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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
CITY H0PEF I'll
OVER OIL FOUND IN
HIGH SCHOOL WELL
Discovery Leads Citizens to
Believe Paying Wells May
Be Struck-ExpIorations
Being Made

PELL CITY, Dec. 2S.-(Speeial.)-
With south st. Clair county. Indus
trially speaking, in fair shape; it's
mines, mills and other forms of In
dustry In full blast. the Christmas
holiday trade is better than that
of any other days since the war. ac-
cording to merchants. Talk of oil
discovery is heard everywhere.
While. for several weeks, tradelas
been at low ebb and no flood OF
gold has been in sight, during the
past week things have picked up at
a tremendous rate and yesterday.
which marked the eve of Christmas.
shopping was buster than ever. Pell
City has undergone its share of ex-
element also for the past few week s
with talk of oil discovery on every
hand. and tension is awaiting further
investigation that is being started.
Oil first appeared noticeable In the
high school well here. the children
having to quit drinking the water.
and when a sample OF 1t was taken
out on different occasions. even after
the well had been cleaned and guard
ed it was still found to contain
quantities of pure petroleum.
Leases are being let on the land
at present throughout the district in
order to carry the work further. and
all st. Clair is anxiously watching
the result, as oil has showed up in
several other wells about town since
the first discovery on the town prop
erty several weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
FARMERS IN PICKENS FARMERS URGED TO-
COUNTY ARE TAKING PLANT LESS COTTON
UP DAIRY INDUSTRY AND USE FERTILIZER

CARROLLTON, Ala, Dec 23-tSpe-
cial.-Jp to the time preceding the
spring of 1921 no attention whatever
was paid to dairying in this county.
the people believing there was moth
ing to it, but with the coming of the
thoroughbred Jersey and demonstra-
tions in dairying the people became
more interested. Finally a general
rally was held at Aliceville and
throngs of people heard addresses
from prominent speakers relating ex-
periences of others in the important
industry. The cattle that had been
shipped into the county for the pur-
pose of demonstrating the POSSIBLE
tiles offered in dairying were auc-
toned off and purchased by inter-
ested citizens, and this was the be-
ginning Of what is now a growing
industry Of the county.
This jersey herd fell into the hands
of those interested in the untried
project, who at once began the study
of dairyipg and shipping their prod
uct to the creamery at Aliceville
This industry is only in it's infancy
at the present time. Others are en-
tering rapidly, thoroughbred Jersey
cattle are being purchased and
brought into the county and within
the next few years a marked increase
will be shown in this particular in
dustry. it, is believed.
Not only are the farmers who have
entered the industry receiving good
pay for their products, but they are
raising larger herd of hogs from
the skinned milk and obtaining a
larger amount of fertilizer that is
building their land to where it will
produce twice as much as heretofore.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD

If the suggestion of some of the
leaders is accepted, the session of
the Alabama legislature which Will
begin January will be the shortest
in the states history and Will con-
tinue only three weeks from the
time of the inauguration of Judge
w w. Brandon as governor of Ala
bama.
An adjourned session is absolutely
necessary because of the code which
must be read by committee in re-
cess and many of those who will be
active in the session are insisting
that the Legislature should recess
about February l until late in the
summer, probably July, when the
work of the quadrennial session Of
1928 would be completed.
Charles S. Mcdowell. lieutenant
goyernor-elect, is urging members of
the legislature to make the session
as short as possible and to recess
within three weeks after the inaugu-
ration of. Governor Brandon. The
legislature should be able in this
three weeks to put through the
Mcdowell today in discussing the
situation. Insofar as / am in
formed, there is little legislation
which demands immediate attention
The members of the Legislature can
we'll lay aside their labors at the end
of three weeks and await the COM
ing of the summer when the code
committee can complete its work
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
STUDENTS DONATE FUND
TO PROVIDE CHRISTMAS
TREE FOR MILL VILLAGE

UNIVERSITY, Ala. Dec. 2s.-(Spe-
cial.)--Starving students in far-off
Russia and children of poor families
in Tuscaloosa will benefit from the
generosity of students at the Uni
versity OF Alabama, who are observ-
ing Christmas by giving help to
others who are less fortunate.
Through the University Y. NJ. c. A..
OF which Albert Clemens. football
star. is president, and the Y. w. G. A.,
of which Miss Mary Armentrout of
oxford is the leader. a ge number
of the students participated in the
expense OF giving Christmas party
TO children in the mil village OF
Rosedale. Before the students left
for Sthe Christmas holida -. packages
containing nuts. fruits, candy. cloth
ing and toys were made up for more
than fifty children, and students liv-
ing in Tuscaloosa will stage the
party next week with Christmas
tree and 4 guaranteed genuine Santa
Claus impersonated by one of the
students.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24

OPERETTA PRESENTED
BY M0NTEvALLO CLUB


MONTEVALLO. Ala. -- Dec "a
Especial. )--one of the most attractive
musical programs of the season at
the Alabama Technical Institute and
College for Women was that given
by the college glee club last week.
The glee club. assisted by the coll
lege orchestra. presented Charles Vim
cents operetta, THE Japanese, Girl"
The dramatic and scenic effects
were under the full direction of Miss
Dorothy Richey. head of the express
sion department assisted by Miss
Mary r Macmillan, head OF the art
department.
Those taking leading parts in the
operetta were Misses Abbotte Nc
Kinnon. Ta1ladeea Springs; Marcy
Caldwell, Scottsboro: Lillian Craw-
ford. Bessemer:' Coralie Alternating
Admission; Winifred castleman.
Greensboro: Robin Cook Cochrane:
Dorothy tRichey, Satsuma. Fla. ard
W. j. Kernerly. MontevalIo. The re-
suits obtained w the chorus OF voices
Is due chiefly to the leader. Frank
f. Marsh Jr
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
TALLAP00SA FARMERS
INDUCED TO TERRACE
BY COUNTY AGENT.

ALEXANDER CITY, Ala, Dec. 90.
Especial. lit has often been con-
tended that live county agent is
the best investment in which any
county can place its money. ITALIA
poosa county has thoroughly demon
strated this in the work that has
been done by County Agent S. NJ.
Day, who resides in this city.
Two or three years ago when he
was first employed. by Tallapoosa
in this section that appeared to be
washed away and past retaining,
but Mr.. Day contended that they
could be Reclaimed and made to pro-
duce again. His advice to the farm
ers was to cut down trees, fill the
bitches with their tops. terrace in the
land with the broad, flat-topped ter
races, plant veitch and other crops
that would keep the land from wash
ing, plant peas and Vurn under the
vines, and work along this line.
In this short time the results that
have been accomplishe ed 1lave simply
been wonderful. Some of this land
that was considered as worn out
produced fine crops this year and
has increased three and four-fold in
value Mr.. Day has also been instru-
mental in having farmers purchase
fruit trees on the cooperative plan
and by this means has been able to
secure trees for them at 10 cents
that would have cost them from 25
cents to so cents IL they had been
buying them individually as for
merly
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24

Next Legislative Session
May Be Only 3 Weeks Long

and when the business interests OF
the state may be made ready for the
work of the legislature and when the
farmer members of the legislature
may attend the sessions without
monetary loss.
Wants Adjourned Session
My idea is that the legislature
should hold only two sessions during
the week preceding the Inaugural
ton of Judge Brandon. The first
session will be used in preliminaries
and the second in completing the
task OF organization. After those
two sessions there probably will be
no work of Importance to command
the attention OF the law makers un-
til the Inauguration of Governor
Brandon.
with only two legislative days
used prior TO the Inauguration OF
Judge Brandon the Legislature
should be able to complete the
work Of the first session in IL legis-
lative days. This would leave So
legislative days for the adjourned
session at which the real work will
be done and the plans and policies
of the new administration will he
enacted into law"
Several other senators and repre-
sentatives who came to Montgomery
during the week on various missions
appealed for a short session during
January and urged that the big work
of 1928 be laid aside until the ad-
journed session when Governor
Brandon would be able to make his
recommendations and the recess
committees would be able to make
their reports after Investigations.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
ALBANY AND DECATUR
COOPERATE IN JOINT
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU |
THE AGE-HERALD :
Albany Decntur, = Ia. Dee ~ I

Cities, like individuals. may get
better and better in every way, every
day" but J. w. Clopton, first presi-
dent of the new Albany-Decatur
Chamber of Commerce, believes bit
Of civic boosting by the residents of
any city aids the matter of get
ting better" materiai1y.
The new organization is the first
civic body composed of both Albany
and Decatur business men since the
old days Of the development company
and comes into being to fill real
want. according to its founders.
With the entire Tennessee valley
region apparently on the brink of
great expansion. promoters OF the
movement desired to have healthy
civic unit to take care of the inter-
ests of the Twin Cities
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
COTTON STILL KING
OVER OTHER CROPS
STATISTICS SHOW
Irish Potatoes Worth Most
Per ACre-Corn Bows to
"Reminiscences Uses
Little Hired Help
STATE CAPITAL BUREAUt
THE AG EMERALD
Montgomery. Ala. Dec. IS


In his final analysis OF the annual
crop estimate for Alabama. f. W.
Gist, federal and state agricultural
statistiean. today declared that the
crop of 1922 furnished nearly sixty
million dollars In debt paying and
purchasing power In excess of the
crop of 1921 in Alabama. remark
able fact shown by MIR. 1ssts final
analysis IS that the total value of
the crops classed as surplus that is,
crops beyond the needs of the farm
ers, Is $l43.920,000 leaving products
valued al S122,S2l, 900 to be consumed
on the farms, including s1S,304000
worth hogged and grazed from I'M
harvested crops by live stock
or he surplus crops cotton took
the load with value of $500, 100000.
while cotton seed was second with
value of S14.760,000 and peanuts
third with a valAe of s4.330.000. Corn
came fourth with a value OF $3,63t,-
600.
Irish potatoes proved to be the
most beneficial to the farmers, finan-
eiail.. when considered from the
standpoint OF acreage. as their value
was placed at 5i20 an acre. Many
crops went beyond cotton but. of
course, the acreage Of the other pro-
ducts was limited The ~valu, OF
cotton per acre was placed al 5000
and the value OF corn per acre at
1890. To the value of corn acre
age must be added the value of veil
vet beans grown with the corn
which Increased the value OF corn
and velvet beans to S2l60.
Other Crop Values
The acreage value OF other crops
grown in Alabama during 1922 was
placed at the following figures by
Mr.. Gtst: hay, 1854; peanuts.
s2t.52; cowpeas, $12.43: velvet beans.
1907; SOY beans. $2143; sweet po-
tatoes, H1.25; sorghum syrup. 1856:
sugar cane syrup, $95.15; oats, sfJ;
wheat. $15.20.
Mr.. Gist found little variation In
the amounts paid farm labor in 1929
compared with the preceding year
and the employment of few extra
farm hands for harvest or other pur-
poses. Crops were grown and
gathered by the farmer himself with
his own force and the wages saved
to~himself and them" said Mr. Gist
stories being told at present re-
garding supposed exodus of farm
labor from the south do not concern
the Alabama farmer. He cultivated
nearly a million acres more. land this
year than last with his own labor
was cultivated in the old days when
cotton was almost the only money
crop. He has done this by SO regu-
lating the utilization of his land
that continuous employment is assur-
ed throughout the season and returns
are realized, accordingly In fact,
the Alabama farmer might be willing
to lend some labor to other sections
II he can be allowed to select that
portion loaned"
Gfsts Analysis
Mr. Gist's final analysis Of Ala
bama crops for 1922 follows:
Alabama farmers have come out of
the 1922 crop season in better shape
than for many years, as is evidenced
not only by the fact that they pro-
duced a crop value In excess OF last
year by ss5,295.o0o. but also by the
fact that they have sold or will sell
CONTINUED ON Page TwoD
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
MAIL CARRIER HIT
BY PASSENGER TRAIN
DIES IN BIRMINGHAM

PIEDMONT, Ala, Dec. 2s-(Spe-
cial)-o. p. Treadoway rural car
rief from Jacksonville. Ala. was
struck and believed TO be seriously
injured by the eas. bound Sea5oard
passenger train al Angel station Sat
urday morning about o'clock and
the car in which he was riding on
his mail route was demolished Mr.
Treadoway was brought TO Piedmont
on the train which struck him and
turned back on the west bound train
to a hospital in Birmingham, in
charge OF DR.. II. o.. Sparks. local
Scaboard surgeon.
Injuries sustained by O. p. Treado-
way, rural mail carrier from Jack
sonvilie. Ala, whose automobile was
struck by an eastbound Seaboard
passenger train $3.50 o'clock at the
Angel crossing. near Piedmont,
proved fatal. according to informa-
tion received by the Ridout Under
taking company. who was to have
met the injured man in Birmingham
and transport him to an inflrmary
here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
PIEDMONT STUDENTS AT
COLLEGE ARRIVE HOME
PIEDMONT AL

PIEDMONT. Ala, Dec. 23.-(Spe-
cial.)--At this season one Is i'm
pressed with the attention being
given higher education in Piedmont
by the great number OF young men
and women arriving from the DIFF
fcrent colleges to spend the holidays
with home folks. Among them are
J. 7. Webb and Ted Savage from Au-
burn. Roy Pagan and Roy Woolf
from the University OF Alabama. Gill
bert Haslam from Emory, Miss Fran
ces Formby and Miss Blanche Haslam
from Agnes Scott, Miss Mary Bar
low from Converse. Miss Grace Form
by from the Cincinnati Conservatory
of Music. Miss Cora Dean Savage
from Montevallo, and Joe Woolf from
Tulane. and others.
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pROr. WILSON RECoyERs

HAMILTON. Dec. a. (Special.l-
Prof. J. E. Wilson. principal of the
state secondary agricultural school
here, has been quite sick with FLU" "
and attending complications. He is
some batter at present and his many
friends hope for a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Wilson has just returned from
Huntsville with their little girl, who
was carried there\ for treatment for
burns received several weeks ago
Wien she was seriously burned
before an open CRATE. She is slowly
recovering after having had skin
grated on her body
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
coopwArEn STUDENTS RETURN
REVIVAL SERVICES

Revival services will begin next
Tuesday morning at the Presbyterian
church. The pastor. Rev. c. II. Rod
gers. will do the preaching. All
other denominations of the town are
invited to participate actively IN all
the services
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
HALEYvILLE Is FEELING
REVIVAL IN BUILDING

HALEYvILLE. Ala. Dec 23.-lspe-
cial.)--Haleyville is experiencing
quite a revival in building opera
tons. number of residences have
been erected and improvements made
in business houses. The dwelling Of
Mr.. Phillips on Twentieth street, east,
is nearing completion and it is un-
derstood that Mr.. Drewry is planning
two more residences on Twenty first
street. The garage being built by
Gamble brothers on Twentieth street
will soon be ready for occupation
and it is understood that they are
preparing to erect a two-story brick
building just south of the garage;
the brick now being placed on
the ground. The building, 1t is un-
derstood. is to be used as store.
whit office rooms on the second
floor
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
MRS. SHOOK GIVES TREE
FOR FARM CLUB GIRLS

ANDALUSIA, Ala, Dec. "a (Spe-
cial.)-Mrs. Mary Shook. county de-
monstration agent, was hostess to =
very delightful entertainment and
Christmas tree program for the menu
bers of the county canning clubs, in
The hall OF the First National Bank
building yesterday afternoon.
Rev. H. c. Threadgill gave an ad-
dress on Christmas and what 1t
means, which was followed by a
chorus. Joy to the World" Several
vocal numbers were rendered BY
Miss Lois Zeagler and Mr.. Fay
o'Neal. Two hundred and fifty
guests were present to enjoy the
hospitality Of Mrs. Shook.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
LETuP IN RonBERIEs

Since the spur: OF ropberies the
irst Of the week no more have been
eported to the police department.
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no ERECT HoMEs

George M. Collins, one OF the large
land owners of the county, will soon
erect a number of residences on his
property on Spring street, the houses
to be rented or sCld to suit the new
conner.
Mr.. Collins owns tract OF land
just outside Of the corporate limits
Of Carrollton and has reached de-
cision to build homes On this proper
ty also, and include q limited number
of acres of land with each house.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
MAY BUILD HOSPITAL

Thomas 7. Terry, merchant of
Huntsville, has bought in the bank
rupt estate OF Ike d. Buford for
ss4250 and assumption of all eneum-
ORANGES against the property,
amounting to $44,350. The property
includes Abingdon Place. which was
for many years the home of the late
Capt. Milton Humes. the Dan Turner
farm of 512 acres and the Buford
farm southwest of Huntsville. about
200 acres. 1t has been reported from
time to time that it would probably
be used as a hospital for which a
fund OF 100000 was recent estarted.
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AUBURN. Dec. 23.-(Special DIR.
w. A. Gardner, head of the depart
ment of botany and Dr. F. L. Thomas
and J. NJ. Robinson of the department
of entomology. will represent the
Alabama Polytechnic institute at the
annual meeting of the American as
sCciation for the Advancement of
Science which will be held at Boston,
December 26 to 80.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
BANKS STARTs SAVINGS
CLUB AT CARR0LLT0N

CARROLLTON. Ala. Dec. 22.-tSpe-
cial.)-Ccnsiderable interest is man
Tested by the people of this county
in the announcement of the seven
hanks that beginning next week a
savings club will be inaugurated by
these Institutions, the new service to
begin on December rs and close De-
cember SO, and will continue for so
weeks. This new service is inaugu-
rated for the purpose of teaching the
child and the old people. as well,
the habit Of thrift and saving.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
Telephone COMPANY HAS
TREE FOR ITS employees
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU |
THE AGE-HEk4ALD +
Sheffield. Ala Dec %

Through the generosity of A. ".
Barker plant chief, and c. c. Pear
son. local manager of the Bell Tele-
phone company, a large Christmas
tree for the employees and their i'm
mediate relatives was made possible.
Sixty children were present. Florence.
Sheffield. Tuscumbia and Russellville
were represented.
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JACKSONVILLE PAUSES TO
CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS

JACK sONvTLLEi Ala, Dec "a
tSpecial.)--The Baptist Sunday
school wili\have pageant and
Christmas tree Monday afternoon at
the church at 6 o'clock.
White Christmas will be observed
At the Methodist church Sunday eve
ming at O'Clock. The gifts will be
given to the inmates of the county
aimshouse. located here, and the Of
ferlng will be sent To the Orphans
home.
The members of st. Lukes Epis-
copai Sunday school will be treated
to Christmas tree Monday after
noon at the Parish house. Christmas
hymns will be sung. All of the
city and state schools here are OBJ
serving two weeks holiday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
PECANS SELL By LOAD
ON STREETS AT ATHENS
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD

The people of Athens have been
witnessing something recently that
has never been seen on the streets
here before being the sale of homs
grown pecans from farm wagons on
the street. One wagon came in from
Madison county, about 15 miles from
Athens. loaded with these delicious
nuts and sold out as rapidly as the
pecans could be weighed. This load
brought IS cents per pound. This
scene has caused many Of the citi-
zens here to become interested in the
growing of pecans.
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PIEDMONT, Ala. Dec. 2s.-tSpe-
DIAL News received from the bed
side Of Miss Christine Woolf, who
underwent an operation in St. Vim
cents hospital at Birmingham early
in the week. were not encoura ging
Friday on account of development of
pneumonia.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
MAN IN TALLADEGA
DIGS UP GOLD AND.
SELLS IT FOR $50.

TAI.LADEGA, Ala, Dec. 23.-tSpe-
cial.)--G. w. Lowe. who resides at
Erin. was in the city Thursday and
sold to r. Heine, Jeweler, over two
and one-half ounces of gold which
he had panned in that section while
prospecting. Mr.. Heine paid him In
cash. fifty odd dollars.
For many years from Waldo, ITALIA
dega county, extending into Clay
county, gold has at different inter-
walls been taken out of She mountain
sides in more or less quantity, but it
has never been mined profitably on a
large scale.
LETUP IN ROBBERIEs
Since the spur: OF robberies the
first OF the week no more have been
reported to the police department.
HOG WEIGHS 515 POUNDS
Capt. E. B. Ledbetter of Sylacausa
was In the city on Thursday and re-
ported that on Tuesday he killed a
Poland China hog which dressed
weighed SIS pounds.
GOOD ROTARY MEETING
With one of the best programs
that it has ever enjoyed, the Rotary
club had an unusually good meet
ing Thureday.
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MOBILE DELEGATION
TO ATTEND INAUGURAL

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 23.,-lSpeeial.)
large attendance OF Mobile citi-
zens at the Inauguration of Gov.
William w. Brandon at Montgom-
cry. January 15 was urged by Leon
Schwartz, president OF the Mobile
Kiwanls club. The matter will also
be taken UP with the other civic orr
ganizations of the city. An effort
will be made to send a delegation of
at least 200 to the inauguration.
PUT PORT FIRST
Legislation necessary to carry
into effect the terms of the port
amendment ratified at the November
election will be the first considered
by the Mobile legislative delegation,
according to Senator John Craft.
member of the upper house. Senator
Craft returned today from a four
weeks trip through the. middle west.
At Kansas City he attended q four
day convention OF the National AS
ISOLATION of Highway Officials, and
the convention of the American
harm Bureau Federation, held at
ChfcapO I'll