The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-12
|T0HEAR REPORT
 .. ION NEW HOTEL
Directors Of Bessemer Chamber :; Of Commerce To Discuss
 < Shelby Road Project
fBEssEMER BUREAUl

bESSEMEH, Ala, March 11.--The boards of directors of the Chamber of Comnlerce7 will meet Wednesday after. noon at 4to'clock when two items of unusual interest will be discussed. f A report will be made by the hotel committee on the proposal to finance the erection of new hotel, and plans will be discussed to have delegation meet with the Shelby county board oi revenue next Tuesday to plan new andA direct route from Pelham into this citys I.
 The hotel committee has been inves. tigating the erection of hotel for some time, and Wednesday will report on their progress in interesting promi- nent merchants and others in the pro- posal. ;, A survey has been made by ex- perts, who recommend type of struc- ture most suitable to the needs of this city, and which is estimated to cost $75,OOO. -.-..,.'.-
 The Shelby county road project is attracting considerable interest. It is planned to open a large territory to Bessemer by building a six-mile stretch of road between Pelham and Genery's Gap, which. when opened will give Bes- senier a direct route to we'll devel- oped section that at present is shut off from this city. Many merchants are of the opinion that it will pay Bessemer to aid Shelby county in constructing the road, and plans to this end will be made Wednesday.
 Gather Waste Paper-The volun. teers of America have established a branch of their organization at Besse- mer and begun the collection of waste paper, to aid in financing their charity work. There has been no agency here to systematically collect waste paper since the war and many people, it is believed, will welcome the opportunity to give this waste product to some benevolent organization.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Franks are in charge of the Volunteers and will take up the work abandoned some time ago by the Salvation Army. They are To- cated at 1719 Fifth avenue.
 Young Embry Dies-Zack J. Embry. 29, died Tuesday morning at the Besse- mer General hospital following an ill., ness of amost one year. He had pre- viousiy been connected with the Besse. mer office of the sheriff and was widely known.
 MT. Embry is survived by his widow, OAc uouSAIcr, oAran, And q son, Clyde Embry; sister, Miss Claire Embry : his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Lon Embry, and an aunt, Miss Maggie Embry. Flu neral services will take place Wednes- day afternoon at 2 80 o'clock from the residence at Lipscomb, with Rev. R. M. rhifer officiating, burial following at Eimwood cemetery, with McCollum Tn charge. Pallbearers will be: H.. $.
 Hill. J. I. Reeder, S. R. Stevenson, Ed p. Read. J. NJ. Smithson and W. l.. Roy.
 ID. 0. Moore.--Drayton Olia Moore. 63, died Monday evening at the family residence at Grasselli, after a short illness. Mir. Moore was we'll known in this section, and. had been connected with the Grasselli Chemical company for the past 25 years.
 He is survived by his widow and several children, many of whom live elsewhere. Funeral services will be held Thursday at the Powderly Baptist church, burial taking place at Elm wood cemetery with McCollum in feharge.
 Christopher Rogers Dies-Chris- topher c. Rogers, q, died Tuesday morning at the family residence. Fifteenth avenue and Sixteenth street as the result of short illness.
 Mir. Rogers is survived by his widow. Mrs. c. c. Rogers; five sons. I. w, M. L., H. R., R. E. and E. K. Rogers {; one daughter, Mrs. j. A. Ellard. Flu