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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
HOBBY SUMMONS
FARM TEACHERS
Two-Day Conferences To
Be Held At MOntgOm-
cry And Birmingham
Estate CAPITAL Bureau)

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Dec. D.-A
two days course of instruction for teach
ers of vocational agriculture employed
by the county boards of education in
the state will be held at Montgomery
January % and at Birmingham $40,
according to announcement today by
J. B. Hobby, director of vocational ed
ucation of the state department Of ed
ucation. The teachers in the southern
part of the state will attend the Mont
gomery meeting and those in the north
ern part the Birmingham meeting.
r. E. Cammack, supervisor of agricul-
tural education of the state department
of education, will be in charge of the
instruction, assisted by G.. I. Sargent,
assistant supervisor. Those who will
take part in the program are: NJ. j.
Funchess, L. N. Duncan, e. d. Stivers,
A. Carnes and S. L. Chestnut, each
of whom is engaged in some phase of ag-
ricultural work at Auburn. J. B.
Hobby, director of vocational education
of the state department, will address
the two meetings on professional I'm
provement of Teachers in Service" The
whole program will bear directly on eve
ming and part-time work in agriculture
in the state, field activities of the
vocational teacher, farm shop work and
matters dealing with administrative
problems. A definite program of farm
work for school boys to be carried out
on their home farms will be mapped out
for the teachers during the conference.
The teachers who will attend these
schools of instructions have organized
and are carrying out a definite agricul-
tural program in the state. The total
net returns to persons enrolled in their
classes during the crop year last year
was SIZE, 963.83, giving each individual
and average profit return of $129.36.
The returns from projects of persons en-
rolled in agricultural classes to which
vocational instruction was given during
the last crop year was greater than the
cost of instruction of all types plus cost
of administering every phase of the af-
fairs, it is stated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
RATES ON ASPHALT
REDUCED BY BOARD
Reduction Applies On Shipments
From Margerum
state CapitaI Bureaul

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Dec. 20
Reduced rates on asphaltic limestone
broken or crushed, in carloads from Mar
gerum to all points of the state, were
ordered by the Alabama Public Service
commission today. The deposits of as
phaltic limestone at Margerum, recently
developed, constitute valuable source
of paving material for highways, it is
stated.
in its original order involving rates
on this new commodity the commission
prescribed a scale of rates so per cent
of The paving brick rate upon rehearing
of the case, and further facts being sub
mitted, the commission today ordered
that the asphaltic limestone moving from
Margerum take the same scale of rates
as ordinary limestone, when prepared
and shipped in the same manner. This
means a material reduction below the
scale originally prescribed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
MRS. if. DUGGAR
DIES AT AUBURN
Was College Graduate
And One Of Oldest Res
idents At Auburn

OPELIKA, Ala, Dec. 20.-(Special
Mrs. j. F. Duggar of Auburn died at
her home there yesterday. Mrs. Duggar
was one of the old residents OF the Col
lege City, having made her home In Au-
burn since her husband, Prof. j. F.
Duggar became connected with the col
lege in 1898. Before her marriage Mrs.
Duggar was Miss Fannie Ambrose Camp,
Of Columbus, Miss.
She was born in Columbus on August
%, 1869, being 55 years old at the time
of her DEATH She attended for four
years the Mississippi Woman's college
at Columbus, being a member of the first
graduating class of that institution. For
a short time after graduation she was
connected with the English department
of the Woman's college. She was mar
ried in June, 1891, to John Frederic
Duggar, of GALLON, Ala. Throughout
her life she was a consecrated member
of the Baptist church.
She is survived by her husband, Prof.
j. F. Duggar of Auburn; her mother,
Mrs. NJ. L. Camp of Auburn, and six
children, j. f. Duggar, Jr., Miss
Frances Duggar, Mrs. P. 8. Mccormick,
L. G. Duggar, Miss Dorothy Duggar,
and Rev. A. G. Duggar of Brazil, South
America -r---s~-' - . =. ---+s >.
All the family, with the exception of
Rev. A. G. Duggar, were gathered at
her bedside when the end came.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
POWER COMPANY
GIVES UP FIGHT
ON HEALTH LAWS
Unsuccessful Efforts Are
Made To Keep Settle
ment Secret
MALARIA DANGER
TO BE ELIMINATED
Underbrush And Stumps
To Be- Cleared From
Reservoir :
Estate CAPITAL Bureau.l

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec 20
The River Falls Power company, ope-
rating at CAN'T, has quit the fight
against the state health laws and has
begun the task of establishing safe.
guards against the spread of malaria.
This information was obtained by
the Montgomery bureau of The Age.
Herald Saturday despite the refusal
of DIR. 8. w. WEIGH, state health officer
and attorneys for the River Falls Power
company to vouchsafe any statement to
the public.
The fight was started several weeks
ago. DR.. 8. w. WEIGH, state health Of
ficer, began proceedings in the Coving-
to circuit court to enjoin the power
company from operations, the contention
being that it had not complied with the
state health laws in the impounding of
waters.
Legal Steps Taken
The first issues was a temporary in
junction. Judge w. L. Parks denied
it. In hearing on the merits and de-
merits of the demurrer of the power
company were overruled by Judge
Parks. This was a victory for the
state and the power company appealed.
The other day the case was dismissed.
There was no explanation. DR.. WEIGH
was out of the city. Ray Rushton, at
torney for the power company, stated
that he did not desire to make any
statement.
DIR. WEIGH returned to the city to-
day. He declined to make any state
ment. He indicated that the issuance of
statement would be breaking faith
with the company.
Communication with Covington coun-
ty established the basis for the dismis-
sal of the suit. The power company
agreed to comply with the state health
laws and SO to rearrange its operations
as to eliminate what the health board
has called mosquito breeders. When
this agreement was made the board
of health dismissed the case.
To Clear Area r. =
The power company had contended
that the sections Of the State health
laws comforting authority on the board
of health for the supervision of its ope-
rations in the interest of health were
unconstitutional and invalid.
Information from CAN'T, where the
waters are impounded, is to the effect
that compliance with the health laws
will mean the clearing of large area
and the elimination of stumps that have
been above the water level. Persons
who reside near the impounded waters
have commended that about one hundred
cases of malarial fever have resulted
from the impounded waters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Cl]LLMAN SHOWS
RAPID GROWTH
Number Of New Build
ings Go Up In Bust
ness Section

CULLMAN, Ala, Dec. 20.-(Spe-
cial. Several new buildings are now
going up in the business part of the
city. Among them are The new brick
two-story building eing arected on
Second avenue, east, by Ernest Hauk.
This building will be occupied by the
Chero Cola company.
The new garage and filling station,
which is one of the prettiest in the state
and being erected by the Carother-Tan-
ner Motor company, on the corner Of
Fourth street and Third avenue, east, is
nearing completion. Fuller Brothers
have started the erection of a large
two-story brick addition to their pres
ent building on the corner opposite Ca
rother-T Tanner building.
G. Scott Leeth is just completing a
large office building on Fourth street,
west, across the street from the court
house. Among those who will occupy
offices in this building, are: DR.. w. w:
Cleere, DIR. George Bledsoe, Judge Joel
B. Brown, d. o. McKoy and others.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
SIBLEY PREPARES
FOR CONFERENCE
ON SOCIAL WORK
Betterment Of. Alabama
Living Conditions Is
Aim OF Workers
STATE CONVENTION
IS SET AT MOBILE
Nationally Known Speak
ers To Appear On
Program
Estate Capital Bureau.)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. H.
Preliminary plans for the Alabama
conference of social work, to be held
in Mobile March $40 (1920) have
been completed by James L. Sibley Of
Auburn, secretary of the conference.
THE conference will have for its
slogan a statewide program for proven
ton and the addresses and discussions
will tell how the state can prevent
conditions which give rise to poverty,
disease and crime" Mr.. Sibley said.
Recent articles carried in the daily
press show that a large proportion of
the tax payers money in Alabama is
being spent for the conviction and care
of prisoners and the care of the in
sane and the feeble minded; also, that
preventable disease is costing thousands
of dollars annually in every county
through sickness and the loss of time
on the part of the workers. Alabama
ranks high in illiteracy, and there are
many children not in school on account
of inadequate facilities and often indif-
ference on the part of their parents. The
care of children in institutions and the
courts will also come in for large share
of discussion.P
Mr.. Sibley has recently returned from
trip to Chicago, Detroit and Cincin-
natl and where he held conferences with
the public welfare officials and social
workers for the purpose of obtaining
some outstanding speakers for the Mo-
bile conference. Tentative acceptances
have already been received from a num-
Der of nationally known persons and
definite announcements will be made as
soon as the program can be completed.
While away Mr.. Sibley learned that
the Alabama conference ranks high in
organization among the state confer
ences, and that the last one held at
Tuscaloosa in the United States dur
ing the year, DIR. w. D. Partlow Of
Tuscaloosa is president of the state
conference and committee representing
the Mobile council of social agencies
will have charge of arrangements in
Mobile. This committee consists of: j.
l.. Bedside, chairman; Leon Swartz,
Andrew G. Mitchell, Miss Elizabeth
Fonde and Miss Bessie Rencher.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
ALABAMA FACES SCHOOL CR|SIS...DR. SAACKEL FORD
Morality Course
To Be Offered
By High School

A WINSTON, Ala, Dec. pa
~ course in morality will be in
cluded in the curriculum of the
Admission High school when the new
semester begins shortly after Christ
mas it was announced today by Prof.
w. A. White, city superintendent Of
education. Professor White stated
that the "book Of honesty" published
by the National Honesty bureau Of
New York, will be used as text book
The present system of high school edu-
cation does not include sufficient
teachings for code of morals for the
youths and widely known educators
are heartily in favor of adopting a
study in the schools, which will teach
the pupils the practical advantages
of living right and living clean In their
habits, it is stated.
1t is/believed that the Admission
school system is the first in this state
to incorporate such course in its
regular work. However, large num-
Der of cities in the east and middle
west have adopted the course, it is
stated,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
ATTORNEY DIES
AT TUSCALOOSA
Washington Moody Was
Graduate OF State
University

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Dec. 20
Washington Moody, 80, prominent at
torney of this city and brother of +.
NJ. Moody, president of the FIRST Ma
tional bank of Tuscaloosa, died at his
home here at about o'clock this eve
ming. A native of Tuscaloosa, he was
graduate of the University of Ala
bama, receiving his A. B. degree in
1906 and his LII. B. degree in 1907.
He was all-southern center and captain
of the university football team in 1906.
Beginning the practice of law with the
firm of Pillans and Pillans of Mobile,
he returned to Tuscaloosa to practice
in 1908. He was member of the Phi
Delta Theta college fraternity, and a
Mason, deacon of the First Presby,
terrain church, chairman of the first
board of education of Tuscaloosa coun-
ty. He leaves a wife and two children.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed, but will be held Monday in
this city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
MUCH MORE COTTON
HANDLED BY BUREAU
Larger Growers Sign Up With
Farm Bureau

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 90
Ten thousand more bales Of cotton
than received all last season has
been turned over to the Alabama Farm
bureau to date and cotton is coming in
at rate which indicates that last
years deliveries will be far exceeded by
the end of the season, officials of the
farm bureau state.
The association will handle from 25
per cent to 80 per cent more cotton
this year than last, according to Allen
Northington, general manager.
That the association is growing in
favor with the larger producers is in
dicated, officials say, by the number
of new membership agreements being
signed and the pooling by big growers
of from so to 100 bales of cotton. The
officials take this as an Endorsement of
orderly marketing by an association
owned and operated by the growers
themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
NAVAL STORES MEN
PLAN ADVERTISING
New Territory Sought For Tur'
pentine Products

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 20.-(Speciai.
Members d the Alabama Turpentine
Products association with naval stores
operators from Alabama, Florida, Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana present in SEES
sion here this week discussed plans for
the expenditure of 100000 in an in,
tensive advertising campaign to create
u demand and new territory for tur-
pentine products.
With scientific research under way
to find new uses for turpentine it was
proposed to inaugprate an advertising
combination to boost one of the south
greatest industries. The campaign will
be financed by various operators and
producers associations with an assess
ment on each barrel of turpentine pro-
duced. Lenthall Wyman of the, South
ern Forest Experiment station and G.
f. Speh, both of New Orleans, secre-
tary of the Turpentine and Rosin pro-
ducers' association were the principal
sneakers,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
TO COACH STUDENTS
FOR EXAMINATIONS
Y. M. C. A. To Offer Course For
Freshmen

UNIVERSITY, Ala, Dec. 2O.-(Spe-
cial. "A two weeks school of coaching
for freshmen beginning January 2 and
lasting through mid-term examinations
will be inaugurated this year by the
University Young Mems Christian asso-
cination, John ]. Sparkman, secretary.
annonced today. The course is intended
for freshmen and will deal with the
freshmen classes in mathematics, Eng
lish, history, French, Spanish and ac-
counting. Student instructors will lhave
charge of the coaching and it is ex-
pected a large number will enroll. This
is the first time any such movement
has been undertaken by university Or
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
MUCH FERTILIZER ORDERED

I'VE have already had the largest
business in the fertilizer department of
the Houston county farm bureau in
the history of the organization stated
S. b. Mullens, secretary of the bu-
reau. "and are booking orders every
day at a rapid rate which promises
farmers in this section greater savings
than ever before" He continued The
Houston county farm bureau has a
phenomenal growth the past year and
now members about 900 members
growth of over 400 for the past II
months.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
FAYETTE SCHOOLS
SHOW PROGRESS
900 Students Registered In
County High Schools

FAYETTE, Ala, Dec 20.-(Spe-
CALI. A. Kuykendoll, county SUI
perintendent, states school work in the
county this year is encouraging. The
enrolment, he said, is the largest in
his experience, and the general work
is satisfactory, although a lack of funds
had proven a draw back in some in
stances. He also says that i'll the six
Junior high schools of the county there
were 900 students, and another high
school is under construction at cost
of $4,000. Schools all closed on De-
cember 10 and will resume work on
December %
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
WORLD TRAVELLER
TO VISIT SELMA
Edward Eagle To Spend HOli-
days At Home,

SELMA, Ala, Dec. 2O.-(Special)-
Edward Eagle of New York City will
spend the Christmas holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. Eagle. Mr..
Eagle is a worldwide traveller, having
spent the last few years in the orient,
Japan, on the continent and ip Eng
land. At the close of the World war he
was in the orient, and brought messages
TO the President Of the United States
from important eastern potentates in re-
gard to International relations.
He published valuable book on the
subject of World Peace" 1t has been
several years since he has visited Selma,
where he grew up. In an interview
on his last visit here he said he had
always wanted to travel over many
lands even when a very little boy in
Selma. He is about 80 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
OFFICERS CAPTURE
CHRISTMAS BOOZE
237 Gallons Seized In Cleburne
COGnty

HELM, Ala, Dec. 20.-Special. y
Cleburne county officers have been bus
lily engaged during the past week run
ming down Christmas hootcA runners
and many rich hauls have been made.
Four men and 237 gallons of corn and
four automobiles were the net result of
one raid {. Twenty-Five gallons of
whisky and six stills were destroyed in
another and two men whose names could
not be learned, but are said to be res
idents of Admission, were captured in
another raid. They were captured near
Borden Springs and had about one gal
lon of whisky in their possession.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
ANDALUSIA RAISES
FUNDS FOR POOR
American Legion To Handle
Distribution

ANDALUSIA, Ala, Dec. 20.-(Spe-
ciaD .-Rotarians have raised 500 by
voluntary subscription to be turned over
to the American Legion to be dis
tributed to the poor at Christmas time.
1t is the plan for several organizations
to pool their contributions and have
the gifts distributed from one sources
to those who need help.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
FIRE LOSSES HEAVY

JASPER, Ala, Dec. 20 Especial. J
Land and timber owners in this county
are taking an inventory of their losses
by fire since the general rain last week.
A great part of the county was burned
over by forest fires during the long
dry spell and the aggregate property
loss in the county as a result of fires
is estimated by different parties at
from half to a million dollars. A vast
amount of young timber has been killed
by the fires, some as large as a foot
in diameter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
FIREMEN REPAIR
TOYS FOR POOR
Good Turn Done Between Fires
At DOthan

DOTHAN, Ala, Dec. 20.-(Special)
Merchants of the city have been con-
lributinG freely to the supply of toys
that are being repaired by the city fire
men, according to Chief j. S. Dempsey
who is in charge of the repair work, and
many toys have been repaired in the
past week to look almost as good as
new by the handiwork of the firemen.
The toys are to be turned over to the
Salvation Army for distribution Christ
mas, and it is hoped that a much great
er supply will vet be gathered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
ON DUCK HUNT

MOBILE, Ala, Deg. 20.-(Special.)
Paul ChalifOux, Dan Long, Deck Haw.
kins, Sax Crawford and Bob Fairman
all well known cement and material
dealers of Birmingham, Ala, arrived In
the city today and left this afternoon
for Stauter's camp in the marsh section
of Baldwin county to spend several
days duck hunting. With the Magic
City business men is Herndon Radcliff
who is acting as host to the upstate
sportsmen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
VILLAGERS CLUB
HEADED BY HATCH
Other Officers Elected At Meet
ing In Auburn

AUBURN, Ala, Dec. 2O.-(Spe'
cial Major John e. Hatch, command
ant Auburn Reserve Officers training
corps, was elected president of the Vii
layers club, local civic organization, at
the semi-annual election.
Other officers are Dean Rupert Tay-
lor, first vice president; Dean M. j.
Funchess, second vice president; G. X
Hixon, secretary; J. w. Wright, Jr.,
treasurer.
The meeting was well attended and
plans were discussed looking to the work
of the club during the year 1925. New
members initiated into the club are
Herman Jones and Hugh Templin.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
ONLY FIVE TAKE
TEACHERS TEST
MOulton Congregation Moves
Into New Church

MOULTON, Ala, Dec. 20.-(Special)
State examination for teachers were
held this week in Lawrence county.
Four white applicants were present and
one negro. The county superintendent
had advised against taking the Decem-
Der examination since certificates OBJ
tanned at that time are dated back to the
first of the preceding July and the
holder consequently loses six months Of
its validity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
TO LEASE CONVICTS
Contract Let BY Perry County Com
missiOners

MARION, Ala, Dec. 20.-(Special.)
At the meeting of the county court of
commissioners a contract was let for
the county prisoners for the coming
year to G. F. Waters of Sprott. E. P.
Whitman was again awarded the con-
tract for the county poor farm. A petit
ton was granted by this body to the
citizens of Brush Greek allowing them
an election called for January 10, to
vote on a special three-mill tax to be
used for school purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
SCHOOL CLOSE

City schools of Andaulsia closed Fri
day for the Christmas holidays, and
will reopen again on Wednesday, De-
cember 81.
The rural schools of the county
closed for the holidays on Friday also,
and will reopen again on Monday, De-
cember 20.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
KIWANIS CLUB ELECTS

The following business men of Gull
man were announced as officers of the
Kiwanis club at their meeting held here
this week: Dwight C. Fuller, presi-
dent B. N. Nash, vice president; II.
Clay Smith, secretary. District trustee,
DR.. e. D. McAdory. Board of direc-
tors, F. w. Hurston, Alvin Wachter,
w. o. Kelley, w. r. Griffin, Bertas
Mackentepe, John Buchanan and
Marion Robertson.
Dwight Fuller, the president of the
club, was born and reared in Cullman
county. Immediately after the cleo
ton, President Fuller appointed DR..
James L. Robertson, chaplain, and j. NJ.
Oldacre, chairman of the program COM
mittee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
RED LEVEL PLANT SOLD

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 2O.-A
petition was filed with the Alabama
public service commission today by the
River Falls Power company, seeking
approval of the purchase by it of the
electric lighting plant of the town of
Red Level and the building of trans
mission line from River Falls to Red
Level. The petition was docketed for
hearing January 8.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
IN NEW CHURCH

The congregation Of the Church of
Christ in Moulton met Sunday for the
first time in their new place of worship,
which, although far from being COM
pleted is sufficiently SO that Sunday
school can be conducted within its walls.
When finished the building will have an
auditorium and four or more class rooms
for Sunday school.