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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-06-02
THE drift AWAY
FROM THE farm.
By T. F. PECK,
Commissioner of Agriculture.

If farmers we're getting what they
should receive of the price paid by
consumers for farm products, they
could be prospecting. They could
attractive homes for their families;
they could educate their children
and surround them convenionces
that would insure the majority OF
them remaining on the farm. But
unfortunately they are not getting
it, and each year the farmer Is en-
countering new handicaps. increas-
ed taxes, increased freight rates,
decreased productivity of his soil
and increased demands for neces-
sary living expense. Many farmers
are getting discouraged and leaving
the farm, trying to find place in
some industrial capacity where they
can hope to increase their earning
power. Some leave the farm and
succeed; many more date the begin
ming of their drifting from the time
they cut loose from the farm.
Our population is constantly in
creasing. They must be fed; the
food must be produced if they eat
Farmers could drift away from the
farms until production would not
meet consumption demands. Indus
try could not prosper if food could
not be had for those engaged in
that line or became so scarce and
high priced as to take all OF the
earning of those engaged in indus
try.
The conditions that are driving
people away from the farms shoulc
have the sympathetic interest anc
cooperation of all classes in imporv
ing, for all are dependent upon
productive and profitable agriculture
Ifor their own individual prosperity
Agriculture is the oldest vocation
known and all other activities grey
out of the needs Of the farmers
Those engaged in other activitie
have developed those activities
have kept abreast of progress an
have made their work attractive an
profitable, while with the masse
engaged in agriculture, a maJorlt
have been content to drift with tn
tide and cling to old customs. The
have been Indifferent to cooperatlN
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-06-02
TRUSTEES SALE.

Under and by virtue OF the all.
thority vested in me by deed OF
trust executed July goth, 1921, by
]. A. Laymance and wife Laura
Laymance, to secure a certain IN
debtedness, which deed of trust is OF
record in the registers office OF Nor.
gan county, Tennessee in trust deeo
book !, pages 371, ct seq, convey
ing the property hereinafter des-
cribed. to which deed OF trust spe
cifc reference is hereby made for
the powers and provisions contained
therein: and default having been
made in the payment Of said indebt,
edness. and still remains due and
unpaid, at the request of the holder
Of same, l, Tom Tarwater, Trustee
under said trust deed, will expose
for sale and sell to the highest ana
best bidder for cash in hand, and IN
bar Of the equities of redemption,
dover and homestead, at the court
house in Wartburg, Tennessee, at
1000 o'clock A. NJ, SATURDAY >
JUNE 18th, 1922, the following
described real estate situated in the
county of Morgan, State OF Iennes-
see: ,,
One lot of land in Oakdale,
Tennessee, bounded as follows
Beginning at a stake, a corner OF
a lot owned by A. T. Hart; thence
north 80 10 east 100 feet to
stake: thence north 81 west 80
feet to a stake; thence south oo5
west $50 feet to stake; thence
south 81 east so feet to the begin
ming.
One tract of land in the Fourth
District conveyed to SAID Lay,
nance and wife by Tiffin OFT and
wife, and bounded as follows: be-
ginning on chestnut, c. W. Pot
ter's corner; thence with his line
south 3 west ia poles to stone
and pointers in said line; north
IS east 1913 poles to stake ana
POINTERS on ridge, Francis heirs
corner; thence with a line OF
same north 81 east crossing Crook
ed Fork creek at 70 poles on
white oak, John Redman's corner
and said Francis corner at l!o
poles, on with Redman's line IN
all 1874 poles to stake Andy
Heidel's southeast corner at
point south A west $50 poles from
his black oak; thence south ~
west with said Andy Heidel,s line
IS poles; thence north AZ west Az
poles to white oak; thence south
II west rs poles to G. W. Potter. 8
corner or line; thence with his
line south 81 east IA poles; south
62 east A poles to maple, j..
Laynance's corner; thence with
his line north so west "A poles to
a stake, his corner; north Is east
AZ poles to a stake; south A east
"a poles to white oak. his be-
ginning corner in said Potter's
line: thence with his line north
60 east 10 poles to the beginning
containing so IL acres; being
part of entry No. 2449.
And one tract of land in Nor
gan county. Tennessee, lying on
both sides of Crooked Fork Of
Emory river, bounded as follows;
Beginning at a white oak and
maple on the south side of said
creek; thence south go west "a
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-06-02

effort, While some progress has
BEEN made in cultural methods,
some improvement in quality OF live
stock, very little has been done IN
developing the marketing OF farm
products. AS consequence, wheh
our crops are harvested, we dump
them on the market all together
when the market is glutted and we
pay the penalty in low prices. The
speculator who buys when the mark
ct is overloaded is not to blame. We
did it ourselves. When we get to
the point where we can appreciate
the value of cooperative effort, mer-
chandise our product instead OF
dumping it on the market. we will
get better prices. For some time
much has been said about coopera-
tive selling and buying. People who
have seriously studied the situation
have realized that want OF coOpera
tive effort was crippling the farm
ers and depriving them of the prices
they should receive.
Farmers purchase large amount
of fertilizers; prices for 16 per cent
acid phosphate this season ranged
from eleven dollars and fifty cents
per ton to twenty-five dollars.
have the record in my Office OF the
sales and dealers making them
Those who bought comparatively
saved from five to ten dollars pei
ton on their fertilizer. Farmers try.
ing to market their products or pur.
chase their supplies single handed
are at disadvantage.
The State and Federal Govern
ment recognize the Importance o.
cooperative marketing and laws
have been passed legalizing it. Pro
gressive communities in differen'
sections of the country have proved
the value of cooperative effort II
marketing, they also solve numer'
Gus other problems by working to
yether. When others have success
fully pointed the way for practi
y cal solution of our problems, thu
y fault is ours, if we do not profit b.
y the object lessons.
j We will not accomplish anything
. by talking about our handicaps, un
Il less we do something on our part t.
remove them. What others hav
u done, we can do, if we will make
u start. We have the benefit of thei
3 experience. Cooperative effort II
! marketing and other farm problem
s. have been successfully solved. w
:, can get assistance in starting coop
i erative effort in our several com
s. munities if we will ask for it. W
r. will get no where as long as we 81
X still and bemoan our hard luck.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-06-02

the gospel and so extend his king
dom. AS king Of the church He has
guarded and guided his beloved
christians. AS King of the church
christians look to Him for help and
deliverance and willingly do as his
bidding.
Christ's Kingdom of Glory.
Christians in the Kingdom OF
Grace must stand and fight for the
faith. that they may not loose their
spiritual inheritance. But their war
fare will be DER when life's battle is
won and triumphantly they enter
into the Kingdom of eternal glory.
St. Paul wrote: 1.-THE Lord shall de-
| liver me from every evil work, and
will preserve me unto his heavenly
kingdom 2Tlm. 4:18). The King
dom of Glory is in heaven and on
lly such as die in faith shall become
members of it. Whilst we struggle
ON earth and are numbered with sor-
rows, in that Kingdom we shall be
forever free from sin. sorrow and
suffering, and shall live with Christ
and his angels and all his believers
in eternal joy. 1t is kingdom Of
glory. The ruler is Christ. He is
adorned in the glory of the resur'
, rection. The saints with glorifiec
bodies view the throne in its heav
emily splendor. from. 8: 10; Rev
4:2-11; 7:9-17). This glory is thu
reward of the christian. 1t will b.
your glory if you believe in the Sor
of God.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-06-02
COURT CALENDER

Chancery Court meets Bird Monday
of May and November. !.
circuit Court meets 3rd Monday OF
February. June and October.
County Court meets 1st, Monday OF
January. April. July and October.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-06-02
COUNTY OFFICIALS

John A. Jones, County Judge
Il. Scott Sheriff.
G. H. Buxton Trustee.
S. II. lestes, County Court Clerk;
chas w. Summer, Circuit Court Clerk
r A Davis, Clerk and Master.
w. B. Crenshaw, Register
F. p Saffell, Tax Assessor.
p. w. Holder, Coroner.
N. B. Melton. County Surveyor.
Alb. Peters, County Superintendent
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-06-02
CHURCHES
BAPTIST CHURCH

Preaching services every Second
Sunday of each month, at 11:OO A.
M. and 7:30P. M. You are invlt-
ed to attend.
REV. I. H. BEE, Pastor
MRS. J. A. HONEYCUTT,
Clerk and Treas.
Sunday School at $3.50.
H. w. SUMMER, Supt.
HARRY NEWBERRY,
Sec'y and Treas.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Services every First and Third
Sunday i'll each month.
REV. R. C. RANKIN, Pastor.
UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL
Meets every Sunday morning at 1000
o'clock at the Presbyterian church.
w. 2. STRICKLIN, Supt.
ARNETTA BECK,
Sec'y. and Treas.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-06-02
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
Candidates A AddresS
 League of Women Voters Mrs Jacobs Makes Interesting Report of PanAmercan Conference at Baltimore-School Bond Issue to
 Be Discussed at Special Meeting of League

At a well attended meeting of the League of Women Voters. held yes terday at tho Hillman hotel. talks were made by George W. Ellis. candi- date for state treasurer, and by James G. Davis, who aspires to the office of circuit solicitor. Mrs. Richard Johnston, who presided. an nounced that the executive board Of the league has called a special meet ing for Saturday. May 20, at o'clock for a discussion of the bond issue. Speakers will present both sides of the question.
 Following the invocation by pr. Henry Edmonds. Mrs. Johnston intro- duced MT. Ellis, who offered his qual- ifications for the office of state treasurer. He submitted that he was familiar with the details of the office and asked to be promoted.
 James c. Davis also asked promo tion. stating he had served six years as assistant In the circuit solicitors office. Among the questions asked him included one by Mrs. Johnston. who inquired what his position would be on immoral houses7 MT. Davis said he would do all In his power as so- licitor to close them.
 On further questioning Mir. Davis told of his announcement for the of-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10

Ice after Solicitor Joseph R. Tate had stated that he would not run, and that later he was dismissed as chief assistant solicitor and other candi- dates announced
 The report of Mrs. Jacobs on the Pan American conference at Baltt. more was much enjoyed. especially her description of Lady Astor, first woman member of the English Par liament. who was visitor at the conference.
 Mrs. Jacobs said that Lady Astor is all that she is advertised to be a charming little Virginia woman. whose record as the first woman members of Parliament and other honors showered upon her had not made her the least bit snobbish. In describing the meeting of Lady Astor and Alice Robertson. congresswoman from Oklahoma, she said the meeting or those two women, totally different in natures. was of special interest.
 At the next Ngular league meet Ing, to be held Tuesday, May 23, Frank Address and Clark Williams. the other two candidates for circuit solicitor. will speak.
 Delegates to attend the state cor.- vention of the League of Women Vot- CTS at Montgomery on May Is. 17 and lS were selected as follows: Mrs w .D Colby, Mrs. A. J. Grefencamp Mrs Solon Jacobs. Mrs. Richard Johnston Mrs. Joseph Wieferich. Mrs Charles J. Sharpe. Mrs. T. n. Strock Mrs. Neal Wallace, Mrs. Erie Pettus and Mrs. Fisk of Fairfield.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
SHR|NERS LEAVE
 FOR CEREMONIAL
Members of Zamora Temple to Stage Big Event in
 Florence

Six hundred Shriners-nine car ioads-are on their way In special train to Florence this morning, where zamora temple will celebrate its big spring ceremonial when several score of novices will be con- ducted over the hot sands tonight.
 The Birmingham delegation of mo- bles were led by Potentate Eli Short ridge and his official divan, together with the Shriners' band. patrol de- greo team, charters and saxophone sextet
 The program allows for short stops at Haleyville, Jasper, Russelville and Sheffield. where a parade will be held through the streets. and addi- tional nobles taken aboard the train. Refreshments and box lunch will be served on the train.
 After the arrival in Florence the Shriners will be conducted over the Muscle Shoals project on a special train, returning to Florence In the afternoon when parade will be staged through the streets followed by a drill by Zamora patrol, concerts by the band and charters In front of the courthouse, and then to be fol- lowed by supper.
 The ceremonial begins at 7:30. when the novices will be served up to the enjoyment of the several hum dred nobles. Accounts reaching Bir- mingham today are that already hum dreds of Shriners who attended the celebration of the one hundredth an niversary of the Florence blue lodge. are waiting over to take part In the celebration.
 Seventeen sleepers will convey the Birmingham nobles back to Birming- ham, arriving here tomorrow morn ing at 6:30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
S54,4OO PERMITS ISSUED
City Building Inspector Announces Two S12,000 Residences to Be
 Constructed

Building permits totaling S54.40t were issued yesterday at the office of the city building inspector. The majority of the permits were for the construction of residences And whew-some were for the installation of heating systems.
 They were as follows:
 s12,00o-H. B. Gray, Essex road residence.
 SIP 2.0o0-George c. Harris. Argyle road residence.
 $4,000--J. W. H. Johnson, Tusca- loosa avenue, residence.
 s2,000-J. E. Embry, Avenue F and Thirty-fifth street, residence.
 s3,500-J. F. Clements. Elyton street and First avenue. residence.
 s40O--P. P. Aldrich, 1907 Cleveland street. install heating system
 $15o-F Richey 3912 Second ave- nue, repair heating system.
 $400-J. B. Terrell, 225 Third street. install heating system.
 s7o0--Mattie King, 500 Reese street. residence.
 s7oo--Carter sandford, s2s Joseph street, repair residence.
 $400 - William Hodges, Forty seventh street. residence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
ROUTE RATE RULING
 PUBLISHED BY STATE

Alabama public service commits sion's order that carriers shall charge the lower rate where there Is com bination of low and high rates. whether shippers do the routing or do not. has been published and copies sent to shippers by the traffic bu- reau.
 This order effectively prevents charging of Meridian case rates where roads affected and those not affected by the order in that case participate In the haulage. The text of the order follows:
 Tn the absence of any routing in- structions by shipper, freight origi- hating at. destined to and moving be- tween points in Alabama. where two or more articles or commodities be- tween points in Alabama by the same railroad or by different railroads. the lowest rate. whether class or commo- dity. shall be applied over all rail- roads accepting and transporting freight between such points: and in no instance shall a rate be applied which exceeds the aggregate of pub lished intermediate rates. class or commodity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
PRESBYTER|ANS ID BEGIN S125,O0O
 DRIVE FOR FUNDS
Increase Goal For Religious Educational Work-Chair- man of Various Com
 mittees Named

The executive committee In charge of the Presbyterian movement for Christian education unanimously de- cided yesterday to fix the goal for Birmingham at s125.o00. This action was taken after 1t was pointed out that there remains only Birmingham. Montgomery, Selma and Tuscaloosa to complete the states quota of s550 oeo and the opinion was ex- pressed by the committee that the amount given here would exceed the goal but ti25,o0o was placed as the minimum.
 As soon as this action was taken the sub committees were instructed to proceed with the details of the work. This will include the listing of all Presbyterians of Birmingham. publicity, the rating work, the or ganization of the classes and the work to be done by the women.
 R. D. Johnston, Jr., was elected permanent chairman and Allen Daley was made secretary. The organiza- tion work will be under the direction of c. R. Plosser. As this Is an educa- tional campaign MT. Plosser will be known as president of the university of Birmingham" He will select ten deans who will each. select five pro- fessors who will have under them four students each.
 With exception Of the initial gift committee the organization has now been complete with the following chatrmen: rating, J. c. Arnold and J. K. Brockman: hospitality, R. c. Mushat publicity. John c. Henley; four minute men. Borden Burr; or ganization, c. R. Plosser: women's work, Mrs. J. F. Witherspoon.
 Plans for the cottage prayer meet tngs to be held by the Presbyterian women throughout the city have been completed under the direction of Mrs. Frank M. Jones. The first will be held tomorrow in various residences, the subject being Christian educa- tion; bringing young lives to Christ" The subject for the following week will be Christian education: training Of young lives in Christ" and the subject for the last week will be Christian education; sending of young lives forth for Christ"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
Dr. Sterling Foster
 To Attend Optin,ist
 Club C0nuentior,

At yesterdays meeting of the op- timits club. Dr. Sterling J. Foster, vice president, was elected delegate to the national convention to be held in Kansas City next month. M P. Messer was elected alternate.
 Meeting was presided over by Rich ard F. Johnston, first of the members at large who will perform this duty in rotation. according to a recent departure of the club. Next presid- ing officer will be Louis Saks.
 The clubs practice of having members give short personal sketches of their lives is proving popular. Yesterday Kirkman ONeal and John c. Kimball were the speakers. Mr. O'Neal told of his birth at Muscle Shoals and of hunting chestnuts when a boy on the site of the large ni- trate plant now there. He went to the Florence Normal school and was appointed to the navy by Congress- man Richardson. He served several years before the war and had IS months experience on a destroyer during the war. Returning from the service he obtained employment with Ingalls, Iron works, this city. and later became associated with the Southern hotel.
 MT. Kimball was born under the shadow of the celebrated Kimball house in Atlanta, which was built by his forbears. He was educated there and undertook practice of law. bat clients did not come fast enough to suit. so he moved to Birmingham and entered the brokerage business in which since engaged. He Is sec retary-treasurer of the W. L. Mur- dock company.
 William B. Leedy. Jr.. and Laurence Saks will give "reminiscences next weck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
BUNDLE DAY FOR
 NEAR EAST VICTIMS
 BEGINS HERE TODAY
Pizitz and Steele Smith Will Provide Downtown Sub Stations Where Bundles
 May Be Left

Today is Birmingham Bundle Day.
 Boys and girls and men and wom- on throughout tho city will be sta toned at the bundle stations from s o'clock this morning to late In the evening to receive bundles of cloth ing to help clothe the near naked in the Near East.
 A Bundle Day committee composed of representative citizens has been active for some time enusting the interst of mmbers of clubs, church. es. schools, lodges, bushes houses and other groups in the movement to save Gnd maintain lives In Ar menia. Anatolia. Cilicia and other Bible lands.
 Dr. H. Nj. Moffett. director of the Birmingham Bundle Day campaign, said that indications are that the city will respond very lberally to the appeals that have been made for bundles of spare clothing"
 The bigger the heart the bigger will be the bundle" said Dr. Moi fett "I expect our city to make q record to be proud of in relieving the need of these destitute people. We can hardly ralize here what a few old clothes that are hanging In our closets will mean in Armenia. Re- ports which we receive almost daily from some part of the vast terri tory over which Near East Relief ac- tivities extend. indicate that liter ally thousands in all sections of this I,rt,, from exposure for lack of clothing.
 Armenians can use anything that Is clean and warm, including blank cts, sheets and piece of goods, old shoes, mems hats and caps, almoNt anything, in fact, except silks, chif- ions, laces, dancing slippers, and straw hats. And l beg the good Housewives who make up the bundles to leave on the buttons. But tons or hooksandeye or safety pins are valuable articles almost impossible to obtain in the Near East Take your bundle of spare clothing to the nearest bundle sta tion today"
 Pizitz Dry Goods company.
 Steele Smith Dry Goods company.
 East Lake-Summers Trans. & Storage company, 5509 Second ave- nue.
 East Lake-Brothers Furniture Store, 1oa seventy-seventh street north.
 woodlawn-woodla Methodist church.
 woodia wn--Hall & Guise, Twelfth avenue and Thirty-second street, north.
 West End-G W. Harrell, HIS Tuscaloosa avenue.
 Ncrth Birmingham--Mt. Vernon NJ E. church annex, Twenty-fourth street and Thirty-four avenue.
 East Birmingham-L. E. Kirby, 1872 Tenth avenue, north
 Norwood Handley Memorial church, Thirteenth avenue and Twenty fifth street.
 North Highlands Methodist church, Jasper street.
 Fairfield - Fairfield Methodist church
 EnsIey--First Baptist church, 1900 Avenue G.
 Five Points-Kahn's Bakery. l024 Twentyieth street, south.
 Avenue c and Twenty-second street-Third Presbyterian church
 Eleventh avenue and Twelfth street, south-Eleventh Avenue M F. church.
 Church of Advent Parish House Sixth avenue and Twentieth street north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10

tell us what they are gong to uo with the s7,ooo.o .ooo Their answer has been only vague, indefinite and un- certain generalties, just plain pass ing the buck
 The bonded indebtedness of your city is approximately sa,474.10o.74. The bonded indebtedness of the state of Alabama. after issuing sS.0oo.000 worth of road bonds on May 22, will be approximately s11,5o0,0oo. The assessable value of the properties of the state is approximately $945,- 100000. The assessable value of the properties of the city of Birmingham is approximately s140,0ooooo Take your choice? Will you allow your bonded debt to bankrupt your city? Will you give away grammar school with every million you spend? Will you continue to send your money to other states for architects when we have some Of the best ar chitects in the country"
 Referring back to the matter of propaganda in the schools for the bond issue MT. Armstrong said: We find that during the month of May. when a child should be in earnest study, his time is being taken up with poisonous propaganda in order that the proponents of the bond issue shall have their wishes gratified in putting something over the people while they are asleep.
 Will you consent to mortgage posterity for 90 years? Will you all low the city commission to place the sign of bankruptcy on your city hall. If not then in the name of heaven. let's stop, look and listen before we saddle another load of taxes around our necks."
 MT Armstrong will carry his cam paign to the suburbs when he speaks at o'clock Friday night at Burch fields drug store in East Lake. He will speak again at 5:30 o'clock Fri day at the First National Bank cor ner