The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-01

terest is being taken in the work of Bessemer council, De Molay, and three lively meetings are being planned for June. They will be held on June 4, II and 25, and during this time a mem bership campaign is to be put on. The luncheon clubs of the city are planning to lend assistance to the movement here, and Paul Sullivan, the master councillor, expects to get the order on firm foundation during the next few weeks.
 Negro Schools Close-Closing exer- Friday evening in the new negro school auditorium on Seventh avenue, when Oscar Adams, Birmingham, made the principal address, speaking on "lndus- trial Education" Other talks were made by Superintendent l.. l.. Vann, N. B. Parker, Dr. T. c. Donald and Rev. B. T. Waites. The exercises were in charge of Principal J. B. Bickerstaff. There were 59 to graduate from the senior seventh grade, and they will con stitute the first class to begin the new negro high school course, which will be established next month.
 Tag Day Held-A considerable sum was realized from the sale of tags in the downtown section Saturday under the auspices of the United Daughters of the Confectionery. A large number of women and girls assisted anl the pro- ceeds will be used to send the Bessemer veterans to the reunion at Memphis in June. The committee in charge was Mrs. Charley Bentley, chairman; Mrs. G. w. Williamson. Mrs. E. l.. Huey, Mrs. Tom Jones. Mrs. W. W. Hollings. worth and Mrs. T. T: Huey. They were assisted by Miss Francis Rush, Miss Elizabeth Grigsby, Misses Anna and Annie Louise Moon, Miss Edith High, Miss Louise Underwood. Miss Margaret Briggs, Miss Clustie McTyiere, Miss Lizzie Mae Plunkett, Miss Sarah Huey, Miss Ruth Wilson, Miss Sarah Baty and Miss Mildred Hawley.
 Buys School site-The county board of education has purchased a school site at the corner of Church and Main streets, Brighton, for the new County High school. to be erected there this summer. The property covers two acres and was purchased from the Ed wards estate. consideration $10,000. Plans are being drawn for the new building.
 Summer School To iOpen-Summer school will open June 9 at the junior high school building. Prof. J. c. Stur- divant will have charge of the high school section, while Mrs. Myrtle Frits will have charge of the grammar school upper grades. The grammar school sec tion will begin on the same day as the high school.
 The final faculty meeting was held Friday morning at the high school and many of the teachers later left for their homes, while others will attend summer school in Birmingham and elsewhere.
 New Lots Opened-The Bessemer Coal. Iron and Land company is com pleting extensive developments in the western portion of the city. having open ed in the past few days a total of 150 lots, through the grading of new streets. The canal, which displaced Halls branch. was also completed the past week, running from Second to Twelfth avenue, which reclaimed most of the lots facing the new streets just completed.
 Grading of Sixth avenue from Ninth to Twelfth streets is under way at this time, while Thirteenth street from Fourth to Eighth avenues has been completed and work is being done on Eighth avenue from Ninth to Thir' teenth streets.
 This section of the city had been plated years ago, but little of the property sold on account of the near ness of Halls branch, which covered a winding course covering many blocks The new, canal straightened the creek and in addition drained all the sur rounding property.
 Since the improvements have been completed many of the lots have been sold during the past few days, and tht rapid development of this section i' looked for.