The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

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 Everything will run along on a dead level for week, and then squirt comes which keeps me on the run, for I never like to miss anything of a public nature, for it's a part of my work to register and then as matter of fact just nat urally like a crowd.
 I'll not enumerate all of the drawing cards on the bill on last Wednesday, but I got to cover the meeting of the truckers at the Civic Association. the Rotary lunch, and the picnic of the policemen and iremen at East Lake, but I missed the double header, and the home team took both games from the visitors, enough to satisfy the most ardent local fan.
 I had to debate a long time in my own mind whether I would go to Redwood park or East Lake, for both the east and the west were calling me, but Kipiing told the truth when he said that the twain will never meet,"' for scheme as much do COutut IOuUu IL uHpOSSlDlt lO spread myself over the two events, and therefore had to choose between the two, and cut baseball for barbecue.
 
 Now, ''barbecue" doesn't mean very much to some folks, but for several years had as member of my church, while located at Washington, Ga, Sheriff Cal Ia way the fanoouS cao,-yia ,cua ,rt;uf use the word artist after carefully weighing 1t. and with full knowledge Of how it has been abused in this land Of liberty, where every kind of liberty is taken with the English language, for it is often indiscriminately used.
 If this is not enough to qualify me connoisseur in such matters as tSarbe- cued meats, I'll also state that was born and reared in South Alabama, where bar hecues from time immemorial have been looked upon as we'll worth the study of the best cooks. I was about to claim that I was brought up in the greatest bar becue belt in all the country, but I have no desire to start controversy with OlneI ScClfOuS where cues are popular.
 
 Dallas county is famed for it's barbe- cues, and am sure that if bragged too much on Barbour county my friends. Jim Ellis and John Dunaway, would challenge me to make proof on my boasts. I have another reason for not wishing to scrap over the question, for bau faoS al at 'ct,oc i'll become me to sing too loudly the praise of those pulled off in my home county.
 During my eighteen years ownership of the Alabama Baptist I always looked forward to the meetings of the Selma Baptist Association. for it was one of the pleasantest to attend of all the four score or more in the state. I remember one where the men told the women not to fix anything, as thy were going to have an old-fashioned cue The women replied that they did not propose to be sidetracked. and would serve dinner as usual, with the result that to this good day this editor has never known whether he was "foundered' on cue or fried chicken.
 have set out all this to show that when cue was calling me at East Lake, even 1 was willing to forego a double bill at Redwood park I know Jack Phillips will say that I answered to the right call, and I might as we'll admit tL r;r Tof ntx, Papa Jack" as he is lovingly called around the Birmingham Packing Com pany, with Spot" for cook. real. sure enough cue can be had that will rank with the best in Georgia and Alabama.
 But must admit in spite of all I have said about the famous cue artists, that Fireman Scott did himself proud in the one prepared and served at East Lake. He was ably assisted by Jack Mcdonald, John Jones, N. c. Gist and H. l.. Powell as carvers, for be it known, there is also an art in carving. I have seen a few in my life who had every right to bearing the same name do who is a past master.
 Friend Scott had a severe test in han ding his pits, for it rained on Tuesday night after the fires had been lit and 1, the meats put on the grills, and the wind made it hard to control the smoke of the charcoal. which had gotten soaked, but he and his faithful helpers stood~py, and with the aid of tarpaulins managed some how to do good job, in spite of the bad weather conditions
 It takes lot of meat to feed over 1,00O the city employer. from the president of the commission, Dr. Barrett, down to the humblest eplpioye. I was under the wing of Chief of Police Shirley, good Bap- all that was coming to me. and then Joe Nix and Uncle Boo McCollum, who had charge of the serving, are "buddies" of mine anu believe me, they deserve . lo< of credit for what they did for the pleas nre of the guests.
 1 Fireman Scott mad about 1,5O0 pounds : of meat to barbecue One had his choice of lamb, pork or beef, or if not afraid to mix his meats, was permitted to try all three. Here is a good chance for a professional eater to give some advice ! to amateurs. Mixel drinks have been the ruin of many drinkers, just as mixed meats have brougnt low many eaters.