The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

Light t-Weigiht Auto Ineffective. Engineers say that the automobile of the future will weigh only one hundred pounds. It's going l5to be hard to cripple pedestrian effectively with that light weapon--Florence Herald. | Good Ball Team An Asset.--A good base ball team is mighty good advertisement for town and baseball in the summer months is mighty good thing to have. A good baseball team costs something, but so does everything else that's any good.-LaFayette Sun
 Up.To.Date Opera House Needed.--Ozark needs an up-to-date opera house. If we had the house we could get first-class show oc- casionally. Let some of our moneyed men invest q few of their rusty dollars in an in- vestment of this kind. We believe that it would be a paying proposition.- Ozark South. ern Star.
 On Behalf Of Home TowBs.--Did you ever stop to consider that a good road leading into your town over which you seldom travel may benefit you more than good road lead ing into a neighborhood town which you use often2 Work for your own town and keep MouIton Advertiser.
 A Plea For Wild F1owers- People who 20 into the woods to gather blossoms should have regard for the future. It is not neces- sary to destroy whole bush in order to dropping lighted match into dry leaves or pluck few blossoms ffom it. And people who % into the woods should also remember that the fire they may thoughtiessly cause by embeFs $the wind scattera from an abandoned camp fire may cause destruction of shrubs and trees over a wide area.-Anniston Star.
 An Evidence Of Appreciation.--W had the shock of our life last week. We opened our mail sone morning and enclosed in letter was cheek for five dollars for new spring hat, with the remark "Just to show appre- ciation.'' Back in the old days in the city a fellow frequently wore a new 'lid" from his friends. but of late this sort of apprecia- tion has become a thing of the past, and we supposed that it was the changing of the times It is really gratifying to know that ones efforts are preciated-Centreville Press. E sE
 Biggest And Best Of AI.-Madison county. Tennessee Valley and the whole Muscle Shoals district mean nothing less than to make this the biggest and best year of them all. None of the preceding years, whether they be two thousand or two billion, will be permitted in any way to outdo the glorious steps forward to be recorded in the remainder of 1924. This is our year--it is your year. Henry Ford gets Muscle Shoals in the midst of it all. Put this down as certain, and then get ready for the big development.-Hunts vile Times.
 The Knotty Traffic ProbIem-Gadsden herself has had touch eftthe problem of try ing to relieve traffic congestion and of pro- tecting pedestrians, Safety platforms" were erected at three crowded corners for the use of street car patrons. However, it was found that these caused so many minor au- l,ak ,.I. removed after few days. The automobile presents big problem, and the man who can discover a method by which the street congestion can be relieved; and which method will be satisfactory to the business interests. will be a public benefactor- Gadsden Jour nal,
 Strong For Good 'aFseads. The suggestion by the Albany-Decatur Daily that Tennes- see Valley Good Roads Association be organ. ized along the lines of the Tennessee River Improvement Association meets with our hearty approval. The Tennessee Valley needs such an organization It cannot grow, as it is destined to grow, without good roads. And the only way we have ever seen good roads built is by the concerted action of a live organization demanding good roads and cooperating in raising the funds with which to build them. By all means let us have good roads organization.-L Lawrence County Times. .,.5.
 
 Roaming Chickens And 1.-The Law.---Dowu at Birmingham good and just judge has come upon the field of action at the growing, blooming, matching and scratching time. This good and just judge is Recorder Henry Martin. He says; In city beautiful, with fenceless front gardens. the law puts the burden on the ownet ; of the chickens" Therefore we have q judicial opinion, that chickens must be fenced np--flowers and vines may run at large. Owners of chickens are therefore responsible for all damage done to the property and passions of neighbors Now that, we <rave judicially fixed the re-, sponsibility of vagrant and migratory chick ems, is it not within. the realm of reason that we may anticipate afegal opinion on why does chicken prefer going away from home to do its most disastr6us scratching. g.--Hunts- vile Star. &