The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-09
NEW NEGRO HIGH
WILL Be OPENED
ON SCHE DULE 7 |ME
New Rotary Officers to Be In
stalled at Thursday
Luncheon
Hi,SsEMI,R BUREAU /
THE AGE-lIERALD
Brssemer. Ala. .April !

Brssemcr. Ala. April
The upen,E2 of the new negro high
school On Twenty-six.h street and
Seventh avenue will. take place this
week, according to plans OF the board
of education. This structure was re-
Gently completed ut a cost OF $4,000
Plans for the dehi ca tion of the build
ing will be worked out this week
and viii be announced in day or so.
The new building will take care of
several hundred pupils who are now
attending the Ninth Avenue school,
including the grammar grades, All
of the upper grades of the high
school will also be taken into the
new building. The Ninth Avenue
school will be abandoned after this
week and the property sold by the
city. This school is in bad repair
and has been regarded as unsafe for
several years. The school property
consists of two lots and a large frame
structure.
BY sending the upper grades of the
Harde school to the new high school
building several rooms will be made
available at this school. This will
negro sche OILS in tho city. j. b. Bick-
erstall, principal Of the negro school,
Will plan the dedication exercises
which will be attended by large
number of white people,
TO INSTALL OFFICERS
Installation of the recently elected
officers of the Bessemer Rotary club
will be made at the Thursday lunch
con when the fiscal year of this or
ganization begins. w. E. Suratt will
be installed as president; j. A. Sny
Ior Wiz la M H11er Mn
chairman of board Of directors; o. L.
Pier4on, secretary. This is the third
year that Pierson has served as sec
rotary. The standing committees for
the year are to be appointed at the
meeting on Thursday week.
The Thursday luncheon will also
be OF interest in view of the program
that is to be carried out in connec-
ton with the celebration Of Besse-
mer's thirty-siXth birthday anniver-
Sary. This week also marks the an
niversary of the Bessemer Rotary
club. There will be a meeting of the
committee recently appointed to form
a Realty Dealers association on Tues
day afternoon. This meeting will be
called by George Murrah. chairman,
and a permanent organization will
be formed at that time.
The real estate dealers Ct this city
are enthusiastic over the formation
it will accomplish much good toward
stahilizing realty values. Practically
every dealer in the city has expressed
a desire to join this organization and
this committee appointed to draft by
laws was named at largely at
tended luncheon recently.
WEEKLY HOLIDAYS
There is movement under way to
have the furniture dealers close their
stores at noon en- Thursday during
the summer. The members of the
furniture dealers division of the
Chamber of Commerce will hold a
meeting this week when this move
meiit will Sc discussed. OTHER mer-
camille branches of the chamber are
considering Thursday CLOSING also
and it is possible that many other
lines e business will be affected.
This movement is designed to give
the clerks a holiday from May
| until September j.
BRIDEwELL FUNERAL
The body of j. Bridewell %, was
sent to Heflin.~ Ala. Saturday by
Huey 4 Mcconnell, where burial took
place Sunday afternoon. BrldeWeli
was severely burned at Woodward
furnace Friday evening, it is stated,
and death followed Saturday after
noon He is survived by his parents.
Heflin.
MRS. HUEY HONORED
Mrs. e. l.. Huey, state president of
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy. was signally honored recently
with the appointment to the post, of
u,atron of honor on the staff of Gen
II. C.. Davidson Mr.. and Mrs. Huey.
accompanied by their daughter, Miss
Sara. left for New Orleans SATURDAY
evening. Mrs. Huey will be the
honor guest at reception at Liv-
inrston on her return from New Or
leans. During her stay in Livlngs-
ton a monument will be unveiled to
General Forrest by the sumter
county chapter.
CIRCLE MEETINGS
Circle meetings of the Woman's
Missionary society of the First Meth
odist church will be held Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock with the 1ol-
lowing hostesses: Circle NO. ! Win
Mrs. Harold Mcdonald; No. with
Mrs. George Neal No. 3 With Mrs.
Cummings on Berkeley avenue NO
with Mrs. Homer Hurd.3
Circle No. l will have charge Oh the
program at the meeting of the Wcm-
ems auxiliary of the First Prdsbyte.
rian church Monday afternoon at 2;5o
o'clock.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
The Woman's Missionary society Or
the Jonesboro Methodist church VIII
meet with Mrs. j. NJ. Horne Monday
afternoon at ) O'Clock.
PARENT-TEACHE
The Parent-Teacher association oil
the Clarendon Avenue school viii
meet tuesday afternoon at O'Clock
at the school building.
BESSEMER BUREAU
Persons desiring to get in touch
18th the Bessemer bureau of The
Aee-Herald circulation department
will please phone Bessemer los1-W.
Those desiring to call Howe Price.
Ressemer correspondent. will please
phone Bessemer 276.