The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-23
Bessener News

Bessemer, November Especial 1.-The
citizens Of Bessemer are very much in
terested in the matter of the election or
the appointment of secretary of the
Board of Trade. the former secretary w.
p Gum, having resigned on account OF
i'll health. At meeting held this week
Captain III. w. Crook, president ~ the
Board of Trade appointed a committee
composed of r.. f. Smith, W. w. Holings-
worth and Lee Moody to select a man
to fill the place. Several prominent bust
ness men have been named for the posi-
ton, but nothing definite has been given
out, although the committee has held one
or two conferences, and 1t is thought that
the appointment will be given out in a
short while.
Yesterday J. e. Thomas Of the unver-
sfty of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, who is
deeply interested in secondary education,
was in Bessemer on his inspection tour
of the state high schools. He delivered
splendid talk to the senior class, explain
ing the diagram of the states school
system, which included seven elementary
years, four high school years, after which
came four years at the university. lie
spoke of the relation of normal colleges
in the states scheme OF education, end
the fact was brought out that many of
the so-called colleges had been reduced to
the standard of high schools as they were
no longer empowered to confer degrees.
Further he showed that the state normal
colleges lacked two years of accomplish
ing Ne work of the university. Mr..
Thomas in most complimentary terms
n. n. -.
teachers, and the work being done.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Dolonite
School Improvement association was held
tonight at the odd Fellows hall. f. I'll
tricks, superintendent of the Dolonite
school was the master of ceremonies.
Short talks on the various line Of in
terest to the schools were made by Mr..
p. M. Mcneil, the newly elected county
the Bessemer High school; II. M. Sharpe
of the Brighton schools,
and DR.. p. Il. Gwin of Dolomite
Yesterday afternoon the home of Mr.
and Mrs Alonzo Smith was the scene OF
a pretty wedding when Miss Wetonla
Huey and Mr.. Webb Robertson were mar
ri.sd. Rev. Swindall. pastor of Pleasant
Ridge Baptist church, was the officiating
The bride is a very popular
young lady of Hueytown, while the groom
Is valued empIoye of the Bessemer Soil
Pipe company and also resides in iIuey-
town.
Mr.. McEachin, who has been the CASH
Ter at the Alabama Great Southern rail-
road depot in Bessemer for some time,
has resigned and will accept a posi-
ton in Birmingham. William Burns, who
has been bill clerk. will occupy the CASH
ier's position, while George Cochran will
be the bill clerk
On Thursday morning Coach d. o. |
Graves, director of athletics at the Uni
versty of Alabama. will be in Isessemer |
to officiate in the football game between
the teams of the Bessemer and Birming-
ham high schools
Splendid Roadway is being made on the
work of laying the water mains from Bes-
semer to Jonesboro At present the men
are still working on Owen avenue, but |
street and from there to Fairfax avenue,
then go back to Seventh street. AS The |
town is so scattered the pipes have to |
be run irre around about way to reach |
the principal sections.
On. SATURDAY. November 10, Lem |
grand president of the !nde- |
pendent order of BNai B'Rith will call |
on number Of well known merchants. |