The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-21
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Sheffield. June o-(speciaD.-Pursuaut
 te the wishes of the United States treas
 uFS department, which is sponsoring and
 aiding the national movement to con
 serve war-taught habits of thrift, spe-
 cal sermons on thrift and savings will
 De preached in all churches of every de-
 nomination in Sheffield and Tuscumhia,
 and Tn Colbert county, Sunday, June 2,
 which day the treasury department has
 designated as thrift Sunday to be ob-
 served throughout the United States. l According to the announcement of the
 treasury department, every man, woman and child in the United States will be
 asked to consider and discuss on thrift Sunday the present necessity for econ-
 omy and it's permanent value to personal community and national prosnerity. It fis expected that this cooperation on the | part of the churches will make thrift
 Sunday great success, to the end that community and individual thrift agencies
 and church organizations will enroll as government savings societies.
 BOY SCOUTS ORGANIZE Under the supervision of Walter F. Miller, chairman, the Boy Scouts organ ization of Tuscumbia, has gone lover the top in the drive for associate mem oers. The quota for Colbert county was 100, and that of Tuscumbia IT. but the boys secured the enrolment of s5 mem oers, thereby doubling the citys quota. PLAN COMMUNITY MEETINGS A plan is on foot to hold series of community meetings in Sheffield. The plan originated with some of the churches here, and was brought to the attention n d-M lS ~i1r hy Rev. W. R. Rigell, pastor of the Shelf
 field Baptist church, this week. The club took immediate action in an el.- deavor to bring the plan to fruition.
 The plan as outlined by the minister calls for cooperation with Professor Kooyman's band on Sunday afternoons. at which time speakers will discuss sub jects of interest to the community, which will be in connection with regular con certs by the band.
 SHEFFIELD AFTER DEPOT
 On July the Alabama public service commission, in Montgomery, will hear complaints offered by the city commis- sion, committees from the Sheffield Muscle Shoals club and Chamber of Com- | merce, representing the citizens of Shef- 1 field, against the present inadequate and 1 antiquated passenger depot in this rapidly | growing Alabama city.
 The public service commission was re- | gently petitioned to compel the Southern | Railway company, Louisville and Nash | vile railroad and the Northern Alabama | passenger depot in Sheffield, which is the l hub town of the mammoth nitrate plant l zone.
 The poor depot facilities here have been the source of much annoyance and com | plaint, and the people of the 4A are ex- tremely anxious to secure favorable &C., tion on the part of the public service com- mission for new union passenger sta- tion to be erected here at once.
 BASEBALL GAME PLANNED
 At an early date, according to plans that have. been projected, an interesting | game. or a series of games of baseball will be staged in this city. Two teams | the Fats and Leans" from the Sheffield Muscle Shoals club will cross bats in contest or a series of games that will mean "hors de com bat for the losing team.
 Plans are being hurried for the per- formance and the occasion has aroused interest amongst the clubs Every lean and fat mem ber is losing no time to state his base ball qualifications" hoping thereby to qualify for selection as a member of one pr the other teams.
 KIENKE FER GETS VERDICT
 J. H. Kienker, we'll known jeweler or Sheffield, has been awarded a verdict In the Colbert county circuit court. against the Fidelity Guaranty company. ,f Baltimore for breach of building con tract, damages being awarded in the mount of s647S.
 The case grew out of failure of con- ractors on the Kenker building to ob- erve the terms of the contract covering E, he construction of the building, the erec- { ion of which was begun last year, and I ,nly recently completed.