The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
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tU Fl A EQI!MIoNs OF OTHER EDITORS 1 -Stood Hitched" All Right-The Alabama. delegation, personally selected and labefed, icertainiy 'istood h;tched..' Like the boy that stood on the burning deck they stood nat
 when all but them had fled."-Abbeville Herald.
 Win Have Fair Crop-The dry weather | IS making of the cotton crop in this county, i It looks far better than one really expects in July. Clay county will produce n fair crop nnless the weevils destroy it later.-Linevilie
 Headlight.
 Fine Thing for the Youth.-The greatest
 thing that could happen to this land of ours
 would be for the boys and girls of the land
 to know and understand that only throueh service can they become great, and that on- l. portunities for service were never greater than they are today.-LaFayette Sun. :, MuSt Not Brighton Parents.-Play all ithe jokes on the editor of this one-lunged sheet that you want to play, but for goodness sake
 have the decency not to do things that win frighten mothers and fathers and cause mn easiness to an untold number of peopie- Enterprise Ledger.
 Seeing Value of Poultry Crenshaw coun
 ty has surpassed her quota in the egg csri. : paign launched by the Alabama Farm Bu-. reaus The farmers of the county have como to the realization of the money that can be made in poultry, and have responded to the can of the bureau for the necessary amount of hens.-Crenshaw County News. One of the WorSt.-One of the lowest down sneak thieves outside of jail is the one who ! slips, around while your back is turned and steals your auto pump, pliers and extra inner tubes. A fellow who is guilty of this sor. f of conduct only lacks the opportunity to steal anything he could lay his hands on-and Efeally ought to be in the coal mines Greensboro Watchman.1
 i Good Thing; Keep It Up.-A build and build now campaign is always in ordes in this progressive midst. If you have sny doubts about it, just take stroll or drive through the community at large and 5oulL be surprised to observe the large amount of construction work-new and repairs-in progress It's just another way to keep the: - pay rolls in action. Keep it up win an in creased activity.-HuntsviIe Times
 The Best Little City.-Distance lends en- chantment. Of course, we always think that the weather is the coolest, the conditions the best, the rent the cheapest and the fish bite the best-where we are not. However, we are satisfied right here in old Ozark. If you're not yet convinced that Ozark is the best little city in this part of the country, then 20 away from home awhile ands dollars to doughnuts you'll soon be wishing you were back in the . best little city in~the state. Try it and see.--, Ozark Southern Star.
 Should Know the SituatiOn.-Before we can get clear conception of economic con- ditions here in Blount county we must first | know what we are doing and what we are failing to do. We must know what crops and what industries are bringing money into the county and for what we are sending money out of the county, Would it not be good idea for the farmer to do a little fig e uring along this line? And would it not be a z, good idea for the business man to take time to see just how many of the things he buys are made or grown in Blount county?- : Oneonta Southern Democrat. . Stick by Home Folks.-Trading at home is a splendid thing to do and should be the policy of everyone who has a real interest in his home town. Every member of a com munity feels that he and his line of work, whatever it may be, should be given pref erence over an outside competitor. The only way to bring about the desirable situation in which this policy is generally practiced is for each member of the community, whatever his business may be, to take it upon himself to trade at home whenever he can secure the things he needs here at a price that com. pares at all favorably with that in other places-Gadsden Times-News.
 Tue Muscle Shoals PTank.-While the plank on Muscle Shoals in the Democratic platform does not mention the Ford offer. it approaches it to a degree in refusing limita- ton to the amount of power that may be, used in the manufacture of fertilizer, con. tIasting sharply with some of the proposals. government and private, which offer to set aside stated amount of horsepower for fer tilizer making. the rest to be distributed ac- cOrdinS to the wish of the bidder. The plank 2 written win permit those taking part in the al campaign to use the corrupt and unbusiness. like methods of the Republicans in dealing with this issue just as directly and fOrcibIy as if the platform had supported the Ford offer in name.-Florence Times