The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
bESSEMER BEG|NS FATHER AND SON" SERVICES SUNDAY
Civic Bodies and Churches to Cooperate in Observ- ing Week
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 All civic bodies and churches will cooperate with the boys of the city through the Bessemer Y. M. C. A. il observance of Father and Sor Week." beginning Sunday morning and continuing until Friday evening. The closing night a banquet will take place at the high school lunch . room when Rev. H. M. Edmonds of Birmingham will make the principal address.
 Beginning Sunday morning all ministers will preach on Father and Son." bringing out the importance of every parent in the city taking part in observance of the week. On . Tuesday shop meetings will begin at the plants of the city. services being held with employees at noon. the first to take place at the Superior pipe plant, Wednesday at the lmperlai pipe shops. Thursday at the Centrai Foundry company, and Friday at the Bessemer soil pipe works.
 Prof W. C. Blassingame of the de- partment of health at Montgomery ! will make a number of talks, begin : ming with lecture at the nigm mgr, school Wednesday morning. He will <, address the Kiwanis club at noon | Wednesday, which will also be an open meeting to the other clubs, and will speak to the Rotary club Thursday. Thursday evening he will present IliUl dl tuI hi6 s'NHCOA which has been prepared by the de- rartment of health.
 Prof. Alan G. Loehr of Birming- ham Southern college will address the Baraca class Wednesday evening at the Baptist church. Wednesday eve. nine the boys of the Y. M. C. A. will conduct prayer services at the var1- ous churches of the city Friday evening the Father and Son" ban quet will be attended by about S0o. each man of the various civic clups having boy as his guest. A limit had to be placed on attendance at the banquet because of the limited space at the high school.
 R. L. Coons, secretary of the |. M q A. has charge of the program for the week.
 BESSEMER ADVERTISER SOLD
 The Bessemer Advertiser changed hands this week. and in the future will be published by the Home Pup fishing company at 1872 Second ave- nue. formerly occupied by the Besse- 1ner Publishing company. Howe Price succeeds A. K. Williamson as editor of the paper, and he will have l.. w. Jones as his business associate
 The Birmingham Age-Herald Blu reau will be moved into this place or business, both the correspondence and circulation departments being located there, effective April l. At present the correspondence for The Age-Herald should be turned in at this office or telephoned to Besse- mer 276.
 takes over the plant formerly oper- ated by the Bessemer Printing com many and will install many improve ments. Several modern printing ma chimes are to be purchased, contracts for their shipment having been made. When completed this will in yolve several thousand dollars in new equipment and will give this city plant capable of turning out a wide range of job work. The bes- sefner Advertiser will continue to be published weekly for the present.
 A. K Williamson, president of the Bessemer Publishing company, will continue to handle such business as this corporation requires, but will open job printing plant Of his own at ISIS Second avenue.
 ARTISTS PLAN REVIVAL
 Revival services at the Southside RaDtist church will begin Sunday. March 25, and the officers of the church are making extensive prepa- rations to handle large crowds which are expected to attend for the next ten days. Rev. J. M. Thomas of Talladega will do the preaching and the pastor, Rev. Roy Chandler, is preparing to organize a large choir Services will be held daily in the afternoons and evenings.
 B. F. THOMPSON DIES
 B. F. Thompson. pioneer resident of Bessemer, died at his home Sat urday morning at 6:30 o'clock. fol- lowing a lengthy illness. Funeral services are to be held from the resi- dence on Berkeley avenue Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
 MT Thompson came to Bessemer during the early years of the town and has been closely associated with civic and business development. For number of years he headed the city sanitary department. Due to his eff forts a number of public improve ments were adopted by the city. For the past several years he had been in failing health, due to stroke of paralysis.
 The services Sunday afternoon will be conducted by Rev. J. F. Sturdi- want of Florence. assisted by Rev. B. T. Waites, pastor of Walker Memo rial Methodist church. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill cemetery. with Jacobs in charge.
 MT. Thompson is survived by a daughter, Mrs. H. G. Brice: four aons Haley Herman, Ben and Au