The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-01
SCOUTS RESCUE
 BABY FROM FIRE
C a ds den Troop Saves Home While Returning
 From Camp
(Gatlsden Bureaul

GADSDEN, Ala, May 31.-Return- ing Saturday from a camp at Rhea' s Lake troop No. 1. Boy Scouts, of Gadsden saw the interior of an At talla home burning. rushed in, rescued baby put out the fire and continued their hike as if it were all in the days work Scout Charles Breeden first saw the blaze and. rushing in, found 1t to be making rapid progress. As he started to pull out a bed he noticed a baby in it. Seizing the child he stumbled and crawled through smoke to safety. The scouts were by that time swarming all over the place and soon had the furniture in the yard and the fire out.
 Destroy Fine StilI-Federal and state officers Friday raided a 250-gal- lon still 10 miles east of Flat Rock in DeKalb county. which they declare was the finest they ever saw It was supplied with water by a hydraulic pump 800 feet away. The officers also destroyed 7,500 gallons of mash and 12 bushels of malt. The operator got away.
 To Erect Aims House-The county commissioners Saturday began to plan for the erection of new $15,O00 aims house at the country poor farm. It will be steam heated and electrically lighted. The board also decided to spend $15,000 in cutting front en- trance into the basement of the court house at the country poor farm. 1t room, S0xS0 feet.
 Banquet Is Staged-The Attalla Ro- tary club Friday night staged it's first o1i nI sr tion to others, had as it's guests 15 members of the Gadsden club. o. D. Dupree, presided and Dr. John E. Stewart acted as toastmaster. Ad- dress books with the Rotary monogram for the men and aprons for the women were presented as favors.
 Agent TranSferred-A. J. Roberts, who had been stationed at Gadsden as federal prohibition agent since 1921 has been transferred to Jasper in Walker county. He has been succeeded here by James M. Robertson, who has been in Tuscaloosa for several months.
 Heads Mail Carriers-George Gray of Keener has been elected president l of the Etowah county rural mail car riers association. Other officers named are: Vice president, John G. Rich ardson, and secretary, Anderson Clay ton. The delegates to the state con vention which meets at Birmingham September 1 are: l.. w. Darlington of Walnut Grove, D. o. McClendon of At talla and G. J. Gray of Kenner.
 Coming To East Lake-The Sunday school of the East Gadsden Methodist church will hold its annual picnic at East Lake, June 26. The Southern railway will operate a special train for the occasion.
 Sent To HOspitaI-Cora Brand and her four children have been ordered sent to the hospital for feeble minded at Tuscaloosa by the county juvenile court. They were brought down from Ball Play Saturday and the three older children, 5, and 9 years old, were sent to Tuscaloosa on an early train. The mother, with babe in arms, will go next week.
 Plan Open Air COncert-The 167th Regiment band will begin it's summer open air concert Sunday afternoon at 80 o'clock.
 Dies At Age Of sO-A. J. Day, so, pioneer cities of Calhoun county, died at Wellington Friday night, the vic tim of old age. He was the father of Mrs. Annie Walker of Gadsden.