The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
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 Getting Too Fond ef FhriIIs.-From the eight-year-old Talladega boy who stole an automobile to the millionaire Chicago youths who killed a comrade in order to stir up a sensation, many young Americans all over the land and of every age and stage of boy hood and youth, are getting too fond of ere ating thrills, without regard as to how they create them, just so they. are thrills.-Talla- dega Daily Home. el
 Slow Progress in Roads,-There is not completed stretch of connecting state road built that we can recall. A few miles here and there that goes nowhere. The fact is our present system of state and federal high way is patchwork, and some that they are now building without state and federal main- tenance will not hold up under the traffic of the present time. But it is better by far than no road at all, and it is a dear one nancially.-Centreville Press.
 The Other Side of It-State Superintend- ent of Banks Jackson is up in arms against those Alabama bankers suspected of paying more than 4 per cent. interest to its time depositors, saying in effect that such men are not fit to be bankers. Now who will take up the cudgel against those bankers who per sist in charging their customers more than the legal per cent It is poor rule that will not work both ways.-Ozark Southern Star.
 Working to Reach Goal.-Pecans, satsu- mas blueberries, forest conservation and then every encouragement to the farmers in the trade territory is the program of the progressive business men of Lockhart and F1orala. They have a goal set for them selves and are working unitedly to reach it. The best way to secure cooperation in any community is to have program of construc- tive work which will have an appeal to the people. That is what we found at Florala and Lockhart.-Andalusia Star.
 | No Cause for AIarm.-There is no partic- ular need of alarm over the closing down of 1 a number of cotton mills in the South, al- though it may work hardship for awhile. The mills are overstocked. on manufactured goods, and with their warehouses full to overflowing, they must get rid of some of the goods before others are made. It is be- lieved in many quarters that the stocks now on hand will be disposed of at an early date and that the mills will again resume business and everything will move along smoothly Huntsville Star.
 The Tuberculosis Menace.-The Daily Times invites the, attention of the public to the terrible indictment coming in the form l of statistics compiled by great life insur- of deaths from tuberculosis as compared with | the country at large. The latter is given a death rating of 905 out of 100000 people, and Alabama is shown up with/0S.S out of the same number of folk. Here in Madison county, here in north state, here in the whole of Alabama we call upon our authorities, upon all the people to get busy and change this hurtful condition. a showing that should not be.-Huntsville Times.
 BrewtOn In the Lead.-With a $50000 high school building about to be started, a $40,OO0 church nearing completion, $10000 | improvement about to be made by another denomination, paving of the business district in sight, and many smaller evidences of progress and prosperity all around us, op. timism should be bubbling over on every cor; ner in Brewton at the present time But you just can't get away from tive live in | the best town in the world, anyway. (Apol- ogies to the people in every toher town if they feel the same way about their home vil- lage. .)-Brewton Standard. ze
 Schools Should Come First.-If the citi- zens of Prattville will cooperate and put their time, energy and money in those things which will best develop any town, PrattviIle will easily Breach 4,000 popular tion within the next fey years First of all, Prattville must improve it's schools. Its citi- zens must realize that progressive citizens move to those towns and only those towns which have modern school buildings, school equipment and efficient teachers. Any com munity should be liberal with its money along that line. We build not for self, not. for the present alone, but for the future and posterity must help us pay the bills.-Pratt- vile Progress.