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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
PECK AND LAURIE
 GREETED AT SHOALS
Daniel Dix To Visit Tri-C City ROtarians
lMuscle Shoals Rurcadl

FLORENCE, Ala, May 17.-State Commander Taylor Peck of Mobile. and Department Adjutant James T. Eau- rie of Montgomery, were given a warm welcome by the legionnaires of the Mus cle Shoals district Friday afternoon. The banquet was attended by about 30 members of the Wilson Dam, Florence and Sheffield post and brought their visit to a delightful close. NJ. B. Dar- nell, commander of the Florence post, acted as toastmaster. The visitors were welcomed by the toastmaster and the response was made by Mir. Laurie J. Fred Johnson spoke in behalf of the Florence post. Efforts will be made at the July meeting in Tuscaloosa to have the next state convention meet at Sheffield
 To Greet Daniel Dix-Plans have been completed for joint meeting of the Florence and Sheffield Rotary clubs on next Monday evening at the Reeder hotel when District Governor Daniel L. Dix of Mobile, will pay an official visit to the club. President R. B. Le- may of the Sheffield club will pre- side.
 To Run Excursions--Fo Following the publication of an editorial in the Flor ence Daily Times, suggesting that it might be we'll for the Southern rail- road to run excursions to the Tri.Cities and give the people of other sections the opportunity to see Muscle shoals. that road has decided to run excursions this summer. There will be at least two from Memphis and others from points east
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
C. OF GA. BEGINS .s2 .sa
 WORK ON ROAD
Five Miles Of Highway To Be
 Built Near Alexander City ..

ALEXANDER CITY. Ala, May IT , Immediately following the granting by ], the interstate commerce commission to the Central of Georgia railway the right to change their present route be- tween Opelika and Leeds, the contracts were let for this work 90 begin imme- diately: q
 The contractors will begin the works of grading in a short time. The work a will begin just east of Oaklawn and { will extend through Alexander City to-. a point west of KelIytoH. sn
 The track just east of the depot in Alexander City will be lowered and the route west of the city will be changed considerably. All grades, sharp curves ,, and dangerous road crossings will Le eliminated as far as possible. -
 This work will enable the company 10 handle more freight traffic and also increase the time made on passenger schedules. ,-s
 Road Contract Let-Iast week thea. state highway depe rtment at MortgonT- 2 cry let the contract for the highway tosF fill ill the gaps between Jackson's Gap ,. and Alexander City, There is about :. five miles of rew road t1 be hciit. The contract was let fo: S110N0C. lhe ;, work is to be rushed and it is expected that the new road viii be opened for travel Tn November. Gravel will be secured across the river near Sackso='s Gap for this work. Wo-l; or lbe ness-. bridge across Tall2pcosa river is pro- gressins nicely and 1t is expected that IT will he completed in the near future. 5s
 To Rearange ROad-There will bS many changes made in the public roads < in several beats of this county. Thnsess changes are made necessary by the dt-7. velopment of ChcT3See Bluff Ly tness Alabama Power co@pa3y. 'raa p.o-.l bate judge and county commissioners :. have appointed q committee from ties commissioners court, who, wIth the engineers from the Alabama Power company, have gone over the proposed changes. have studied out a new sys- tenn and have had mans and blue prints made.
 A meeting will be held at Alexander City, Wednesday. May 21, and in : Dadeville, Thursday. May %, for the purpose of having the property owners and citizens present to look over and discuss the new arrangements. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
UNIONTOWN SCHOOL TO CLOSE NEXT WEEK
Nine Graduates To. Get DipIO-
 mas On Tuesday I

-UNIONTOWN, Ala, May IT, Especial. )-The school board announces the following program for the com mencement exercises Sunday morning, May 20, in the Methodist church. ser mon by Rev. Henry J. Geiger of Ma rion; Monday morning in the school auditorium, regular class day exercises !; Monday evening, play by the pupils of the high school; Tuesday evening, annual address and awarding of the diplomas and medals.
 There are nine graduates. as fol- lows: Fannie Cope Howell, Catherine Long, Beulah Greer, Maggie Stoude- mire, Hilliard Stoudemire, Harvey Stone, Raymond Girhan, Robert Benn. and Sidney Greer. The board of di- rectors and the superintendent, Paul Hounchell, are gratified with the work of the school in all departments dur ing the year.
 Want White Farmers-The Union town Commercial club is systematically engaged in listing available lands for sale on easy terms and is planning big campaign of advertising these lands in order to induce white farmers with small capital to locate in this district.
 Social News-Mrs. Garber of An niston is visiting Mir. and Mrs. Robert Coleman.
 William Glass of Marlowe, Tex, has returned home after visit to Mir. and Mrs. Frank Glass.
 Mr. and Mrs Henry Hungerford of Augusta, Ga, are the guests of Mrs. Mary Hungerford.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
QUARRY PROPERTY
 IN ETOWAH SOLD
Eighty Acres Of Land Also In-
 cIuded In Transaction
(Gadsden Bureau)

GADSDEN, Ala, May 17.--C. A East has purchased the Rock Springs quarries from the Woodstock Iron cor. poration, including about 80 acres ot land and the plant which the old Wood. stock concern operated for many years Several years ago MT. East went to Rock Springs to manage the plant .and when it shut down soon afterward he bought a neighboring property and es' tablished the East quarry.
 Without Telegraph Alabama City, a town of over 5000 population, is with. out telegraphic communication with the outside world. For many years mes. sages have been relayed by telephone from Gadsden, but that arrangement has been abandoned, according to a statement made to the Civitan club Friday afternoon< A committee was named to secure better telegraphic serv' ice in Gadsden and the re-establishment of relay service in Alabama City.
 Heads Dairymen-T. N. Freeman has been elected president of the reorgan' ized Etowah County Dairymen's asso- citation; H. B. Huffman, vice presi. dent, and F. A. Cobb, secretary.
 To Give Half HOliday-All merchants of Attalla have signed an agreement to close their stores on Thursday after. noon during June, July and August This is the same half holiday schedule adoDted by GadSden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
MORNING PAPER
 IS NOW AFTERNOON
Morning Star Makes Change At
 Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, May 17 = Special )-The Morning Star, daily paper which was established in Hunts vile by' Edward Doty Ast February, has changed from the morning to the afternoon field, according to announce ment in the paper yesterday morning, followed by its appearance on the streets with an afternoon edition. No reason for the change is given and the only change noted is that the word morning" has been dropped from the title. The news service of the Inter- national News will be used by the Star.
 Nurserymen to Meet-Members of the state board of agriculture and indus tries have announced to local farm bu- reau officials that they will come to Huntsville in body May 2S to attend the meeting of the Alabama Nursery mems association and to meet with the farmers of this county on the following day for an interchange of ideas relative to the agricultural situation in this sec tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
SCHOOL
 TO HEAR DR. LANG
Former Pupils Of Dr. Freeman
 Hold Reunion

HARTSELLE. Ala, May 17.-Com- menesment exercises for the high school will begin Sunday morning with the commencement sermon. The services will be held in the First Christian church, with the Glee club of.the school as the choir The sermon will be de liTered by Dr. Lang. The school will close for this term on Wednesday morn ing with the graduation exercises.
 Freeman Pupils To Meet-All pupils of the late Dr. Freeman of Danville will meet at the city school on Satur- day for q reunion. Lunch will be served at the school. Many of the older residents of Hartselle were pupils of Dr. Freeman and they will have as their guest Mir. and Mrs. Freeman of Kansas. Mir. Freeman is a son of Dr. Freeman.
 To Erect HOme-Seorge Mitchell has begun work on a new residence being erected on the lot where his former house burned a few weeks ago.
 On School Board-J. R. Howell will succeed John T. Kyle as a member of the county board of education from this school district The election passed off quietly with light vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
Monteuallo To Open DriUe
 June 2 For Million Dollars
Dormitories and Classrooms Now Overcrowded
 Funds Badly Needed For Expansion

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
AGNEW TO SPEAK

OPELIKA. Ala. May 11.-(Speeial Leased Wire. D-The commencement exercises of the 0pelika High school began Friday night with the annual play, a three-act comedy by the senlor class at Palmer hall
 Sunday morning the commencement sermon will be preached at Trinity Methodist chunch by Rev. J. D. Mic Phail, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Eufaula. Monday night at Palmer hall, elass-day exercises will be held and on Tuesday night graduating exer- cises and presentation of diplomas The commencement address will be delivered by Dr. Walter D. Agnew. president of Woman's College at Montgomery
 Bradley Wins-LOcal interest in the primary centered in the county com missioners' race. W. W. Bradley won over his opponent. E. J. Whatley by 120 majirity in District one In Dis trict three, Marvin Byrd received a ma jOrity of 659 over both opponents
 Goes To West POint-A change in the superintendent of the Opelika cot ton mill is announced and W. s. Free man. who has been acting in that capac- ity, will go to West Point. and John I. Warter of the Lannette cotton mills, will move to Opelika to take Mir Free mans place as superintendent Of the Opelika Manufacturing company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
STATE FARM BOARD
 TO MEET IN VALLEY
Nurseryrnen To Gather At Same
 Time In Huntsville
lStafa Canital Bufeaul

MONTGOMERY Ala, May It, Special meeting in the Tennessee Valley will be held by the state board of agriculture, beginning at Huntsville, May %, it was announced Saturday bySJ. NJ. Moore, commissioner of agrl- culture. The board will remain in ses- sion the following day at Huntsville and May 31 will meet in Sheffield and Flofence.
 This meeting has been arranged on invitation on Senator w. F. Garth and H. B. Chase, president of the Chase Nursery company near Huntsville and also president of the Alabama Nursery Mems association. This association will also hold its meeting in Huntsville while the board of agriculture is there and a joint session of the two bodies is planned.
 Praises SchoOIs-The equipment of the rural schools of Montgomery county suprasses that of other rural schools he has visited in various parts of the county, it was stated Saturday by l.. ID. Borden of Austin, Texas, chief supervisor of rural schools of the Texas department of education.
 Cotton Case Set-Order was issued by the Alabama public service com mlSSlOH OdIuTUdy AAAoAANdJ1 NtAS ?, as the date for hearing citation ad- dressed to all the railroads in Ala bama. In this citation the carriers are asked to show cause why their rules and regulations relating to rhe co.ieen- trailon, warehousing, and reshipping If cotton in bales when moving between roints, in Alaba1i9 saou"i not be re- vised to ma&a them !rst, reasonable and uniform on D!l railroads apd t.' hermit the substitution of iut"rslatc for intrastate cotton and wee versa.
 Dogs Head Positive A dogs head. sent in by E. D 2cyn,..ds of Ozark, vas found positive after examination Saturday.
 Brandon To AubUrn-Arrangements have been made with the Western Rail- way of Alabama whereby the train leaving Montgomery at 6 40 o'clock Monday morning will stop at Auburn for the. convenience of the trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic institute who will hold their annual meeting there beginning 9 80 o'clock Monday morn ing, it was announced Saturday by Gov. W. W. Brandon. Governor Bran don has just returned Saturday from a fishing trip on Pine Log creek in Bay county, Florida.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
WHITE ELECTED SUPERINTENDENT OF CITY SCHOOLS Succeeds D. R. Murphree As Head Of Anniston
 System MURPHREE BECOMES DAPHNE PRINCIPAL Better Babies Week Great Success In Calhoun
 Metropolis
(Anniston Bureau)

ANNISTON, Ala, May 17.--Prof. W. A. White, well-known Anniston edu- cator, has been elected to the position of city superintendent of schools, it was announced Saturday afternona by the school board. Prof. White will sue ceed Prof. D. R. Murphree, who re- signed recently to take over the duties as head of the state normal school at Daphne.
 Professor White has been q resi- dent of Annist0n for more than 20 years and for several years was presi- dent, of the Alabama Presbyterian col lege fhere, which lately has been con verted into the Alabama Military in stitute. For.the past few yeats Profes- sor White has been engaged in business, but has also kept insactive touch with the educational world and is said to be thoroughly competent to meet all the requirements of his new office.
 Professor Mnrphree will continue in his present position until the end of the school year, when he will sever connection with the local school board after peflod of more than p years service as city superintendent. Profes- sor White will be installed in office on July 1.
 Baby Week Is Success" Better Ba- bies Week." which ended in Anniston Saturday, was a greater success than ever before, it was announced late Sat urday night. At the various clinics held over the city, PAP babies were ex- amined during the week.
 Texas Man To Preach--Rev. A. W. Reayes, prominent Baptist minister of Texass,swhose home is at Mt. Pleasant, Texys will occupy the pulpit at the First Baptist church here at both, the morn ing and evening services Sunday.
 Go To M0nteyallO-Judge J. B. Hol- man, Jr., and his mother, Mrs. ]. E. Holman, left Saturday afternoon for MonteYallo to attend. the graduating exercises at the Alabama college. at which time Judge Holman's sister, Miss Minnie Holman, will receive a degree.
 Band To Play-The first concert by the re-organized Boy Scout hand of Anniston will be given Tuesday eve ming at the Alexandria High school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
HALE COUNTY HIGH
 TO HEAR SNAVELY
MOundviIle Schools Close Very
 Successful Year

MOUNDVILLE, Ala, May IT, Especial. )-The commencement exer- cises of the Hale county high school will begin Friday night, May z. with the presentation of the senior class play, "Fifty-fifty." The commencement sermon will be preached on Sunday morning, May 25, by Rev. F. M. Barnes, pastor of Clayton Street Rap tist church. Montgomery, Ala. On Monday night the senior class exercises will be held, when Susie Powers will deliver the valedictOry and Dick Cash the salutatory. Fourteen seniors will be awarded diplomas on Tuesday night. when Dr. Guy E. Snavely, president of Birmingham-SOuthern college, will de liver the graduating address
 School Year SuoceSsfuIHThe school year that is closing has been a very successful one for the MOundEille schools. There was a substantial in crease in enrolment in both the public and the high school, and an additional teacher was added to the faculty of the former. Dr. George Lang. head of the department of philosophy at the Uni versity of Alabama, was secured for an extension course in social pSy- eholOgy, in which 22 teachers of Moundville and vicinity enrolled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
MORE CONCERNS
 INVEST CAPITAL
Standard Gas Products Company Is Formed In
 Jefferson County
(State Capital Bureau

MONTGOMERY. Ala, May IT, Especial. )-The following domestic cor porations with Secretary of State $. H. Blan, through the respective offices of probate judges:
 The News Publishing company, Inc. Mobile, Edward V. O-COnn0r. IT,, Joseph H. Moorman and L. Morgan, incorporatOrs authorized capital, $5,00O, all paid in {; newspaper and gem eral printing business
 Consolidated Realty company. Inc, Ensley, Jefferson county E. L. Swann, Ben l.. Ingram, w. C. Mcclure, J. M- Reynolds, C. V. Riddle, L. RI. and M. G. BerthOn, W. c. Muir, Henry Me Crorie and Frank Baker, incOrpOratOrs l: authorized capuital $lO,OOO, with $9.- 500 paid in real estate
 Fourteenth Street Realty Holding company, Birmingham, Jefferson eOun- ty, Ernest Redd, Priestly TOulmin and E. T. Rice, incorpOratOrs; authorized capital, 5000, all paid in; real estate.
 Greezon TraylOr Motor Co, Inc, Ensley, Jefferson county L. F. Gree zon. James F. TraylOr, J. l. Greezon i; authorized capital, 5000, all paid in 1: automobile dealers.
 Italian Retail Merchants association of Birmingham, Alabama, A. M. Romeo, Sam Debenedetto. Joe Ferlise, CarmelO Virciglio, N. J. Ferlise, H. J. Romeo, W. P. Pickard. Charles BaldOne. DemenieO RaeO, Sebastian VircigiieO, sam Degesu, John Greco, Joe SantOrO, mcorporators no capital stock
 Jefferson County Bureau Dairymen's association, Inc, Birmingham, Jeffer- son county, $. l.. Breuster, H. H. Nix, D. w. Futile, R. D. ROberstOn, F. W. Acton, A. w. Bell, R. H. YarbrOuGh, $. T. Thompson, J. Ed Taigler, G. C. Gafford, incOrpOratOrs; no capital : marketing milk.
 Standard Gas Products company of Alabama, Birmingham, Jefferson eoun- ty, Phillip W. Wilcox, Philip Weltner, William Rawling, incOrpOratOrs: au- thorized capital, $15.OOO with $4.OOO paid in; to manufacture gas
 Melton Clay Tire company, Selma, Dallas county, 0. R. Melton, J. H. Clay, incOrpOratOrs authorized capital 5000 with $2.45O paid in; tire and vulcanizing business.
 The Realty company, Inc, BirminS ham, Jefferson county. reports au i'm crease in stock $60.OOO to $1JO.O0O.
 The Gay Theatre Co, Jefferson county, gives notice of change of name to the Hury Theatre company, Inc
 The Big Sandy Iron and Steel com pany, Jefferson county, gives notice of change of name to Big Sandy Coal and Iron cmopany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
GREAT GAI NsHOWN
Alabama Conference Leads iu Sunday
 School Membership

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May I1.- (Spec4al. )-Accor6ing to statistics just issued by the General Sunday School Board of the Methodist church, the Alabama conference, which em- braces central and south Alabama and west Florida showed greater increase in Sunday school membership for the year just closing than any other of the 3S annual conferences in the home landI The fact is made more note worthy when the gain in the Alabama conference is .63 per cent of the gain in all of the church at large. These figures were made public by Clarence M. DanneIly, conference superintendent Of Sunday school work,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
COUNTY TO BUILD CONCRETE ROADS AT COST S6OO,OOO Tuscaloosa Bond Issue Passes By 2,967 To
 591 Vote FOUR HIGHWAYS
 ARE PROJECTED Birmingham, Greensboro, Eutaw And Columbus Roads To Be Paved

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, May IT, Tuscaloosa county's $600,000 road bond issue for the building of four concrete roads from this city passed at last Tuesdays election by vote of 2,967 to 591, according to the official count made this morning.
 The bonds will be issued as the state and federal governments agree to pay one third each of the cost of the pay ing, and the roads will be built as four separate projects with part of the local bond issue set apart for each project. Federal specifications will be followed
 The four roads to be built by means of the bond issue and state and fed eral aid are the Tuscaloosa -Birming- ham road to the county border: the county border; the Tuscaloosa -Eutaw road to the county border, and the Tuscaloosa Columbus road to the county border.
 Transferred TO, MObiIe-F. F. Cat lin, assistant engineer of the Unitde States engineers office here for sev- eral years, has been transferred to the Mobile office. He will still have charge Oi the Warrior river in this district and will have additional duties. He is succeeded by NJ. F. Nixon connected with the local office.
 Seniors ertained-Members of the senior class of the junior high school were entertained at a banquet Friday night at the Country club by the class mothers, and IF were seated al the table. Mrs. W. A. Collier, principal of the school, was presented with a handsome floor lamp by the class Luther Davis, Jr., presided as toast master.
 Begin Work On SehOOI-Work has been commenced on the new public school on Tenth street in East End Efforts will be made to have the building ready when the schools of the city open in September.
 OratOrical COntest-An oratorical contest preliminary to awarding the district first prize and the two second prizes will be held Sunday directed by pr. Morris Newfield of Birmingham who is supervisor of snyagogues and school extensions of district No. 14.
 Commencement SpeakerS-Dr. k. c. Howe of the University of Alabama will deliver the commencement address at the Gorgas High school Monday. The commencement sermon will be preached Sunday afternoon, by Dr. Henry Hurst of this city. Sunday night Dr. Hurst will preach the commencement sermon at Buhl. Dr. Claude O'Rear of Tus- caloosa will preach the commencement sermon at Attalla Sunday and will give series of lectures at Talladega during next week.
 Goes To FlOrida-G George NJ. Cal laway, for some time manager of the Burchfield hotel here, has gone to Tal- lahassee, Fla, where he will have the management~of two hotels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
DRAINAGE CANAL s.' s'
 NOW 28 MILES LONG
Fayette-Lamar Project To Be
 Completed In January

FAYETTE, Ala, May 17.-(Spe- cial. )-Guy A. Hart, engineer in charge of the drainage development of the Fayette and Lamar county drain age district No. in an interview, says it is shown in his progress report that there is now completed 13 miles on the upper section to the main canal and 15 miles on the lower section of the work.
 The head of the drainage canal is at Winfield, in Marion county, and extends down the Luxapallila river bottoms. When completed it will have total length of 45 miles, crossing the state line into Mississippi.
 The dredge on the upper section of the main canal expects to complete its work about the first of July. When this is done the completed canal will have a length of about 30 miles and effect the drainage of many acres of rich but now unproductive bottom land.
 He says that his report shows tie drainage work is progressing even bet ter than was first anticipated, and the contract will be completed ahead of time, probably by January next
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
BIRMINGHAM TEAM
 TO VISIT FLORENCE
Sixty-Thr Local Candidates To
 Be Initiated May 21
Muscle Shoals Bureau)

FLORENCE, Ala, May 17.-Joe F. Mays, who has charge of arrangements for the reuhion celebration of Scottish Rite Masons, to be held on next We'd nesday, May 21, received letter this morning from Birmingham, which stated the degree teams fromSt the Bir- mingham consistory would arrive in Florence on the day of the reunion.
 The work of conferrihg the higher degree upon the class of 63 local candi- dates will begin at 8 80 o'clock. In addition to the local candidates several from Decatur, Albany and Huntsville will come to Florence to receive their degrees.
 DEGREES CONFERRED
 TUSCUMBIA, Ala, May 17.-(Spe- cial. )-At a meeting of the Royal Arch Masons of Tuscumbia last night a class of 20 were given degrees by a team from Florence. Present for the occasion were grand high priest of Alabama. J. Leon Gunter; w. M. Rover, c. L. Saunders and John w.. Jones, of Albany Decatur. .,
 Mrs. M. o. Cammack-Mrs. NJ. O. Cammack of Tuscumbia, age 72 years, died at her home Friday night.