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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
GIGANTIC WILSON DAM |S NOW OvER
 ONE-THIRD BULL I
Ideal Weather, Advantageous Labor Conditions and LOW Stage of River Greitly
 Fostered Work
TENNESSEE VALLEY BsREaU
 THE AGE-HiRALD E1nranca Ala sOY 2h

Ideal weather, advantageous labor conditions and the extemely low stage of the Tennessee risr through out the late summer aid fall has enabled government eYineers en- gagged in the constructin of Wilson Dam to make such rapidstrides since work was resumed on August 15 that the enormous structura now stands considerably more tan one-third complete.
 At no time since wori was resumed has there been a shortage of labor and officials state tiAt the moral and efficiency is greatr than at any time since the job wis commenced, On November 15 therewere approxi- mately 1,S00 employs on the pay roll. This number vii be materially increased in the nearfuture when a third shift will be ruuired- About 75 per cent of the eiployes live on the government reservation where comfortable homes are provided at very nominal rental rates for men with families and dormitories or bunk houses ad conveniently located dining room for the single men.
 Comforts ForworkmeD
 Wilson Dam "catp" is in every respect modern tty with all city advantages and coNeniences. There are almost 800 permanent and tenn porary houses thatwere constructed during the war. These houses are comfortable in eerys respect and are connected withcity water aud modern sanitary leverage system Tho Wilson Dam tore or commls- sary carries a compute line of grocer ies. wearing appael and household goods and there is drug store, care, moving picture theare, pool room, ice factory and other hsiness houses on the reservation.
 One of the chif eenters of at fractions at the amp is the dam duh which is houed in a beautiful and eommodious bilding' constructed by the men durinetheir leisure hours ut no labor expose to the govern , nent Here is wtre the social func- lions of Wilson Dam are held and many of them ak attended by men and women of th tri-cities. One of the mot important factors that controis.tfe rogress ofgcoustruc- lion work on th dam is the stage of the river AyEidea of the adyan- tage engineers hve had In this reear a can be had wha 1t is stated Una. for several week past the gauge ae Florence bridge, ,pne=half mile doW II steam from thedam, has stood ae which is withi I of foot of the iawaet stage eys recorded here.
 Giant Propsitions or Dhm
 When completa the overall iens tn of the dam wilAbe about 4'oVo iee. with a spiIlway2, 300 feet long and the power hous approximately 1'2oo
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
RoY HAYNES COMING

Maj. k. A. Haynes, prohibition di- rector of the United States will come to Montgomery December for a conference regarding prohibition en- Agreement with l.. l.. Phillips. chief state law enforcement officer. Mir Phillips was invited to the confer ence in letter received today from Charles M sartain of Birmingham, federal prohibition director for Als- bama.
 Plans for the CO., operation between the federal agent ard state officers will be made at the conference. Mir Sartain will accompan. Major Haynes to Montgomeryar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
 BALDWIN COUNTY SHIPS 200 CARS OF ORANGES

Foley. Ala. November 25.-tspe- eial)-orange shipments through the Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange tot date number above 200 cars. This, of course. carries both Baldwin and Mo bile county production. Foreign ship ment lists one car eacA for Montreal and Toronto Canada.
 In addition to the shipments through the exchange independent shippers and buyers will market ap- proximately % ears from Baldwin county. So tarS as we can ascertain through men close to the market. prices seem satisfactory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
uRGEs FALL FLOWING

Relieving that Alabama farmers have solved the problem of cotton growing under boil weevil conditions and have an opportunity Of beeom ing the leading cotton produeing cotton state of the southeast. M. c. A1lgood. state commlss ssoner of agriculture, today appealed te the farmers to plan nov for. next Xsar,s ootteHa opepl by destroying all cottoT stalks into the ground now will de- aration for spring. 3plhnting. a Mr. Allgool said the turning of cotton stalks into the ground now will de- stroy millions of boil weevils and will save thousands of dollars to the farmers next season
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
MAJ. ELIAS CROCKETT DOWNS
 MAN 82 RATED AS OLDEST M [ M BE R 0F ELKS IN STATE
Major Downs of Sheffield Is Confederate Veteran and Former Tax Assessor of
 Colbert County
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD


 Record of being the oldest Elk in the state is claimed for Maj. Elias Crockett Downs of Sheffield. who was recently voted life membership in the Elk lodge of his home. He has been member of the order for 90 years.
 Major Downs was born in Monroe Walton county, Georgia, on December 10, 1S40. He served in the Confed- crate army from February, 1862, until April 26, 1865, with Thomas R.. R Cobb legion cavalry. About two months before the surrender he was sent from Virginia to reinforce Gen J. F. Johnston. At the time of the equalization he was Q member of the flag of truce that met General Sher- man at cabin beside the road lead ing from Hillsboro, N. C., to Raleigh N, C,
 Opened Realty Firm Returning to his home in Atlanta, Major Downs says that he found a pile of ashes. He lwent to Memphis and from there to Corinth, Miss, where he resided until 1878 when he moved to Macon, Miss. where he lived until 1SSs when he came to Sheffield where he opened real estate office. He afterwards bought an interest in the Sheffield Manufacturing com pany and was elected president of that company. He served Colbert county for four years as tax assessor.
 It is seldom that Major Downs misses a reunion of the Confederate veterans and he always wears the Confederate uniform to these gather ings For the past ? years he has been adjutant and chief of staff of the third brigade. Alabama division, United Confederate veterans. with rank of lieutenant colonel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
n. M. sHARPE DEAD

Piedmont, November 25.--tSpe- , cial.)--T. M. Sharpe, promiennt mer- chant and pioneer citizen of Pied mont. died at his hone here early Friday morning. Mir. Sharpe had been a merchant in Piedmont pretty we'll all of his life and at the time of his death was senior member of the firm of Sharpe, Formby & Co. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church here Sunday morn ing at 10 o'clock. MT. Sharpe having been secretary of the Sunday school for more than 20 years. Interment will be in the city cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
HAnDwIcK VISITS KmpY

Gov. Thomas w. Hardwtck of Georgia. is the guest of Governor KiIby at the executive mapsion hay ing come to Montgomery on special saturday. to witness the annual game between the football teams 4tf the universities of Georgia and Alabama. Governor Hardwick was accompanied by Mrs. Hardwlck and others. The party was met by Governor Ktlhy and w. 4. Darden. secretary to the gov ernor. The governors of the two states. with their wives and party of friends, witnessed the game frsm boxes which were decorated with the colors of the two educational institutions.
 Governor Kilby entertained at dinner at the mansion Saturday eve- ning In honor of Governor and Mrs, Hardwick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
DIG sATsUMA CRor

Mobile and Baldwin counties proo- oranges this season. according t9 the weekly summary Of market coi;- ditions issued today by Nj. O Hootor. director of ti.o division tt mark q $ and imni sPa ticn Baldwin county has shipped to date a00 ears with prospects, or another TOO carE
 iIa te this tinas the s,ats h1s .raf- < sed AGA ears If swsst poiasoes compared with .5s ears na tiao same date ef iest ssaeen. Mir. Heoson said tisere had been light advance in ths pFies sf sweet potatoes during tas week in central ma-ke cts wisn No. l Nancy Hall and Porto ftaan po- tatees showing gain of 20 to 9 cents . busnei
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
HOTELsINspEl.TEn

seven hundred and sixteen inapec- tions of hotels, cafes and other puh- lie places were made hy the bureau of inspection of the state health de- partment last month. Thirty-three hotels were inspecte l. one scoring 100 per cent, and l.. 9n or greater. The total inspections. were in connection with tine various county fairs which were held during the month. Each operator of eonces- sion was required to keep his e, lip- ment in santa, condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
WOMAN SUCCEEDED BY WOMAN AS PRESIDENT
 OF EDUCATION BOARD

Ashvilie, Ala November 25.-eSpe- cisl) )--A farewell luncheon was tend dered the St, Clair county school board at the Hood hotel Friday by The retiring president, Mrs. Billie r. Reason. who turned the reins over to her successor. Mrs. Bartley $. Hodges of Odenville, who was elected president and James M Rich. vice president Mrs. Reason has been on the board for six years, serving as chairman for four years. She did not offer for reelection. Those present at the luncheon, in addition to the county school board, were Dr. W. A. Reason, J. Conley Merchant and J. NJ. Mize. the latter two having been re- gently elected as new members, talk ing the place of Mrs. Beason and Mir. Funderberg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
 SCHOOLSAT PIEDMONT OBSERVE THANKSGIVING

Piedmont, November 15.-tSpe ciai.)-The Piedmont public schools will observe Thanksgiving Day Wednesday with appropriate exer- cises by each grade in the chapel of the Frances F. Willard building, and school will be dismissed for the week end, allowing those of the teachers whose desire to visit their homes during the week end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
THANKSGIVING, DIN NER

What shall my Thanksgiving dir- ner be and how shall I prepare itg are questions in the minds of thou sands of Alabama housewives at tihs time. and Miss Nina Willis. special ist in nutrition for the extension ser vice, suggests the following Thanks giving dinner menu:
 Roast turkey. southern dressing giblet gravy, cranberry sauce. celery, mashed potatoes. creamed cauli- flower. rolls. butter. pumpkin pie apples. nuts. raisins and milk or coffee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
NAMED TAX ASSESSOR

w. E. Garret of Sampson. promi- nent citizen of Geneva county, was appointed tax assessor of Geneva county by Governor Kilby Saturday. He will succeed D. G. Roach. who was elected probate judge at the general election November :. Mir. Garrett received one of the largest and most representative indorse- ments ever tepdered to Governor Kilby in behalf of an applicant for a county office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
ADDRESS FARMER (IIps

PftsIdent O F. E. Wlnberg, Roy e. Bishop and County Agent McGowan have been addressing meetings of farmers organizations throughout the county during the week, explain tng necessary steps which would have te be taken by the cooperative or ganlzs tions n order to affiliate with the propo:-.d Baldwin County Farm surc.la Produce Exchange.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
MAP OUT HEALTH WORK

Dr. q. E. Davis of Mobile, who was elected director of the laboratory Of Mobile by the county medical society society this week, came to Montgom- cry today for conference' With of- flcials of the state laboratortes re 4. gsrding the work of the Mobile lab oratory. pr. Davis succeeded Mir Martin. whose resignation was re- quested. The resignation started 2 controversy between Dr. 5. ". Welch, state health officer, and pr. D. T, Mccall and Dr. Eugene Thames or Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
MISS SMITH VISITS

Miss Sarah Smith of Eutaw. daugh- ter of Judge A. ?. Smith. Is the guest cf hor sister. Mrs. J. c. Dubois, be- ing en route home from an enjoyable visit to friends in Florida. she will be chief clerk to her father in the probate office when he take. charge in January.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
Swift to Reopen
 < Andalusia Plant

Andalesia. Ala. November 25.-iI. Nj. Mckee of St. Paul, Minn., arrived here today and Is preparing to re open the packing plant of Swift & Co. in Andalusia by December ].
 The plant was closed down about a ca. ago. but the machinery has been kept intact. Extensive repairs have been made recently. prepara- tory to reopening. Mir Mckee will have charge of the Ilant under the direction Of Horace Mcdowell. man ager of the swift plant at Moultrie, Georgia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
CULLMAN |S LAND
 IF STRAWBE ERRIES
 AND FINE HOMES
County Boasts of Having Few Negroes and High Percent age of Per Capita
 Wealth

CullInnn. Ala. November 25.-tSpe- teial.)- land of strawberries, of fine farmhouses and of an almost solid white population-that is the boast ] of Cullman county. The county stands second in the United States in per capita wealth.
 This section, which was originally settled by persons of German extrac- ton, goes in for truck farming, every known fruit can be produced. Just now large paper-shell oceans are being brought To Cullman from the farms. Gullman's strawberries have long been famous all over the coun- ! try. There are several organizations for the selling and shipping of straw i berries over the county. Al Kramer. Mir. Malchow. Alvin Peinhardt, Mir. i Gloss and several others are inter ested in the marketing of the straw berry crop. The strawberry fields 1 are in splendid condition now and with favorable weather, a fine crop will be harvested next year
 The strawberry buyers from New 1 York, Detroit and other northern markets come to Cullman about April and stay until the crop is harvested. l It is impossible. too, to pass over the mentioning of Cullman's crops with out calling attention to the large amount of sweet and Irish potatoes that are shipped from here each sea i son. Potato houses have been erected according to government plans and the Cullman county farmer reaps fine 1 dividends each year from this source. Winners At Fai-
 1 In the Alabama State Fair, given in Birmingham, cullman county people have been prize winners for years. ! For the best individual exhibit at the fair held in Birmingham in October, Mir. Crutchfield of Cullman received the $500 prize. A number of other prizes went 10 this county.
 This county bears the distinction of being the best bridged county in the state of Alabama. Every bridge in the county is made of the very best 1 material and they are constructed l without the issuance of single dol
 lars worth Of county bonds.
 The cotton production of Cullman county this year will amount to about 22, 900 bales. The boil weevil is here, but on account of the hot. dry sum mer, it is said to have hurt the crop livery little s.s 54= 44+.us #s t
 Have Three Banks
 In the city of cullman, there are three banks: The Leeth National bank. the Parker Bank and Trust company, the Alabama Bank and Trust company. There is also a banking institution at Hanceville. known as the Merchants bank There are about 50 general mercha disc stores. two hotels. one machine shop, 1 two weekly newspapers one cabinet shop, two wagon factories, two bot l ting works one ice factory, one large fertilizer factory, one poultry coop factory, two photographers. the Southern Cotton oil mill. three large cotton warehouses, eight garages, one marble works. one steam laundry, one sash and door factory, three tin shops. axle factory, brick works, one electrical supply house, and other tContinued on Pnpe EighD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
CHURCHS PLAN UNION
 THANKSGIVING SERVICE
TENNssEE VALLEY BUREAU !
 THE AGE-HERALD

There VII be an annual Thanks giving sefice held Thursday at the First chrtian church. in which all churches f this city will take part. Rev. R. I. Anderson. the new pas tor of tr First Methodist church. will presh the sermon. 4 largo audienceis anticipated. and special music is5eing prepared suitable for ths occaIon. Most of the business houses the town will observe q half holfay. The annual number or Tbanksgviss hunting parties k be- ing arralgd for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
ROY STEER SPEAKS

Piedmont Novembef 2O.-l Sle- cial.) .)--W. E. Royster, representing the Seaboard railroad, was visitor in the local Exchange weekly lunch con meetinf on Thursday and spoke in the interest of the Ragland Voca- tional school. Mir. Royster also vis- tied the schools of the city while here with the view of enlisting the schools in the matter of raising Pied mont's quota for the Ragland school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
eTEWARDs MEET

Rev. W L. Morris and B. B. Gather attended the meeting of the district stewards at Gadsden Thurs sday. Mir. Gather having been appointed on the board of district stewards by Rev. s T. slaton. in place of s. J. Riddle, resigned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
TOM THrMn WEDDING

The Tom Thumb wedding at the Ashville High school Saturday night was enjoyed by a good crowd. the proceeds being used to assist in the completion of the new rock school building, which will soon be occupied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
,xERrRY TusgiiLI..

Tine c6lde4 weather Of tAo ssaaor cane with he dawn of Saturday morning. Duing the night .hs nor rury zcurriet down toward tho bot tom of the ttS. and showed that it had made thi best record of the prsss snf season and registered arouaG 27 degrees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
MTOR AGE.Cf

A. sale ofthe holdings of tho tsatk xpto e1.apaiy here to the Les Aatef .compan. tbk place recently, Afr. Les, the led of ths new concern, has been in lit machine ahd fsuhdry business h4e for seysfai years. and in additics bas operated a garage and sstyics s,aSoh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
RAJDERs ON JOB

\ series of raids by officers Of the state law enforcement depart ment during the last 4s hours aver aged eight stills, two men and one woman arrested on charges of vio- lating the laws against the manu- facture of liquor.
 The woman was arrested in Bar bour county following the destruc- tion of two stills. the capture of one gallon of liquor ai1 pouring out of 465 gallons of beer.
 Russell county furnished five stills. Cullman one and Houston and Jefferson one. In, Cullman county one person was arrested on a charge of operating a still Another raid in that county yielded 230 gallons ot wine and one arrest on q charge of violating the prohibition laws. h Houston county one person was ar rcsted on a charge of having a still In his possession.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
BIG DAMAGE FOR coNvIcs4

State convicts confined in all prisons, of Alabama will be given a special Thanksgiving dinner Thurs day and work will be suspended throughout the day. The state con- vict department announced today that a uniform meal is being ar ranged for each of the nine prisons consisting of the following: Barbe- cued beef, barbecued pork, bruns- wick stew. eandied vans. bread pies and cakes baked in prison bakeries apples. raisins. coffee. cigars. pro- gram of amusement has been ar ranged for each prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26
LYCEUM BACKED

Under the auspices of the local chapter of the American Legion the Piedmont Evening Star festival, one of the most notable lyceum or chau- tauqua entertainments now being of fered. will be put on in Andalusia during the early spring. This at fraction was booked by the legion last week, and the amount realized over and above the amount of the guarantee will go to the treasiir y of the local chapter. 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-26

Despite the fact that court has been in session here this week, ac- tivity on the university drive has not slsckened. and the first lap of the journey to s1s,o00 goal has been arrived at.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-09
Olivia Takes a Hand in the Matter

TELL NE, WHAT FOUNDATION You HAVE
FOR ALL THIS GOSSIP YOU ARE PEDDlIAG
ABOUT Mr.. AND MRS. DUFF AND WHAT HAVE
You TO VERIFY IT? CAN You PROVE ~ p
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-05-10
Two Fires on Clay Hill
CLAY Hill Correspondent

We are sorry TO report two fires
in our vicinity the last week, one az
Mr.. Aller:'s farm where a garage,
machine shed and two hen houses
burned 10 the ground. The fire was
caused by an over heated oil stove in
one of the hen houses with about
200 chickens in a brooder. Mr.. Alert
got severely burned on his hands but
got his car out Of The garage. The
neighbOrs came and done all they
could but with a strong wind blowing
not much could be done only 70
save the barn and the house. The
other fire was the house on the ].
Barthell farm now owned by John
Hegdvedt last Thursday morning
about 10 o'clock the house burned to
the ground as the fire got TO much
Roadway before discovered. We IN
derstand il was an entire loss with
no insurance. Mr.. Alert with two
other men are rebuilding the same
buildings that burned. Mr.. Hegdvedt
also has the foundation made for a
new house which he will build soon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-05-10
PAVE IN WEST DEBORAH
Road Leading to College From State
Road to be Paved This Year.

Plans are under way now to have
the two long blocks running west
on Hill street to Luther College from
the state road paved this year. The
board of trustees Of the college also
expect to do some paving on the
inside of the college grounds, the
principal drives around the college.
The city council will take the mat
ter of paving these two blocks up at
a meeting tonight, and the chances
are the proposition will go through.
The street to be paved is just north
of the Sellman and Bromley resi-
dences.
This piece of street has been in
bad condition for years and the
Commercial Club and many citizens
were DESTROYS of seeing it paved.
There are a number of vacant lots
in these two blocks, which would not
stand a heavy paving assessment,
and we understand the Commercial
Club will gather a substantial fund
to help defray the paving expenses.
If the council passes favorably on
it, this work will be done this sum-
mer. There is no question, but what
it is a worth while improvement.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-05-10
New Bridge on Water Street

A new bridge vii be built on Water
street this year over Dry Run near
the Milwaukee passenger depot. An
up TO date concrete structure will be
built, and it viii be widened out to
conform with the street. Water
street is being paved from this bridge
10 Broadway at the hospital corner,
and the preliminary paving work
started this week. The construction
of this bridge, which was greatly
needed, anyway, Will add much TO
the beauty and easy traffic on this
street, The walks from the bust
ness section 10 the residence section
over the bridge will then be practi-
caIly in a straight line. It is a
worth while improvement and some
thing that viii please everybody
when completed.