The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01
VALLEY HIGHWAY
MEETING is SET
CORTLAND To Be Host
To New Road
Association
Tennessee valley Bureau)

ALBANY DECATUR, Ala, April 80.
The Tennessee Valley Road association
which was scheduled to have met in
CORTLAND several weeks ago, will meet
there Friday evening. Announcement
to this effect was made here today by
J. w. Clopton, president. The date of
the meeting. had to be changed at the
time because of the weather conditions
which made roads impossible. Ar
rangements now have been made, Mr..
Clopton said, to have the meeting in
the afternoon. Delegations from this
end of the valley will go to CORTLAND
on the noon train and return at 3
o'clock. At Fridays, meeting the COM
mittee on constitution and bylaws,
composed of Charles Eyster, Clyde Hen
dirk and M. j. Meininger,. is expected
to make its report. 80
To Aid Underwood delegation of
north Alabama supporters of Senator
Oscar w. Underwood for the presiden-
tial nomination are expected to go TO
Nashville May % to attend the state
convention of the democratic party, ac-
scording to- Earnest NJ. Allen, Jr., of
Nashville, who was here today.
Laboratory Busy-A total ,.of 1,71O
examinations were made by the Ten
nessee Valley laboratory for physicians
of north Alabama during the past
month, the forthcoming report Of the
director, DIR. Perolio, will show. The
head of a dog sent here by DIR. ]. H.
Montgomery of Leighton shows traces
of rabies in the animal. The dog was
said to have bitten one child. -,
Visits Ice PIant-Students of the De-
catur High school under the direction
of r. ID. Edwards, boys work: execu-
tive of the 7. M C. A., today visited
the Decatur ice plant Students of the
Albany school recently visited the same
plant.
Want To Keep Director-Civic or
CARNATIONS offthe Tennessee valley are
seeking means to keep Prof. III. b.
Marston, director of the Valley bands
in the section. He recently has been
made an attractive offer by Tryls band
of Chicago.
Animal KiIIed-The tornado which
swept several southern states appears
to have been felt in Morgan county in
only one community in Basham Gap, 10
miles west of Falkville. One mule was
killed and ! considerable property was
damaged. The home of Ruby Jarrett
was blown from its foundations and
the barn was damaged. A barn belong
ing to Mrs. Katie Townsend also was
destroyed by the storm.
PeniCk Funeral Held-Funeral sery-
ices were held at 8 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon from st. Johns Episcopal
church for e. N. Peniek, prominent
local man. who died late Tuesday after
noon at the Benevolent hospital as a
result of injuries received Sunday eve
ming when his automobile turned over
on the Bee Line highway near Falk-
vile. Mr.. Penick was born in We
tumpka, Ala, but had resided here for
20 years, having been freight agent at
this point for the l.. & N. Railroad
company. He had been in the employ
of the i. & N. since, he was IL years
of age. He is survived by his widow,
who is recovering from injuries received
at the time of the accident two daugh-
tiers, Mrs John Cooper Adams of Fit.
Sill, Okla, Mrs. T. M. Jones, Jr., of
Decatur; one brother, r. L. Penick of
Montgomery; two sisters, Mrs. r. O..
Meek and Mrs. Eugene Mcbride of Ft.
Meade, Fla. 4, .ss