The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-27
BILL PROVIDES
FUNDS FOR dam
Would Be Built Near The
Florence Sheffield
Bridge
tJasper Bureau

JASPER, Ala, April 26. The Twin
Cities were very much interested IN AM
nouncement Saturday that the rivers
and harbors bill carries an item intro
dmced by Representative Edward B.
Almon and approved by General Lam
sing Beach providing for construction
of Dam No on the Tennessee river.
The dam will be erected near the Flor
ence bridge. The bill lit is expected will
be approved by the House and it was
believed here that Dam No. 3 which viii
practically complete the improvements
of the Tennessee river through this Sec
ton will be provided for next Dam
No. 8 will be built between here and
Florence at a point somewhat nearer
the Twin-Cities than the Tri-Cities.
Miss Pointer Honored- Miss Marjorie
Pointer, Decatur High school girl who
won third prize in the state wide ora
torical contest in Birmingham Friday
evening today was, receiving the con-
gratulations of friends here. A number
Of radio fans Listened in" on the pro-
gram which was broadcasted from Bir1
mingham. j. r., Daniel, local insurance
dealer, arranged radio party at
which was present a number Of Miss
Pointers high school chums and her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Foster II. Point
er. ~.
Home Destroyed 1.-The residence of
Mrs. A. ID. Shoemaker was destroyed
by fire Friday evening. 1t was the sec
ond fire in the ncighborhood within the
week, adjacent structures having caught
fire several nights ago.
Presbytery Elected--The next meet
ing Of the Huntsville Presbytery will
be held at Big Cove church near Hunts
vile. The presbytery closed Friday a
very successful meeting at Athens fea-
tured by. two addresses by DIR, w. ID.
Howell of Philadelphia and DIR. Il. II. X.
Orr of Nashville. Officers of the pres
bytery are Rev. w. NJ. Grove Of
Haleyville and, Rev. Herman L. Turner
of Sheffield stated clerks. Commission
ers from the Huntsville presbytery to
the general assembly were elected as
follows: Ry. Berry Copeland and Elder
Polk !; alternates, Rev. Husk and Elder
Guy NJ. Jacobs.
To Entertain Attorneys--A meeting
has been called of members Of the Nor
gan County Bar association to perfect
plans for entertainment of members of
the Alabama Bar association, who will
pass through here on. May I en- route
to Sheffield for the state convention.
An agreement has been made whereby
the, visitors will spend several hours
here. The-tall for the local meeting was
issued by Judge w. Il. Skegg, presi-
dent of the Morgan county association,
and Colonel Tennis Tidwell,. secretary.
Isetford Edward WaIker--Funeral
services will be held Monday after
noon for Letford Edward Walker, who
died here Friday at the. shome of his
daughter, Mrs. f.. j. Perkins, West Cor
don drive. lnterment will be made
here, service being conducted by Rev.
T. g. Mundy, rector Of st. Johns Epis-
copal church.
Prizes Offered--A number of in
quiries have been made of the Albany
Decatur Chamber Of Commerce in re-
gard to its essay contest in which stu
dents of Morgan county schools are
permittedto enter essays on good roads.
A cash prize viii be given to the writer
of the essay selected as the best. on.