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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-23

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here come
knocking for admttance. Ny what a host
OF cousins there are present today! How
are you cousins enjoying yourselves today?
AS Tor me, I'm just fine Glad indeed to
he with you MI again | called once before
and was admitted thanks to Aunt Julja).
IerhapS some Of YOU remember me, for
gained several pen friends. Cousins / want
TO ask favor of YOU all. am interested
in motor cars. If YOU VIII write I will tell
YOU why. Now, | know that each and
motor cars. Now, what | want * this:
every cousins who reads this 10 send me
the names Of ten motor cars (siX will do if
YOU do not know tenn. Now, cousins. plea So
do this, and to express my gratitude | am
going ITO offer this: I have birthstone
ring which | viii give away to the first
one Who sends me q letter containing the
names of ten mttor cars that has tn 9rfght
ring size and was born in the month with
WnlcR the ring corresponds. ! want each Of
Nou to mention the month in which YOU
were born, also mention vOUr ring size Let
me congratulate the lucky one that wins
this ring. 1t will be truly worth while
writing for. l want all of Won 10 write
/ answered all letters received before and
l Will try to this time. All of Won who
cam send your photo, and I will return the
favor. Now I want all Of Won old cousins
/" write as well as new ones, as I want to
gain lot of pen friends. 7 must GO. as
and boys want to get lots of mail and cor
respond with jolly South Carolina bow
just let Your cards and letters come to your
nephe wand cousin.
(MR) HARLEY TAYLOR.
Mount Cr0@h3n, :. C.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-23
(MRS.) BELLE GODDARD.


WiII come again some time ana ten you
some more ABOUT my mowers ana WORK. BEST
WISHES to all e,-,
(MRS.) BELLE GODARD'
'EoSsahSNIie' On.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: 1t has been
n Iong-desired wish Of mine to write to your
Letter Boz. so will YOU please admit another
Alabama girls into your circle: ! want to
make friends with all the cousins | can.
live in the country, and like country life
fine. finished the normal course in 1928
ana +ouobt Ias+ winter at FirN.bburg, Ala
= ilhordscr las ,vri++on +o +ho rottar Roy
io - I'm cni,; +o saT ro,y words
obont ,, idoof hnsband eince that seems
a. Lo +ho s',i,ion+ mo nousins oro discnSsin~
He ,nilst ba y CHRISTIAN. he mist he easy
to Got oIon,, with and he able to study and
nIan tbinos Inf Int his wife holm him
LAST Inf not the lease. love his wife. for
without love. life is unhappy. I want as
MANY, of tbn cousins as will TO write me and
send mo n ouiIt scrap want TO make 2
friendshin onilt I'm thonllino Won in adj
yonrn pIooso soma il civ inches snuoro. 7
have bIack bafr. brown cycs. Medium com
nlcyion want all the cousins to please
write me. I will answer all letters. In.
closed Won will find 5c for the orphan.
(NTSSN pOSA JANA RICH ARDSON
,TunncIsnrin.,s Ala Houtn / ROY 81.
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-23
(MGSS> AnDtE LEE PEAK.
Cuthbert Ca, II. +. u. 3.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: NV! Just
look at the visitors this morning! 40 Won
der this is such Il beautiful, sweet morning
TO visit, anyhow. We have had real nice
ram and everything looks, oh, so pretty and
lreSh. Otttimes | get blue and lonely and
then look out and see so many things I
should be thankful Tor, and the blues are
then driven away. We have had revival
meeting here Mt this place. 1t surely did
lots of good | wish YOU cousins and Aunt
Jula could have been here. Cousins, how
many OF Won have an aim in life? think
we should all have some view in mind MS
to what the future holds. Life is too short
and time too precious to while away. I am
not going to say what I have in mind. but
You cousins write me your ideas on this and
then III tell YOU what | have in mind
Now n little On 'Mv Ideal Husband" ms
mat the 20. He must he kind hearted
brave and true1s use no strong drinks or
profane language and, above tn, he n
good Christian. He must love me dearly.
and I would like for him to have brown
eyes black hair, fair or dark complexion
height about feet inches, weigh around
i%3 or 145. Now do you think I'll find
MIN! favor and I am gone: Will some
or YOU cousins lend me some good story
books or magazines? dearly love to read
Z VIII return them in good condition. All
nave n personal invitation to write Percy
your cousin
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-23

Dear Aunt julia Will you please admit a
North Carolina girl into the Jolly band of
boys and girls? l have been a reader of the
Letter Box for some time, and enjoy it
greatly. l live two and a half miles from
Andrew Jackson's birthplace. l have four
sisters and two brothers. 1 will not stay
too long, for l might break Aunt Julia S
rule. l have brown hair (bobbed), brown
eyes and fair complexion and am fifteen
years old. l will try to answer all letters
received. With love and best wshc s. from
a new cousin,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-23
Kosciusko Miss. r. F. n. 4.

Dear Aunt lula and Cousins: MAY three
sS,ers JON yoNr happy band # bows and
@'r'St w are all readers Of The journal.
end enjoy reading very much. We think TIE
subject IAss 70 so4ss discussed IS very in
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-23
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND RIRLS

Hello, auutic and cousins, Please let us
in until this shower of rain is over, then
we'll run along hoz.e, Mercy. Have we
made a mistake and stopped in at the wrong
place? Everyone looks strange to us. Ana!
lhere's some one that looks familiar over ON
Aunt Julia's right, SO We'll squeeze i'll be-
side them. 1t has been over two years since
we were here last, 50 that accounts for the
fact that nearly everyone is unfamiliar to
u.s. We still live the farm, near the
little village of New Hope, and, as most all
the others say, I'VE Like farm lGe fine.
One of our tavorite pastimes is "fishin'.'
Not SO very long ago we went on a fishing
expedition, aud just as Ethyl was about to
catch Il big fish, along came On Old water
mOccaSin and scared us most to death. we
gathered enough courage to try and Kill the
snake and, after working over half hour
we perfectly completed our task. Did some
one say something about their pet kitten:
Then we re not the only ones, after all, who
like cats. We have one which we consider
1.-THE most precious kitty that ever was
Perhaps one reason we like it so is because
it is an orphan It's mothed died when it
was only a few weeks Old, and we have had
a hard time raising it so far How many Of
You like to read? If there's anything that
we love to do it is to have 4 good book to
read and nothing to disturb while we are
reading. Say, you over there by the door,
peep out and see if it has stopped raining.
You say it has? Well, then, we must make
tracks toward home. We've fooled around
talking cats and fiShin' now until we haven't
time to tell anything about looks, etc,
but we Will say this much: Bertha's birth
day is October 6, and Ethyl's is January IA;
also, our ages are between five and fifty
five. Everyone write us and send your pic
ture. We promise an answer to everyone up
to 800. Write us separately, because we
want to see who gets the most letters. As
ever, your nieces and cousins,
(AIISS) BERTHA STRICKLAND,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-23

On the other hand 1t is a cold
fact that love itself is not sufficient
capital upon which to marry, and
those who start out with no other
resources soon find themselves bank
rupt in sentiment as we'll as in
purse.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-23

No man IS in a proper frame o.
mind to be a lover when he is un-
dernourished, and the affection that
has to stand the wear and tear of
shabby clothes, and the harassment
of unpaid bills is pretty apt soon to
show signs of wearing out and fraz-
zling around the edges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HER ALD sUNDAY FEBRUARY TX
GOOD PRICES FOR
 POTATOES FORECAST
Gist Statement indicates Short age Of 10000, 900 Bushels
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 16.-- Growers of early Irish potatoes in south Alabama will have the advantage of favorable markets during the spring according to figures made public today by Y. W. Gist, agricultural statisti- clan for Alabama. Mir. Gist said gov. erpment reports showed that the sur. plus of Irish potatoes available for shipment January was 71,O0O, ,000 bushels, compared with 91, ,00O, 900 bush. els year ago. In other words. short age of 20,000O00 bushels was indicated by the reports at the beginning of the new year.
 The information was gathered after the late producing states had made their reports.
 Plan Cottage Nursery
 Plans, have bene drawn up by Lock wood of Montgomery and bids will be opened on February 20 for the cottage nursery to be built by the Alabama Methodist Orphanage at Selma. The building will house 52 children. The nursery will be unit in the new plan of placing. the 136 children now in the orphanage in separate groups under the charge of matrons. Each home will have its own housekeeping arrange. ments and the children will be arranged in groups according to ages.
 To Bury l.. o. Davidson
 Louis 0. Davidson will be buried ofl Sunday afternoon in the churchyart of the Memorial Episcopal church, built in honor of his father, Alexander c Davidson. in Uniontown. Members of the Alabama Power company, of which he was an official in Birmingham, will attend the funeral services from Selma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
COTTON ACREAGE. INCREASE SEEN
New Land Being Cleared And
 Much Fertilizer Bought

FORT DEPOSIT, Ala, Feb. 16.- Especial. )-Taking the recent heavy freezes as evidence that a crop of cot. ton above normal can be grown this season, backed by the prevailing high price of the staple, it, is safe to state that large increase in acreage over the past year, will be made in this vi- cinity. Judging from the retaining (by clearing the undergrowth and properly draining) lands which have been idle for years, and the heavy shipments of commercial fertilizer. King Cotton will have the right of way over all oth- CT crops with the farmers in and around Fort Deposit during 1924.
 The indictment weather for the past six weeks has greatly retarded the farm CT in preparing his lands for seed beds It is claimed that the acreage that has been ploughed is in bad condition and will be reploughed.
 The truck growers at present are busy preparing lands for market gardens, as all vegetables here were totally destroy. ed by the heavy freeze on January 5 The owners of pecan groves have, and are, giving their trees the best of atten- tion by spraying, thoroughly ploughine the land and giving each bearing tree q liberal application of hOme-raised and commercial fertilizer
 These orchards respond splendidly tC this treatment, as the results of fine well filled nuts which commanded fancy prices ill the past few years prove. More than 100000 pounds of these fine nuts were grown here in 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
WELFARE WORKERS
 MEET ON MARCH 9
Great Gathering Will Be Held
 At Tuscaloosa
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. I6.- The biggest gathering of workers for the betterment of humanity which has been witnessed in the history of the Alabama state conference of social work is expected to assemble at Tuscaloosa March 9-11, when the conference will hold it's ninth annual meeting. Mrs. l.. E. Bush, president of the confer ence and director of the state child welfare department, has worked for months on the program, which com prises figures of national repute in va rious phases of work for the better ment of the race. Attention is called to the fact that the noted speakers listed will not merely be present in spirit, as is the case with so many pro- grams, but all speakers have accepted invitations and made arrangements to be present.
 C. M. Bookman, executive secretary Of the community chest fedora tion.' Gin cinnati, fs on the progtam. and all chambers of commerce in Alabama are particularly invited to send represent atives to hear what he has to say on the community chest. Joseph K. Hart, editor of the Survey; Dr. w. A. Evans, editor health department. Chicago Trib- une; Dr. Shaler Mathews, dean of the school of divinity of the University of Chicago; Joseph c. Logan, man ager of the Southern division of the American Red Cross; Howard w. Odum, director of the school of public welfare of the University of North Car olina. and Dr. w. c. Smillie, who has won fame in county health work in Covington county, and in public health work in. other fields, are among those who will speak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
CAME PAIGN ON TO
 BEAUTIFY RURAL
 SCHOOL GROUNDS
Prizes Offered Calhoun School Making Best Dis
 play During Campaign
(ANNiSTOr BUREAU)

ANNISTON, Ala, Feb. 18.-"Thc campaign for the Identification of the grounds and lawns surrounding the rural schools in Calhoun county, the next two weeks to be used in trans planting trees, shrubbery and vines, was launched in Calhoun county >Saturdsy in a conference with W. w. Stringfcl- low and Mrs. Emmie w. Ledbetter. woman member of the Calhoun county boardfof education. Mrs. Stringfellow has offered a cash prize of $25 for tha rural schools which make n great i'm provement in exterior appearances dur ing the,next few weeks, and Mrs. A. ]. Goodwin has offered two prizes. Her first prize is for the white schools of the county which make the most at tractive display with natural trees and shrubbery for improving the school grounds in the county, and her second prize of S5 will be given to the negro kchoOl of the county which makes the most attractive display during the late winter and early spring.
 Accompanied by Mrs. Ledbetter and others who are interested in the beauti- fication plans of the county, Mir. String W ul schools of the county during the next week and give the teachers and pupils the benefit of experience gained by him. Prof. $. B. Gibson, county super lntendent of education, will cooperate with the movement by sending out let ters during the week to all the prin- cipals of the county.
 Carr Is Candidate
 T,,lr ID hn 1aI declaration papers as a candidate for pecond judge ill the three county cir quits composed of Calhoun, Talladega tnd iCleburne counties, has made his public announcement in Anniston and issued the statement that he intends to wage an intensive campaign for the lemocratic nomination between now ind March 13.
 Health Officer Back
 Dr. G. A. Cryer, county health officer Tor Calhoun county, has returned to his home here after spending several days h Cleburne county.
 To EulOgize Finn
 Plans for the memorial court of ionor for the late Col William H. Zinn by members of the Choccoloco council Boys Scouts of America, were completed Pdtttudy dltClhOOh anu AhHAStOH pcOplc Ire Booking forward to the exercises Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock with five interest.
 g To Conduct Services
 R$E. J. Frank Jackson, a visitor lronk Georgia, and Prof. R. L. Barks- lale, a blind singer from Macon, will pe iu charge of the services on Sunday 1t the Leighton Avenue Baptist church.
 Boys Are Whipped
 Punishment of the old kind was or Tered administered in the presence of thief of police here Saturday morning Sv Juvenile Officer j. P. Whitesile in he case 4 0 c. Harris and Rubyn iarS, no fuG l"ec fond stealing 5umsand other 8it;' .e= "orl Vest Side ,torss. Mothers of the two boys were uaeved to apply 10 lashes on the backs f tue boys before the juvenile officer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
OVER 400 ATTEND
 BOY CONFERENCE
Many North Alabama Parents Represented At Gadsden
 Meeting
tGADsDEN RUREAU,

GADSDEN, Ala, Feb. 16.-Satur- days session of the northeast Alabama older boys conference was featured by a banquet at the Business and Profess sional club women's rooms Saturday night. c. w. Peters presided as toast master and the speakers were boys from every town and school represent ed. At noon Saturday the registra- ton was reported to be 421. Nearly $50 of these were from the outside and officials said that it is the largest and best sectional conference ever held in Alabama. Schools in the district were represented as follows: Webster chapel, ,; Altoona. :; Mumford, 6; Southside, G; Birmingham, 80; Johns, ? Besse- mer. 20; COlumbiana. T. Centre, 9: Snead. 3; Rockford, 12; Piedmont, 10 1; Talladega, 22; Oxford, %; Anniston, 30; O'Hatchie, 1G: Oneonta,. Q; Ft Payne. 12; Albertville. IA; Alexandria, II Guntersville, [; Ashland, g; Eto- wah high, 19; Gadsden high, "A: out siders, [. Fifteen counties of north east Alabama are represented. The next conference will go to Talladga. The Sunday program includes three meetings at the First Methodist church.
 Furnace Breaks In
 By producing S013 tons of iron in January, furnace No. ? of the Alabama company in North Gadsden is said to have broken all previous records. Su- perintendent Frank Hard, who took charge of the plant last August. was given substantial check as bonus for the feat. He made 7,200 tons with the stack in December, which was the best record up to that time. His aver age for the six months shows month ly increase of 2,S00 tons, or 9S tons per day over the previous six months. It is claimed that these records are sell dom. if ever, equaled by furnaces of similar sig anywhere.
 Grand Jury Recesses
 After being in session one week the circuit court grand jury recessed Sat urday at mono until Wednesday morn ing. It is stated this is for the pur- pose of giving the sheriff time to bring in lot of new witnesses.
 New Tax Discussed
 The chamber of commerce has called mass meeting at the courthouse next Friday night for the purpose of dis cussing the proposed levy on one-fourth of one per cent ad valorem tax to ere ate sinking fund to retire all out standing school and sewer bonds. .,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
WORK o W DALLAS
 ROAD WILL BEGIN

SELMA, Ala. Feb. 16.--(Special Leased Wire. )-Within the next two weeks a survey party will be moved over from Washington county where they are now at work, to survey and make plans for s miles of the Barkers Mill road from Selma to Ocmulgee creek. This will be laid in gravel. This will be the first section Of the Selma and Centreville road to be built in Dallas county by the state.
 Work has already begun on the sec tiOn of road from Browns Station 10 Uniontown which Is part of tie sec iiOn of the Selma to Demopolis road. When completed this will give good gravel road from Uniontown to selma.
 Dallas county's quota of the ST. '000,000 has not been given out even tO the highway department, says R. D. Jordan of the state highway depart ment office in Selma.
 Much Paving Underway
 The S2JO,000 paving program for Selma is well underway. Church street has been completed to Dallas street and will he opened throughout iii two weeks. Five miles of concrete road out of Selma have been finished. Three and quarter on the Montgom- cry road and ove and a quarter on Marion Junction pike with one bridge, which structure was an engineering feat.
 Surgeons Accepted
 Two Selma surgeons have been ac- cepted by the war department to give free examinations to young men be- tween the ages of 17 and 24 for the United States citizens military training camp for the fourth area in which Alabama is included.
 Named Inspector
 w. R. Anderson of Selma was ap- pointed state creamery inspector by the commissioner of agriculture on .ss L4AA.la1-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
MISS GOODWATER'
 NAMED N CONTEST
Miss Minnie Floyd Wins Over
 Several Competitors

GOODWATER, Ala, Feb. 16.- Especial. )-For the past month under the auspices of Parent -Teache associa- tions a contest has been staged to as- certain the prettiest girl in Goodwa- ter, and to designate her as Miss Goodwater." This unique contest closed last night at the city hall, where large crowd gathered to witness the final voting and erowning of Miss Goodwater."
 More than dozen candidates entered the free-for-all beauty contset, but the voting narrowed down largely between three candidates. Miss Frances Evans, Miss Sarah Thomas and Miss Minnie Floyd
 On the second and final ballot Miss Minnie Floyd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Floyd, received the honor, with 3,361 votes; Miss Frances Evans, second, with 3,192 votes, and Miss Sa- rah Thomas, third, with 1.S16.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
SYLACAUGA READY
 FOR D. A. E. MEETING
Annual Convention Will Be
 Held March 5

sYLACAUGA, Ala, Feb. 16.- Special )-Sylacauga is making ex- tensive plans for the annual con. vtntion of the D. A. R., which will be held here March 5, ( and | There will be many delegates present. including many of national prominence. There will be social func. tions given from time to time during the event, chief among which will be the luncheon given by the Exchange club. which will be held Wednesday night of the 9th.
 School Work Proceeds
 Work on the new school building is going fine and the roof is now be- ing constructed. The school was in spected by Mrs. Spoffirt of the state department of education this week and she pronounced it one of the best build ings in the state. The mayor, together with Prof. Mitchell, will be in Mont gomery next week in conference with the state department in reference to making arrangements for the furnish ing of the building.
 WalcO Wins Prize
 The public school of Walco won the county attendance price for the month
 
 to be won by schools in this end of the county for best attendance These prizes have been awarded by tho Exchange club with appropriate exer cises, but in this case the plans have been changed, and the local club has invited the Kiwanis club of Talladega i to come down and present the picture to the. Walco scho0li Registrars Busy The county registrars are winding ur their work, and from advanced reports the registra tion was heavier in the Sylacauga district. than in any other section of the county.
 Plan Tennis Court
 The Business Women's club are ar ranging for a tennis court that will be used by the members during the sum mer, and means of exercise and pleas ure.
 J. P. BatSOn
 The funeral of l. r. Batson, was conducted from the home of his son !. w. Batson, Thursday afternoon al 2 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17

abopt E6 64lfohe of whiskS ahd 0 2ab Ions cf wine. Forty -eiyht. ~ kays been arrested for making whisky and 36 othefs arrested for violating the pro hibifion laws, 2f of these men h4ving been sent off to the mines on being convicted by Limestone juries. In ad- .dition to the above, they have destroy ed 1,150 barrels used for fsrmenting and vast amount of sysar, saws; axes, hatchets, hammers and other utensils. Two automobiles have bean connscated for having been used in rum-running. The stills were usually of the 120-eal- lon copper variety and the value of each still with the beer, whisky and other property destroyed averaged about $250 per etill. or grand total of $29.O0O.
 Sheriff Gilbert is 31 years of age, served in the Eighty-first division for 13 months. II of which were spent in France. He was member of Com pany F, 3O6th engineers, and like his deputies, Barber and Arnett, knovs what it is to be fired on by the Ger mans.