The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-03
KIWANANS TURN
ROAD WORK1IEN
Twin City Members Will
Use Picks On Court I
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ALBANY-DECATUR, Ala, May 2.
Members Of the Morgan Kiwanis club
will show with work, their faith In
good roads. Members will man, picks
and shovels on May and go to work
on the CORTLAND pike between. here and
Fish Pond. The road at present is said
to be almost impossible and its is the
intention of the Kiwanians te.7proyide
teams and man power to remedy the
situation and make the highway passa-
bic to Fish Pond. Citizens of Court
land will be asked to assume Rfesponsi-
bility for improvement of the road
from Fish Pond to Courtiand.s4N.
The Kiwanians at their meeting this
week took up the matter of social serv-
ice centers in each of the two cities.
The plan was presented to the club by
Mrs. d. ID. McGehee and Miss Ella
Dale. representing the federation of
women's clubs. 1 - 81.
Attend Road Meeting--A number of
Twin-City people went to CORTLAND
Friday to attend the meeting Of the
Tennessee Valley Road Improvement
association. The meeting was originally
scheduled to have been held several
weeks ago but was postponed on &C.
count of the road conditions.
Announces MISUNDERSTANDING de-
cision holding that the law creating
school districts for Mongan county is
in conflict with the constitution, DIR.
r. d. Brendley today announced his
candidacy for the county school board
running as candidate for the county
at large. -
Goes To Carolina--Dr. s. A. Steele
pastor of the First Methodist church Of
Decatur, has gone to Winston-Salem
N. c., to assist in revival meeting
DIR. M. r. Steele OF Louisburg, Tenn.
will fill his pulpit Sunday and on MAJ
| IL his pulpit will be filled by DR.. B
B. Glasgow, president OF Athens col
lege. as
Farmers Behind Farmers are be
hind with their work but are ahead o
where they were at this time last yea
and if given a few more weeks O
pretty weather, will be back on norma
schedule, according to Prof. J. G.. It'd
well Of Falksville, who was. here to
day.
Safety First Record-Employes o
the Louisville. and Nashville shops vii
celebrate the establishment of ''safet.
first record in April next Friday eve
ming at the Y. NJ. G. A. During Apri
the shops operated without an acct
| dent and the employees and Master Me
chanic G. w. Matthews are elated owe
the record. 1t is expected that full.
500 men win participate in sthe cele
bration next Friday.
Gets Surprise-Dr. s. ID. Monroe
pastor of the First Baptist church, Al
bany, received pleasant surpris
Thursday when he was called to tn
front door Of his home to be-showere'
with large basket of fruit by member
of the congregation.
Schools Extended school
will remain in session two weeks longer
following announcement by Count,
Superintendent e. L. Hayes that add
tional money is available for tn
schools of that city.
| ne Celebrate Birthday-The fourtl
anniversary of the pastorate of Dr.
G. G. Dawson, of the First Baptis
church Of Decatur viii be observes
Sunday. Special programs will b
rendered in the morning and evenin
services. -Four years ago the tota
membership Of the church was, TO resi-
dent Members. NHoday the membership
is 1851 with 204 resident members. TIL
increase has been devided as follows
III by baptism and 100 by letter an
nine by restoration. The decrease ha
been 50 by letter and IL by exclu
sion.