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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-26

Jesse Adams. Jr., 1O-year- old stu
dent at the South Highlands school,
has contributed this Thanksgiving
play to the childrens page of The
Age-Herald. 1t contains the moral
on "Qut of the frying pan into the
fire." which will serve as good les
son to all turkeys after this.
ACT 1-(Scene in the Barnyard)
Enter Turkey Saying to Himself)-
oh I wish Thanksgiving would never
come!
Enter Little Boy-Good morning,
John Fatboy, the Thanksgiving Eve
weather is good for your health is it
not?
Turkey-It is not. My health is
never good around Thanksgiving.
Little Boy-Why not?
Turkey-Do you remember Jim
Gobble Gobble and how old man
Jones laid his head upon the stump ?
Little Boy-Why, no.
Turkey-That's right; you weren't
Matched then.
Little Boy-You crazy Turkey, /
wasn't Matched. 1 was born in =.
oh-you know one of these white
square things. You know, don't you?
Turkey-Of course, just a square
egg, of course.
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by the mercury in winter is IL de-
grees and in summer the highest
average is SO degrees. In the sum
mer of 1921 the highest degree Of
temperature was 103 degrees.
Only once or twice in the history
of Birmingham has the thermometer
fallen below zero. Snow, sleet and
fog are rare. The humidity is rela-
lively low
The annual mean precipitation is
52.22 inches. Heavy winds are I'M
usual.
Birmingham is situated in the
northern central portion of the state
of Alabama. 1t lies in an anticlinal
valley known as Jones Valley" ex-
tending rs miles in lentgh and six
miles in width, embracing about $50
square miles.
LUCEAL WALLACE,
Seventh Grade. Robinson School.
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SHE CAN HARDLY WAIT
UNTIL SANTA ARRIVES
Cropwe ell, Ala.

CropweII, Ala.
Dear Aunt Ann:
Have been reading the children's
page in The Age Herald and Just
had to write. / enjoy it so much
Well, just think! 1t isn't long until
Christmas! | am looking for a lot
of nice things Can hardly wait
until them.
And we always go to grand
mothers and get lots of nice things
TO eat. Aren't grandmothers just
wonderful? Would like to hear
from some of the little boys and
girls. Your little friend,
ELIZA BETH FUNDERRURG
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The Exchange Corner

would exchange him If could get one
just like him that wouldn't tear up
things. Sarah Gene Reed, route 2,
Birmingham, Ala.
have one Elson reader, fourth
grade, in good condition to exchange
for a sixth grade Elson reader or
any of the present sixth grade books.
Address Ormond Ward, Kellyton.
Ala, route 2.
Who has some things to swap2l
Write and tell Aunt Ann. What do
you want for them?
Have you a baseball you will ex-
change? Reuben Cloud has a fifth
grade reader and will make "a deal
with you If you have. Address 1916
Seventh avenue. north.
want a doll and will swap two
books for it. stories of American
Life and Adventure" and ''Child's
Morld are the ones will give.
Elaine Koran, 1902 Third avenue.
Annie Ginsberg will exchange
Makers of American History for a
small DOLL 1915 seventh avenue,
north. Phone Main s234-W.
Clara Belle Payne has a doll cap
and doll sweater which she will ex-
change for a doll. $40 Seventeenth
street. Phone 1881.
A second grade reader for exchange.
Will take doll buggy II answer Is
prompt. May Chin. 4o6 North Eigh-
teenth street. sA
I want to buy a secondhand fur
for lady. But want a nice one
and q big one. How much will you
charge? Answer. Address Annie Lee
Dodd, care Aunt Ann. 49,
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LITTLE MISS cENEvIEvE WILLIAMS, Year. Old

been In the Dent family ever since
before the war. She is probably so
years old now-and will die in the
service of cher folks"
Aunt Ann thought of long ago days
when Lucy was up in The Age Herald
office. "her" little while child in her
lap and she soothed Genevieve with
the exquisite old-fashioned southern
term of honey" and questioed her
that Genevieve might be induced to
childish prattfing:
what is it that me and you talk
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the perfect little pictures she
has the finest smile the prdeful expression
and carries out one idea WELL
Do boy?" Right
down in the middle Of Twentieth street. peddlng his little tricycle.
adishes
might like
which everybody the kdde parade
mounted vehicles isn't plain but what he has in his left hand
equipped with hat that Will
off when he to making garden!
little boy? Aunt Ann
Capitol park She knows his father He to
advertising
of home folks can do
of the Riddles parade unanimous selecting
rst nrzeW
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FROM ARTIST OF
THE CHlLDREN'S PAGE

Dear Miss Hall:
l. take pleasure in writing you a
letter and thank you SO much for
putting my drawings in the paper.
| was so proud to see that you think
me clever and make many others
do the same.
Mother made me real happy what
you promised: whenever l send in
some of my drawings you will try
to put them in the paper. 1 send
you one | drew today. Hope you
think 1t good. With love from a
little friend, NATHAN CLICK.
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III.

Talk about stories of "Brer Rab-
bit"-and what the old 'possum said
Williams hears all about these
things.
"oode" tells her about them.
"Oodie' is her black nanny, in
whose lap for the whole four years
of her life she has played and been
petted until she just knows that lap.
soul, heart and all of black nanny
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just belong to her.
"Oodie" is baby talk for Lucy,
which is black mammy's real name.
Lucy Thomas is all of it. She was
an old slave, and the unusual thing
is that not only has she brought
up" Genevieve, whom she calls her
baby, but she was Genevieve's moth
er's nurse when she was a little girl.
Genevieve's mother is Mrs. Clark
Williams. formerly Miss Helen Dent.
She lived in a big. old-fashioned
house at Eufaula. Ala. and Lucy has
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JUST MADE OVER

From Harper's Magazine.
After Mr.. Brown had raked his yard
he took the accumulated rubbish into
the street to burn. A number OF
neighbors' children came flocking
about the bonfire. among them a lit
tie girl whom Mr.. Brown did not re-
member having seen before. Wishing,
with his usual kindness. to make the
stranger feel at ease. he beamed upon
her and said. heartily:
Hello. Isn't this new face?"
A deep red suffused her freckles.
NO." she stammered, lit amt new.
It's just been washed"
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about at homer"
Genevieve. however, was a little
sad that day, and her favorite pose
was the one to the left, slumped right
over on black mammy's heart her
beloved doll held tenaciously with
one baby hand.
What more could a little girl ask,
fortified on one side with a black
NANNY and on the other side with
big DOH?
How would you like to be In her
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From Health Teaching.
Johnny had toothbrush and he hung it the wall
Morning night hung there and he used at ALL
Then day while at the table he began and
teeth, they mother know I'll die"
she took him to the dentist but the dentist shook his head
bad Johnny must lose them a he said
late for little Johnny but it not be for
toothbrush three times daily will and
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Carbon Hill. Ala.


Dear Aunt Ann:
This is my first time to write you.
[ want to tell you what nice time
l had in your Magic City when
President Harding was there.
l heard him speak at Woodrow
Wilson park, and / saw the parade
and everything.
am Is years old. and l am com
ing to Birmingham and coming TO
see you. EDDIE BRAY.
Aunt Ann will be delighted to see
you.
Dear Aunt Ann:
This is my first time to write you.
1 am little girl years old. l am
in the second grade. 1 like to go
to school. 1 have good lesson every
day.
My teachers name is Mrs. Ina b.
Collins. ] love my teacher. She tells
me 1 am learning fast and that makes
me study hard. l love the Children's
Page 1 can hardly wait till Satur-
day comes Now, Aunt Ann, If you
will print my letter / will close and
write you a Christmas story soon.
Your new fried.
ROSALEE SHURBERT.
Albertville, Ala.
Aunt Ann is going to look for that
story. She never will forgive you II
you don't send it in.
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AHEAD

From the Chicago Herald and Exami-
ner.
why, Billie. why do you always
want the biggest piece Of pie? Don't
you think Robbie is entitled to 1t once
in a ,while?" mother reproved.
After a short silence the youngster
answered: Nom; he was eatin' pie
three whole years before started"
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of the geHerad is newspaper for boys and
Original storles
people ac
ceptabe only side of and give ne address
Aunt Ann AgeHerald Birmingham by
Wednesday,
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For exchange quick. 1 have very
nice ring which has green set and
Hwant to exchange 1t for a doll ana
cap. Edith Kluger, 1902 Sixth ave-
nue., north. Phone Main 1880.
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The ChiLdren's LETTER Box

climb tree to get to the highest
rock. 1t was hard work to climb all
those rocks. We found some chest
nuts, which were not any good, but
we found some winter huckleberries
and they were fine.
THELMA BOYD
Robinson School, Grade ~ A.
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John Necker has a book he is offer
ing for exchange for something just
as good. Address Aunt Ann, car The
Age-Herald.
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Birmingham, Ala, r. D. Box 121.
Dear Aunt Ann: 1 am going to
write what 1 would like to do on
Friday evening. Saturday and Sum
day. Friday 1 would like to play
ball Saturday. I would like to go
to town and go to an ice cream sup
per Saturday night. Sunday / would
like to go to my aunt's. In the
evening, 1 would go to the league and
then go to bed and dream about
Santa Claus. Your Unknown Friend,
Age H. LANE CANFIELD.
Armistice Day
On April z, 1917, Germany and the
United States begun fighting. On
November IL, 1918, they signed peace.
/ think all schools in Birmingham
ought to celebrate on next Friday be-
cause we have had peace for three
years. JACK MONASCO.
Grade ga.
Dear Aunt Ann: 1 am a country
boy. II years old and live 3 miles
west of Kellyton on a small farm. l
like the country and farm life fine.
/ like to go to school and am in the
fifth grade. j never miss except when
l am sick. i have been a member of
the pig club two years. l received
second prize on my pig last year, and
have a very fine one this year. Your
friend, ORMOND WARD.
Kellyton, Ala
Lucky Boy
About a week ago we went a
'possum hunting. We could not find
any So my father said that We
might as well go home. We started
home and we saw a 'possum run up
a tree. We shot him and smoked the
tree and we got two. 1t was Satur
day and we kept them until Sunday.
Then mother cooked them and we ate
them. RICHARD STARBUCk.
Grade "A.
Robinson School.
Dear Friends: You live so far away
that | don't know how you all do in
your school, but the school we go
to down here is brick building and
has 10 rooms, counting the cottage.
Just think, we have 10 rooms already,
and we are going to have eight more
built onto our building. We think
that our room is the prettiest room
in school. We have flowers and. cur
tains and are trying to get lots of
pictures. Our teachers name is Miss
Warrington, and l am in the fourth
grade and 10 years old. Your friend,
\ ELIZABETH ENTREKIN.
~ A.
4 Fall Outing
Last Sunday we went up in the
country. We went upon some rocks
and I went the highest. We had to
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ter and to keep away from the hunt.
ers, who will try to kill them.
NEEDHAM LEE AUSTIN.
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John Necker has a book he is offer
ing for exchange for something just
as good. Address Aunt Ann. car The
Age-Herald.
little story book is what have.
What have you got? Think fast and
let me know by return mail, care The
Age-Herald's children's page. John
Nicholson.
Aunt Ann knows long list of chill
dren who have story books and school
books they wish to exchange. If you
have to buy some new books soon,
maybe by advertising in the junior
page exchange column, which IS free.
you can get what you want either by
paying a small amount or by swap
ping something with the children VINO
have these books. Write your wants
to Mignon Hail.
l have three or four nice young
pure bred Rhode Island red ROSTERS
worth SO apiece. What have you got
You will exchange for these! Annie
Noble, care Aunt Ann.
want a big bureau for my room.
A secondhand one will do X ~ has
a good French plate glass in IT.
would buy this bureau IL you didn't
ask too much. as I have nothing to
swap, but want it. Mary Jones. care
Aunt Ann. The Age-Herald. Please
write at once.
|. l have nice little fox terrier dog.
but he is fighter and tears up
everything he sees. He would be fine
for a toy circus or something.
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nuts, which were not any good, but
we found some winter huckleberries
and they were fine.
THELMA BOYD
Robinson School. Grade ~ A.
Robinson School.
Dear Aunt Ann: We went hickory
nut hunting one day We found lots
of hickory nuts. i found some of
the smallest ones you ever have seen
When we went the leaves had turned
to different colors. They had turned
to red, yellow and brown. l picked
up lots of them that were on the
ground. When / was feeding the
chickens / picked up some leaves,
and l got lots off the dogwood trees.
I wish you were here now. Your low
ing niece. CHARLOTTE ENSLEN.
Grade Nv A.
Birmingham.
Dear Aunt Ann: L will tell you
about our room and school, too. My
teachers name is Miss Ezzell
We have the best room in the
school. We have good principal,
Mr.. Moon.
am years old and in the second
grade. ELEANOR CARDWELL,.
Cropwell, Ala.
Dear Aunt Ann
Here comes your little girl again.
Seems as il can't stay away, doesn' t
it?
Well, Aunt Ann, it is almost
Thanksgiving, and l am just wonder
ing where you are going to take
Thanksgiving dinner.
We are looking for lots of COM
pany soon. / guess we will have a
nice turkey. / am looking forward
to good time.
Must run along, as it's getting
late. Your little friend,
LILLIAN FUNDERBURG.
Aunt Ann didn't have any Thanks
giving dinner at all. She worked all
day writing the Children's Page But
she isn't bit sorry. for that is just
like playing with all you little folks,
The Squirrel
The squirrel. in the fall, gathers
nuts and stores them away in a no. .
low tree or in "a hole in the ground,
to eat in the winter.
They work hard all fall until they
have enough food stored away Nfor
the winter
After all their work is done they
play in the tree-tops with the other
squirrels. When the spring time
comes. they are busy again. raising
their young. Then after a while the
little squirrels are taught to take
care of themselves. They are taught
to gather their own food for the win
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A Fall Outing

A Fall Outing
Last Sunday we went up in the
country. We went upon some rocks
and I went the highest. We had to
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1 have nice little fox terrier dog.
but he is a fighter and tears up
everything he sees. He would be fine
for toy circus or something.
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would exchange him If I could get one
just like. him that wouldn't tear up
things. Sarah Gene Reed, route 2,
Birmingham, Ala.
The Yale expositor., 1921-03-03
RURAL BANKS need
POLICE PROTECTION
BANKERS OF STATE INTERESTED
IN RETAINING coNsTABULARY

There has been a strong desire
manifested by the bankers OF Mich
igan to have the State Police retained
Figures as to bank robberies in the
various states show that the states
having State Police forces have a
much lower percentage OF bank rob-
berries than the states which have no
constabulary. The reason is that pro-
fessional criminals seek the easiest
territory rather than that in which
they are most in danger of arrest.
Most OF the bank robberies IL Mich
igan during the past few years have
been in the large cities Of the state.
Where robberies have occurred In the
smaller cities and villages. the crimi.
nails have in almost every case been
caught, either by local officials or by
the State Police or by posses led by
local officials or troopers.
The robbery of bank In a small
town is not only loss to the bank
hut Is often a very serious occurrence
10 the whole community so that the
bankers represent their depositors as
well as themselves in expressing an
opinion on this issue. ~''y'-''- -
The Yale expositor., 1921-03-03
AID IN QUEST FOR
BANK BANDITS
STATE POLICE PREVENT ESCAPE
TO THE SOUTH.

An excellent example OF the alert
ness and activity Of the Michigan
State Police is cited by the incidents
Immediately following the robbery of
Morton G. Co., bond brokers, 20 Cam.
pus Martius, Detroit. Almost imme-
diately the State Police were on the
Job guarding the roads and highways
leading out Of the city. II was at
South Lockwood that the constahu.
larry attracted tho attention of the OF.
fcials who were IN pursuit OF the
bandits.
The robbery was pulled off by four
bandits who literally fought their way
out Of the brokers' office with $4,000
in Liberty bonds. Three police officers
were shot, two of whom died. More
than one thousand men. including reg
ular and reserve officers, deputy sher
IFS and citizens. conducted an inten
siye search.
When the report was received at
headquarters that the green machine
was thought TO have gone In the III.
rection OF Toledo, James Sprott,
assistant superintendent, Thomas
O'Grady, chief inspector, John Nc
Lehman, central station inspector, and
a load of detectives. under Lieut.. Pat
rick O'Grady, left headquarters 1mme-
diately.
At South lockwood the police or
ficials got the surprise OF their lives
when members OF the state constah'
ulary walked into the roadway at
bridge, drew revolvers and command.
cd them to halt and be searched Mr..
Sprott and his party were in the first
car.
When he tried TO explain who he
was the troopers, who did not know
him, insisted that he stop his car aud
pointed ahead to chain stretched
across the bridge head. Then two
other troopers stepped out from be-
hind trees with leveled rifles. When
Sprott explained his mission he was
permitted to pass.
The Yale expositor., 1921-03-03
MAJOR MARSH
IN CHARGE OF
IONA PRISON
STATE POLICE HEAD TAKES
CONTROL AFTER GOVERNOR
ORDERS CHANGE.
Cleanup Of institution In Progress
Under Direction Of Constabuiary
Commander.

Disclosure by legislative commit
tee OF disgraceful conditions in the
management OF the state reformatOry
at Ionia resulted In prompt action by
Governor Groesbeck to remedy con
ditions. The investigation showed
that Warden Fuller had been incapaci
tated by illhealth from active direc'
ton of the prison and that his assis'
tants had allowed the institution to
deteriorate in many ways.
Major Robert r. Marsh, commander
OF the Michigan State Police, was call
ed upon by Governor Groesbeck to
assume charge Of the prison and to
guard it with number OF sta .
troopers. This was immediately done.
Restoration of discipline was the first
thing aimed at and, next, the doing
away with insanitary conditions.
1t was regarded as very fortunate
that the state administration had n
trained body OF men to call upon in
this emergency.
Facts shown to the Governor and
legislative committees evidenced that
the punishmentr imposed were cruel,
that the prison Vas dirty and that
disease had been allowed to spread
and that the conditions were such
that the inmates were in a state Of
perpetual discomfort and almost re-
bellion.
1t is not expected that the state
Police will remain longer In control
of Ionia reformatory than is necessary
to clean the place and restore normal
discinline
The Yale expositor., 1921-03-03

Spring Cutter Top Buggy
Open Buggy 2-seated Carriage
2 Riding Flows A Walking Plows
2-furrow Gang Plow Harrow Cart
Roller Weeder
Set 3-sec. spring-tooth HarrOws
Set 2-sec. spring-tooth Harrows
2 sets spike-tooth Harrows
2 Walking Cultivators
Deering Disc Harrow
Climax Ditcher Steel ScraperS
2 Side Scrapers
Planet Jr. PROV Riding Cultivator
American Riding Cultivator, new
Check-row Corn Planter Hoist
Fairbanks Morse Feed Grinder
Dicks 5 K Cutting Box
Tanning Mill Cider Mill
Set Platform Scales Corn Shelter
Stock Rack Flat Rack
Shovel Plow Stone Boat
Log Boat Buggy Pole
Spraying Outfit Wheelbarrow
The Yale expositor., 1921-03-03

Team of brown Mares, 8 yrs. old,
W.T.. 1900
Team of aged Bay Mares, VT. 26O(
Cow, 4 yrs, old, due in April
20 steers, coming 2 years
Heifer, coming 2 yrs. old
5 steers coming year old a
3 heifers, coming / year old
Jersey Heifer
$50 Chickens
2 Deering Grain Binders
2 Deering Corn Binders
2 Deering 6-foot Mowers
Keystone Hay Loader
Keystone Side Rake
Sterling Side Rake
Hay Tedder Dump Rake
Empire Junior Disc Drill
Superior Broadcast Seeder
Low Corn King Manure Spreadel
2 Narrow Tire Wagons
3 Wide Tire Wagons
2 Sets Bobsleighs
The Yale expositor., 1921-03-03

2 row Corn CuItivator Narrowing Cart
John Deere Riding Plow, new
2 Fair Walking PIows one new
Wide Finishing Harrow 2 Hay Racks
Two 3-sec. Sprine-tooth Harrows
Moline Wagon, new WheelbarrOw
Narrow Tire Wagon, nearly new
Wide Tire Wagon
2 Sets Heavy Double Harness, complete
About 3 tons of Millet
Quantity of Seed Corn
And many other articles not mentioned
The Yale expositor., 1921-03-03
POULTRY WANTED

will buy all kinds of poultry,
chickens, ducks, turkeys and
geese, and will pay the highest
market price; also hides and furs.
If you have any old junk notify
me Phone 146-4
Harry Agen
Bonnie Berlyn 1918
The Yale expositor., 1921-03-03

Horse Clippers
Primrose Cream Separator
> Sets Double Harness
Set Driving Harness
10 Wooden Stanchions
2 Sets Stat Sings
Set Rope Slings 3 Hay Fork
? Tank Heaters Grindstone
Buzz Saw Cross Cut Saw
iron Kettle Steel Oil Barre
Copper Kettle Work Bench
2 Logging CHAINS Cow Ties
3 Fly Nets Ladders
Crowbara hanthook
DOubletrees Forks
Neckyokes Horse Collars
Stone Hammer hoes
: tive-gallon Gas Cans
5-gallon Kerosene Can
200 bu. Worthy Seed Oats
20 bu. Potatoes
And many other articles too nu-
merous to mention.
The Yale expositor., 1921-03-03

Team of matched Mares 8 yrs, VT. 200
Red Cow, yrs. old, calf by side
Black & white Cow, yrs, due last of May
2 Durham Steers yr. old
Poled Angus Bull Calf. months old
8 Heifers, yrs. old, with calf
5 Steers, z yrs. DID, good ones
Deering Binder, 6 #. cut
Sterling Hay Loader
10 #. Deering Dump Rake
Osborne Hay Tedder Section Grinder
Deering Mower 6 #. cut Set Sings