The Jones County news., 1922-08-01

Mobile moving picture theaters WIZ
be required to have auxiliary light.
Ing under an ordinance adopted by
the city commission. The adoption
Of the law follows the cutting of Of
the electric current for period OF
about Is minutes one evening re-
Gently. during which the picture
houses We're in total darkness and
much excitement having been caused.
A fine of $40 for the failure TO com.
ply with the ordinance was fixed.
Wildcat distilleries around Cor.
doya have been joining the "outta
luck" club for the past week. Depu-
ty Sheriff Morrow. Chief OF Police
Davidson and Night Policeman Reed
raided a still near Mt. pisgah church.
The still was found in full operation
and the officers arrested Ed Pate.
his wife and son gallon OF whis
Ky was also captured. Another stnl
was visited wherein three others
were arrested and four barrels OF
beer were destroyed
The city detective department and
the office of Chief Of Police Fred
McDuff Of Birmingham have been
acclaimed as the most efficient de-
partments in the county for appre-
hending crooks by CLYDE Edenburn.
famous sleuth and captain Of the
Pittsburgh detective force. who. 10
gether with James p Morgan, Pitts
burgh detective, came TO Birming
ham to return John d. Wilson, want
ed in Pittsburgh on a charge OF mur
der.
The annual Summer conference
for vocational agricultural teachers
has begun at Auburn with the teach.
ers from each OF the vocational
agricultural schools present The con.
ference will continue for three weeks
under the direction OF r. +. Cam.
mack, representing the state de
partment of education, and Professor
zebulon Judd, Dean OF the Summer
School, representing the college.
+. l.. Batson, Of Birmingham, was
low bidder for the construction OF
IA 1-2 miles OF gravel road running
from Athens, Limestone county, to
the Lauderdale county line, while
Stanley and Singer Construction
Company. Of Lafayette. was low bid
der for road project between Heflin
and the Colhoun county line, a dis
tance of 3.4S miles, bids for which
were opened by the state highway
department.
One of the biggest individual bus
mess enterprises to be launched in
Alabama during the present year. is
the Ingham-Burnett Lumber Com
pany Inc, of Allison, Greene Coun-
ty, which has filed articles of in
corporation in the office OF the sec
retary of state. This company which
has an authorized paid In capital
stock of 100000 will engage in
the manufacturing and selling OF
lumber.
The Hsnceviile Strawberry Ship
pers Association had its annua, meet
ing a. Hanceville last we,k anc
elected its officers Tor next year
The association has decided TO havS
two loading points, one at Hance
vile and the other at Carton City
The association is composed Of over
400 members against ESQ the pasi
year.
Col. J. ii. Edm0ndson, Admission
member OF the state executive com
mittee from the Fourth Congression
al district, who has been mentioned
as a possible Successor to the late
Edward W. Barrett as national com.
mitteemnn, has announced that he
will not be a candidate for the of.
flee as his business interests would
make Il impossible for him to give
the proper attention to the position.
After an automobile tour through
New England as the guest OF Massa
chusetts and New Hampshire educa.
tion officials, Dr John w. Abercrom.
bic, STATE superintendent Of educa.
tion upon his return to Montgomery
has expressed himself as being more
than ever pleased with Alabama 8
educational system.
collision between Studebalter
car driven by MIS-. Emma Dill, OF
Admission, and Ford driven by Cor.
poral William Smith, of Camp Nc
c.ellan, resulted in the injury Of
Sergeant w. E. Lajoue and Private
Joe Lalla. Mrs. Smith was also Sc
ycreiy shocked.
On Sunday afternoon, at Crimes
Lakes Rev II. II. Buzbee, Jr.. pas
tor OF the Goodwater Baptist church,
baptized 18 converts who united with
the church during the recent re-
vival.
The girls recreational work, being
conducted by Miss Dorothy Price
under the auspices Of the Federation
Of Auxiliaries, at Bessemer, is pro
crossing splendidly and new features
are constantly being added.
With steady work at all the mines
and at the Big Indian Head Cotton
Mil, and bumper crop almost as
sured thef farmers in the vicinity
Of Cordova, prosperity for another
yesr seems certain.
Preparatory to establishing an Ala
bama branch at Mobile, the Patterson
Oil and Export Company, a Delaware
which will invest cap