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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
COURTESY LISTED
 AS ASSET OF BANK
Merchants & Planters National
 Growing Steadily


 Courtesy is not expEassible in dollars and cents, but it is just as important as the financial items which appear on the face of statements of banking in- stitutions.
 The Merchants and PlaatdFa Nation. al bank of Sylacauga lists courtesy op it's annual statements as one of its greatest assets--and the hundreds of loyal and satisfied customers of the bank testify to the accuracy of the statement.
 This institution is more than g years old. and is one of the soundest and fastest growing banks in the northern part of the state. Its capital and sur plus is more than $S0,000 and the de- posits are nearly $600,000.
 J. W. Brown, a pioneer citizen and civic leader of Sylacauga, is president, J, W. Brown, IT,. is vice president; 0. Q. Colvin is cashier and Df. A. Thur man Is assistant cashier, Miss Jes- sic Berry is chief teller.
 Directors of the bank are J. W. Brown, J. W. Brown. Jr., J. r. Col son, J. J. Hightower. NJ. G. Hightower, L. NJ. Veazey, T. Y. Knight, W. D. Hen dFix and W. E. Cooper.
 The bank is housed in a modern building on the main business thorough fare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
MCDONALD STORY
 IS LIKE ROMANCE
Has Built Up Remarkable Foundry Business In
 Few Years

Much has been written of the TO- nance of business and industry, but there can be imagined no more TO- mantle career than that of E. w. Mc- Donald of the Talladega Foundry and Machine company.
 Mir. Mcdonald came to Talladeza from Anniston IA years ago prac- tical foundryman, and entered business. The story of his success might be terms ed How one thousand dollars grew to eighty thousand The first figure was his cash capital when he arrived in the city and today he has a plant which is valued at eighty thousand dollars.
 It is easy to imagine with what pleasure Mir. Mcdonald has expended his brain and energy in reaching the success which is today his. No one but man who had practical knowl- edge of foundry, who was an expert foundryman, able to perform any work in the industry, and willing to do it., could have accomplished what he has. It took much thought and planning, enough for any man to have to do, but in addition to that, in the days he was getting his business established, he per- formed many days of hard work. How CNOL hAb NAAlO NnCN6J Huu Ath IC- ward. Today, located on the South ern railway tracks he has large foun. dry, well equipped to make any kind of castings in iron, brass and aluminium. There Is also an up-to-date machine shop. Mfr. McDohald's plant and the residences for his operatives cover about fifteen acres. The homes which his operatives occupy are modern build ings, with cement side walks down, improved streets and all the homelike comforts. In front of each home, thirteen in number, there has been placed two ornamental lamp posts, something no other residential portion of the city affords. Mir, Mcdonald believes that those who are in his em. ploy should have comfortable and att tractive homes, as we'll as everything else that promotes happiness and con. tentment. He has vision enough to know that with attractive places of abode and surroundings his employees will be more loyal and perform better work. The comforts he provides them Is just q wise investment, that Is ap- preciated by the employees and brings to him satisfaction, pleasure and profit.
 Able Assistants
 While Mir. Mcdonald has accom- plished enough to be . source of grati. fication to any man, he was not with out assistance There is woman in the case. Miss Laura Mcdonald, his daughter, Is secretary of the Talladega Foundry and Machine company, and is 8 woman of exceptional business abili. ty. She has at her finger tips, every detail of the business. She can tell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

Do you need efficient, industrious help? There's one sure way to get it Guickly-read and use Age-Herald Want Ads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

#! J a f y z $ kind, and we are obtaining the patria otic cooperation of our entire citizen ship. Each year we are adding some fifty miles of well-graded, graveled roads, roads that can be used in any kind of weather with comfort and pleasure.
 We are convinced that this policy of adding graded and surfaced roads is a just and fair policy for our people as whole. That 100 miles of this character of road is better than 10 miles of expensive concrete road, and that construction of this character of road and paying therefor as we go is better than issuing huge bond issues and constructing few miles of con crete road for some particular section, and then having our revenues in large part absorbed in interest for 'sperma- nent roads," instead of being used for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
BUILDING ROADS. TO MEET NEEDS OF. GREATER NUMBER
Talladega County Makes Splendid Progress In
 Highway Work

Tailadega county has kept pace
 with the most modern thought in
 highway development. The follow
 ing detailed summary of the coun-
 tvs road work was prepared jointly
 by E. A. Hammett, judge of pro
 bate, and Hugh l.. McElderry,
 county commissioner.
 The construction of roads is a mat ter of paramount consideration. Un- der the present plan of federal aid for per cent of the roads in each state, and these roads to connect by the shortest line the great cities of the country, twos very serious matters for consideration have developed.
 l. Branch railroad lines have be- come unprofitable and are being aban- doned to the hurt of industrial enter prises located thereon. a ?. The drift from country to city has been accelerated and our cities are growing at an unprecedented rate, whereas, each year over one million people are leaving the farms to reside in cities.
 A third matter worthy of considera- tion, Is that while the farmers are left in the mud and have their children and tenants leave them, costly tops are be- ing placed on unseasoned road beds.
 In the construction of roads, those best informed say with truth that drain age is nine points out of ten in road construction, and that the only "perma- neut parts of road are the grade and the drainage. No expense should be spared in road building to have lo- cation, grade and drainage as perma- nent as possible and the above mat ters should be carefully considered.
 In Step With Schools
 In Talladega county we have sought to give these matters due consideration. We have encouraged the building of rural consolidated schools and the loca-. ticn of such schools at points where theI residents of the precinct go to church, vote and ship their products.
 Then we radiate from such schools our road building program so as to have all roads leading thereto passa- ble the year round. In this way we arc maintaining and improving 1,150 miles of roads, without involving the county in bond issues or debt of any .sa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

maintenance of roads which get our en- tire people out of the mud and into market.
 Going mora into detail, at the No. yember meeting of our court of coun- ty commissioners, we estimate the in- come for the next succeeding year and we made budget, laying out the pro- gram for the succeeding year. Men and equipment. to carry out the pro gram are provided, and our several road outfits are stationed over the county, with roads assigned to each outfit on mileage basis without re- gard to precinct lines.
 Work Of Road Gangs
 The road gangs are operated under the direct supervision of county en. gineer, wiD is in daily touch with the probate judge, who, by the county commissioners, is made chairman of road work and who each month makes his reports to the county commission CTS.
 Thus the court of county commis- sioners determine the policy and lay out the program, then the judge of pro- bate, as the executive and as purchas- ing agent, directs, through the county engineer, tho road operations. An ac- curate accounting system is kept and every penny expended during the month reported to and passed on by the com. missioners at their monthly meeting.
 Equipment Utilized s WeJoperate one bridge gang, equipped with Ford truck, foreman and eight men. Eight eight-mule outfits, equipped with standard road machines and all tools neded, with foreman and five la borers.
 One fiye-ton tractor, with heavy ma chine and scarafier, foreman and two men.
 Two Fordson tractors with lighter machines for dragging and dressing up roads.
 One 12-mule outfit for heavy grad. ing and construction work. During the summer months, when the farmers and teams are idle, we surface approximately 50 miles of road on a cooperative basis, thus giving the farmer some extra money, while the county gets the work done at q reason, able figure,
 Our total cost of surfacing last year was at the rate of $316 per mile.
 We now have 150 miles of surfaced roads, well graded, located and drained, snd approximately 1000 miles of road fairly well graded and passable at all times, and by cooperating with the state. highway department on county site roads, we feel that we are doing satisfactory and beneficial road con. struction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
PEACE BROTHERS
 LUMBER DEALERS
Public Spirited In All Their
 Work For City

NJ. ". and W. O. Peace are two pub lie spirited bushes men of Sylacauga whose energies are always being direct ed towards the growth and prosperity of the city.
 They are brothers and partners in the Peace Lumber company. the Peace Investment company and lucrative in. surance business.
 They are wholesalers of yellow pine lumber, and one of their latest ventures is the laying out of . residential sub. division in the city, They have been in business together for 20 years, and have seen Sylacauga steadily climb from tiny village to it's present place as one of the thriving little cities of the state.
 The open door to opportunity--Ths Age-Herald Want Ads. Read them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

about it, explain many intricate opera. tions, transact any kind of business in connection with the plant, is we'll versed in financial affairs, ehss spIen- did ideas and knows how to execute them. The story of the Talladega Foundry and Machine company is not complete without Miss Laura" as her father proudly speaks of her, and con suits with on affairs and problems of all kinds which concern the business.
 The business of the Talladega Foun- dry and Machine company is not con fined to this immediate territory. It goes to practically all the southern states and even farther, It has re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

gently completed contract for 1000 white way posts, 300 sub-bases and TOO two-way street signs for the city of Baltimore. The posts for the city of Baltimore were for a single light, while also for the city of Columbus, O., posts were made for five lights.
 For the oil fields more than 125 en- zines have been made for drilling out fits.
 Regular shipments of cast iron fence posts are made to IIorio's Iron and Steel company of New Orleans, La.
 Among the industries in Alabama for which casting are made are the Ala bama company, owners of the Ironaton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
.BATSON GROCERY
 COMPANY ACTIVE
Wholesale Firm Maintains Crew
 Of Salesmen On Road

F. 0. Batson, president and treas urer, and T. A. Ferguson, vice presi- dent, are the officers of the Batson Gro cery company, wholesalers of candy. cigars, notions and the like and one of the largest firms in Sylacauga.
 The company was formed in January. 1918, with capital stock of $25, 900. Today the capital stock is $60,O00, the company is doing a tremendous busi' ness and is keeping four men on the road.
 A $60,000 stock is kept in Sylacaugs and the annual business totals approx imately $400,O00. A branch store is maintained at Calera. with 8 $15,O00 stock, where the annual business is never less than $200,000.
 President Batson declared business conditions in Sylacauga and the outly- ing territory are better this year than ever before. He is a prominent Elk and a member of other civic clubs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

For Investments in Talladega City and County, it will pay you to consult us.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16
Guard at New York
State Penitentiary
Suffered Ten Years
From Catarrh
Now
Well
He
Used
PE-RU-NA

Mr.. Charles S. Many, IL Water
ST., Ossining, N. Y, writes ct had
catarrh for ten years, tried lot
OF medicines, spent lot of money
but it did me no good. Instead of
getting better | grew worse. Ny
eyes were bloodshot, my nose
smelled bad, and l would get so
dizzy I would be forced to catch
hold of something to keep from
falling. / used about ten bottles
of Pe-ru-na and am cured of
catarrh, the dizzy feeling has left
me and / am not bothered any
more. | keep Pe-ru-na in the house
and when l feel a cold coming on
take a little. It does me good"
Ask for the original and genuine
Pe-ru-na the recognized treatment
for catarrh and catarrhal condi-
tons for more than fifty years.
Your dealer has Pe-ru-na in both
tablet and liquid forms.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16
ALIENS FOOT-EASE
GIVES RESI- AND COMFORT
TO TIRED ACHING FEET

After you have walked all day in
shoes that pinch or with corns and
bunions that make you cringe with pain,
hot and swollen, you will get instant,
soothing RELIEF from USING. some
ALIENS FOOTs=EASE in your foot
bath and gently rubbing the sore spots
When shaken into the shoes, ALIENS
FO0T-EASE takes the friction from
the shoes, makes walking or dancing
delight and takes the sting out of
swollen tender feet. Sold everywhere.
Foe FREE Trial Package and a Foot
Ease Walking Doll, address
ALIENS FOOT=EASE, Leroy, N. Y.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16
The maid says she is all
white and begs his forbearance.
Can you Imagine how she comes
to be a slave of the priests?
(To BE CONTINUED
Sea Gypsies' Homes in Boats

The sea gypsies, who are also called
mawken ('the sea-drowned foIk''), be
long to the Mergui archipelago, and
the march to the sea has forced them
first from the mainland to the islands
and then to the sea. They conse-
quently live their whole social life at
sea, and while they are healthy, tenn
perate, fearless, peaceful and chaste
says Prof. J. Arthur Thomson In
"What Is Mani" the boats. which are
their homes, are the last word in
dirtiness to our western notions
Everything from fsh-their staple
food-to pearl oysters is cleaned in
the boat. Because anything that
would attract the sharks is fatal
hence nothing Ii thrown overheard
1t In horrible. bat intslligibis. DE
troit News.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Manitowoc-Three motor vehicles
and garage valued at $4,000 were
destroyed by fire, which is believed to
have been caused by sparks from fire
works, on the William Touhey farm,
north of Manitowoc. The fire had
gained considerable Roadway before
an alarm was sent in. Although the
fire department fought two hours the
effort was futile.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Fond du Lac-Her husbands plea
for .clemepcy and his willingness to
pay the fine of 500, resulted in elem
ency for Mrs. Vera Fairbrother, a
bride Of a year, who entered a plea
of guilty to larceny charge in circuit
court at Fond du Lac Mrs Fairbroth-
er, newcomer in the city, was ar
rested in February on charge of
having stolen a dress valued at $3.50.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

No man is so ignorant that he
wouldn't know what he would do if he
were in your place.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Cashton-For the month of May.
Herb Wakeman had the highest herd
average in the Cashton Cow Testing
association in butter fat production,
with 472 pounds. Ted Martin took
second place with 1874 pounds.
Eighty-ive cows produced better than
40 pounds of fat for the period, Art
Volez having the highest COW, which
produced 1907 pounds of milk and 70.5
pounds of butter fat.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16
CHAPTER III

''It Is the hour for bathing" the old
servant told Kayama, when he re-
turned.
81 am tired" Wells feared that
this would not satisfy her.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

New Lisbon-An automobile driven
by William Waterbury, jr, struck the
tender of a moving locomotive at the
road in New Lisbon, and was COM
pletely demolished. Waterbury re-
ceived minor injuries and Miss Lillian
Evans, the other occupant of the car,
was bruised.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Marinette-F Formation of milk
testing association in Marinette coun-
ty was recently completed by County
Agent Charles Drewry. The associa-
ton is the first since the dispersal
of the milk testing association in the
county three years ago. A second as
ISOLATION will be formed in the near
future, according to the county agent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Whitewater-The farmhouse on the
Wiley Mott farm at Richmond, II
miles south of Whitewater, was de-
stroyed by fire. The fire is believed
to have been caused by fireworks ex
ploded by children while the parents
were at church. Neighbors succeeded
in saving the furniture on the lower
floor of the home.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16
BUYING A WIFE

.ops1s-In a low drinking
'lNUl Ike Japanese town of
s.s ii Kayama, dIssolute son
gag.'+ wealthy Aocbl, Lord of
iss .,,rder Gate, boasts Of a
% nr ps to purchase with gold
d d. rom his tather). Follow
t''D s 81, in the place, a drunken
q . NO.. san. speaking 3erfect Jap
r1.S T to left unconscious. Kaya-
n''5 3,S o.. his fathers anger,
% u NV Of escape. He changes
s@ with the unconscious
,'''', man ito whom ne bears a
flI.. .tobIs resemblancc), leaving
'1, in the garments promising
IVY od shelter and money If
tD 'y' Impersonate him (Kaya-
u wa va. q fine. Leaving. Kayama
u ~ and slain. The white
.'' &C. Ksyama, is taken, I'M
15.. ,,a al to the house Of Aochi.
...' ,.ra Is Robert Wells. Wells
u ~ Wv was born and passed his
. W.T. in Japan awakes be-
,1.rss but to familiar scenes,
'D, ',,brs house. Aochl, almost
" .....sss from age. does not per-
'.' W., tbs deception. He had de-
''. .,,,,s3 his unworthy son should
gun, .rt 10 death. but Wells de-
E.,,sar, nleads him to think a
..srnatlon Is possible.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Eagle River-Mrs Elizabeth Hay
ton, So, who assisted her son, Henry,
in the management of the Peninsula
inn, summer resort of the Eagle
River district, died suddenly. She
was a former resident of Ashland
county.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Sheboygan-Co Cornelius Verhulst, SIS,
Sheboygan Falls farmer, has a chance
to live with a broken neck, according
to physicians. He was thrown head
first into a ditch beside the road when
the load Of hay he was taking to
Sheboygan Falls upset. Besides the
broken neck, he suffered a broken leg,
and paralysis of his lower limbs. His
wife, who was with him, received a
broken leg.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Sheboygan-If George Likus, barber.
had been nervous, he might have in
flicted untold injury to customer
whom he was shaving recently when
an automobile, driven by J. A. Simp-
son, Milwaukee, crashed into the front
of his shop, caving in the front and
showering the inside Of the place with
plate glass. Mr.. Simpson lost control
of the machine. Although he was
only few feet from where the heavy
pieces of glass fell, Mr. Likus WAS
not injured
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Marshfeld-W. F. Kassilka. SIS,
painter and decorator, who for the
last "a years has been a resident of
Marshfield, died as the result of a
skull fracture received when he fell
down a flight of steps at the home Of
his son-in-lsw, Joseph Halle.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Marinette When an automobile
which her husband was driving skid
ded and went over steep embank-
ment, Mrs. Lawrence Buck of Mari
nette, was instantly killed at Gore Bay,
Mich, and her husband suffered severe
injuries, according to word received
by Mr.. and Mrs. A. Buck, parents of
Lawrence. Mrs Buck was thrown from
the car and crushed to death by the
machine which overturned
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Washburn-The homestead exemp-
ton law is hitting Washburn perhaps
harder than any other city in the
100000. Claims taking advantage of
the $500 exemption total 100000.
Last year nearly one-third of the tax
roll was sent to the county treasurer
as delinquent. Mayor Ungrodt sug-
gested that exemption claims be with
drawn this year, but property owners
felt it would hardly be justice for a
few to withdraw claims and a MAORI
ty take the exemption.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Cobb-A 100000 pea canning fac
tory, just completed at Cobb, will be-
gin operations this week. 1t is the
first pea cannery in Iowa county,
Farmers in the locality have more
than 500 acres planted to peas this
season. The crop, which is two
weeks late, is being harvested now.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Green Bay-Farmers in the vicinity
of Green Bay are beginning to take a
different view of crop conditions,
which up to about two weeks ago
looked more than discouraging. The
last half month of warm weather and
copious rains have helped greatly to
make up for the late spring. Alfalfa
is being cut and the crop is UP to the
standards of other years. The hay
crop of clover and timothy has been
somewhat stunted by the cold May
weather, but better market prices are
looked for by growers, who are also
confident of large harvest.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Merrill - Miss Irene M. Henry,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry P.
Henry, a 1922 graduate of the Mer-
rill high school, was drowned while
bathing in White Birch lake, near
Star lake.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Palmyra-Martin Gosa, so, post
master IA years under Republican ad
ministrations,. real estate agent and
prominent citizen of Palmyra, died
July Z from heart disease. He was
postmaster from 190O-1914.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Eau Claire-William Roetke, Eau
Claire, was critically injured when he
fell so feet from the top of Dells Dam
to a concrete floor. A horse, used in
construction Of the dam, fell with him
and received broken back
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Janesville-Kit and Beauty, grade
Holsteins in the Rockwell and Katter-
henry herd continue to hit high pro
duction marks in the Beloit-Rock Coun.
ty Cow Testing association, Kit during
May hitting 82.6 pounds of fat from
1882 pounds Of milk and Beauty SIT
pounds of fat from 2,164 pounds of
milk. Beauty is well on a record that
will put her in the championship class
and Kit is producing better than she
did on her last record run.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Ishinelander - The Oneida County
Agricultural association has awarded
the contract for new grandstand
TIE structure will seat 5000 and will
cost $4,000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16

Wausau-Henry With. farmer
near Wausau, had his Eight hand
blown off when six sticks of sodatol
exploded The compression lifted
him bodily into the air and hurled
him some distance.