The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
BESSEMER PAVING
 TO BE EXTENDED
Council Votes To Make Second Avenue Project
 Two. Blocks Longer
(Bessemer Bureau)

Ctucu l ucSudy dJ lH6 EeSuldt meeting of the Bessemer city council pavement, the first of it's kind in Bes. semer, extending from Twelfth t Eighteenth streets.
 Suit against the Cooley garage at Seventh avenue and Nineteenth streets was dropped Tuesday night. Original complaint was to the effect that the garage at that point was a public nuisance.
 Rigid enforcement of the sanitary connection ordinance for all new homes was ordered of the mayor and police committee by the council. There has been considerable complaint re- gently, it was pointed out at the meet ing, regarding the laxity of enforce ment of this ordinance.
 Fire Chief Leo Hill was authorized by the council to attend the national convention of fire chiefs next month in Buffalo, N. Y. R. S. Moon, street superintendent, was allowed the use of Ford car for his work.
 Bessemer operated under $500 de- fecit during the period between October and June, the report of the city treas urer, as announced at the council meet ing, showed. The receipts for the period were placed at $2S4, 100. and the ex- penditures were approximately $5OO greater.
 Lions Plan Banquet-Plans for an elaborate banquet were made at the Tuesday luncheon of the Lions club at the Grand hotel. The club was re- gently organized, application having been made for a charter, on receipt of which the banquet is to be held. Members of the other luncheon clubs and the city officials are to be enter tained at the banquet, it is planned.
 Several speakers talked on the plans for the banquet and it was the concen- sus of opinion that this occasion should be designated charter night and is to mark the formal entry of the club into the civic life of the community. The secretary was instructed to invite prominent officials of the state organ ization to the affair.
 4 membership of 40 was reported at the Tuesday luncheon. The past four meetings have been devoted to prelim- mary organization work, much of which has been the selection of new mem- bers. Following the receipt of the char ter. the work for the coming year is to be planned and standing com mittees appointed for the year.
 Toe Lay Water Mains-The water mains for Hueytown are to be laid within the next few weeks by the Ala buma Water company, it being hoped that this construction can be started early next week. Development of this section is being held up, it is stated, bending the laying of the mains and considerable interest is attached to the development.
 Sales of land in that section have been large during the past few months, several individuals and companies buy ing property with view to improve ment. Among these is the Industrial Land company, which has formed sev- eral months ago and recently incorpo- rated The Bessemer Coal, Iron and Land company also is opening up sev- eral hundred acres to development in this section, as are many individuals.
 Park Commission Meets-The park commission met Tuesday night to com plete reports on the work at the park. All the funds which were raised when the work first started have been spent, and other means of raising money to complete the park were discussed.
 The new municipal park is said to be an asset to the Bessemer district, and is believed will be of considerable benefit to athletics. A large grand- stand has been built to accommodate about 1,200 people, with bleachers seating 600 or more. It is expected that the committee will begin hay ing the field sodded for the coming football season.
 Baraca Class To Meet-The Baraca class of the First Baptist church will give a special program Sunday morn ing at g 80 o'clock. The music will be in charge of A. R. Oxford, and Miss Linnie Mae Lipscomb will give an in teresting reading. The Little Four" quartet will give several selections, and a large attendance is expected.
 PicniCs At Lake-Two picnics are scheduled for the week at West Lake, The first was that of the Wholesale Lumbermen's association, which was This was the annual picnic of the as- sociation and they had as guests their families and employees.
 Thursday evening", the Birmingham lodge of Moose will hold picnic at the lake and large attendance is ex- pected. During the evening supper will be served the guests and later they will dance.
 Business Opens-Milton Issacs and Henry Green will open a delicatessen store at 1927 Fourth avenue in a short time to be known as the Besse- mer Creamery and Delicatessen com pany. It will be the first time that Bessemer has had store of this kind
 In the same block, Mrs. G. c. Terry who operates beauty shop on Nine teenth street, has moved into a new store adjoining the Bessemer Trust and Savings bank. Mrs. Terry will have a beauty parlor and hat shop here, in, stalling new furnishings.
 Negroes Stage Cutting Scrape-Ora Lee Brock and Earl Shook are in the Bessemer General hospital as result of being cut by the formers husband Eugene Brock, Monday night. Brock is in the city jail and the case will be tried in the mayors court Friday morning.
 Valuable Lot Sold-What is thought to be one of the largest prices paid foi residential property in the Bessemel district was paid this week by Henry Adams to F. s. Fitzgerald for a 75 foot lot on Clarendon avenue and Twenty-second street. The amount of the deal was $4,000. Desirable resi- dence property is said to be scarce ir Bessemer. and the prices are advanc ing steadily.
 Tuesday Bridge Club Meets-Mrs. J A. Little was hostess to the Tuesday Bridge club at her home on Fourth ave nue, Tuesday afternoon. The house was decorated with summer flowers for the occasion. A salad and ice course was served after the games to the fol. lowing guests: Mrs. Lacey Edmond son, Mrs. Lester Hatcher. Mrs. Ray. nond Allen, Mrs. Mac Batson, Mrs. J 0. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. F. L. Harris, Mrs. Charles Long. Mrs. Marion Dal- ton, Mrs. Tom McCullum. Miss Fran ces Patton. Miss Mary Reynolds. Mrs