The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-22
TED BROWNELL HEADS AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
Birmingham Man to Lead Fight. for Better
 Roads in State
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU

hlONIGOMERI. Ala, Jan. Zl.- T. B. (Ted) Brownell of Birming- ham was elected president Of the Ala hama .Automotive Trades association at its semi-annual meeting in Mont gomery today and will head the fight of the association for a permanent and effective good roads policy for the state. By resolution adopted unani- mOusly the association went on record as favoring the immediate issuance of $6,O00,0O0 in good roads bonds, as authorized by the legislature in it's last session, without awaiting the aid of the federal government.
 Immediate action on the plan of the association was promised by Gov. w. w. Brandon when committee composed of President Brownell.' Retir- ing. President Reese Adamson, w. K. Johnson and l.. q. Adams waited upon him at the capitol following tue ad- journment of the meeting. The plan, which has the favor of the governor, was suggested by Thad Holt of Bir- mingham, elected publicity director of the association tO succeed Jim Weiss of Montgomery. Mr. Holt suggested that each county maintain crew of work men to at all times keep the main ar teries through it in good repair.
 Birmingham Represented
 Birmingham was represented I by twenty-five men, practically one-third of the entire number present, and the Magic City secured five offices in the newly. elected board, T.. R. Brownell, president; Reese Atkinson, chairman of the board of directors; Thad Holt, publicity director; J. B. Farley. secre- tary, and T. R. Copeland of Beessemer, member, of the board ypf directors, being the men chosen. zE
 The meeting, which. was character ized as the most enthusiastic ini the history of the association and which closed the association's most successful year, indorsed Senator Oscar W. Un- derwoOtf for the democratic nomination for President of the United States by unanimous rising ;yote. It pledged itself to support the SBankhead highway in commemmoration of the famous sen ator from Alabama and praised its leg islative committee for securing the passage, in the last legislature of the bill making it unlawful for the pur- chaser of an automobile to place the car in a position unknown to the deal CT or inaccessible to him so long as he, the. dealer, held title to the car.
 Selma was awarded the July meet ing over the bids or Tuscaloosa and B6than.
 Officers elected wree. T. R. Brown. ell, Birmingham, president; Charles E. Ingalls,, Montgomery, first vice presi- dent; R. D. Nelly, Selma, second vice president; J. B. Farley, Birmingham, secretary; l.. D. Stephens, Montgom- cry, treasurer; Thad Holt, Birming- ham, publicity director, and Reese Adamson, Birmingham; M. K. John son, Montgomery; Pat Byrne, Mobile, and T. k. Copeland, Bessemer, mem bers of the board of directors.
 Mayor Welcomes Them
 Mayor William A. Gunter, Jr., of Montgomery welcomed the men to Montgomery, declaring that just so long as they did not interfere with the rights of others there was nothing they could do to get into jail. He defended his position in imposing a tax of 1 cent per gallon within the holy juris- diction of Montgomery and assured the meeting that Montgomery was doing all within it's. poweT to provide better and safer streets George w. Yancey, of the firm of London, Yancey and Brewer of Bir- ninghans adviser to the legislative committee and drafter of the protec- ton bill passed by the last legislature, who was in Montgomery to present the case of the WOfford Oil company of