The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
bESSEMER bARACA
STILL FUNCTIONS
At BAP T|ST CHURCH
Pastor Says Downtown Plan
Fostered BY Members
Out OF Harmony
BESSEMER BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERALD

A story in this column of The Age
Herald carried Tuesday morning, to
the effect that the Baraca class
of the First Baptist church intended
moving in the new downtown quar-
tiers Sunday seems to have created
considerable comment from members
of that church and has drawn an en-
phatic denial from the pastor, Rev.
w. P. Price. DR.. Price states that the
Baraca class will continue to function
at the First Baptist church, and that
a pep" meeting will be held there
on Wednesday evening, when the
class is to be reorganized and pro-
gram of work adopted.
In handling this news item the
correspondent was requested tC make
the statement published Tuesday
morning by the president and some
members of the Baraca class Real
izing that it contained unusual fea-
lures 1t was submitted for publica
ton to Mr.. Gordon Vail, the presi-
dent of the class, who signed the
statement made in it,
In explaining the situation, Dr.
Price has requested that the follow
ing statement be published:
Certain members of the Braca
class of the First Baptist church,
finding themselves out of harmony
with the church program, are going
to establish, they say, downtown
First Baptist church, goes right on
functioning in full harmony with the
church program, in. their rooms at
the church. The Baraca class is an
organic part of the Baptist church,
and the church officials and class
members who remain with us will
proceed to elect new officers, and
continue the class work, regardless
Of any course taken by other indi-
vidual members"
The story issued by Mr.. Vail on
Tuesday stated that the class he rep
resents will meet at the circuit court
rooms next Sunday morning and that
nc change in this plan is contem-
plated.
ASK FOR SUNDAY SERVICE
Reopening of service by gasoline
filling stations on Sundays will be
considered by the Bessemer city coun-
ell as result of a petition presented
at the Tuesday evening session OF the
council The petition requested that
automobile service stations, and
gasoline filling stations be allowed to
remain open from to 10 o'clock Sun
day mornings, and from to O'Clock
Sunday afternoons. and was signed
by about 200 Bessemer property own
ers. The request was referred to a
special committee comprising Alder
man J. NJ. Wood, L. Y. Lipscomb,
George Stoves r.. NJ. Mingea, and
City Attorney George Baumgardner.
Several complaints were registered
with the council against dogs run
ming at large, and the council re-
uuested the mayor to employ a dog
catcher and enforce the dog tax law
which has not been done heretofore.
He also was requested to give rea-
sonable notice to owners of dogs to
pay taxes before having the animals
impounded.
The session OF the council was en-
livened by a discussion of the milk
ordinance recently passed, represen-
tatives protesting against several
provisions of the law. Pinkney Scott
representing the Dairymen' s associa-
ton, requested that the matter be re.
ferred to a committee and report
made at the next session OF council,
which N-as done.
The council also adopted a resolu
ton to employ an assistant to meat
and milk inspector, d. L. Fulton.
TEACHERS ARE ELECTED
The board Ct education met re-
Gently and elected the following Of
ficers and teachers for the Bessemer
schools during next session: Misses
Jlberta Taylor, primary supervisor;
Charlotte Daily, music supervisor; }.
3 L. Gibson, grammar school principal;
: j. O. Sturdivant, grammar school
principal; Ella Sapp, grammar school
principal High school faculty: Eel
ton Collier, J. o. Chancey, Charles
{ Jackson, T. NJ. Rowan, Mary Giles.
: Mary Fergus. Regina Matlock, Ethel
: York. Sue E. Jones, Mamie Price,
: Winifred Farr, Willie Johnson. Jessie
. Pringle, Bernice Bailey, Mamie
!. Schmitt, Mary Thornburg, Maudine
: Brandon, Myrtle Thompson. First
y grade teachers: Bonnie Williams,
Lois Parker, Elise Burns. Ruth Till
!, man, jamie jones Alice Breen, Eliza
! beth Pierce. Second grade teachers: