The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-15
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Drink More Milk"
 Campaign Planned


 Auburn, Ala. November 14.-(Spe- cial)-Miss Jessie Hoover. milk spe- cialist of the department of agricul ture, Washington, is spending the first part of the week in Auburn in con- ference with the home demonstration agents regarding the importance of plenty of milk in the diet and sug- gesting ways and means of increas- ing the per capita milk consumption in Alabama.
 In her plans for promoting greater milk consumption, Miss Hoover re- iterates the recommendation fre- quentfy made that each child should have one quart of milk daily and that adults should have at least one pint. and more if possible.
 Leaving Aublen at noon Tuesday Miss Hoover with Miss Agnes Ellen Harris. dean of women and state home demonstration agent. will spend Wednesday in Birmingham in con- ference with l.. J. Lilies, county agent for Jefferson county, and Miss Flora Shelby, home demonstration agent. in the interest of the proposed greater milk campaign in that county.
 
 Hoover and Miss Harris will spend Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Mamie C. Thorington of Montgomery county. 
 which had already been paid to am other.
 CASE REVERSED
 The court of appeals reversed the decision of the Mobile circuit court, which awarded Julia Fowler s1,00o as damages for personal injuries re- ceived when her automobile was struck by a locomotive of the Gulf, Mobile and Northern railroad. Rul- ings ot the trial court caused the reversal The plaintiff sued for s11,500.
 Decisions of the court of appeals In south Alabama cases Tuesday fol- low:
 Bricken, C. l.: A. c. coe vs. City of Dotban, Houston, affirmed.
 Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay Rail way company vs. H. c. Hodges. Houston, affirmed
 Sanford. J.: Atlantic Coast Line railroad vs. w. W. McEaehern, Houston. affirmed.
 Merritt, J.: Gulf Mobile and North ern railroad ys. Julia Fowler, Mobile, reversed and remanded.
  pany, Escambia, affirmed.
 BIC ROAD CONTRACT
 The biggest road building con- tract since the state began the con- struction of public highways will be awarded December 5, when bids are opened for the construction of the Shelby county section of the Bir- mingham- Montgomery highway. Es- 4i. t,adt fha r0nztrlC- ton of the road will cost between se00oo0 and s1,0oo,00o. The high way department expects the greatest number of bidders in the depart ment's history will seek the contract.
 At least one year will be necessary in the construction of the road which will be of macadam and will run from the north end of the county to the south end. The road will be 22.77 miles in length.
 As soon as the plans have been completed the commission will call for bids for the construction of the Chiffon county section. Work on this section will be begun early in the spring, leaving only the Autauga county section for construct on. Work cannot be started on the Au- tauga section until the commission has determined whether the road shall run from Montgomery by way of bridge at Reece's ferry or at another point on the Alabama river.
 CONFERENCE POSTPONED
 Because a majority of the chief executives of the southeastern states could not be present Governor Kilby Tuesday announced that he had with drawn his call for conference of governors for a discussion of the serious situation which would result from the shortage of coal if wintry weather should come. Governor Kilby sent a telegram Saturday afternoon to the governors of Georg- ia. Tennessee, Florida. Mississippi and Louisina advising them that a serious situation had developed which demanded the attention of the executives.
 A majority of the governors had advised the Alabama executive Tues day that other engagements would prevent their attendance. In an nouncing cancellation of the call, Governor Kilby expressed the opinion that some of the states do not realize how serious the situation will be- come in cold weather. Reports re- ceived by the executive department during the past week indicate that the railroads are not able to furnish the coal mines with cars sufficient to transport coal needed by the schools and citizens. Governor Kilby fears that cold winter will force the closing of many schools and other state institutions
 The railroads contend that the priority orders of the interstate