The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-24
TALLADEGA

Talladega, July 23.-(Special)-The
 vene here Monday followed by
 postponed session of the criminal di-
 vision of the circuit court which has
 been ordered to meet one week later
 by Judge A. P. Agee of Anniston, suc-
 cessor to Judge H. D.. Merrill. who re-
 signed in June. Only jail cases will be
 tried al this term of court 1t is an-
 nounced.
 Local citizens are deeply gratified
 over the announcement that 22 miles
 of roadway will be constructed in
 Talladega county by state and federal
 aid, according to action taken by the
 state highway commission.
 The project on which work will be
 commenced in this county at an early
 date embraces IS miles of highway
 leading from the Calhoun county line
 to Talladega and four miles forming link from Lincoln pike to Stemley'
 bridge on the Coosa river. The ap- proximate cost of this construction is placed at $25o.000.
 Local citizens have agreed to pur- chase $125,000 of state bonds to in- sure speedy action in building the ap- proved section of roadway which forms a link in the Bankhead highway. More than a score of Root hives have been installed in the apiaries or Talladega county during the last three months under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Mauldin, county home dem onstration agents. Already these hives have produced an average of forty pounds of clear honey each, few hav- .zr<1 l.; ;-t. cixft of the concentrated nectar. Many other bee raisers in the county have announced their intention to adopt these improved methods of bee culture. Local retail merchants participated in a barbecue held at the Community Club here Thursday evening, several visitors being present from among the retailers of Anniston and Sylacauga. A site has been purchased for a new modern school building to be erected in Chilersburg at an approxi- mate cost of $35,ooo, it is reported. Work will be commenced on the build- ing at an early date.
 August 30 has been set as the date of election to determine whether the present commission form of govern ment which has been in force many years will be abandoned. This act1on was taken by teh city commissioners, | following receipt of certification by Probate Judge E. A. Hammett of the required number of qualified voters on petition praying for such an elec- | tion, this petition having been filed in ] the probate office July IA.
 A cooperative hog sale will be held at Lincoln July 27. Hogs weighing be- tween 100 and 250 pounds will be of- fered for sale to the highest bidder on | the grounds or, if bids are unsatisfac- 1 tory, the hogs will be shipped to l reputable commission man either in | Montgomery Birmingham or Nash yille The swine will be weighed by 1 specialist from the extension de- 1 partment at Auburn, it is announced 1 Following the sale, cooperative marketing association will be organ ized among the farmers in the Lincoln | section.
 l From slips to potatoes in fifty-eign days is the record made by w.. H.
 Moody, a farmer who resides north of l here, with an early variety of sweet potatoes. Mr. Moody dug basketful l of medium sized potatoes out Of his patch exactly fifty-eight days after the ! slips were transplanted, according to
 his own testimony.