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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
|TAILADEGA SIXTH IN ASSESSMENTS
Valuations Of Property In County More
 Than $1S,5OO,OOO

Among the 66 counties of the state of Alabama in the point of wealth, Talladega stands ninth.
 The total assessed valuation of all property in the county is more than $1s, ,5OO, 900. In the past 10-year pc riod the annual increase has been an average of about ~three-quarters of million dollars. The total tax to De collected in the county this year is around $4O0,O0O. This includes all taxes, except special levies in certain districts for school purposes.
 In all public endeavors Talladega county is considered one of the most progressive in the state, and .withal, its affairs are most economically ad- ministered.
 In lands and buildings, including the court house, county jail, almshouse. road equipment, etc, the county owns about quarter-million dollars worth of property. The court house furnishes office space for all the various depart ments, the probate office, sheriff, tax assessor, tax collector, clerk and regis ter of the court, educational depart ment, health department, home demon kstration agent, judge and solicitor of the circuit court, law library, etc. There has never been more than a minor criti- cism made against the conduction of any county department by the state ex- aminers, and any suggestions that have been made have been very rare.
 In road construction, Talladega county is among the foremost in the state. The. county has about 1,200 miles of public roads, and by the system maintained by it's road department has this year done work on all of them, in addition to permanent construction. Most of the streams of the county are bridged- with steel or concrete ,struc- lures, and the policy is that wherever l a wooden bridge is replaced, to do it with a permanent one.
 There are seven incorporated towns | in the county, Talladega, Syiacauga, Mignon, Gantts, Quarry, Childersburg. l Lincoln and Ironton, and numerous thriving communities.
 In all that makes for better things of happy and prosperous people, Tal- .ladega county in nowise lags, but at all times is moving forward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
MANUFACTURERS
 SET RAPID PACE
Invested Capital Has Doubled During Past
 Six Years

r As a manufacturing centHr WalkaffesssR has made great ztEidEs In fhe 1IHEgt dBw years. In half dozen VeHrs 1lae lI- vested capital and 1he vHlue EH mHI1r- fractured products hREe aUublaa. NllH plants have enlarged and mHw @IEeE have been constructed. Tfe largest aIi- Testments and the Ersatesf 1lrBfiurfiBn is in c0tt0n products Denims, hBsisgy and cotton yarns constitute 1iHe eeattm products.
 Fertilizers, chemicals, rHst irm Hiilse and iron manufacture represcnt 1HEyse investments.
 Lnmber and mill products fir1rs largely in Tallndegas misunderstanding business.
 Many things f1r which aiIHre is a steady demand bOfh mt hume and in dis tant markets are mRde he1R.
 Flour, meal, creamery 7rBEluntK, asut- ton seed products, candy, haAary 1rraf- nets, soft alrinlEs, are incluIed in MEiIla- dega's productions.
 The value of various items gIrBfiu-sf in Talladega HnnuHlly is cunEsrrEffiu ly estimated at seven miliinn dl1Ilars.
 Talladega has n munthly pRy rHn nj around $z00y yN00.
 Manufacturing Plauts lDrEfed in UEIl- ladega and vicinity HTe well nilEaza6 and a number of them have Jilsus fun enlargement in fine fIrture
 In spite 10f business depression ziIl over the world, TRIlaaega inns mafls progress during the present yaHr- MlHr familiar with businass 'randffiuns all over the country, declare fhHt TallHiisEa has fRred much lBettEr fhHn tflIe HvHF- age town and not meRr SD Ehafily HIS murEy of them.
 Conditions in TaIlHaega are 1nilsr- entity sound,
 While it is true all industries H54 not running at capacity, all Hf tflEam zE1,s in operation, and some mt EIlnrftE.
 Talladega manufacturers mFe BTEfi rnis3ie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
COTTON FACTORY
 PVlER PLANT
OrgzmEzed By TaHadega ReaaEe If Gave In
 dktry ImpefHs

1fn IdIfnIesn cnffum factury is the 1iin1nssr aafrm manufacturing industry m N'zlIhEihEH, mIE ane Gf the first eut- tm mills en1ssr1gtelf im tfiis part of the #tzf1H-
 IA SttIssEk e1mpHnM eAmpOsetf of home uEnHgIle waEE u,=nnizesE i'm 1894. and q miil GznlE4tz1RfH4H just haIf the size of rtlR uIlazasrr uIfEntt When this mill was 1IznlHssasIl, agrlInIture and industry in UaIMfi=n aE1tE wieinitv wsre at q low aslih, a1Eh tklHEe werH mMuy w1l0 said 1t Eu1iH nut HR dlme. but a few men who 1zzIiizmH tint fIIr tfiR t1wm to prosper, 91iHan Gunpnaef of aiaut 2,000 s0uls3, n ffuzwVErzf zfHp ml1st he taEeu, and cen tfssFHn auHm tiiR construction of q mill ffm ttiH muuIIfEzeturR of euttan yarns ass efiR mszuk of stfmulating the com mnmiF auIf atffiinsr tu it's financial re- EH1nmS- E11miIE tliH neeszsarY amount af mEmssF wzzH SzIhzaribetf S50, ,009l pay ziiile in u1z4aiIineufs,. and tine work on tflFH mill aHn1nHurazf One of the big gEezr nilI<IifsE e5er in Talladegu was q ul1iiSiiir mastsi1r heIif in the faet0ry build iiirs-,, assffnaR tEie machinery was installed wtiHn 4flfiszszex wan9 madG by the lhtg .gufsH BIlim W.. Hiahnp,, Cecil Browne, Sm1EHl D. KNseF,, C.. c. Whifson, John c Williams, 9nIf others A great crowd -EtfiHszH m tiie HuiflinE and the speak: HrB HirHT tiiHsm wiflf enthuaiuEm The firEtt ms=uuizGffmr tfimr 0perated the mill wuE hRzzEfisE hE tfiR Ihtn Samuel D. EVszsr HE uTasiIEenft Eatar James B AiE illEm anfH H. EIs Nle1lfllan secured sElR azHTfnallfnE fItarsst. the former H4zsaEIiIlsIit. aIIEE tiles Iats NLaI. G. A zaHuaFr. SIMratarw and treasarer. The aaIttH1IIns8 Hruvatt al SsIeces8 ait the very sztEIT-t, srlIH IafHr under the McNlillnns =sEHw HIH pr1zuerasE T0StnE, the son Gif IL R MitMfilhm. ,IsIdEH w. C. Mic, NfiliER, IS nrssiiient7 and treasurer of efilR esnuaIEg anfH A. os.- MEMIlian. son df R. R MlEAIIilhn.- seenetary, wfilF .Bnfm 4l. AliLEeznura.. wilH grew up with tfife mill G1m b8fiim boy. is the super HIthHHffaTft. 1iie turning p0lnt in Talla, dlsEax uIEitlstriIEf ezInssr vas marked by tIlEe mlySanizaffam df tIie Talladega cotton HaHtmrE- EH waB tfie largest thing up tD 5fiHtf tSIn2 wtiieii hutf even been aEiiRAazH AE lsEaE ealitan in the indus. ttIiiEh HIIR, auEh gTEyH the people conf, dfHnER 8W siuwinE wiiMt they could do Hur ttlHmAAEt5ez- Eater local capital or. sraIilzEfl ttfraR mar9 eBttum mauufaetur. 1IE gzmHsRnlzs, amt t0Ghv TalIadegn is ismR aff ttiR IhEdinE egttnH manufacturing asaTftHzz 1B tliR StatE and still expanding iin ttiut linn.
 EzHH ff7 uHf- HHeIn fur the vision. pluck anH GIHHiss.T dfi tiig argauizers of the i HalliHilsSm dafrbm fzetnEv,- the great sum uEBw nIEsstIssH m tfia e9ttum industry and tfiR tfimIzEnlisE sf dbllhrS they distribute dHT w1EHsk auh edttpm annually might uBTHr iuEa mnfRE-imlfEetI.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
City Forging Amend As
 GroWing Jobbilg Center
Talladega Wholesalers Have Travehng Mem
 Covering Their Section of State

territory prepHred fp mIset ulEe a.unzlse- titign of the larger southern rifiEs, HIxfl their success is evidenced by 3lEBir Eun tinued growth in business w0lums.
 All the staple and EFeeiafty 1i1EEs peculiar to the J8bhing represented nm Ta1ladega can be bought right hETe as cheaply as anywhere.
 Talladega's jotbing interests HTe rnp- resented by class Bf men thHt aTe nm nowise quitters. They RIe hHrH hfrterx when it comes to going after blzsiness, and they usuRlly hiring hBne dfR bacon" when they ED MftHr it, HnH ffIEtt is. every day, for thsy Hre Hfarualty Hn the job. TallRHega is wen And fEVnf,- ably known where its 5Dhhing aIrftsseEtk are represented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18


 been permitted to remain, consequently they have nation-wide recognition for the high character of their work. J.~S. Clancy is resident superintendent of the School for the Blind and Dr. J.. S. the School for the Negro Deaf and Blind.
 Valuation Of. Property
 The buildings and grounds occupied by the schools are valued at near half million dollars. A recent valuation placed them as follows: School for the Deaf, $296, 500; the School for the Blind, $118,30 the School for the Negro Deaf and Blind, $4S,900; total, $461 zoo.
 The support of the schools from the state is based upon $500 per capita of the pupils enrolled on the first of each January, and an additional $3,00O is allowed for insurance and repairs. The city of Talladega and the state of Alabama are not as familiar with the great work of these schools as they should be. Their results are wonder ful. The knowledge that it's conscien- tious instructors are able to. impart to the pupils is nothing less than marvel ous, at times seeming to border on the uncanny. Every person who makes a visit to the school rooms leaves them surprised at what they have seen going on and enthusiastic in their behalf.
 At the recent meeting of a local club, the superintendent of the School for the Blind made a talk on it's work and illustrated it through a most in teLl1gent pupil and the members of the organization, most of them who had lived all their lives in 'Tailadega, were amazed, and declared 1t the most en- tertaining program the club had ever enjoyed. Anyone interested in the work of the schools is welcome at any time to, visit the class rooms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

As jobbing center Talladega IS n leader in northeast Alabama. Sales- men representing Talladega wholesalers travel all the towns in this section of the state, selling dry goods, groceries, hardware, meal, flour, produce, soft drinks, oil refiners' products, foodstuffs and other lines.
 Unusually well selected stocks of the best grades& are handled by Talladega jobbers and every firm is a progressive one, actively managed by, experienced business men with associates young and progressive.
 The annual jobbing business done out of Talladega, not figured on basis of peak prices, is around $3,000,000.
 With three railroads and competitive freight rates, wholesalers go out in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
BOCERE CONCERN
 DOES REG BUSINESS
armgR WhaEesaEe House KaHRE EEe Man On Raad

AffimIgiA tia SklnnaugM Wholesale es1HEsaly company waH organized less gElIm RIvR NRaTrR aEBg. it did as tOtnI il1sinlHzs af Ssi00.99tb Inst xear.
 HluftsF ift n1uHs high among whole szEile auIIHsE of tliiR section and Keeps fIVe elzuarr Szihzznen Gn the road.
 uliER GEBnuHnE earries a number of ssztKiIEi1sR illness The atOras is one of uElR 1IEssazt im thu eifE7 and n separate EVILzsiinllzf 6Eauefh buildings and spur stzHtiiz fun shinuing purposes also are nIlII IIlEEI1Hsh
 .H F. G5iAum iH Hresident. secretury and ttzaIHsInsE anu L. D. Patterson is ziifa uns4iiilHIft These men are identi- afisH wiffh tiis GiriE life 0f the city and EESe WiifiiW and filEorabIy known riiI1lsIElipl ilhhHma
 -'IElIsiIlsssB tx suutf.'' said Mir Col EHn 'aHiiiF saytium of the state is en- iJayEnE annsnesdf5-
 H1R firm WzsF IHnUnpardfe'i in 1918 willh n gEpifaE sfnrit of sl5.00t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
WOOING TALLADEGA
 IS ROMANTIC STORY
(COntinued From Page One)

NOUuLtHuCu IT EUHI dSo OuCJ
 any he had ever seen. The air re- sounded with his breathing, and stealth fly the medicine man approached him with his sleeping potion.
 When Choccolocco came out of his wigwam the next morning there lay the giant stretched out at full length in the morning sun. Tn this way he lay for the three days given him, and on the fourth morning he was still motionless. They waited many days, but in vain, for he continued to be prostrate at the end of the valley. Par ties were sent out to investigate, but Coosa remained passive. The medicine mans potion had been effective.
 When all hope of arousing the man was given up Choccolocco announced that his daughter would marry the chief. A great feast was made ready but on the morning of the wedding day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
BIG RETAIL STORE
 COVERS WIDE FIELD
Marble City Dry GDBas CuzVl E
 Largest In EylarHlga

Situated in a massive Hnd mDTlnrn structure near the EylacaIgn 4a#ss1I:.sar station of the Louisville and NHBl1IiIlE railroad, the Narble City Irv EsnHflz company, one of the largest firms in north AlabHmR, IS dBing a 1TauanfiulEE business
 The company wRs 0rEauizsd in T5EIl1n- Hry, 1923. Today it is the largest n44- tail house in SylacHuga. Eugane s Smith is president; E. q Smith, Uisss president, and T. M. R6berts is zHn- eral manager.
 Fourteen clerks arA ampluveH ttT handle the large number of lnuHtnnazs that visit the big st8re aaiiy. Mwt expert graduate corsefierres alsD H1e @mr ployed.
 The store presents Hn Httrarfive xr- Pearance, hRving an arcaile fra1it HIIF high-clRss furnishings 1trnuEh1ut. Bi has a 50sfoOt front, runs hark 1B q depth of 125 feet and Inns a aHr..s balcony.
 The store is furnished with Nsx Waw Grand Rapids furnfture. wifi dark oak finish. It is RgIinFed wifi attractive clothing, hat and. miiIIirlsgs cases.
 Mamie Corkew is head of tlIe ru,sI.t department and is popular -fl1ra1S.sa out the county. Miss NirginiR 1lflan in charge of the Indies department also has a wide circle Bf frienHE. Ml1x Mamie Corkew heads the millinery sfie pertinent, which is strictly 1rpste-Tiate
 T. M. Roberts, the general nuInsE..tr is one of the best posted dry .gnBdl men in the south. He is 18ar,EalisiIi- known throughout Ialladefa .e1I1rr1 and has mHde HremHrkahle success sim. he was placed in active charge tf tin big establishment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
GOOD MARKET FOR
 FARM PRODUCTS
Local Quotations Posted Regu-
 larly By Merchants

Farm products from the territory surrounding Sylacauga find a ready market in the city.
 Local market quotations for these products aare posted weekly by the merchants, and the farmers bring their goods to SyIacauga instead of shipping them out of the county.
 An indication of the price these farm products bring is shown by the cur. rent quotations. They, follow :.
 Eggs, per dozen, 20c. {, Hens, per pound, 1Sc. 7
 Friers. per pound, 35c.
 Dressed pork, per pound, 13c.
 Cane syrup, per gallon, Soc. Spring onions, per dozen punches, 40c.
 Turnip salad, per pound, 20c.
 Fresh farm products are always on hand at the Sylacauga stores.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
COUNTY HEALTH
 WORK KEPT UP TO. HIGH STANDARD.
Great Work Done In Past Year Toward Control
 Of Malaria,

There is no agency in Talladega more progressive than the county health department. It is one of the finest in the state. z
 Dr. J. H. Hill, county health officer, heads the department, and he is one of the hardest working men in the county. and working with intelligence and for the benefit of the public. The department receives it's financial sup port from the county, United States Public Health Service, and aid from the state.
 The work in the county is we'll or- ? ganized with offices in the court house and the following staff:
 Dr. J. H. Hill, county health officer.
 Miss Gertrude Barrier. bacteriologist.
 Miss Nan Atkinson, county nurse.
 ]. A. Angel, sanitary inspector.
 In addition to these departments, a government clinic for sociaf diseases is maintained in the Camp Boynton build ing. Dr. F. W. Boyd in charge.
 The county health department has done great work the past year in malarial control, q, campaign against typhoid fever and other diseases. Its work in malarial control has attracted more than statewide attention, and health workers from other counties and states, as we'll as the United States Public Health Service, have visited Tal- ladega county to observe the work and it's results.
 With the public becoming more famil- lar with the work of the department and having practical results to prove to them it's worth, more and more encour- agement and support from all classes of people are adding to the force and power for good by the county health department.
 The department has worked in many communities of the county, as we'll as in Talladega and vicinity, and the re- suits have been most encouraging
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

the bride could not be found. Finally a young brave brought word that her body had been discovered, a knife through her heart, by that of Coosa's, whither she had gone to hide herself against his breast.
 Thus Talladega came to mean Bride of the Mountain.Y Since mountains are mighty, Coosa 'stilI sleeps stretched out at the end of the valley, and people call him "The Sleeping Giant" Choc- colocco's village is gone, but on the site there is the town we know, called Tal' ladega.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

much more restricted in its nleniisarslIin. There seem to be only tE5enty- -six 1iiah schools in the stHte which meet sflIs Ina named requirement."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-19

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ed in any other manner. If the ballot
be spoiled, it must be returned to the
ballot clerk, who must issue another
in it's stead, but not more than three
in all shall be issued to any one voter.
Five minutes time is allowed in booth
to mark ballot. Unofficial ballots or
memorandum to assist the voter in
marking his ballot can be taken into
the booth, and may be used to copy
from. The ballot must not be shown
so that any person can see how it has
been marked by the voter.
(d) After preparing his ballot, the
elector shall detach the same from the
remaining tickets an dfold it so that
its face will be concealed and the
printed Endorsements and signatures
or initials thereon seen. The remain
ing tickets attached together shall be
folded in like manner by the elector
who shall thereupon, without leaving
the polling place, vote the marked
ballot forthwith and deposit the re-
naming tickets in a separate ballot
box to be marked and designated as
the blank ballot box.
(e) A voter, who declares to the
presiding officer that he is unable to
TSdU, OT Iudl Wy 1CdSOA VI pAyolCe1A
disability he is unable to mark his
ballot, can have assistance of two cleo
ton officers in marking same, to be
chosen by the voter; and if he de-
clares that he is totally blind, he may
be assisted by any person chosen by
him from among the legal voters of
the county. The presiding officer may
administer an oath in his discretion,
as to such persons disability.
(f) The following is a facsimile of
the official ballot.
JAMES T. WEBB,
County Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-19
Office of County Clerk
March 10, 1924.

4tAc1SA IL, I0Ht.
To the Electors of Grant County:
Notice is hereby given that a Pre-
ferential Primary and of Judicial,
Referendum and National Delegate
Election is to be held in the several
towns, wards, villages, and election
precincts in the county of Grant, on
the first day of April, 1924, at which
the officers named below are to be
chosen. The names of the candidates
for each office to be voted for, whose
nominations have been certified to or
filed in this office, are given under the
title Of the office and under the APP
propriate party or other designation,
each in its proper column, together
with the question submitted to vote,
in the sample ballot below.
Information to Voters.
The following instructions are given
for the information and guidance of
voters:
(a) A voter upon entering the poll
ing place and giving his name and
residence, will receive a ballot from
the ballot clerk which must have in
dorsed thereon the names or initials
of both ballot clerks, and no other bal
lot can be used. Upon receiving his
ballot, the voter must retire alone to a
booth or compartment and prepare the
same for voting. A ballot clerk may
inform the voter as to the proper
manner of marking ballot, but he
must not advise or indicate in any
manner whom to vote for.
(b) A voter may vote upon a
question submitted to vote of the
OnOnla bV making a cross Ky or marx
in the square at the right of the
answer which he intends to give.
(c) The ballot should not be mark
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-19
OFFICIAL BALLOT
Election of Delegates to National Convention
REPUBLICAN PARTY

TO vote for whose printed on the ballot make
Each voter is entitled to president
for two district delegates to the national
PRESIDENT
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-19
OFFICIAL BALLOT
Election of Delegates to National Convention


nwho
of
national
FOR PRESIDENT
The Washington times., 1924-02-07

ing the Vegetable Compound insisted
on me trying q bottle Of it. The medi-
cine helped me from the first, and the
best Of all is that I can even sew
again without that awful, nervous
feeling ! was used to having. And /
used to take crying spells, with such
Q blue feeling that ] cannot explain.
Now all that has left me. feel so
cheerful, and ! have gained in weight,
sleep well and eat hearty. Oh! I wish
] had words to express what this
medicine has done for me! / am o
housekeeper and do every thing from
the sewing to the washing now and
It doesn't hurt me. You may use my
letter in any way you wish. I will DO
glad to help any suffering woman to
the road Of health and happiness. -
Mrs. B.F. BRANNON, 404 Travis AVE..
Mart. Texas
The Washington times., 1924-02-07
Read This Entertaining Serial in Which
the Author Has Woven a Thrilling
Romance Of the Problems of
Married Life.

: eral channels for a moment or
two.
isn't this charming homer"
1 asked Of Manuelo. I'm a quiet
way it is said to be one Of the
most beautiful in New York. And
I've an idea that you're an
ardent disciple Of every cult Of
beauty" -.
Manuelo removed his gaze from
the unconscious-or seemingly un-
conscious-Lorraine and turned to
me with something like a twin
kle in his eyes. He even made
a hooking bow. T..
"All beauty like, yes," he said.
"And what it is call the thorough
bred makes me most pleasure.
Then his eyes fairly bored into
mine, and in flash I realized tina:
Rosa had undoubtedly told him
that was a little upstart, whose
social position depended on the
good fortune that had enabled her
to marry into the Harrison family.
Once upon a time this thought
would have been nothing less than
a knife in my heart. But I now
know how to take family" for
just what it is worth, since I've
come to realize that the most abso-
lutte thoroughbred I know is Ralph
Lacy, who smilingly tells Of sleep.
ing in packing boxes in an alley in
his youth.
II like thoroughbreds as well AS
you do" I smiled without losing
my poise, thank goodness. But
in this melting pot of a new coun-
try of ours the real aristocracy is
Of the people. It's in the making.
It is only in rare cases that a fam
lily as old and as well-established
as Lorraine Thurlow's has money
and dignity, and brains and vision
and charm in the degree that she
and her,"
THAT she and her brother shalt
make to have 1t?" interrupted
Manuelo suavely.
"Her brothers a DEAR" I re.
piled lightly, though my heart
was beating heavily. "Have you
heard much of him?"
ooh, the literatures of the ship
company he makes to manage
come to me-" replied Manuelo
casually.
Ito BE Continued Tomorrow