The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
DEATH THINNING
 RANKS OF GRAY
One-fourth Of Camp Lomax Ab- sent As It Observes Lees
 Birthday
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU .t,s rHE AeE.HERALp
 Mentoomery. Ala. lan. IA

Camp Lomax, United Confederate Veterans, has lost nearly one-quarter of its membership by death in the past 12 months intervening between it's an nual meetings on Lees. birthday. One member of the camp, J. s. Warren, was laid to- rest Saturday only a few hours before the camp met this after noon at the, courthouse to honor the memory of Robert E. Lee. pay tribute to the departed comrades and elect of- ficers for the ensuing year from its sadly thinned ranks.
 Sixteen members of the camp have died between January 19, 1923, and January 19.- 1924, it was stated Sat urday by Captain Paul Sanguiuetti, camp adjutant. The present member ship of the camp is 61. The number of those that Answered the final sum- mons the past year is' the greatest in the history of the camp. During the year ending January 19. 1925, 13 members died: The membership of the camp B years ago was 800, Captain Sanguinetti stated.
 Among the 16 members the camp lost during the year was General H. c. Davidson, cbmmander of the .Confed- crate veterans in Alabama.
 Cakes, Pies, Bread Burns.
 Products of the oven, as well as the output of an automobile factory went up in smoke Friday night on the -Tuskegee road, short distance this side of Milstead, when a truck of Fsiey's Bakery of Montgom- cry caught fire from some internal cause. The bakery supplies the coun- try stores along the road and some of the stock of the truck had been dis posed of before the accident took place, but considerable amount of cakes, pies, loaves and other products of the bakers art was left to be burned to a crisp when the vehicle caught fire.
 Morgan Returns.
 Frank Morgan, associate member of the Alabama Public Service commis- sion, returned Friday night from Mo- bile, finishing his inspection of Mo- bile and other south Alabama counties The tour of inspection that the public commissioners are required to make an nually to all counties of the state has been practically completed with the finishing of this last journey by Mir. Morgan. f s5t,
 New Prisoners Arrive
 The arrival of seven prisoners at Camp Kilby Saturday morning was re. ported to the convict department. Of these six were. from Bibb county and one from Mobile county.
 Close For Holiday
 The legal holiday of Lees birth x..o, ,,a ,kaI Inv o Uauoral clnQin Q of offices at the capitol Saturday. A few of the attaches of some of the offices, however, were at their desks during the morning hours, although the day had been proclaimed as holi- day for state forces by the governor. Teachers Pass Test .
 The following teachers in eight counties passed successfully the De- cember examinations for licenses, ac- cording to report made late Friday by the state department of education: Dale-Second grade: Mrs. Dewitt Baldwin; third grade: Hattie Olga Minshew, Flossie Woodham, Midland City.
 Elmore-Life Fora Frances Collins, Mount Creek; second grade, Vera Mae | Nail, Elem Eclectci third grade, Min nie Pearl Leyins, Wetumpka, Ala, Mrs. Debby Scott Peoples, Wetumpka. Lee-Second grade: Mrs. Pearl AL len, Opelika.
 | Covington-Second grade: Christine c. Powell, Red Level
 Bibb-Third grade: Margarette Toy Foster, Blocton.
 Clay-second grade: Dovie Bean, Millerville Mrs. Ola NJ. Hearn. Wad- ley Third grades: Bertel Machen, Goodwater: Roxie Prickett, Miller vile; Lucille Smith. Malone.
 Tuscaloosa-Second grades, Ruth Dorman, Tuscaloosa Claude Loyce Smith, University. Third grades Floy Mae Brunette, ,Fayette; Ollie Hughes, Holman; Fannie Ellen Hutchins, Tus- | caloosa.
 Chambers-Second grades: Edna Deloach. Buffalo; Kathleen Virginia Lamb, Hightower; Mrs. Ara $. Scott, Five Points. Third grades: Mary Blanch Davidson, LaFayette;> Mary Pope Sanders. & s ~~