and Mrs Pennington will be at home in Albany
 Faculties for the schools of this city have been named by the school board for the scholastic year beginning in Sep tember. Prof. l.. F. Greet, formerly of Huntsville, will be superintendent of the city schools and will head the high school faculty, composed of Miss Pauline Fix, Miss Lois Mckinney and Mrs. Rosa Rives. Prof. Paul Handlin has been named prin- cipal of the grammar school, where the following named teachers will be em- ployed: Miss Estelle Johnson, Miss Patty Blair, Miss Annie Seay, Miss Annie Hill, Miss Carolyn Belser, Miss Louise Me- Fall Miss Lucille Leatherwood, Miss Erin Sader and Miss Julia Randolph of Green vile.
 Free schools will be maintained in the city schools and with the compulsory school attendance law in effect 1t is an- ticipated that the increase in attendance will be fully 20 per cent above the at tendance of the past year.
 Prof. D. E. Thompson of Tuskegee has arrived in Tuscumbia, where he will be- come superintendent of the city schools succeeding Prog. J. F. Collins, who re- signed to become head of the Decatur schools.
 Tn Tuscumbia this week the Order of Eastern Star held a public installation of officers. The ceremonies were conducted by Mrs. Elizabeth Satter grand secre- tary of Alabama, assisted by Mrs. Flor ence Fitzgerald of Corinth, Miss, and the following officers were installed Mrs John Curry, matron; Mrs. C. " Morris, patron: Mrs Y. Harrington, associate matron: Mrs. J. l.. Wimb erly secretary: Mrs Henrietta Almon. conductress; Mrs w. W. White, associate conductress: Mrs Willie Simpson, treasurer. At the conclusion of the exercises Mrs. Willie Simpson was presented with handsome past matron star pin.