The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-16
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Where One Mans Pleasure LAes.-"If you don't get pleasure from your work" says Forbes Magazine. "you will not set it from your pay envelope" As we have no pay en- velope, all our pleasure must be in our work. -Guntersville Democrat.
 Making Inrosds on the Weeyil.-we haven't gotten all the boil weevils in the South, but the persistent poisoning and the last cold winter surely made inroads on them. Keep it up. They are not the only bug pests it gets, and few years persistent efforts will get it so cotton crops can once more be raised in the South. The extra cotton this year will pay for all the costs, even if it got some of the bees and rabbits. -Talladega Home.
 Sporssmen Must Protect Fish.-Tt is, therefore, up to the sportsmen of Tuscaloosa county by example and precept to protect our fish. Small fish when caught. should De promptly returned alive to the water Like wise all sizeable fish taken after one has ob- tained a reasonable mess" Let's make is pos sible for our grandchildren to experience the delight of tusseling with a "shell-cracker." Tuscaloosa News <t}.
 MontevalIo Deserves It-The Montevallo campaign, like others that have been success fully carried forward in Alabama, is, most
  eral treatment at the hands of oil Ala bamians. This, happily, it is receiving. The raising of this fund is Alabama's tribute to the young womanhood of the state, the equip ping for Alabama girls of a creditable and a thoroughly serviceable school where they can get the educational trafning they deserve and must have-Anniston Star.
 Is Anything But Pleasing The unfavora- II 1s.4k. As.x 1a- oama's largest, Birmingham .of alleged financial shortages around the city hall down there is anything but pleasing to the outside friends of that wonderful and pro- gressive state center. We all look upon Bir- minghan as our city. and we shudder at the thought that its fair name should be Eoiled in the manner now held up to public gaze. Let's have a thorough cleaning, out and un- derstanding down Birmingham way, and let the lesson serve as good one throughout this commonwealth. .-Huntsville Times.
 Going Full Speed Ahead.-The Tuscumbia Chamber of Commerce is going full speed ahead. It has purchased and is planning 8 drive to build a new community building. That is the spirit 1t takes to build q real community. The aggressive up and at them type that never takes no for an answer. The kind that see job and then find way to accomplish it. The kind that cannot be stopped by growing or hearing folks say it can't be done Tuscumbia will most truly advance now in keeping with the spirit dis played by the members of it's leading civic body.-Tuscumbia Alabamian- Dispatch.
 As to Alabama Prisons. .--C Concurrent with criticisms that were made a day or 50 ago against the Alabama convict department for alleged mistreatment of convicts, comes re- quest from the federal government for Ala bama to permit number of federal prison CTS to be cared for in Kilby prison, with the statement that the report made after federal inspection had been so favorable that the governments action resulted This action of the federal government leads one to believe that the complaint against the convict depart ment may not have argentine foundation, but may be inspired by some ulterior motive. The manner in which Alabama has cared for the men and women confined in state prisons has for d long time occasioned much favorable comment in other Florence Times. sts -@---- t
 Calhoun County for SchooIs-C Calhoun county voted two to one against the proposed additional tax of one mill for school pur- poses, but that does not mean that the people of that progressive and wideawake county are opposed to better schools. IL probably does mean that many of them are against more taxes, and in that position they are not alone. The real reason for the defeat of the proposal, however, seems to be in the un- usually small vote. Only 612 were recorded for the measure, while 1,13S were recorded against it. Anniston alone can muster more votes for the tax than the total in Wednes- days election, but the men and women who generally stand for progress in that city evil dently stayed at home and let the opposition do the voting.-Gadsden Times.