The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
TROY

Troy, August 7.-(speciaI )-scores of people were at the Union station this morning to bid good-by to 19 white boys, who left for Camp Sevier at Greenville and to wish them good luck. TWO young men who were to go in the call for 22 men were rejected on &C., count of physical disability and were not sent by the local board Another young man, Augustus Brown, was placed Tn deferred class on account of the serlQus illness of his mother of an in curable disease, and who is entirely dependent on him. The young men who left for camp were; Edgar Carlisle, John Parks James H. Page, Cody L.. Chambers. Jesse s. Warrick, Brun- didge; Jimmie Landon Rose, Johnnie R. Railey, Goshen; zachariah T. Shanks, Claude Brown, Banks; James B. Griffin, Dan Connor, Tennille: James Roberts Gilmore, James T.. Wilks, Thomas J. Startling, Henry Land solomon, John Ed Herndon, w. Robert Braswell, George W. Vincent, Jr., Troy; James B. Browder Linwood.
 Friends in Troy of Cyrus w. Case of Birmingham are interested to know that he has enlisted in the marines as a private. MT. Case was married to Miss Helen Bashinsky, daughter of MT. and Mrs. L. M. Bashinky of Troy. last October. He is a graduate of Amherst university and could have easily made a place in an officers training school. but preferred going in as a private. He Is employed by the Bashinsky Cotton company in Birmingham.
 MT and Mrs. J. B. Townsend have received letter from their son. Bry- ant which was written a few weeks ago, in which he said he was then on his way to the front, and was onlv three days travel behind the firing lines.
 Mrs James Hamil has received word rom her husband, Captain Hamil of the medical corps, with the 167th reg lment In France, Rainbow division. stating that he is now able to sit up nttie and is recovering from a severe sassing by the Huns. He feels he will De out of the hospital soon. but states that his heart is somewhat affected.
 mere Will be several changes in the iacuity Of the state normal school for next next year. Prof. w. B. Speer, the new director of manual training and rural Morhers' was formerly principal of the HeaNng Springs school, later of the Daphne normal and when elected to this position at the state normal to succeed Prof V. P. Mckinley. who is now "ltH the university, was principal or the Sampson High school Miss arksoaie, Who has been head of the chair Of English for several years will go pack to the college at Milledgeville. Ga., s1., to teach. She will be succeeded by ptass W Lucy Dickinson, from Marion, va She has taught at the Judson col iege at Marion. Miss Clara Pitts will .ake the place of Miss Gardner as teaSher or methods and director of the model school. Miss Pitts is a graduate Ul 1norter college and has studied at eaoouy normal She was for five years teacher Tn the Birmingham schools. two seals member of the state board of examiners and has been assistant in s.lule conductor She has been teach ing at the summer scboo, u,hare sha mas proved very popular Miss Claire roosers or Letohatchie has been elect ca assistant teacher of drawing and assistant to Miss Lorraine Hamii in the third and fourth grade work. Miss naInii to become assistant in methods and practice work
 A large delegation of Troy citizens accompanied Hon. Jesse stallinrs to Luverne Monday night to hear him speak on the amendment. Tn the party were Messrs. J. w. Bowers, M Bibb r roimer, IT.. V. Ballard, Herbert Ballard, r. C Bassett, s. H. Elan and Dr w. B. Sanders.
 Dudley Steger, son of Mr. and Mrs. w. T. steGer, is interested to know that he is how in France with the United states naval air forces. He holds inc rank of lieutenant and has charge of the pay rolls of 5000.