The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
TRACTION PLEA
 MEETSSYMPATH
Albany Decatur Citizens Wish Continued Street
 Car Service
Tennessee Valley Bureau.)

ALBANY Y-DECATUR Ala, July If. The answer of the people of the Twin Cities to the Alabama Traction com pany on it's complaint that, unless the lease was given by the cities, the com pany will be operated at a loss has been made in formal resolution adopted at recent mass meeting and signed by W. A. Bibb as chairman.
 The first resolve of the resolution ex- presses "the wish and earnest desire that the traction company continue its street car service; the second resolve, calls upon the city council of both Al bany and Decatur to do everything they can, consistently and legally do to aid the car company; the third and final resolve, request and solicit the Alabama public service commission to grant such request and concession to the Alabama Traction company as it legally can, and as will in the opinion of the execu- tive of said company to continue its service in these cities" It is expected that the state public service commission will grant a formal hearing at an early date for the benefit of the traction company and the citizens of the Twin Cities.
 Citizens Protest TaxeS-The Albany city council committee, composed of Aldermen Jolly, Lewis, Maxwell and Chunn, named lately to meet a com mittee of the property owners who op- posed recently laid assessments against their property for new streets, is ex- pected to meet the property owners soon. On Tuesday evening the pro testing property owners will hold a meeting at the office of Col. Ernest lid well, at which time it is expected their case will be prepared for presentation to the council committee.
 Hunter Delivers SermOn-Advising that none 'task others what is right but look within yourself on Sunday night, Dr. James D. Hunter, formerly of Birmingham, but now pastor of the Central Methodist church here, drove home to a large congregation some inn portant truths relating to Christian conduct. The speaker said that if a doubt arose as to habit or a course of conduct, it was faced to believe that something was wrong"
 Furniture Head Returns-John L. Proctor, president of the Morgan Fur niture company, who has just returned from a business trip to Chicago and other middle west centers, reports that business is good, though quiet. Mir. Proctor visited the Chicago display building which covers sixteen acres and is sixteen stories.
 Funeral For Suicide-Rev. J. Fl. Hill, tax collector of Morgan county, conducted the funeral services Sunday afternoon for Fred Drake of Faulk- vile, who on Friday, took his own life by firing shots into his body from a shotgun. It is said that Drake must have fired the gun by the use of his feet. He had been in i'll health follow ing a severe attack of flu" early in the spring and he is believed to have been mentally unbalanced. Drake leaves a wife and several children. He was about 30 years old.
 Board Of Revenue Meets-The Nor gan county board of revenue is hold ing it's sessions at the Morgan county court house this week. The board has agreed to the proposal of Farm Agent J. c. Ford that it appropriate $1OO to be used in promoting a three-day en- campment of the farm boys of the county. Mir. Ford stated the encamp- ment will be held at Lacy's spring early in August.