The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01
MACON TIMBER
DEAL REPORTED
Over 100000 Feet to Be
Cut and Mar
keted
tState Cabital Rnrna,,l

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 3d.
Macon county is anticipating the big
gest timber development in its history,
as result Of acquisition Of immense
timber holdings which will be cut and
marketed beginning in the near future,
by the W. g. Mitchell Lumber com
pany of Demopolis. Senator r. H.
Powell OF Tuskegee, who was .at the
capitol today, tod Of the coming, de-
velopment, which he stated involved
the, cutting of more than 100, 100000
feet of hardwood and pine timber The
holdings secured by the w. G. Mitchell
Lumber company In Macon. county. are
east of Tuskegee, between the Western
railroad and Seaboard Air Line rail-
road. as..js
Senator Powell stated that the com.
pany plans to install a saw, mill of
huge capacity, with the most modem
machinery and equipment. its activities
to include the building of "a miles of
railroad to handle the logs and timber.
The w. q. Mitchell Lumber company
is one of the big lumber concerns Of
Miss HandIey Takes Office-AIiss
Virginia b. Handley took the oath Of
office as director, of the state child
welfare department today, succeeding
Mrs L. B. Bush, who recently resigned
as director.. Miss Handley was assist
ant director prior to her appointment
and has had wide experience in child
welfare work. ~
Shoots Wife, Kills Himself-4A ease
of suicide on the part of a negro. which
race is said to be less given to self
destruction than any other, was noted
here today,sswhen Arthur Lloyd, negro
chauffeur after shooting and probably
fatally wounding his wife, Sarah, turned
the revolver and killed himself. The
wife was seeking divorce, it was
stated.
Rate Hearing Settle Alabama
Northern Railway company, r. T..
Schuester, receiver, filed petition with
the Alabama public service commission
today, seeking authority to revise all
of its local class and commodity rates.
The. desired revision is upward; with
an average increase estimated at 20
per cent. Hearing of the Snse was set
for May 20, at Ashland. The public
service commission will hear at Biz
mingham, May %, the testimony of
shippers as to rates on stoves and
ranges. on carload and less than car
load shipments, as part of the general
freight rate investigation being con-
Quoted, which involves all railroads of
the state. M
Parole Granted Parole was issued
Wednesday by Gov. w. w. Brandon
to Ella Pat, woman convicted of
distilling in Lowndes county. The date
of her conviction was October, 1928,
and her sentence was an indeterminate
one, of from one year, one day. to 10
months.
Star Legion Elects Mrs Paul Smith
of Montgomery was elected president
of the Alabama division of the Service
Star Legion at the closing business
session of the annual convention today.
Mrs. T. D. Sanford of Opelika was
named first vice president, and the
following other officers were named to
serve during the next. year Miss Mary
Clayton, second vice president; Mrs.
l.. l.. Conner, Enterprise, third vice
president; Mrs HI. G. Holman, Eu-
faula. fourth vice president. Mrs. Mac
A Smith. Prattville, fifth vice presi-
dent Mrs T. Il. Moore, Eufaula, reg
istrar; Mrs. Silas Tyson. Montgomery,
treasurer: Mrs. Al. H. Strickland, Union
Springs, historian: Mrs. Marie Bank
head Owen, Montgomery, parliament
earian. f1s