The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-10
PULLMAN

| Cullman, June -(Special.)-About one | hundred of the leading citizens of the county met at the courthouse on Friday evening and organized themselves into a vigilance committee for this county. This organization will look after the interests of the United States govern 1 ment in this county, paying especial at- tention to slackers, disloyal utterances and acts.
 A call meeting will be held in the courthouse on Monday evening, at which committees from every beat in the coun- ty are expected to be present. The government has notified the pro- bate judge that cattle may be shipped from this county, if they have been prop
 erly dipped, in accordance with gov
 ernment laws An inspector will be ap-
 pointed to inspect the cattle on regu-
 lar shipping days. The county will pay
 for half of the medicines necessary for the refilling of the vats in this county
 and the people the other half.
 This ruling will mean great deal
 to the people of the county, as the tick
 law failed to pass here some months ago and since that time no cattle have
 been shipped from Cullman county. Prior to the time that he law passed pro- hibiting the shipment of cattle from q tick infested territory, about two cars per month were sent from this county.
 Two hundred and thirty young men who had become 21 years of age since June 5, 1917, registered here at the court house on Monday. Class in this county now has 90 single men in it and about 60 married ones. These new men will be classified and the new Class 1 men added to the bottom of the list.
 lawsuit which has attracted wide spread attention over the county is that of the Concord Baptist church. The Rev. Isaac Nixon, who was pastor of this church, IS said to have drawn off a band of followers and to have taken charge of the church property. locking the doors against the Missionary Bap- lists. who immediately brought suit.
 The new church styled itself the Land Mark church.
 Several hundred people gathered here Wednesday to give testimony in the case. The Missionary Baptists have Bland x Griffith, of this city, representing them, and the Land Mark church has Tennis Tidwell of Decatur.
 Prof T. J. Carter, whose appointment by the county board as principal of the Cullman County High school for next year had been confirmed by the state board has resigned his position and ac cepted the principalship of the Shelby County High school at Montevallo. Cull- man people regret to have Professor Car ter leave, as he and Mrs. Carter are quite popular here in social and reliS- ious affairs
 Prof R. H. Southerland who has been principal of the Washington County High school for the past year, will be prin- cipal of the high school here next year Professor Southerland is well recom- mended by the state board and he Will be given a cordial welcome by the pa irons of the school and the people of the town.
 Private Houston T. Tomlin, of this county. died at Camp Wheeler on sun day and was buried at Joppa, 20 miles east of town on Tuesday. MT. Tomlin was popular boy both in town and over the county and he has many friends who were grieved at his passing.
 The fine Duroc-Jersey pig which was auctioned off by the Red Cross recently brought s150. The pig was gift to this chapter from ]. Milton Jones, one of Cullmans most liberal business men The pig was given to the children or the I O O. F. home.