The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-17
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 Best in the State e"-Eloyence right now
 is the best city of its size in the state, and
 the knockers will do well to lay away their
 hammers and give themselves over to equally
 strenuous efforts in the upbuilding of the
 community.-Florenee Daily Home
 Some Encouraging Signs.-There has been
 no better sign than in the improved condi. tions of the county homes, or poor houses Some of them have become self-sustaining:
 while the report is that. many are far differ
 ent places than such institutions used to be. All this means better for the standards of
 the country.-Talladega Daily Home.
 Efforts of Younger Citizens -Courtland
 has in the past three years made more prog
 ress than in the twenty-five preceding. This
 progress is directly attributable to the CO.,
 operation between and energy of the younger
 citizens of the community. We are not throw ing bouquets at anybody--you ought to have
 gumption enough to see it.-Lawrence Coun- ] ty Times.
 l Citizens Urged to Help.-Citizens in ya- irious communities of the county should ar i range road working days this summer and | all work together for better roads, The coun- | tyl has number of tractors and graders and Fit would be easy to enlist the aid of the commissioners of the different districts and
 much good work could be done. If every one who is in favor of good roads would put in
 Ia days work the roads would soon show
 the result.-DeKalb County Herald. l Can Raise Most Anything.-The potato | crop this year proves that Jackson county
 can raise most anything profitably. Several
 car loads have been shipped from the county 1 this year and fine profit was shown. The
 strawberry crop was profitable, the fruit
 crop promises to be the best for several years,
 the cotton and corn crop are promising and
 the indications are that Jackson county will
 make bumper crop Why should we worry? | I-Scottsboro Progressive Age.
 More Scouts Needed.-One of the great
 needs of the Scout movement in this county now is more Scouts. The movement has been
 reorganized and financed and the number of
 men who rae taking direct and active part l in the work and training of the boys has increased at a satisfactory rate, and it is expected that the number of qualified lead
 CTS will be ample to meet all needs. At the present time tn call is for more troops and
 more boys in most of thetroops that are now
 organized.-Gadsden Times-News.
 Appeal for Local Aid.-Where would the coal and iron industries of Alabama me to-. day had it not been for the sale of coal and
 mineral rightsNduring the development of the industries? Ninety per cent. would still be lundeveloped doing no one any good. Law renee county has vast quantities of asphalt, coal, lime rock, and many other valuable de. posits of natural wealth which will forever lay hidden unless we as citizens are willing to do our bit to assist in the development of
 these industries.-Moulton Advertiser. A Beneficial Campaign.-Gadsden is wag- ing war on mosquitoes, just as Anniston has
 been doing and as every city should do from
 the start of warm weather to the coming of frost The campaign in Anniston has done
 much wood. The health authorities have been
 active in having stagnant water drained and premises made free from breeding places of | the mosquitoes, and in this many citizens have co-operated. But the work is not fin-
 ished and will not be until cold weather sets iin.-Anniston: Star. ls.isy.a4 ss
 Their Fingers on Sore SpOt.-In their dis
 cussion of the enforcement of the prohibition
 law members of the Talladega presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian church put their fingers on a sort spot in the situation. That is the practice of supposedly good citizens in signing appeal bonds for men and women convicted in the lower courts of violating the prohibition law. The Journal does not argue that the right of appeal should be denied de- fendants in such cases. But those who sign appeal bonds should be pretty well satisfied that there is ground for an appeal, and that the defendant is the victim of unjust pros
 ecution before they affix their signatures to such bonds.-Gadsden Journal.