The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-06
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How About Icebergs?--Alabama newspa- I hers are discussing the hottest weather of this and other years. Can't you discuss something more pleasant?-Jasper Mountain Eagle l
 Need for Legal Opinion ogl Laws.--Alabanla has once more begun to see the necessity Of that lawyer for the guidance of the legsla- ture. The deyilment and expenses of one t,n. constitutional act would cost more than sev- eral attorneys to direct the legislature .--Tal- ladega Home.
 OH Prospects at HuntsviIIe.-Now that the l big drill is p1unging on down through fresh rock and earth at the 2642 feet depth of the Told hole in west Huntsville, the Greater Huntsville Oil & Gas Company is making substantial progress toward the development I of what is believed to be a great lake of oil l in this field.--Huntsville Times l Remarkable High School Growth. The growth in the interest of the high schools in l the state has been remarkable in the last few years. Three years ago there were 149 ac- credited schools, but this number has now grown to 250. The demand for more and better schools from the one-teacher school to the high school seems to be increasing.-De- Kalb County Herald
 | Alabama Need Fear No Hard Times.---A state with banking resources of $21S,000,000 and potential resources in it's hills and soil of untold billions of dollars need have no fear of hard times now or in the future. This states wealth in actual cash is small com. pared to its wealth in minerals, in timbers in farming possibilities, in waterpower possibil- ities and in future commercial relations with other countries through the port of Mobile. Anniston Star.
 Value of Community Clean Ups.--The sue cess of cleanup week depends largely upon the hearty cooperation and enthusiasm of the citizens. Most of those who take a pride in wanting their town to present clean. neat and sanitary appearance at all times will lend the mayor and council helping hand by cleaning up their premises and placing such trash as they cannot burn where it will be accessible to the trash wagon.-Leeds En- terprise.
 Speaking a Word for c. ". Bryan.-Every- thing nice has been said of John ". Davis, Democratic nominee for president, that could be said by the big daily papers, and no doubt Mir. Davis is worthy and deserving of all that has been said, or may yet Do said, but very little has been said of the ability, greatness. etc, of Charles W. Bryan, nominee for vice president, his running mate. The Montgomery Advertiser has 50 far failed to associate Mir Bryan's name with that of Mir. Davis at the head of it's editorial column, wherein is an- nounced For presidents John ". Davis, of West Virginia" Give sAIr. Bryan justice, Grandma Choctaw Advocate.
 An Improved Fire Departpent-Fhe im- proyement of the Florence fiTeNdepartment by the increase of it's force to seven all-time paid men, who will be trained to perform the du- ties for which they are engaged, is a matter for which the city commissioners are to be commended. and the people of the city may congratulate themselves that in the near flu. ture Florence will be able to boast one of the best fire departments of cities of it's size and also one of the best sources of water supply in case of fire. With a fire depart ment manned by only a fraction of the num- Der of firemen needed the city would face danger of great loss of property h case of real conflagration. This danBee is to be re- moved by the action of the commissioners Florence Times.