The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

is as much out of date now as knee brooches and silver buckles Say it with cash is now Ia mode. Blocton Enterprise s Misappropriating Pubic Funds-When an officeholder uses the funds of the people in giving special favor. to one of his ardent supporters, he is misappropriating a public fund Sylacauga Advance.
 No Dull Moments On Farm--We hone that when our farmer friends go out to blow these days thAy will waste no time in think ing about the hardships of their lot, how they would like to go fishing, or other equally unsatisfying subjects There are so many interesting things about agriculture, 50 much opportunity to cultivate the mind while cuI- tiyating crops, that there should never be dull moment in connection with the farmers Florence Daily News.
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 Mosquitoes And MaIarIa---The war on the mosquito incidentally is a war in behalf of banishing malaria, a deadly and enervating disease that constitutes an ever-present men ace to the health and comfort of all South , ern communities. The anopheles, or mala- ria variety. of mosquito, abounds prolifically in these Attitudes It is true that the ano- pheles is not dangetoRs unless she bites a malaria sufferer and thereby picks up the germs with which toginfect her next victim. The. authorities are correct in planning war against mosquitoes. The way to protect 7 the public health is tgdestroy the mosquitoes and eliminate the mSlarial sufferers in one big campaign.-SelmaT Times Journal
 Home Garden A Money-Sayer the sur vey of food prices covering fifty-one cities in the United States for period of one month, from February 15 to March 16, it is shown that the cost of living is on the downward trend. The survey was made by the depart ment of labor. In stWenty-one cities food prices showed decrease of four per cent. Atlanta had three per cent, decrease. and Birmingham and Mobile two per cent. de- creases each. As summer approaches and spring home gardens add their output to the family table, the cost of food may be ex- pected to show additional decreases. The home garden unquestionably is a moneya- saver to the average family and should be counted in the family budget.-Anniston Star.
 Needs Live Civic Body -Wetumpka is making progress withogtSa business mems or ganization, but eolia aake greater progress with such an organization VA town without 3 chamber of commerce. junior chamber of | commerce, business m2n's league, Rotary | Club or some bueiness mer,s organization, can hardly be expectea7sto to compete success fully for the'location of industries with towns that maintain live business mems organiza- tions. No doubt Watnmpka has already lost industries that could have been located here by a little cooperative effort on the part of the public-spirited citizens of our town. Wetumpka needs business men's or. ganization that will stick, and she is going to get one sooner or later. Why not now? The sooner the better.-Wetumpka Weekly Herald. @
 Plea For The Dogwood.-For several years the woods have been searched over for the beautiful dogwood treeaai The wood is carried to mills and cut up into small blocks with which spinners shuttles are manufactured. It is known that the dogwood is about the toughest wood that grows in the South. It is capable of "a high polish. The trees usually are small, but are large enough to make these small instruments for the weavers use, and hundreds ofthDusands of these small trees are being cut down and carried to the | mills. Hence person travelling along the highways now only occasionally sees the white blooms of the dogsEood. We are sorry \ that the country is being denuded of these trees that for so many generations have been the delight of the lovers of the beauti- ful as they visit the woods in the springtime. = Greenyille Advocate