The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27
MORGAN BUILDS
 CHAIN 0F ROADS
New Policy Of State Highway
 Board Is Of Much Interest
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU


 ALBANY-DECATTR, Jan. 2j.-Tht states proposals concerning the main tenance of certain highways by the counties over the state has aroused an interesting discussion of the plan in Morgan county. As presented origi- nally to the board of revenue. it caused the commissioners to announce their belief that the counties owed their first duty to the county.
 Publication of this attitude brought q reply from John Rogers. chairman of the highway commission. declaring that the state body desired only to cooper ate with the county boards in order that the people might reap the great est benefit possible from the money they invested in roads. He declared the state highway commission agreed that the revenue boards over the state owed their first duty to the counties and people they represented. Mr. Rogers further stated that the state did not intend that the counties take over for maintenance any road already built.
 The proposals of the state commission are of particular concern in Morgan county at this time. in view of the fact
 
 spending approximately S40O.O0O on d chain of county highways. connecting every part of the county with the state-aid thOroughfares.
 The state already operates the Bee i Line highway through this county from the northern end to the edge of Gull man on the south. This road trayerses the county entirely. It is reported here that the next road the state plans to construct will traverse the county east and west, from the Lawrence county line to Marshall county line. This road ! would connect the capital site of Nor gan with MoultOn. the capital of Law renee, and Guntersvile, capital of Mar shall.
 The county has planned for its chain of highways to connect with these tw, trunk highways, giving the county q link of improved road into every sec. tion of the county.
 Lament Contractors Death 1 The death in AnniSton "Wednesday afternoon of G. C. Goodrich caused i widespread sorrow throughout Nor gan county. Mir. Goodrich, as head of the Goodrich Contracting company. had | been coming to the Twin-CitieS and to this county for many years. He built many of the earlier roads in the county and streets in the city. as well as later ones.
 Find No Sinecure
 More than. half dozen Abany-De- catur residents are willing to take a long and needed rest Sunday. There were members of the editorial and ad- vertising staff which prepared the Xii wanis section of the Albany-Decatur daily Thursday. in celebration of the ninth anniversary of the founding of the kiwaniS international.
 Show StratcriC Location Tho Stratpgi" location of Albany and Decatur in the Tennessee valley has been emphasized several times during the past six weeks. Meetings have been held here for the Tennessee valley hy the PreshyterinnS and Southern PreSbyterans. RaptiSts and MethodiSts of northern Alabama.
 Plumbers Active
 Twin-tity plumbers are getting back to normal activity. following period m winch business Was more flourishiny than during the boom days after the war.
 Religious Activity Noted Albany and Decatur. long the cities of churches, soon will have religions organizations spreading out into every section. The rhrist'S Minute Men were organized several months ago, and their movement has been q pronounced success. Aiding and co-oppruting in the spread of the gospel soon will he th" EvanSeliStic club. which has been lndorSed by the Pastors union.