The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-29
HUDD[EST0N Will
DISCUSS BUILDING
At CLUB LUNCHEON
Exchangites Launch Drive
For New Post Office
At Fairfield
PROF. KEITH e. PowLIsoN
FAIRFIELD BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERALD +
Fairfield, Ala, April 20


FAIRFIELD BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD
Fairfield. Ala. April 20
Congressman George Huddleston
will be the guest of the Fairfield
Exchange club Wednesday, when the
proposition of securing for Fairfield
an adequate post office building will
take definite shape. The Exchange
club has invited Mr.. Huddleston and
1t is understood that the post office
plans will be the principal matter be-
fore the club. A campaign will be
launched to continue until Fairfield
is given post office costing at
least $4,000 At the present time
the post office is in store build
ing inadequate for the work and is
not as convenient and sanitary as
one would expect a post office to be-
This city is said to be the only
one in Alabama of over 5000 popu-
lation with such meager postal ia
cilities. DR.. c. J. Donald, c. N. Gill
ley, w. j. Oliver and other mem
bers of the Exchange club are
planning to take the matter up with
Senator Oscar ~. Underwood when
he returns from his trip to Europe
TRIES MEASLES QUARANTINE
Inspector II. A. Irwin. of the health
department. is engaged in trying to
enforce quarantine against measles
in Fairfield. Although he is up
against a very hard problem, it was
stated Saturday that there was be-
ing some progress made against the
spread Of measles. The quarantine is
being made under the general law
which permits any communicable
disease to be quarantined.
Although 1t was supposed that the
city did not have authority to en-
force the measure, the general law
was suggested and Mr. Irwin was in
structed to take steps accordingly.
Several physicians stated Saturday
that although there continued to be
many new cases, yet there was moth
ing alarming in the situation and
that with the cases being ~isola ted,
there would shortly be apparent a
decided change for the better.
HEADS sANATORIUM DRIVE
c. N Gilley cashier of the First
National bank, has been named
chairman of the campaign commit
tee of Fairfield for the tuberculosis
drive. He will name a committee
Monday and will actively canvass
Fairfield for the sanatorium.' The
appeal to Fairfield citizens for such
worthy cause will not fall on I'M
appreciative ears, according to Mr..
Galley, and he expects to be able to
report very substantial sum to
Genera! Chairman r. A. Brown Tues
day or Wednesday.
DIR. BOWLING TO SPEAK
DIR. j. d. Bowling. health officer
for jefferson county, will address
the Fairfield League of Women
Voters at their meeting Wednesday,
which will be held in the Masonic
hall. His subject will relate to
health measures in this county. DR..
Bowling is very forceful and inter-
| esting speaker. and the league is de-
lighted over the prospect of hearing
him. Every woman is invited to
the meeting. whether a member of
the league or not.
BUILDING BOOMING
Official figures tabulated at the
city hall by w. B. Blake. city clerk,
show that 1S4 new buildings have
been erected in Fairfield at a cost
in excess of quarter of a million
dollars since October /. The figures,
however. do not include many build
ings erected near Fairfield which
are feeders for the city's business
| interests. The rapidty with which
homes and commercial houses are
| going up here suggested to Mayor
Pratt Saturday that Fairfield would
have population of 10000 by the
time the next school census Is taken.
Already the population is in excess of
1000. The city officials believe that
the records will all be smashed dur
ing the next 60 days as to new
buildings because of several new
propositions pending which will re-
suit in widespread building activities.
The oldest residents of Fairfield can
not recall such feverish building ac-
,,yss,, ffyct 70
boom months of the model city.
REVIVAL TO CONTINUE
The revival being conducted at the
Fairfield Baptist church will con-
tinue for another week The revival
list. Rev. J. H. Hubbard, is being as
sisted with the music by Fred l.
Lewis. The attendance at the meet
| ings for the past week has been very
gratifying and the officers in charge
are pleased over the results.
| PERSONALS
Mrs. c. Denman and children are
visiting in Prospect Tenn.
Mayor NJ. W. Pratt and City Attor-
ney Harsrave have returned from a
trip to Montgomery on city business.
Mrs. Charles Bailey is visiting
relatives in Huntsville.
! Mrs, Burt Henshaw is very i'll at
the Baptist hospital
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The final meeting of the season of
the Thursday Bridge club will be held
with Mrs. W. S. Rountree next Thurs
day.
At the meeting of the Kiwanis club
Monday night it is expected that the
club will adopt a. resolution to assist
in bringing to Fairfield an adequate
post office building and will appoint
a committee to assist in that work.
Other important matters will be ham
died.
FAIRFIELD BUREAU
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lar Fairfield bureau in its news de-
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be telephoned the bureau at Ensley
6265