mm Mill mi i ft President Eisenhower had a dinner SCOTTS SCRAP BOOK By R. J. SCOTT party the other night, with fourteen BURNS BENNETT'S Established In October, 1865, by Jat. B. 8tnley guests, including John L.
Lewis and Bernard Baruch. What a combination! CThe fact that peaches are so easy to buy in Greenville is evidence that Chilton county's crop is abundant. ft What happened to the 4th of July firewforks in Greenville, the Strawberry Festival in Georgiana, and the Zinnia PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY LOWLIGHTS 502 East Commsvce Street, Greenville, Alabama there any good reason why we F. W. and J.
G. Publishers 2. G. STANLEY Editor i i mm i-! -i-i--i-i' i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i- should admit Hawaii as a state?" asks The Decatur Daily. Not that we know about, even though we are appreciative Show at Mt.
Olive? An amazing thing occurred the other day in one of our American of pineapple juice and the hula. CMany people have been cussed out cities. A bunch of young men went on a rampage and they weren't MEMBER CHARTER 19 5 3 from time to time, but only Drew Pear son and Geoffrey Birt have made head lines by being on the receiving end. RESS I ATION ASSJfft CHUNK HUNTERS By EARL TUCKER, in The Thomasville Times Bad luck finally caught up with me Monday. Had a flat with no one to help me change it.
It was the first time it had happened to me in over 25 years of driving and I was wholly "Legislature passes only seven impor NATIONAL EDITORIAL tant laws, says a headline. Now, that i f- As ASS OCII-ATI0N what we call a good session. Think of even enrolled in college as students. No matter how many honors a youngster may win in later life, he'll never approach the peak of popularity he reached when his parents had the first television set in the neighborhood. Speaking of TV, I made a terrific mistake the other night and it scared me half to death.
By I turned on the radio set instead of the television. For a horrifying few seconds I thought I had gone inn A C.4A&D untr uA4 ZWlimS jfi all the foolish laws that might have been Heretofore, there had always been somebody THII'IgJfTlH PRIVtH OK coiittrfJ Wl I tP EX.PLMM Ji Salmon's passed. Braved at the post affJM at Greenville. Alabama, Hoortd elau matt, note Ui Act of CootreM sf March I. 187).
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VIARS SEA AUTOMOBILE LIGHTS SUBSCRIPTION RATE: DROVE, A SfoMJjcirfllHX CHISEL USJ IH SMOOfHIH fKt IHISH MbHL. V4 1 ft When automobiles first came on the ST ki A RULE 00 market, the lights were kerosene lamps, No. 40 Vol. 88 Thursday, July 2, 1953 blind. BlK-ftMLIES flf ONLY IH DAYTIME.
Yes. but not for long did the motorist put up with that dim illumination. Acetylene gas lamps became standard equipment CONSERVATION MAGAZINE One of the most interestng publica on cars. There were two lamps in tront tions in Alabama is Alabama Conserva Cat IMKkttaMn Sjniiatt, lau World iiba ratrtcd, Note to Syngman. If I were you I'd Rhee-consider before I attempted to fight it out alone.
I was reading the other day tion, a tri-monthly magazine published by the Alabama Conservation Depart The rear light was a kerosene lamp, and the expensive models had a pair of kerosene lamps in addition to the gas lights. The most common illumination where one of those psychologists ment, of which Earl M. McGowin is director. George M. Kyle is editor of the magazine, and Thomas E.
McKinney, YOUR says that a person should not keep was acetylene gas carried a tank on the running board. The tanks were in too much to himself. Shucks, that's along to help do the work, and I use that word "help" very loosely. This time, though, only my mother was with me and she's 82 years old. She offered to change it, but the weather was a little warm and I was afraid she might get too hot.
Besides, I thought surely somebody would come along by the time I got the jack out. Plenty of people did come by, but they were all highballing it on down the road and woudln't even look my way. When I saw a car coming, I would get out my handkerchief, mop my brow, and put on my most pitiful look. The cars still sped on by. I got the spare tire out and things were looking pretty dark, but it was then that a brilliant idea struck me.
Mama is slightly crippled and uses a crutch, so I suggested that maybe it might be a good idea for her to stand in front of the car, where she wouldn't get hurt in case the car rolled backwards. She looked real pitiful, standing there in the hot sun, and I thought surely somebody would stop when they saw her. I hid behind the car. How those drivers could pass right on by without stopping is more than I can understand. The age of chivalry in our Southland is dead.
Stone cold dead. Well, when that didn't work, it looked very much like I was going to change a tire all by myself, so I got out the lug wrench and pried off the hub cap and one fingernail. Casting one last, longing look up and down the highway, 1 started the arduous task of loosening the lugs. It was very humiliating. All my life I had been the fellow who looked for a chunk to scotch the wheels to keep the car from rolling off the jack, while somebody else fixed the flat.
Fact is, I've spent a lot of time working what the Bureau of Internal Rev terchangeable, and when one ran out of gas, it was turned in at a garage for photographer. Ihe covers for the last several issues have been painted by Claude Peaco*ck, Montgomery artist, jecdth who also does several black and white a new tank, full of gas. When electric lights came into use on automobiles, the trend was toward more and more lights. Today, some models have as many as 36 light bulbs, ol varying sizes. Automobile Facts lists them: "Your Health" is presented by your physician as a health service of The Medical Association of the State of Alabama.
H-H-M-M drawings for each issue. Covers, in full color, make Alabama Conservation most attractive. Each issue is jam-packed with stories and articles especially interesting to the conservationists, the hunters and fishermen of the state, and each is profusely illustrated. Another most unusual feature of the excellent publication is that it's free. Headlights, tail lights, stop lights, enue has been saying for years.
At first I thought it was funny when I heard the radio disc jockey say: "Now time out for a record, and then back to our commercials." Here it is June again, for brides it means showers for grooms it means curtains. A wealthy bachelor I heard about died recently and left everything he had, including his brain, to a medical school. That's what I call not even giving the relatives a piece of his mind. front turn signals, rear turn signals, turn signal indicators, license plate THE TUBERCLE BACILLUS Tuberculosis is a disease" caused lights, fog lamps, courtesy and back-up them. Thus, since it is almost a certainty that early detection offers complete arrest of the disease, not only do the victims of tuberculosis benefit themselves but eliminate the possibility of spreading the infection to others through contact.
For a long time, emphasis in treatment as well as in case-finding has been on adolescents and young adults because of the heavy incidence in these age groups. Without relaxing in efforts to prevent and control the disease in these young people, special attention must be directed to the large group of persons who have already passed their fortieth birthday, those in their fifties, their sixties, seventies and even those in the eighties. In the older patient active and com-cunicable tuberculosis may produce no symptoms that are in the least suspicious, but the x-ray film will show the disease to be present. Because the cause and cure of tuberculosis are known, it is possible to effect complete eradication of this disease. It is not one person's responsibility, but a concerted community effort to locate those harboring the germ and through their treatment remove them as carriers to spread the disease.
lights, headlamp beam indicator light, lights for clock, radio panel, glove com by a germ, the tubercle bacillus. Every single case comes from the invasion of the body by the tubercle bacillus, generally from contact with a person who is an open active case of tuberculosis. Invaluable information gleaned i partment, speedometer, gauges, and ignition switch, dome light, light for map reading, under-hobd and trunk lights, spotlights, cigarette lighter and ash tray lights, and light for the automatic transmission control indicator. And, sometimes, the driver is all lit up, too. from extensive research: Greta Gargo's favorite dish is a raw onion salad.
Probably why she always wanted to be alone. Maybe the reason so many teen agers are on the streets at night is because they're afraid to stay at home alone. out a fiddling-around system for use in such emergencies. I would be busy taking off my coat while somebody got the spare out. I would be busy rolling up my sleeves while they loosened the lugs.
In case they ran into trouble, I would check to see if the emergency brake was up. Then, when the tire was finally on, I would kick the chunks out from behind the tires while they were putting up the tools. But, after all those years, I was about to get my hands soiled and witness the terrible spectacle of seeing perspiration drip from my brow. Everything was reversed. Mama was looking for a chunk.
Motorists continued to whiz past me and I thought how nice it was that Mama is nearly deaf. I hereby apologize to any motorist who went up highway 5 Monday morning. Finally, I got the tire changed and was resting on the bumper. Mama was putting up the tire tools, when a fellow slowed down and recognized me. He got out and walked back to our car and told me his name was Dunn.
I told him I was just about done, myself. Said he had passed by several times and would have stopped, but he wanted to be sure I had the thing fixed. He looked kind of like he was a chunk-finder himself. When the germ gets into the body it may remain quiet without causing much trouble for a long period of time. In fact, if not too many germs have entered the body and if the general health and state of nutrition remain good, these germs may be prevented from spreading and growing by the health of the body itself.
Thus the first step in the prevention of tuberculosis is the maintenance of one's good health, not only by regular physical examinations by the family physician but adherence to regulations governing balanced mental and physical activity. Since the cause and control of tuberculosis are known, it is important to find those people who have the disease and to treat In Chicago there is a Rev. Adam WORK OF LEGISLATURE The seven measures of statewide importance which have been enacted into law by the present session of the legislature include the establishment of a speed limit, setting up an educational TV board, appropriating $97,000 to the State Military Department, making it illegal to sell hogs when the seller knows the animal has cholera, upping teachers' retirement benefits, and permitting the sale of Mellorine, which is an ice cream product made of cottonseed. A total of 140 new laws and resolutions have been passed. The 31 resolutions are considered 64 laws are local in nature; 42 apply to the entire state, but a newspaperman who is on duty at the capitol for a Birmingham paper, considers the seven listed above as the only ones of any importance.
An important law still to be passed has to do with teachers' salaries, and it is believed that that will be done, as soon as the 4th of July holidays are over. Balng a column of llama about GreenTille Ira and flower gardens, calling siienllon to some the beautiful things that cm be seen rem the public streets el the city. Baum, and a Mrs. A. Merica has just joined the Southwest Branch of the League of Women Voters.
Wash Berries In Sifter Small, hard berries and currants Farm Accidents If national farm accidents are reduced just 10 per cent this year, 1.500 lives will be saved, 150,000 disabling accidents will be prevented, and farm people will save $100,000,000, says the Extension Service. can be washed conveniently in a flour sifter, holding it under running water and turning the handle to agitate the contents. CThe rains have been welcomed by everyone except the city water department. For the past couple of weeks there has been little need to water azaleas, camellias or to sprinkle lawns. Nature has taken care of the situation very nicely.
The frequent rains have spoiled the crape myrtle crop, however. But they will keep on blooming during July, August, and on up into September. The blooms which come later are never as large and fine as the first crop; but there will be blooms for a long time to come. lt seems a little early, but the seed on some varieties of camellias are beginning to ripen. Watch them close.
When the seed pods burst open, gather the seed before they fall on the ground. Sometimes, birds or squirrels beat the grower to the seed when they hit the ground. The seed crop this year is the largest we have ever seen. We have seen seed on at least two varieties that are supposed not to produce them, and some plants have so literally "gone to seed" that they haven't grown much. When the seed crop has been controlled, the camellias have grown wonderfully this year.
We noticed one plant the other day that has put on as much as 18 to 20 inches of growth this Spring and Summer. The second growth on this particular plant is just as vigorous as the first growth of the season. Being Column ol Gosalp both Facta and Fiction bout Folia and Events Up and Down Commerce and In Tributaries." S5 Ago Tr) news of Ihfc wwli sxst recorded "in our In LET'S MAKE IT A SAFE INDEPENDENCE DAY Years ago many people mainly children injured themselves with Fourth of July fireworks. Today, in the "safe and sane" era, hundreds of Americans mainly adults will be killed or injured over the holiday weekend by automobiles. If you drive this weekend, make sure your car -is in perfect condition before starting then observe all the safety rules.
Extra care may save your life. (No business will be transacted at this bank on July Fourth) HORSE TROUGHS ft Horse troughs made the news last week, when someone discovered that there were 75 of the contraptions in Washington, and not nearly that many horses. A photographer had a pretty girl to pose with a Washington horse trough, and a day or so later, Albert Kraus used another pretty girl in a picture of a Montgomery horse trough for The Advertiser. Greenville has plenty of pretty girls. No horse troughs.
We used to have both girls and horse troughs; although there were only two of the latter in the city that is, public drinking founts. Others were located at livery and sales stables. One of these troughs was placed in the middle of the street in front of the court house. The other was on the side of the street, somewhere near the Peag-ler Drug Store (now Blackwell's). When the street was paved, the down town trough was moved around on Boiling street, and later moved across in front of Boutwell's Stables, on West Commerce.
The uptown trough was moved from directly in front of the court house, to a site on the south side. Paving programs continued to expand the pavement in Greenville and finally the troughs were removed. It is very probable that the city let them go for scrap iron during World War II. These troughs, oval-shaped, were about three feet long, two across, and stood about two feet off the ground. They were cast iron, decorated on the sides.
A float in the trough kept it full of water, and prevented overflow. As the horses drank and lowered the water level, the valve opened and fresh water flowed in; when the tank was full, the float shut off the valve. The thirst-quenching needs of horses and mules were taken care of when there were many of these animals in the city, and they were used by animals which came in to Greenville from surrounding territory. Now; we suppose, the man who drives a hay-burning, water-cooled model to town, has to bring a bucket for his steed. He can get water at any service station, but there's no trough: And there are no streams to ford on the way into town, either.
Before automobiles, some shallow streams were always left without bridges, so that the livestock could drink. Now they are all bridged. i 11 By Gene Hardin CThe Tindal family will get together again this year on the 4th of July at Damascus, following a custom established several years ago. The Tindals and their relatives have a great day together each July 4th, with picnic dinner at noon and usually a talk by one of the preacher members of the family just before the noon hour. The Lions Club will not meet tonight (Thursday) because of the All-Star Softball game.
The Lions looked to be a shoo-in as the host team, but at this writing they are tied up with the Independents for the honor. Either a regular game or a toss of the coin will decide which team is to play the All-Stars tonight. Mrs. Edward Isaacs (Florence London) writes from 736 N. Clybourn, Burbank, that her father, S.
London, was carried to St. Joseph's Hospital, Burbank, on June 22nd. Mr. London is 82, and has been in excellent health until this heart attack last week. 'Tie could outwalk and outwork all of us," Mrs.
Isaacs stated. Many Greenville friends hope that he recovers completely and soon. Jerry McGowin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis McGowin, returned last week from Camp Grist, Selma, which he attended for ten days.
While he was there, Jerry was awarded a trophy for being the Honor Camper, an award given for sportsmanship, leadership and just an all-around camper. CWill Routon, who lives in Kilgore, Texas, feels sorry for us here in Greenville when we complain of heat up in the nineties. For fifteen days, the thermometer registered 106 and highri in Kilgore. On Thursday, June 18th, the mercury hit 110; Friday, 109; Saturday, 110; Sunday, 112; Monday, 112; Tuesday, 110. Last Wednesday, when he wrote us, the weather was fairly cool only 106.
Mr. Routon is coming to Greenville for the 4th. Hope the weather will be to his liking here. CJohn H. Wood, a graduate of Greenville High School in the class of 1953, has been awarded the Columbia county, Florida, scholarship in Forestry at the Florida State Forest Rangers School.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Harold Wood, of Pigeon Creek. CThe Curb Market will be open Friday this week instead of the usual Saturday opening.
The Curb Market will be closed in observance of the 4th of July. Mrs. M. R. Norman and Zoland Middleton have purchased the Grocery Store and Market at 400 South Conecuh.
The store will be known as the Norman Grocery and will feature free delivery service all day. See their ad on another page in this issue. CLee Dodson, of Tuscaloosa, District Governor, delivered the charter to the Greenville Lions Club Thursday night at the Country Club, when an elaborate banquet was staged. President Porter Martin accepted the charter. The program included a sleight-of-hand performance by Dr.
S. B. Hopkins; whistling solos by Mrs. Richard LeRoy Moore (Corrie Rouse), of New York City; piano numbers by Miss Nellie Thigpen Watkins, of Boston; vocal solo by Mrs. Ira Traweek, and a reading by Miss Evelyn Lovelace.
CJohn Crenshaw won first place; William Crenshaw, second, and George Winter tied for third in the elimination shoot in Montgomery, as the State Rifle Team is being selected. Governor Alfred E. Smith was nominated for president on the Democratic ticket and Senator Joseph T. Robinson, vice-president. In spite of the fact that Alabama gave Smith but one vote, he was nominated on the first ballot.
Miss Margaret Simrell, of Decatur, and Bernard Haygood were married Sunday afternoon. Actual construction of the community house will be started Monday morning. 50 YEARS AGO Eureka Lodge elects officers: B. H. Whitting-ton, W.M.; J.
Porterfield, S.W.; J. E. Smythe, J.W.; A. W. Metcalf, treasurer; W.
T. Dunklin, secretary; J. F. Daniel, S.D.; Jap Knight, J.D.; R. S.
Lee, Tyler. The Commissioners Court, composed of C. G. Jones, J. W.
Perry, J. G. Reynolds and A. G. Murphy, passed resolutions of commendation and regrets at the resignation of Judge Zell Gaston.
Durwood Pierce is at home from Tallahassee, on a short visit. Zollie Wilkinson has returned from Mobile, where he has been in school. Fir National Bank ol GREENVILLE IT mj) ilium tin 31I Serving South Central Alabama Since 1896 Under United States Government Supervision.
