The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-20
BESSEMER WANTS
 NEW HIGH SCHOOL Will Ask City Council to
 Call an Election FIREMEN WANT RAISE Number of Questions to Come Before Meeting of Council Tonight.
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FIREMEN WANT RAISE

Bessemer, February 19.-(Special) At the meeting of the Bessemer city council Tuesday night the board of education will appear in a body to ask the council to call an election zens of Bessemer to approve the is suance of $1O0, 900 bonds to be used for the erection of a new high school. This matter has been agitated for sometime by the members of the board of education and a large num- ber of citizens have expressed them selves as favoring the plan,
 The committee recently appointed by the Board of Trade to appear be- fore the council in regard to the paw ing of Nineteenth street from Dart mouth to Tenth avenues and First, Second, Third and Fourth avenues from Eighteenth to Twenty first streets, will also be present. It is ex- pected that Mayor Jones will report on the various street lights which have been discontinued or changed, and the fire department committee will report on the petition of Chief J. l. Reeder for $10 raise in salary for the members of the fire depart ment which was referred to them at the last meeting.
 The junk yard of H. F. Bumby on Third avenue was entered by thieves last night and about $200 worth of scrap was stolen. Two boys giving their names as Burgin Davis and Will in nection with the robbery and will be turned over to the juvenile court. The officers are of the opinion that the several boys are connected with this robbery and other arrests are expect ed to be made in a short time.
 Much interest is being manifested in the Japanese recital which will be given by the pupils of the Grove School of Music on Saturday after noon at o'clock at the studio on Third avenue at which time the fol- lowing programme will be rendered: Part I: Chrysanthemum valse, Miss Mabel Massey. Miss Eulalah Furr and Miss Marguerite Tysinger; piano duet, Rosa May Robinson and John Colley; Roly Poly, Clara Eugenia Donald; min iatures, Mary Deason, Elizabeth Wood Marguerite Scott. Avis Little, John Colley, Evelyn Porter, Helen Baker. Dorothy McCorkle, Lucille Leitsch, Ca die Dodd, Margaret Baty, Rosa May Robinson; Japanese doll song, three little girls; I Begin, Clara Eugenia Donald, Avis Littlel Poppyland, Sybil Kartus. Elizabeth Lewis; beetle dance. Eva Neal Porter drum major, Mar garet Leonard, Ellen Richbourg; spring of Japan. Miss Sue Veasey; Jap anese bells, Evelyn Moreland; cherry blossoms. Pauline Powell, Lula J. Lit tie, Sybll Kartus; a song of China town, Eva Neal, Evelyn Porter; merry polka. Miss lone Balcom.
 Part II: Soldiers of Japan. Miss Rochelle Smith; dance charasteris- tique, Miss Maxine Goldberg; trio tmilitary march), Miss Army Bryant Miss Florence Gray Patton. Miss Mar jorie Wood duet (military march), Miss Hattie Lacey, Miss Marjorie Wood gipsy song, Miss Willetta Mar tin; piano solo (gipsy mazurka), Miss Willetta Martin: oriental chimes, Miss Alberta Davidson Japanese song, Miss Evelyn Craig; On to Tokio (march), Miss Hilda Moore; piano solo, Miss Elizabeth Martin: Butterfly (Grieg), Miss Florence Gray Patton; Mimosa San, Miss Marjorie Wood; Capricante, Miss Evelyn Craig; A Summer Day, Miss Florence Gray Patton; The DIdSoh flSHler tdolIman), MrS Nun- nally.
 The funeral of Mrs. Martha E. Will son will be held Tuesday morning at o'clock from the residence of her son, J. E. Wilson, 307 Owen avenue. The services will be conducted by the Rev. J. c, Hill pastor of the Jones' boro Baptist church. Interment will be at Bucksville cemetery, with Hucy & Mcconnell in charge.
 The deceased was S3 years of age and died yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of her son, J. E. Wilson. She was well known in this district. and was a member of the Jonesboro Baptist church. She is sur