The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
DOCTORSOF MORGAN COUNTY DECIDE HOW ID FURNISH QUOTA
Many of Them Express Willingness to Serve in Medical Corps of
 Army

Albany, August 3.-(Special.) )-The phy sicians of Morgan and Limestone coun- ties were largely represented at a meet ing held here this morning in the rooms
 of the Board of Commerce, for the pur- pose of discussing plans whereby Morgan
 countys quota of men for the medical reserve corps can be secured. Dr. Rob ert Godwaite of Montgomery, of the Uni ted States medical reserve corps, called the meeting and was present to outline the plans whereby physicians and sur geons for the new army may be secured Later in the day he went to the Lyons
 hotel where he will examine applicants | from the two counties who will volunteer | their services Among those who have expressed willingness to go to the front are Drs J. F. Hughes, J. J. Pettus, A. L. Glaze and Frank Clemons of Lime stone county, and Drs Darden and J. F. Taylor. negro physicians of Morgan county. It is expected that several white physicians of Morgan county will enlist 1 later
 Those attending the meeting today were:
 Limestone county: Drs. W. J. Hagan,
  l T. C. Jones, D. G. Estes of Athens; A. D. Powers, Joe Naples, c. V. Mayhall and J. F. Hughes of Elkmont, and J. J.
 Petus of Belle Nina,
 Morgan county: Drs. M. w. Murray | J. L. Gunter, F. P. Pettey, F. L. Cars well. J. W. Crow, A. T. Grayson, F. L. and C. L. Chenault, w. H. and H. D. Greer, w. H. Watson. Roy McGlahery
 and w c. Bailey of Albany and Decatur; R. B. Sherrill, H. c. Mckee, H. Love- lady, W. M. Booth F. B. Brindley of Harselle; T. J. Russell, Woodland Mills; A. M. Roam, Arab; F. B. Hunter and w. M. Dinsmore.
 Improvements amounting to $450O will begin in few weeks on the streets of Decatur the city council virtually de- cided at it's meeting last night Accord ing to the plans a coat of limestone and asphalt, making practically new street, will be spread over Bank, Vine, Church and Lafayette streets. The council also decided to accept the statement of the Tennessee River Navigation company to the effect that no raise in the river rate on cotton to Decatur was contemplated
 and to drop it's fight to prevent the rate from becoming effective.
 The heat wave that has gripped north
 Alabama for the past week has been
 broken by a heavy rainfall, and today the indications are that less excessive.
 temperatures will rue During the pe-
 riod of intense torridity the thermometer
 registered 101 degrees for several days in succession, a new high record Sergeant Ball, in charge of the army recruiting station at Decatur, is in re- ceipt of a congratulatory letter from Capt. James B. Hutchinson of Birming- ham, in which the statement is made that the Decatur station was second of the seven auxiliary stations of the state in the number of recruits secured dur ing the month of July. New men ac- cepted at the station today were: Will liam Montgomery of Decatur, Lee M.
 Kirby of Trinity, Robert R. Carmichael of Huntsville, William Rosenburg of
 Farley, Claude H. Humphrey and
 George w. Kay of Mooresville l verdict for damages in the sum of 5000 was returned today in the Morgan county circuit court in the case of Mrs. Cora Kelley vs. the Louisville and Nash | vile railroad. This was the fourth trial | of the case, verdict of $S0o0 having been at one time returned It was all l legged that a horse driven by Mrs. Kel- 1 ley was frightened by an unusual vol ume of steam issuing from switch en- | zine, at the underpass here, causing the animal to run away. Mrs. Kelley was
 thrown from the buggy and she received
 serious injuries.