The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-20
BELLAinE
SCHOOL BOARD
To FIX PRICE
ON PROPERTY
Sum Aaisd for New High School Site
Believed Lgh-AporoprtAttcn
Proceedings

erty on Thirty-hfth and Belmont streets
desired as site for the rev s39" "''"
high school The property - owned "E
the Firs, Reformed church. the R"dder
heirs and A. ]. Rowlcs. The ""1Srega-
ton has been offered $4,000" for It's pro
perty but asks $4,000. The owners or
the adjoining property have each been
offered $4,000 and while they nave
made no specific demands. intimate tha'
they do not desire 10 sell.
The board has selected The SIC on
Thirty-ffth street as the only IoS'C".
spot for the new building. Inc 'catra,
building will be RACED. tho alley ana
m. adjoining prhper.y combined 10
make the site for the new school. Tae
new structure would then extend from
Guernsey TO Belmon; street. Action OK
the board followed strenuous eu"Tt 10
bring about satisfactory agreement
on the price. Other sites were Nieweu
but arc not SO desirable as the one III
the central part Of the city.
city Solicitor Waddeil' VIII HE the
action for the city {. J. 1.ynca. We'll
known local attorney represents inc
congregation. The court will name
fury who will Ak the price on the pro
perty. In the event that II Is 100 h'sn
the board has the right TO reject u anu
look elsewhere for a site. Tho conGre-
ration or the other property owners
may appeal 10 4 higher court
xiwaniA Elects
At the meeting OF the hiwahis cruz
Yesterday at noon Henry D. Cowen was
.1.c,.d president and the other officers
ara "a follows: Bernard q. Witten. vice
nresident. Carl Koch. secretary-Teas-
nror and J. V. Nelson. trustee inc
board OF directors are j. Earl 'uree,';
James w. Stewart. WIZ McGraw. c. NJ,
Rodefer, A. ]. Sherlock, &. I. Seds"ie"
and X. C Cooper. ,,.
Hon H. c. Ogden. publisher OF nne
Wheeling News and lnteiiigencer oe"N
sraa an address on Coordination OF
ScSooI. and Industry" The attendance
nr,zes were awarded by II. ]. Bachman:
G w. Dickens was presented win
birthday cake.
TIN financial report for the E--
sootban season shows that !5eiIairr
>hirh school made sl.SIl.4b' FIGURES
sIaw,ng receipts from the games are
as follows: Bridgeport. ssst' enSus
sJa.i s1,05T; Steubenvillc. s5l+.Ia: cam
S,rtSre ss0,c5; I.insly. s7Ss.74: East
1Jvernool. $3.50: Martins Ferry
tc,s es. Lisbon, s1lS: Wheeling. sl'2l"
enS Bnrgettstown.% .Sso.st. The guar
sntse 20 visiting teams was $'l''3i:
expenses Of trips. s4l2'sl; ren,a. ,,o o.
neid. sieo.ss: officials and ponce
s42e.5o; equipment for teaui' SsSO''''
Advance Taxss.
The board Of education VIII ask doi
advance taxes In the amount or Sso.-
Soc 10 nroyide for the current expenses
until the mon& Is received In teoru,
erv After December 20. the ooaro
win NOT have sufficient funds 10 pay
the teachers.
cnisf 1Gahss Haul
chief Of Police Martin Sey conduct
- one-man raid on the soft drlnS
cstablishment In the Genevierre oulld-
,ny on ThIrty-third and Guernsey
streets yesterday morning ana se'.eu
about \ quart OF booze. the nar'enuel
VAS taken into custody and the case
VIII be tried along Win oIhe' aes'
hovze cases today.
More Changer
ksAsSrooks would have difficult time
h.ccminr familiar with the duties OF
iocs, noltcenen as they are changer
en- often. James Good is now rounoS
nan and Earl Snitely Is back on the
heat. In the business section. Joe NC
Mahan has been moved from tho ous'-
reas section to che Third ward. CheS
ter snively Is now patorllinE Crave
nm an Lon Dunfee Is working WIKI
Chief Sey during the day.
Delivered Address.
Il A. Byrum, state SECRETARY OF tps
III .sY'. division OF the 7. II. c. A., df.
nyered an address at the high schopl
yssterday urging the boys to 1ead
clsln life and citing several examples
The local boys organization has DE-
cided 70 AID some poor family TINS
Christmas by providing them food ana
clothing.
Funerals Hold.
Funeral services for Mrs Eva Fanx-
houssr, who died Friday In her home
on Harrison street. were conducted yes
tsrday afternoon in the First N. =;
church BY Rev. J. II. Palmer. Burial
xas made In the Rose Hill cemetery.
Tho funeral OF Mrs. Charles Slndelar.
Who died In a Columbus hospital. vas
held Yesterday afternoon from her late
homo In Klee. Burial Was made In
Rose Hill cemetery.
Good Road Needing.
Members OF tho Good Roads club OK
Alledonia will 10 tho guests OF tho
Good Roads division OF the Chamber or
Commerce today at noon. Matters per-
tanning to Improvement OF roads In
that section Of the county will be dis
clssed.
Annual Event.
The woman's Foreign Missionary so
clety OF the First NJ. E. church holds
a meeting this afternoon In tho church.
The annual Christmas program Will be
presented and the exchange OF gifts VIII
Be made. The Christmas Offering will
be taken. Mrs. Charles Lancaster has
charge Of tho program and Miss
Blooms division will act rs hostesses.
Holding Practice.
Sunday-scncol basketball teams arc
now holding practice each evening In
preparation for the opening OF the
Church league Of the Y. NJ. &. A. In =
short time. The First NJ f. team
held practice In the Ceptral gym and
also the Chr!stlan team. The Presby-
terrain team practices tomorrow evening.
Each protestant church will DO repre-
scented IN the league.
Annual Context.
The annual literary contest between
the Junior and Senior classes OF the
High school Will he held on the evening
OF January IL. Each class has selected
its Representatives which have been
holding regular practice. Tho triangu-
Tar debate between Beliairc. Martins
Ferry and Steubenyl,le Will be held on
March ).
Close Today.
The public schools will close today for
the annual Christmas holidays and Will
not resume again until January .. The
teachers will receive their pay today. In
practically all OF the schools this after
noon Christmas programs will be rem
dered. o,
Gove Tracks.
Residents OF Shadyslde are OF the
oplnton that the efforts to have the