The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-18

Alabama. The young ladys father, her uncle James M Rowan, and an- other uncle. George w. Rowan, own at the present time about 1000 acres of and in Cahaba valley She. as well as Miss Lee, Is wealthy, and she owns her private sedan. She also has blue eyes, but black hair, is very much of horsewoman, likes to swim. and is an enthusiast on base ball.
 Also Newspaper Woman
 A service the former of these two girls renders to her town is that Of acting as assistant social editor ot the Leeds News. which is published, owned and edited by Charley stone. The sheet, which Is very much or credit to the town, spreads the news of Leeds activities up and down the valley, and is mailed all over the United States.
 The mere fact that Leeds owns newspaper and an editor shows what q busy and Important little town 1t is. and the paper is Gong much to advertise the section and to get one farmer acauainted with excellent agricultural results obtained by other | farmers.
 MT. and Mrs. I. L. Cooper own the Loveman, Joseph and Loeb store or Leeds and are great enthusiasts for the town. Their business requires three clerks.
 J. M. Spruiells drug store would lend credit to any young town. The mayor has been in business there F years. and, as mayor, has broad l conception of what citizenship means, His slogan Is: "Everything to better | living conditions, and everything to make people happier in Leeds Un- | der his administration he has churted | and improved more streets than any | previous mayor. He is interested in | the Bankhead highway, which was taken to Leeds by MT. Elliott and | rejoices that the Leeds Vincent high , way is just being completed. found the mayors wife entirely | delightful. She was formerly Miss Bessie Morton. and she and the mayor | have three lovely sons-Morton, Rob- i ert and Glenn. Mrs. W. N. Lee. l 1 also found extremely charming. She
 Is the mother of Miss Bernice Lee. ! and was belle and beauty before her ] daughter. As a girl Mrs. Lee lived
 at Bold Springs.
 Former Mayor
 The former mayor of the town l also had the pleasure of meeting. J. l B. kincaid, H. T. Graham, good roads 1 aqFOEdlEt WiO Hdo DttI PbAAihe9 hoAh 1 for the Bankheaa Highway from Leeds to Cook Springs. The settle ment of people from Bromton to Leeds, he reported. has cut out it's road and partly worked 1t, num- Der of donations being given. On | our way we passed over the Elliott Lovick bridge named for J. B. Elliott and which. in about 1914, was dedi- cf ed to service by Miss Kate Lee and 12 maids in the name of the citi- zens of that district. An interesting sight. also. was the new railroad which had just been built and which is a prong of the Central of Georgia down to the Overton Coal company's mines. In this section Henri Neny has just established the County Coal company. Coal is being shipped over the new railroad to make cement. When Leeds citizens desire swim ming, they have a magnificent pool in the form of the Bankhead Bathing Beach, on the new railroad
 Here the merrymakers have as much fun as Birminghammers do at East and West Lakes. or at Edge wood.
 Some Prominep- Citizens
 Among the prominent citizens of the town are, including those men tioned, V. L. SpruieH. pharmacists H, NJ. Judge, owner of the Jefferson Hardware & Manufacturing Co.,: pr.