The Sylacauga Advance 28 September 1924

The Sylacauga Advance
28 September 1924

Boy Scouts Plan Activities For Winter

Scouts To Appear At All Meetings In Uniform

At the regular meeting Friday night held at the school house, various things of interest were planned for the coming winter months. Next Friday night the feature of the program will be a debate, “Resolved that Summer sports are more beneficial than winter sports.” A team from Troop One with Billy McLeod as leader will debate against a team from Troop Two with Lucien Owen as leader. Troop One has the affirmative. Special judges will be on hand and a real live debate is promised.

Beginning Friday night week, a special contest will begin among the boys in both troops. The following points can be earned: Passing Tenderfoot, test 5 points; Second Class test, 10 points; First class test, 15 points. Each thing passed off in working for First and Second class will count 5 points. Merit badges earned bring to the scout working in the contest 50 points. This contest will close at the end of four weeks, and a handsome prize will be given the boy with the greatest number of points.

It was decided that each scout coming to meeting without any part of the uniform on, would be fined 10 cents, and without a complete uniform would cost him 5 cents. Each Scout not owning a uniform will be given a month to get a uniform. Also each scout will bring to meeting 5 cents dues each night. Should he fail to bring the 5 cents will be doubled next meeting night. Lucien Owen was elected treasurer of Troop Two, and Harry Richards Troop One. If a scout misses three consecutive meetings, he will be discontinued from the roll.

The meeting Friday night was very interesting and every Friday night both troops will meet together at the Public School building.

The Scouts all decided that they would line up behind the Public School foot ball team and give them their best support during the season, as a splendid schedule has been planned for the grammar school boys.

The Scouts will lhave a booth at the Fair Grounds, and various things are being made and planned by the scouts, to make the booth as attractive as possible.

The Scouts are very glad to hve Orville Harrington back with them after a delightful vacation, and he has been elected Scribe of Troop One. Eugene White is the efficient Scribe of Troop Two.

There is no telling what the Scout Masters have in store for the boys of Sylacauga this winter, and every boy within the bounds of the Sylacauga organization should line up, and be real Boy Scouts. If you are interested, please get in touch with Commissioner Hal. C. Graves, or Scout Masters, Marion A. Thurman, Albert Harrles(?), or Hubbard Smyth(?).

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City School Defeats Mignon School

Coach Graves Is Whipping School Team Into Good Foot Ball Aggregation

The foot ball season opened in Sylacauga Thursday afternoon when the City School team defeated the Mignon School by a score of 13 to 0.

Coach Graves announces that he has a stiff schedule for the school boys, and will play Goodwater on the local grid iron on October 3, and that other games will follow weekly all during the season.

In Thursday’s game the entire team did splendid playing and and showed well that they had had some splendid coaching

The team was handled by quarter-back Estes, who handled the aggregation in an expert way.

In the near future games will be played with the Talladega city schools and a game will also be scheduled with Anniston.

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Business Woman’s Club Elect Officers

The Business and Professional Woman’s Club held their regular monthly business meeting Tuesday night at seven-thirty in their club rooms. There was about thirty members present.

This club is growing very rapidly. In the last month there has been nine new members added and threr is several applications handed in to be voted on. At this meeting new officers were elected for the ensuing year. They are as follows:

President, Mrs. J.V. Haralson; Vice-president, Miss Irene Cater; Recording Secretary, Miss Jessie Berry; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Annie Baird; Treasurer, Miss Virgie Oden; Auditor, Mrs. Ernest EdOlive. The new officers will hold an executive meeting at the Club rooms Friday night at seven thirty for the purpose of appointing chairmans for the various committees of the Club. This club is planning to do some big things for the coming year and with this bunch of splendid officers it can be done.

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Fourth District School Defeated By Clanton High School

The Fourth District Agricultural school foot ball team played Clanton High School team Friday and were defeated by a score of 18-0.

This was the first game of the season for the local team but you can bet they have something up their sleeves this year, and with Coach Treadwell, they will be kept in good shape to beat any team, or give them a fight for their lives.

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Shelving Rock News

The farmers of this section are busy gathering their crops.

The school starts at Shelving Rock Monday and we are hoping to have a successful year.

The Sunday school here is progressing fine.

The prayer meeting last Saturday night was enjoyed by all who attended.

Miss Erealena martin and Miss Sadie Blankenship was the guest of Miss Beaulah Blankenship Sunday.

Miss Mavis Blankenship spent last Sunday evening with Miss Jessie Martin.

Mr. Porter Morris and Mr. Charlie Robinson spent Saturday night and Sunday in Coosa. They reported a nice time as usual.

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hardy spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. R.I. Robinson and family.

Miss Mary Lou Robinson reports a fine time at Prayer meeting Saturday night.

We all hope to have a nice time at County-line at the all day singing next first Sunday.

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Local News of Sylacauga

Mrs. J.V. Haralson is visiting relatives in Amory, Miss.

B.B. Killgore of Weogufka, visiting friends in the city Wednesday.

Mrs. Sam Sheppard of Coal Valley, is the guest of Mrs. R.S. Hunt.

Lets go and see those 40 “Flappers” at high school auditorium, Thursday p.m. 7:30 o’clock.

Dr. and Mrs. J.W. Pruett of Weogufka visited friends in the city Tuesday.

Miss Mary Gene Smith left Tuesday for Gulf Port to attend school.

Dr. and Mrs. J.M. Handley of Sycamore were business visitors in the city Tuesday.

Mr. O.E. Roberson and daughter, Miss Eola Velle, of Gascot, were visitors to the city Friday.

Mr. George Bazemore of Weogufka, was a business visitor in the city Tuesday.

Oh Boy! I’m dying to see all those girls at the Convention at the high school auditorium Thursday p.m. at 7:30.

The Leader will be closed Monday and Tuesday on account of the Jewish New Year.

Evereth Dogrell of Anniston, has accepted a position with the Sylacauga Drug Co.

Boys come early to the Convention Thursday night at 7:30 and get a front seat and look that “Bunch” of flappers over.

Miss Ellie DeLoach of Childersburg visited friends in the city Saturday.

Miss Eunice Holt, of Winterboro has accepted a position with the Marble City Dry Goods Co,

Mrs. W.T. Iles left the first of the week for Baltimore, where she will buy fall stock for Iles 5 & 10c store.

J.P. Atkinson of Weogufka was attending business in the city Thursday.

Claude Hebson, left Monday for Lansing Michigan where he has accepted a position.

J.D. Thompson of Weogufka, who was the guest of friends in the city the first of the week has returned to his home in Weogufka.

Mrs. Isebell Ornsby, has returned to Birmingham after a visit to Miss Cora Carter.

A.L. Gilster, Vice-President Gilster Milling Co., Chester, Ill, called on their local distributor, ___ Grocery Co, and made arrangements to have a demonstration at the Fair on Gilster’s _____ and Featherlite Flour.

Miss Aileen Blackman of Rockford visited friends in the city Saturday en-route to Birmingham.

Miss Bessie Nabors, has returned to her home in Bessemer after a several days visit to Miss Edna Howard.

Mrs. S.R. Calfee, has returned to her home in Birmingham after a visit to relatives in the city.

Mrs. J.S. Robinson, has returned from Montgomery where she took her mother, Mrs. H.W.C. Kelley for treatment.

Ralph Hunt leaves Tuesday for Nashville, Tenn, to resume his studies at Vanderbilt University.

Miss Lillian Wyatt leaves today for Los Angeles, Calif. where she will make her future home.

Mrs. J.H. Lane, leaves Wednesday for Montgomery, to attend the board meeting of Alabama Federation of Music Clubs.