The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-29
VALLEY LANDS
TO BE FLOODED
BY WILSON dam
1000 Men Now Busy
Clearing Area To Be
Inundated

ADVANTAGEOUS, Ala, May %.
An army of 1900 men now is engaged in
the task Of clearing that area which will
be inundated when the dams at Mus
Gle Shoals are completed. A report on
the progress of the work was given
here Wednesday by G. O. Cox of the
Twin Cities who as a contractor IS
working about 100 men on the south
side of the river near Hillsboro. Mr..
Cox said that the government will re-
quire all lof the underbrush be cut away
and all stumps removed. Such timber
as is available for building purposes is
being carefully conserved, it was said,
but the remained is burned.
The contract called for all substances
which will float when the area is COW
cred by the back waters to be destroyed.
The work on the government right of
way in the entire territory which will
: be affected by the overflow is being
pushed rapidly in order that it may be
well in hand before the coming of cool
weather. Backwaters from Wilson, dam
will not reach to the Twin Cities but
the overflow from dam No. 3 will
cover much territory up the river from
here. The Twin Cities, themselves be-
ing built upon a bluff, viii not by af-
fected by any of the overflow on this
side Of the Tennessee river.
Floor Loss Heavy--Local merchants
today are fearful that their losses as
result of Monday nights heavy rainfall
may mount high. As pumps continued
Wednesday to clear cellars of local
wholesale plants of water additional
damage was revealed. w. III. Aycock,
head of the Ayeock Wholesale COM
pany stated that he was fcarful that his
loss would reach $4,000 as result of
the water. accommodating in the basement
of his building on Ferry street. Water
in the power plant of 8. T. Lide stood
at % inches at the deepest point.
Losses were reported from the A, 4.
Bailey company, j. H. Calvin company
and John #. Lovin store in the same
territory but their losses were much
smaller. a
Glasgow Re-elected-The past year
was the best school year in the history
of Athens college, according to DIR.
George r, Reed, pastor of the First
Methodist church Of Florence, who
passed through here. Wednesday on his
way home after attending the commence
ment exercises at the Athens school.
! DIR. Reed is chairman of the board. He
announced DIR. B. B. Glasgow had been
reelected to succeed himself as presi-
dent of the institution, The COM
mence address was delivered by ex-Sen-
ator B. B. Conner on the Elements of
Success"
AbercrOmbie Visits-Dr. John w.
Abercrombie, state superintendent of
education, was a visitor here Wednes-
day, en- route to Montgomery from
Florence, where he delivered the gradua-
ton address at the Florence normal.
Get Unusual Degrees--Morgan county
friends were much interested in the an
nouncement in Nashville of the joint
award of honors to Walter r. Roun-
tree and J. D. Richardson in the cleo
tion Of bachelor Of ugliness, an hon.
orary degree conferred at Vanderbilt,
on the most popular student and one
declared to be most. representative Of
the university and worthy,e Of the esteem
and respect of their fellow students. 1t
was the first time since 1887 that the
honor had ben divided. Rountree en-
tered Vanderbilt from Hartselle after
completing his course at the Morgan
county high school. He was a football
star at Hartselle and later was halfback
on the Vandy squad.
Wins High H0nOr-AIiss Eugenia
Cook of Albany, daughter OF Fred f.
Cook, prominent local business men,
has been awarded the distinction of hav-