The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
FARMERS NEED
 l. IS WATER SUPPLY
Women Tired Of Carrying Water, Says Miss
 Johnston
(State Capital Bureaul

MONIGOMERY, Ala, July Sl.-lf the average woman dwelling in an Ala bama farm should find one hundred dol- lars lying in the road, she would prob Fably spend this fairy gold on water, de- clared Miss Helen Johnston, district agent, home demonstration work, at the annual meeting Thursday of the Ala bama Farm Bureau federation, held in the Montgomery auditorium.
 This statement of Miss Johnston was based on the result of q questionnaire, which she directed to one thousand women and girls living on Alabama farms. The majority of these so ques- toned replied that their great need was an abundant supply of water, easy of access for drinking and household uses.
 In other words, according to Miss Johnston, the wife and daughter of the Alabama farmer is wearied of straining her muscles in drawing the old eaken bucket out of the well and transfer ring it's liquid contents to the house. hold She wants to share the ad- vantages of her city sisters and have sher supply of water available with the turning of a faucet.
 "The Alabama farm woman is tired of toting water," asserted Miss Johns ton, who verged on her men hearers to provide a waterworks system in the farm homestead.
 "The Alabama Farm bureau has two great things to do" said Miss John ton, take the women out of the field and relieve her of toting water."
 A chart was exhibited by Miss Johns ton, showing how an Alabama woman, wife of a farm bureau member, spent her week. More than 25 hours of this week was spent by the woman in cook ing, eating and cleaning the dishes after meals 9 hours were spent by her in the field ; miscellaneous duties Oc- cupied Il of her hours; she devoted nearly seven hours in caring for the chickens and slightly over seven hours in caring for the babies. This house. wife, according to the figures on the chart, during this average week had one hour and forty minutes of rest and one hour and thirty minutes of relaxation.
 At the conclusion of the remarks, President Edward O'Neal read his an- nual report, which showed great progress by the federation during the past twelve months.
 Bank CIearings Increase-Bank clearings in Montgomery during July showed an increase of about $192, ,000 over June, according to the report of the clearing house association. Clear ings for July, announced at the close of business, totaled $5,90S, ,S34.47, com pared with $5,716,S40.12 for June. The report also showed Gn increase of S400,000 over July of last year. Total clearings last July were $5, ,493, ,4O5. .61. Because of better crop prospects and higher prices for farm commodities the bankers indicate that there is a better feeling among all classes of people and that this will be reflected in ever in- creasing ,clearings.
 Jackson Returns-State Superinten- dent of Banks A. E. Jackson returned Thursday from attending the convention of the national convention of super visors of state banks at Buffalo.
 Guard Leaves Thursday-The adju- tant generals office was busy Thursday with final details involving the depart ure Friday of artillery units of the National guard for Fort Bragg, N. C., for summer training course. Dates of training at Fort Bragg are August 2 to 16, inclusive. More than five hun dred officers and enlisted men are comprised in the artillery units.
 Fight Is FataE0scar Myers, bell hop at a local hotel, is in jail on charge of killing his own brother in fight Thursday morning. It is al- legged that Myers and three other negroes, including his brother, con sumed too much liquor and that Myers pulled a knife and began slashing right and left. His brother, Joe, received a wound which caused his death.
 Negro Is entenced-W Wesley Cham bers, negro. was given two years in prison for manslaughter by a jury in the circuit court today after deliberat- ing since Wednesday night. Chambers had killed Will McLain, another negro, month ago in the southern part of the county.
 First Bale SOId-The Montgomery cotton exchange today received the first bale of cotton for the season. It was purchased from the Mutual Warehouse company and brought 371s cents pound. It was shipped to Montgomery by .J. H. Kirkland of Graceville, Fla.
 Handled 54,O55 BaIes-Montgomery cotton warehouses handled 54,055 bales of cotton during the fiscal year of the cotton exchange, which came to an end today. Figuring that an average price of 29 cents pound was paid, more than six million dollars were passed to
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