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SDAY, JULY SO, 1931.VOL. 50.—No. 49LEGISLATURE COST 13 SCHOOL BUSSESSTATE$392,985START MPNBAYr»\. * •■ —L%-‘Wv.UXlt;? GPAF ZEPPELINfipft0oNAVIGATE-C?/LAIRSHIP ABOUND EWORLD500 MILE J0U2NI 'Ltea WEEKSCOMPLETE ANDF00£! F£iED£iCHSHAVEN 4,200 MILES; FRIEDRICH SHAVEN -to TO\tSO t^QO MILES’; TORVO L09AN6ELE? 5,500 MILES.i los a^geles to iarehuo^V 3000 milesTotal expenditures for the | regular session of the 1931 legislature up to and including yesterday, the 50th and last legislative day, amount to $392,985.83, according to records in the office of State Auditor John Brandon.Items making up this total follow: House members, perdiem, expenses and mileage, $137,285.40. Senate members, per diem, expense and mileage, $48,719.99; House help $95,437; Senate help $77,943.50; Recess committee, $12,490.30; Miscellaneous expense $21,109.64.The total shown does not include the expense incident to the necessary work of the Secretary of the Senate and the | clerk of the house, in completing, after final adjournment, the official record of the legislation in both houses; nor does it include necessary printing in this connection.—The Montgomery Advertiser.Thirteen school busses will start serving the high school students of Limestone County next Monday morning.Last year nine busses served the county making a total offourteen trips. Those busses making two long trips made it very inconvenient for those pupils who had to start early in the morning. This year this has been eliminated and no bus will have more than a twenty-five mile haul in the morning or afternoon. It has also been, possible to serve new territories and this year any pupil in the county can attend an accredited high school if he ot she so desires, although it may require effort on the part ofsome.InOff. EGOVEREXPENSES OF REDfallCROSS AUOITEOClinicDIST. CONFERENCECounty Healthduct clinics for against typhoid i at the follow-In 1929-30 less than 300 pupils attended high school. 1930-31 with transportation over 700 pupils were able to ; attend a fully accredited high • school. At the same time the elementary schools were relieved of teaching the high school subjects and the attendance in the elementary schools increased materially. The quailing, August 3rd.8:00.y’s home—9:00. il—9:00.0000.- Belle Mina, 11ity of instruction in the elementary schools as shown by Last week Mr P. T. Cook, as the sixth grade examination ishead, assisted by R. F. Allens- a mucb higher type.worth and Edwin T Wallace The busses startine Mondayare as follows:accountants, sent out from the c j * i o i1 Mate Secondary Aggie School.National Red Cross at Wash- Dick Tunstile, driver: Begin-ington. D. C.. in the drought ning at Bottoms corner, thence area in the south were to Raney’s store and into Agri-The District Conference Or- !bere and checked the cultural school, bringing onlyexpenditures of $13,509 senior high school students.handled by the local represcn- Second trip: Out Nick Davistatives of the Red Cross with road to Cross Roads beyondEASTERN STARder of the Eastern Star, composed of Jackson, Madison Limestone, Morgan and Law-noon, August 3rdrence Counties, met in Athens the following officers: Judge Thomas school through by Is-Tuesday, the local chapter 0f [ McConnell. Chairman; A. B om Chapel to French’s Mill;McWilliams, Treasurer; Miss thence into Athens over theRuth Phelps. Executive Secre- Huntsville road bringing alltary; Mrs. Frances Woodroof. junior and senior high schoolthis order acting as host. There was at least a hundred delegates in attendance. The1:00.conference was presided over PePres®ntative of the Red pupils.Cross. The auditors found the Reuben Patterson driver: Be-:0000.3:00.:00.by Mrs. Ola R. Carter, Associate Grand Conductress, of bwoks in fine shape, not an er- ginning at the County Line be-Huntsville, assisted by Mrs. ror cbarRe either way, and , yond Center Hill school, thenceMollie Ross, of Decatur. Mrs. Itbey saicl books and records to the Bee Line Highway bywere the best they had found Copeland School; turn northLola Dodson, of Decatur, is theOak—4nng.30.0.10.1:00.secretary.Mrs. Pearl Maynard. Worthy i ‘° ,th* “mclals. fharce of theAutrust 4th Orand Matron ol Alabama, was d strlbu,lon °\ lhl* sumthe guest of honor. She was I °! ™Z T ,n help,n* ,eedaccompanied by a number of , es 1 11 e'grand officers Th?f° you‘,|: mcn WTe the. . . .. „ , sort that know how to handleAfter the introduction of of- the audltlng end of lhefleers, members, delegates and and wprp aU flnp y(mng fp|luwsand were highly complimentary up the Bee Line Highway toSardis Springs school; turnvisitors,the welcome addressve—11:00.noon, August 4th. Wall, worthy patron of the lo-1:00.who made many friends duringwas delivered by Hon. Fred thelr 5ta A'thens,It is quite gratifying to knowleal chapter. In a very charm-|that thp handllng of thls much Ing manner Mrs. Thyrza Rob- moncy pou|d bp donp wjthout1—3:00. apel—3:00.,nt—4:00.erts, of Decatur, responded to his well chosen words of wel-any fault found by the audi-tors of the large number of ac-come. Lunch was prepared and : countSj Wp c0„gratulate the lo-, served to the delegation in the basement of the Methodistcal officials on their work and•ning, August 6th. Church 9:00.30.around at Sardis Springs school and come into Agricul-urrd School on the Bee Line highway. This truck will bring in all junior and senior high pupils.I R. Cribbs. driver: Beginning at Good Springs school, thence to Mt. Roszelle, leaving all junior high pupils, thence to Gray Ridge school and back to Harrison’s Store, thence Athens over Buck Island road bringing in all junior and senior high school pupils.H M Brackeen, driver: Beginning at Oxford school,on the fine report given themby the auditors from the head- | thence to Carriger school by This was said to be the larg- quarters at Washington. Tucker’s store, turn around10 00.0 00 :00. 11:00.est convention held in this part of the state in many years. All the visitors were loud in their praise of the whole-heartedLittie Marie Daly, of near Athens, visited her grandmother, Mrs. Mattie Daly, near Elk-welcome and attention accord-I mont Springs Saturday.driving back to Ceiro ■''•hoMernoon, August 6. ed them. They took home withlgs—2:00. •00.).-3:00.ings—4:00.ing, August 7th.00.them most pleasant memories Iof their visit to the Athens Chapter of the Eastern Star, j We hope they may come to Athens again.LEE KILLED(The Sevenh Grade will be taught at Oxford. Cairo and Carriger) thence into Athens over the same route as last year bringing all other high school pupils.Eugene Clem, driver: Beginning at the corner west ofi—9:00.9:00.-10:00. igs—10:00.-11:00.-11:00.loon, August 7th.00.ow—2:00.igs ■2:00.-3:00.DAIRY GRADES.nn a i nip liiinr plke’s Gin- turning south byBY A LIVE WIRE Thomas sch001 striking thehighway at Sloan’s corner, uphighway to the intersection of Mr. Homer Morris Lee, who | the Capshaw road, turn lefta few years ago married Miss in by Capshaw and Lax school; The county health office re- P’ebecca Harlow, of this place, thence to the Nick Davis road-3:00.—4:00.)0.3X vaccination will the last trip. Only 1 be made to eachports that on the investigation 1 of daries supplying Athens just I ended shows the following: Ernest Holland, grade A; Jim Lawrence, grade D; W. G. Martin, grade A; A. M. Christensen, grade A; A. L. Christopher, grade A; R. L. Gray, grade A.This insures the people who buy milk that they are getting A grade milk from A grade dairies.was killed near Bowling Green,at Grimmett school; thence Ky., last Monday by coming over the Nick Davis road toin contact with a live wire | the Agricultural school. This while working for the Tenn.- bus brings an junior and sen-Ky. Electric Company. He went ior high school pupils.up a tall pole to put a washer on a bolt and the current, it isTo Clements High School.A. M. Brooks, driver: Begin-said, jumped six inches, being I ning at a point one miie eastdrawn to his body by reason f Blackburn school on theof his shirt which was wet Fiorence road, thence to theCOUNTYUNIT.O’NEAL P.-T. A.with perspiration. He was I Cross Roads tw0 miles west of knocked to the ground and it I said school. thence over Mailis believer that he was killed Road by Emerson Taylor’s to by the current, but when he Black-S corner, thence over the struck the ground the jar j Fort Hampton road to corneiJ brought him back to life, andI he lived for several hours, butCER VISITS ESTONE COUNTYncer, state super-:ondary education, y in Athens Mon-perintendent J. M the high school meeting was held ty superintendent’s afternoon at whichThe first meeting of :?ieO’Neal Parent-Teacher Association met on July 24, 1931, the following were elected officers: Mr. O. R. Bost, President. Mr. W. D. Brooks, Vice Presi-;udy and plans for were discussed anddent.died from the injury sustained by the fall. His body was returned to Athens, reaching here Wednesday morning forwest of Ripley school, thencf north to the Snake road, thence over said Snake Road to the new cut road leading out tc McLemore’s store over saic road to Florence highwayburial, the funeral taking thence to Clement’s high schooMr. A. T. Cosby, Secretary.place Wednesday at one o’clock | (This route will be diVided inwith Rev. G. M. Hall offciating, j two trips if necessary.) Thi 1 McConnell in charge. Mr. and ; bus wiR carry all pupils abovMrs. Brooks, Mr. Knowles, Mrs. Hagood, Miss Ezelle, Mrs.Moore, Program.Mr. Hagood, Mr. Knowles, Mr. Cosby, Welfare.The next meeting will be at 2:30, August 7, at the school.Mrs. Lee lost a little child a ejgbth grade from Blackyear ago and it is buried here bum and all other junior amand she had the remains of senior high school pupils, her husband brought back to To xanner High School.Athens to sleep by its side. william Dougherty, driver Many friends tender to the be- j Beginning at a point one mil reaved young widow deepsympathy.Last
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