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THE -MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER Constructive Fearless Independent SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 1935 CLABAUGH TO AID IN TUSKEGEE CAMPAIGN Prominent Birmingham Man On Statewde Board; County Chairmen Named Samuel P. Clabaugh, of Birmingham, president of the Protective Life Insurance Company, has been added to the Statewide committee of prominent white leaders of Alabama who will aid in raising funds to be donated by white people of the South for erecting an agricultural building on Tuskegee Institute's campus AS a friendly gesture toward the South's negro population. Dr. William J. Mahoney, campaign counselor for this drive, who announced that Mr.

Clabaugh had accepted membership on this State committee, also announced that three other prominent and influential Alabamians had been sppointed chairmen of their respective counties. The three county chairmen are Hugh Bradley, widely known attorney, of Troy, Pike County chairman; R. K. Coffee, of Andalusia, business manager of The Andalusia Star and member of one of the State's best known newspaper families, Covington County chairman, and C. T.

Renau, of Wetumpka, prominent young attorney of that city, Elmore County chairman. Donald Comer, Birmingham capitalist, is general chairman, and Gov. Graves is honorary chairman of the Southwide committe which will put over this campaign, which will begin in few weeks. Statewide prestige is added to the daily growing list of leading Southern whites who are supporting the movement by the addition of these four men to the committees which will obtain these funds, a movement which has every appearance of being successful after it is formally launched. Mr.

Clabaugh is one of the State's outstanding figures in civic, financial and political affairs. Mr. Coffee is a business associate of Oscar Dugger, of Andalusia, in the publication of The Andalusia Star, a young man of force and following, brother of Guy Coffee, who recently purchased The Tuskegee News, and son of Tipton Coffee, retired publisher of The West Point News and Chattahoochee Valley Times. Hugh Bradley is Rhodes scholar, distinction he gained during his days at the University of Alabama, where after graduation he was for time an instructor. Married 35 Years? Monday's The Day An evening's treat is in store for all Montgomery couples who have been married 35 years or more.

Monday night, The Advertiser is entertaining and their guests will be those couples who have been married 35 years or more. The evening's schedule will begin at 7:30 p.m. the Paramount Theater, where you will see Janet Gaynor's latest starring vehicle, "The Farmer Takes Wife." "The Farmer Takes a Wife" is an absorbing and tender love story that deals with the turbulent drama and romance of the 1850's. It is 8 simple story that is human and down-toearth. After the show, you will be escorted ACrOSS the street to Nich's where you will be served anything that you might desire in the way of soda fountain refreshments and then a new Dodge automobile will be awaiting your pleasure to drive you to your home through the courtesy of the Adams-Harper Motor Company.

A grand evening's entertainment has been planned and The Advertiser cordially invites all couples that qualify to take advantage of the party. VISITATION ACADEMY Mobile, Alabama Established 1833. culture of the Boarding and Day, School 1 for girls. Old South combined with the best of the New in Education. Social Activities.

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CLAIRMONT SPRINGS Is Calling for Vacationists Those who want a change of scene, who are tired with business worries. who are convalescent, who are out for fun and a good time, who want a social rest and a little time to pal with old friends and new. There Is a place pt this famous old resort for every class. A large amusement hall has been opened up this season. Dancing, other swimming, amusebowling, tennis and many ments.

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J. W. JACKSON Few of my readers will have ever heard of "Elk County," Alabama. There is really some question as to whether one of such designation ever existed, though legally and to all intents and purposes, it did. You will not find it than of record in the histories, and further that, you will find that there was never such a one in existence, but there was.

According to official records which you may find at the State Capitol, the inhabitants of Sugar Creek and its vicinity held an election on the 12th day of April, 1817. At this election. Jonsthan Ridgeway and James Wilkinson were elected Justices of the Peace. Alex Perry was elected Captain of the Militia District, Joseph Moore was elected Lieutenant. Samuel McKinney WAS elected Ensign.

Pleasant P. Loyd and Samuel Noble were elected Constables for the district. Under date of May 24, 1817, the county officials for Elk were chosen. This would automatically and actually legally provide for the creation of the county. At the same time it does not appear that the county was ever constituted or that those officers ever functioned, and for that reason we lose sight of this one of the original Alabama Territorial counties.

Thomas D. Crabb and George Wilder were elected Justices of the Quorum; Thomas Bibb, destined to be Alabama's second Governor, was elected Chief Justice of the Orphan's Court. Zedekiah Tate, Thomas Reddus (sometimes Redus), Thomas O'Bannion (on O'Bannon), Nicholas P. Bond, and John Allerson (perhaps correctly Allison), were the constituted Justices of the Peace. What is positively in the records as Anthy Alverton (Ulverton), is shown As elected sheriff.

Subsequent to this time, and in another list is to be found "Anthony Winston." No doubt the "Alyerton" and "Winston" are the same. Anthony Winston was a soldier of the American Revolution, born Nov. 15, 1750, in Hanover County, who rose to the rank of Captain of the Line. He settled in Madison County in 1810, and WAS perhaps in 1817 living west of Limestone Creek. His grandson, John Anthony (Winston), was the first native-born Governor of Alabama, William Edmonson was Clerk of the Superior Court selected by this election.

William Rutledge was the first man in the county chosen as Constable. He was actually the "returning officer" for the election. No militia officers were chosen at this time. Territorial References Justus Wyman, Alabama's original historian, who prepared a geographic sketch of Alabama Territory in 1818 when he resided at Claiborne, lists 12 counties then formed as constituting the Alabama territory. He gives Elk as one.

Darby's "Louisiana," published in 1817, and Niles Register, published in 1818, also list the county. Subsequent writers have considered this listing as an error. With them I do not agree as those recently found election returns prove to the contrary. The territory selected and agreed to be the bounds of Elk County was that tract of land west of Madison, generally speaking, between the mouths of Limestone Creek and Elk River. Under an act of Feb.

6, 1818, Limestone County was created. What the Legislature actually did to steal the territory of old Elk was County and rename it. They called it Limestone County for its eastern and not Elk County for its western boundary. It is true that Elk was not actually ever by legislative enactment constituted as a territorial subdivision. It was, however, to all intents and purposes, prepared for legal constitution by the holding of the above mentioned local election.

In 1818 under papers shown as Civil and Military Appointments by Gov. David Holmes, of the Mississippi Territory, is found a statement that David McClung, of Limestone County, applies for the office of Constable. He gives as his endorser, Major Walker. In the Elk County reference is the certificate that John Stone was elected captain, John Abels, lieutenant; and Wiley Jones, ensign, of that militia district in that (1818) election. At the same time, Jesse Spear was chosen Constable and Thomas O'Banion, Justice of Peace.

Establishment Of Limestone The student of Limestone County history very readily finds that men who were to govern the conduct of the proposed Elk County were actually the moving spirits in the finally organized Limestone. William Edmonson was a member of the Legislature, 1820-21, of the called session of 1821, of the session of 21-22, of the 22-23, and was beaten for the session of 23-24. He ran a successful race in '24 and served in the 24-25, 25-26, 26-27, 27-28, and 28-29 sessions of that body. He served in the Senate during the session of 29-30 and 30-31, and ap- THE BARNES SCHOOL Montgomery, Alabama A PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR BOYS FALL SESSION OPENS SEPTEMBER 9th. COURSES: Primary, Elementary High Careful School and Public Training Speaking Experienced Teachers.

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-The death knell of child marriages has been sounded in South Africa. Hereafter, except in special circumstances, there will be no weddings of boys under 18 or girls under 16. Where the new law will have its most marked effect is in the prevention of marriages between old men and young girls- by no means unusual in the past. Official records show that in 1932 a We have New the CIRCLE TREAD OZITE Cushion Rug because Softer it's man of 75 married a girl of 18, and six girls who hadn't reached 19 married men of more than 50. Through The Years Elk County By PETER A.

BRANNON parently retired from politics. His compeers in these early legislative bodies included Waddy Tate, of the Zedekiah family; James W. Exum, a name famous in Alabama politics; Quinn Morton, WIlliam Saunders, whose family WAS long associated with "Rocky Hill Plantation," and Thomas Bibb. Thomas Redus was one of the original party of settlers in that country. He built the first grist mill in that section south of the Tennessee line in 1808.

While he was squatter on Indian lands his reputation was not as bad as were others in those early days, and as he enjoyed both the friendship and respect of the Indians, the officials, and the whites, he was allowed by Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs, the Indian Commissioner appointed to supervise the opening of those lands under the Chickasaw Treaty of July 3, 1805, to remain on his settlement. Gov. Robert Williams of the Mississippi Territory, strictly prohibited by proclamation, these original entries by the Redus family, that of Benjamin Merrell, Samuel Robertson and Robert Pridmore who came early on to this newlyacquired territory. Samuel Robertson was removed by Col. Meigs and George Wilder-whose name you will see above 88 a Justice of the Quorum in 1817-was put in charge of the trading post at the present site of Athens.

The political records of the county show Joseph Bell as a member of the Legislature in 1826. He was the son of Robert Bell, a Cumberland Presbyterian minister, who labored between the Limestone and the Elk as early as 1809. Thomas Bibb settled as early as 1811 in Huntsville and a short time later moved west to settle at his country estate, "Bell Mina," two miles west of the town of Mooresville, itself established before Alabama Territorial days. Thomas and William Wyatt were brothers. William Wyatt was yet in Georgia while Thomas was well-established near Limestone Creek.

They were both natives of Amelia County, Va. Gov. Thomas Bibb's ancestral estate has descended through the century and is yet in the hands of the family. The old red brick mansion still stands, even though its accompanying plantation quarter's sites are now cotton fields. Erection Of Fort Hampton Fort Hampton, the military post established by Mississippi Territorial troops on Elk River, 17 miles west of Athens, was the first marker or distinctly fixed point on the road from Huntsville west to the present Florence.

The location was upstream 8 little northeast of the present Rodgersville. It was at Fort Hampton that Col. Meigs established himself when he was in the territory in 1809. That early road to Huntsville was about that time known as the "township road." They made 8 branch of It from Mooresville to Elk River Ferry, The highwaywas cut through the virgin forest by the territorial troops stationed at Fort Hampton. Thomas D.

Crabb, the original Justice of the Quorum, elected May, 1817, when Elk County WAS conceived, WAS the brother of George W. Crabb, one-time congressman from this State, and was born in Botetourt County, Va. Thomas Crabb was member of the Constitutional convention of 1819 from Cotaco County, itself 8 political subdivision which had the short life of two years. Morgan succeeded to its territory, Elk River The Elk River, which local tradition says was the "Chewallee" (and which is incorrect) was prominently mentioned in the early engineer's reports as a possible navigable stream. It is historically recorded that numerous Elk herds frequented this north of the Tennessee River country and that from this fact the stream received its name.

The local name is not "Chewallee" for this word is not Cherokee Indian. The correct word is "Chewase." One of the five inland towns of the Cherokees, on a branch of the Tennessee River, bore this name and no doubt the stream was so called for it. In the passing of years a small amount, some of seven or eight thousand dollars, has been apprepriated by Congress for preliminary surveys of Elk River. Now, the mouth of the stream is in the "backwater" of the TVA development. Chinese Pastor To Visit 6 Churches Six Montgomery Baptist churches will be hosts today to the Rev.

Peter H. H. Lee, native pastor of the First Baptist Church, Kaifeng, China, who is here on a speaking and observation tour of the local congregations. His program begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Highland Avenue Sunday School and concludes with the preaching service at 8 p.m.

at the Clayton Street Baptist Church. His complete schedule for today follows: 9:30 to 10:20 a.m., Highland Avenue; 10:30 to 10:50 a.m., Capitol Heights Baptist Church assembly; 11 a.m, to 12 noon, Southside Baptist preaching service; 6:30 to 7 p.m., training union assembly at Madison Avenue Baptist Church; 7:30 to 7:50 p.m., training union assembly, First Baptist, and 8 p.m., preaching service at Clayton Street. Mr. Lee has recently completed course of studies at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas. Before becoming pastor of the church in Kaifeng, he was professor of education in Shanghai University.

The minister speaks fluent English and has a natural public speaking personality, guest at the Y. M. C. A. He has been according to pastors who have heard him.

While in the city, Minister Lee is a entertained in a number of Montgomery homes during his several days' visit to the city. Montgomery Boy In Navy May Go To Annapolis Completing his first year in the navy, 18-year-old William Crawford WAS successful in his examinations for entrance into the preparatory school at Norfolk, and the first step towards the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. News of his successful examination was received here by his father, Roy ford, from San Diego, where formate boy is now stationed. His school work at Norfolk begins on Nov. 1, and final examinations are in April.

Young Crawford was graduated from Lanier in the class of 1934. MARRIAGE LICENSES Marriage licenses were Issued at the probate office yesterday to four couples, Bruce G. George, of Maxwell Field and Ellen Frances Baker, Montgomery, were married at the courthouse, Simon Wampold, chief clerk in the probate office, officiating. Others to whom licenses were issued were: George M. Taylor, Prattville, and Marion Hall, Montgomery; William R.

Parish and Mary Louise Barbaree, both of this city; and William C. Mixon and Agnes Elizabeth Mitchell, also of Montgomery. Bodily Violence Waning At Negro Meeting Places A noticeable improvement in conduct of negroes at Sunday services and various forms of meetings has been noted by the sheriff's department. Because ef so many shooting and cutting scrapes at public gatherings during the Spring and early Summer it was necessary for the sheriff to send deputies to a number of August quality the prices are Featuring See the Made by lower. This week we are Sale far we the merchandise have most is ever outstand- higher had.

SALE "FRAY PROOF the places to keep the negroes from fighting. But, according to Sheriff Haygood Paterson, there have been fewer altercations the past few weeks and the officers are beginning to think the rowdyism is on the wane. Many of the law-abiding negroes are said to be cooperating with the sheriff in breaking up crime at dances and other public gatherings. At most of the negro church assemblies of the county there is reported growing respect for Jaw and order. RINGS ON HER BODICE LONDON, Aug.

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