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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
JUVENILE COURT
TAKES ; CHILDREN
Father Disappears After Leaving
Children With Negro Family

Judge Virginia Mayficld of the court
of domestic relations ordered Saturday
that the three small sons Of w. III.
Wright be turned over to the custody
of the juvenile court, after an investi-
CATION by marShals of her court.
4 warrant for Wright's arrest was
issued several days ago after compla int
had been made that the boys were not
attending school Al that time Wright
was living ON the Leeds highway just
beyond the city limits. Wright disap-
pcared after leaving the children in the
custody of a negro family, it is said.
They were found by Marshal ]. II.
Gaddis Friday afternoon and brought
before Judge Mayfield Wright is said
to have left the state without making
any provision for the children.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
TO REPORT
OFFICIALLY
ON FINDINGS
Decides That Better LOca-
ton Should Be
Sought
DETAILS AWAITING
FORMAL SUBMISSION
City And County Bodies
To Be Guided By Rec
ommendation
MAY MEAN SKIRMISH
BETWEEN 2 BODIES
Library Officials Refuse To Dis
cuss The Situation
Saturday
DETAILS AWAITING
FORMAL SUBMISSION
MAY MEAN SKIRMISH
BETWEEN 2 BODIES

The planning board appointed to
study the proposal for great civic
center around Woodrow Wilson park
and county authorities that space in
side the park is not the proper site
for Birmingham $780, 900 public
library, for which bonds were voted
early in the year.
This became known Saturday, al
though the boards report, while COM
peted, had not been made public by
Chairman Henry Epson Sims.
The board, it is leraned, discusses
the library site question at length and
concludes with the suggestion that a
better location be found. Whether
other sites are mentioned specifically
will not be known until the report
is released.
Decline To Talk
Recommendations of the board as to
the civic center proposal could be OBJ
tanned, all members of the board de-
clining to discuss their findings on any
subject in advance of the presentation
of the report to the city commission
and board of revenue, by whom they
were appointed to conduct a survey and
submit a report.
While the board is acting solely in
an advisory capacity, members of the
city and county governing bodies have
announced they will give deep consid-
Grafton to the recommendations sub
mitted.
The boards failure to indorse the
library site, which previously had been
given the approval of the city COM
mission, park board and library board,
may bring on a lively fight.
Park Site Grapted
The library board asked permission
to use the park site for its new build
ing when it found that the S65O,0OO
bond issue would be inadequate if a
site had to be purchased at a cost of
S150,000 or more. City commissioners
gave their approval. and the park board,
after hot battle, voted 3 to 2 to
allow the used of space in the park,
provided the final building plans were
acceptable to the park architects. These
final plans have not yet been sub
mitted for approval, as the library
board has been waiting ON the planning
body's report.
Just what steps will next be taken
by the library board have not been de-
termined, and library officials would
not discuss the situation until they
study the planning boards report.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
EXAMINATIONS SET
FOR CIVIL POSTS
Hearings Set For January At
Federal Building

Telephone operators, messenger boys
and girls and stenographers are in
cluded on the list of civil service posi-
tons to be filled by examinations in
January, according to announcement by
the local secretary.
Examination will be held on January
16 for junior telephone operator for
work in the Veterans bureau of Biz
mingham at salary of $1,0SO year,
and for similar operator in the Vet
Grams hospital at Miami, to pay a
salary of $500 a year with quarters.
subsistence and laundry. Both men
and women are eligible.
Examination for a messenger boy or
girl for the Birmingham Veterans bu-
reau will be held on January 10, and
for a sub-clerk in the Birmingham
bureau on January II. Full details of
the examinations will be furnished by
Miss May Alexander, room 119 Federal
building,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
BANK LOCATED
IN MODERN HOME
Security Trust And Savings
Has Remarkable Growth

The Security Trust and Savings Bank
is now located in their new banking
house at BOO Twenty-seventh street,
North Birmingham.
This is one of the most modern
equipped banking houses in Alabama
and offers a safe and sound banking
system to each and every patron.
c. b. Rogers, president, is no stranger
in the banking world having been in
business since 1907. John w. Cannon,
first vice president, and w. ID. Nc
Eachern, second vice president. are both
fine business men. David Mccarthy,
cashier, is also an experienced banker.
Witt this official line up, the public
is assured real service at this bank
which has been in business little over
a wear and has shown remarkable
growth, now having assets of over a
million dollars, an increase during the
past year of approximately three hun
dred per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
ATTORNEYS FORM
LAW PARTNERSHIP
Charles Rice, John Stone, Judge
Mcclellan To Open Offices

Charles f. Rice and John s. Stone,
of the firm of Rice and Stone, and
Judge Thomas G. Mcclellan announce
the formation of partnership for the
practice of law, effective January l, to
be known as Mcclellan, Rice and Stone;
with offices at S29-36 First National
bank building.
Judge Mcclellan, for many years
member of the supreme court OF Ala
hama, has been practicing in Birming-
ham for the past year. Rice and stone,
formerly members of the firm of Till
man, Bradley and Baldwin, recently
formed the partnership of Rice and
Stone.
The new firm will be assistant district
attorneys for the Louisville and Nash,
Vile railroad company, division counsel
for the Atlanta, Birmingham and AT,
lantic railway company, general counsel
for the state docks commission OF Ala
hama, southern attorneys for the Attain
tic Exchange Bank and Trust company
of Baltimore, Md; counsel for legal de-
partment Alabama Bankers association
and will represent other important cor
norate and individual interests.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
WOODLAND KNIGHTS
TO MEET CHRISTMAS
DIR. Hershey To Make Address
On Christmas Observance

Annual Christmas observance will be
held by Woodlawn Commandery NO.
81, knights Templar, on thursday
morning, December %, at the Masonic
Temple. Woodlawn. All members OF
the Commandery have been notified to
meet at the temple promptly at III
o'clock and visiting Sir knights are cor
daily invited to atentd.
The program will be featured by the
toasts to the grand master and grand
commander and an address on C4rist
and Christmas by Rev. Roy q. Her
shey. Commander e. l.. McCutchen
will speak on the order of DeMolay.
Other features of the program VIII De
the fraternal greetings from other. com
manderies, expressions from Slr
Knights, and an offering for the Ma
sonic home.
The toast to the most eminent grand
master, Leonidas Perry Newbyl Will be
offered by o. S. Finch, past comman-
der, response by d. M. Weakly. The
greeting from the grand commander, Law,
renee E. Gellerstedt, will be presented
by r. L. Strong, past commander. other
toasts will include to the grand COM
mandery of Alabama, and to the CON
Stltuent c0mmanderleS.
Officers of Woodlawn commandery
are: l.. A. McCutchen, commander
e. w. Cheney, generalissimo 5. W.
Ackley, captain general; j. II. Carr,
senior warden; r. A. Brand, junior
warden; o. S. Finch, prelate; II. L.
Mozeley, treasurer; r. l.. Strong, re-
corder; 8. A. Bliss, standard bearer
S. r. Hawley, sword bearer; e. l..
McCutchen, warder; u. A. Easterwood
captain of guard. Representatives to
convey fraternal greetings: To Cyrene
Comandery No. 10, X. r., and Biz
mingham Comandery No. AZ X. H.,
George w. Hays, P. c.; to Ensley
Commandery No. SO, X. T., White Glib
son to East Lake Commandery No
43, X. T., S. r. Hawley; to Wahouma
Commandery No. Al, X. T., w. T.
Whited.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
CITY MAY SEE
SELF ON SCREEN
Chest Plans To Show
Pictures Taken At
Auditorium

birmingham is to have the oppor-
unity of seeing itself in the movies, 1t
was announced Saturday by A. Nj.
Shook, Jr, campaign director of the
Community Chest.
BY arrangement with the Thomas
Meighan company and the Famous
Players Lasky corporation, Motioii
pictures taken of the Community Chest
benefit party at the municipal audi
forum are to be sent to Birmingham
within a few weeks and are to be ex-
hibited here in order to swell the chest
fund. Mr. Shook stated.
This picture will show Thomas
Meighan and Miss Lila Lee leading the
grand march with Miss Mary Collect
Earle. and John Terry Badham
The Community Chest has not de-
cidcd as vet how the picture is to be
exhibited, but the proceeds from it are
to be added to the fund, he said:
The pledges to date are over $415,O0O
with al least $4,000 more to be
pledged in the next week, Mr.. Shook
added, stating that the campaign is to
continue quietly until the goal of $475,-
600 is reached.
Pledges of 500 announced Satur-
day include:
Young and Vann Supply company,
500 additional, $500; employees, VIM
hcrly and Thomas Hardware company,
$40; Birmingham Athletic club (bene-
fit show, $1S7.45; employees, Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad, superin-
tendent road transportation depart
ment, STA; Holley and Davis and en-
ployes, Ensley, $153.75; the ISL
Tire company, $3.50; employees, Mont
romery Coal Washing company, $145 ;
REYNOLDS Brothers Lumber and Manu-
featuring company and employees. Sl35
Nat G. Clarke, Ensley. 500; DIR. E. L.
Fields. Ensley, 500; f. F. Norton and
Son Produce company, 500; Seals
Piano company. 500; Trianon thea
4or S10O
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
PL AIMING board OPPOSED To PARK AS library SITE
Too Many Santa Clauses
Confuse City Children

not positively sure which is Santa Claus
and which are his brothers. Enormous
family, and they all look very much
alike. In the shopping throngs were
many youngsters who regarded all the
Santas as imposters and became so con-
fused that they tod their parents they
doubted the existence of any such per
son.
Ample evidence to convince the skep-
tees is available, however. Hundreds
of letters to Santa Claus find their way
to the postoffice every day. The mail
sorters say there must be Santa Claus
because someone calls for his mail
regularly, and none of his letters are
returned for a more complete address.
That seems proof enough, doesn't it?
Down in the shopping district there
was further proof, even if dozens of
Santas were on the job. A small boy,
fascinated by an electric locomotive
speeding around track with six cars
in its train, was asked what he thought
about it.
Convincing Evidence
"Sure," he said, "ain't he going to
gimme that train?'' Tis testimony made
out a strong case for Santa Claus.
One youngster, though, was found
whose skepticism seemed fully justified
as Santa Claus going to be good to
you this Christmas, sonny?" someone
asked him.
II dunno about Santa Claus" he
drolled.
willie has just been to the dentist,
explained his mother.
"Gotto go again Tuesday, too," Ia
mented the young man.
Anyway, the preponderance of evi.
dence shows that Santa Claus still
thrives. The old boy is here this Christ.
mas, cap and bells and all. Just as
many kids as ever are shaking hands
with him and not weakening because
they see the old chap in almost every
window they pass.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
2 RAILROAD MEN
IMPROVED, REPORT
Both Were Hit By Automobiles
While On Duty

Two railroad men were reported as
recovering at st. Vincents hospital
Saturday night from injuries received
when struck by automobiles.
f. W. Barnes. ~, car repairman for
the Seaboard railroad. was recovering
from bruises and decorations received at
Il o'clock Saturday morning. when he
was struck by an automobile at the
Thirty-second street end of the First
avenue viaduct.
j. l.. Baker. flagman for the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad, was re-
ported recovering from decorations and
bruises received at II o'clock Friday
night when he was struck by an auto
mobile while on duty at Eighteenth
street and Railroad avenue.
Both of the injured men We're re-
moved to- the hospital in ambulances
from Johns.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21

It begins to look as if the city COM
mission will have to regulate the Santa
Clauses.
The merry old saints were more nu-
merous than Cloe's cops in the loop dis
trict Saturday, most of them engaging
in competitive endeavor with much du-
plication of effort and whiskers.
One Stnta is broad shouldered and
slender-a young fellow who has
scarcely grown into his patriarchal
beard. He stands all day in front of a
radio shop and waylays passers-by, pre-
senting coupons.
"Step right in and get Christmas
gift" he chirps over and over.
He's rather blunt Santa, and If
pressed for details, will snap: Jaw,
20 on the inside and find out what it's
about haven't got time to tell you a
bedtime story"
Distributes Circulars
Other Saint Nicks are not so harsh.
There's one in front of the Brown-Marx
building who does no talking, but gives
away circulars introducing a dentist
who guarantees painless extraction OF
teeth" There's another in depart
ment store, dolled up in a spic and
span red suit, who hands out souvenirs
to the kids. Then, there's a part-time
Santa who has to help out at running
the elevator. He has running line
of chatter for the young folks and they
like him enough to punch him in the side
and ask many questions.
Other popular Santas are those in
charge of the Salvation Army's Christ
mas "pots." They give smiles and
thanks in return for nickels and dimes.
Still another Saint Nicholas, the vet
eran of the staff, picks up the little
folks and kisses them. He's tired out
when his days work is done, and he's
more or less jealous of the one do u
stairs who passes around the souvenirs
Such a bumper crop of Santas has
confused the kids quite bit. They are
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Immense Amount Of Con-
structiOn Now Under
Way On Island

over 100 per cent when America went
dry and figures prove that the numbers
are on the climb. So Havana, for its
guests, must play wet for four months
out of the year.
The native Cuban does not care par
ticularly for the role. Inherently he is
slow, discreet drinker who prefers his
liquor mostly with his meals. 1ntoxi-
cation was practically unknown before
the American came. The American de-
manded drinks to his own liking. He
spurned Biccardi, the native rum; he
sneered at the sour wine; he wanted
whisky and soda in immense quantities.
He was willing to pay for it and In
Cuba that is synonymous to getting 1t.
The Cuban bar was the first shop to
become Americanized. Even in strictly
native haunts this effect is now evlnced.
The native copied his American brother
and instead of his rum and wine, he
drinks whisky and soda, gin and the
rest.
Is Part OF City
A tourist in Havana is a small inte-
grail part of the city itself. He is one
in nearly 100000, yet he is a most
important parsonage. He comes in
contact with about One-twentleth OF the
population. He spends more money on
frivolities than a dozen average Cubans
disgorge in a year. When he arrived
he sought to be amused. So, since he
was willing to pay, they planned amuse-
ments to his taste.
Havana, in the amusement realm, is
not much different from what American
cities were previous to 1919. There
are plenty of cabarets, dance halls and
beer gardens. The majority are en-
tirely or partially Americanized. The
walters speak English and they cater
to the service and dishes Americans
want. The entertainers play jazz and
sing nanny songs.
There is one institution of diversion
that refuses to become Americanized.
CONTINUED on page Fourteen
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
A. HALE is NAMED
TO, HEAD CLASS
Mems Class OF South Side Bap-
tist Church Elects

The following will serve as Officers
IF the Southside Baptist church Men $
Rible class for the ensuing six months ::
A. 3. Hale, president; J. Y. Newton
first vice president; E. y: 4eager, sec
ond vice president; G. e. Rice third
vice president; q. D. Hutehins, fourth
vice president; B. II. Elliott, treasurer
w. J. Thornton. musical director
Mrs. W. j. Thornton, pianist; D H.
BilIingsley, chorister; Il. h. Doe, as
sistant to chorister; b; NJ. farK' IL
brarian, and Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. fletch'
er, secretaries. A..
P. B. Burns is the teacher Oh Inc
class and his assistant Is DE- :
Thomson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Havana Having Hard Time Being Itself
Under Influence OF American Tourists
Ideal Weather
Proves Feature
OF Cuban Trip
" HE Birmingham Boosters

n HE Birmingham Boosters
party, consisting of a dozen
business men and their fami-
lies, left Birmingham December 2
for Today trip to Cuba. The it
inerary included short stopover in
New Orleans and five-day stay in
Havana.
One of the striking features Of
the tour was the weather encoun-
tered. A day out of New Orleans
temperatures began steady climb
and upon arrival at Havana the
thermometer registered around 100
degrees. Nights, however, were ex-
ceedingly comfortable.
According to expressions of the
party, the group enjoyed the tour
immensely and the chamber of COM
merce is now making plans to make
the trip an annual one for the pur-
pose of Strengthening commercial
bonds with the Latin republic.
Among those making the trip
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Leh-
man, Miss Florence Vann, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Johnston and daugh-
ter. Cecil Grey, Mrs. Clara Belle
Jolly, r. B. Smyer, Miss Pearl
Valid and B. F. Oldham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
ORDERED
TO ATTEND SCHOOL
Father Draws Sentence And Fine
In Court

]. NJ. Bishop was fined $50 and costs
and sentenced to 30 days in the county
Jail by Judge Virginia II. Mayfield of
the court of domestic relations, Satur-
day morning after being convicted of
not sending his minor children to school.
In passing sentence, Judge Mayfield
explained that Bishop had been convict
ed of the same offense previously and
that complaints of this nature were be-
coming too frequent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21

without it. The Americanization of
Havana is slow evolution, but it is
gradually assuming proportions which
are becoming very much in evidence.
Tourists Paradise
Prohibition made Havana for the
tourist. Before it's advent the, city
should have been every bit as much
and even more of a magnet than it now
is, but it was not 1t took prohibition
to awake the tourist to it's astounding
possibilities. Every traveller who visits
Havana does not necessarily go in a
quest for his thirst. To hundreds the
dampness is incidental, to others I'm
avoidable, but the real exploitation of
Havana's beauties did not come until
after 1919. Tourist travel increased
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
FURNITURE MAN
OPENS NEW STORE

Mr.. B. Joiner, owner of JOINER furni-
ture company, is an experienced furni-
ture man, having been connected WIN
other furniture firms in Birmingham
for several years, prior to the opening OF
his own store. He has furnished many
of the finest homes in Birmingham and
throughout the state.
He is located at 2121 Third avenue,
north, where you will find the same
courteous treatment and fair dealings
that have ever characterized his past
record as a furniture man.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Cuban Metropolis Rapidly
Being Americanized,
Reporter Finds
BY r. M. ROSS

Havana symphony orchestra play
ing ragtime.
Fifty years ago Havana was, no
doubt, just Havana. Today, amidst the
confusing cross-currents of American
tourists, American customs and Amer
lean money, it is having hard time
being itself.
The main trouble with Havana, as it
was seen recently by party from the
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, is
that it is attempting to travel too fast.
1t is like a four-cylinder car keeping
pace with an eight. 1t can be done,
but the pace eventually becomes
strenuous.
They are erecting an eight-story
building on one of its crooked, narrow
streets. Shows progress, but Havana
doesn't need any eight-story buildings.
When it gets this one it will get others
eight, ten, and still higher-until the
quaint Havana, the city that de Valaz-
quez founded over four centuries ago,
will have only the pearl shell of its
former self.
Adopts Americanism
1t would be ridiculous to say that
Havana will ever rid itself of all of its
foreign atmosphere. At least not in
this generation, or the next; the future
perhaps? 1t has come far in the last
few years under the exotic influence of
American business and American tour
lists. 1t has already adopted many of
the free-handed methods of the states.
Even in the summer when it's floating
population drops to the lowest ebb, they
say that the American influence still
predominates.
The American affectation works both
good and bad for Cuba. 1t speeds up
industries (although the American does
not speed up the industries so much as
the industries slow up the American) !;
it makes eight-story buildings, but for
the genuine picturesqueness of the old
Havana, Cuba would be much better off
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
BUSINESS SCHOOLS
SEEK REGULATIONS
Condemn Short Courses And
Unethical Methods

Resolutions cOndemning "unreason-
ably short courses" and unethical
methods said to be practiced by certain
schools in the south have been passed
by the Southern Commercial Teachers
association, an organization covering
the entire southern states.
These practices were scored as enc
mics to education and injurious to
young people whom they enroll and Il
reflection upon business schools in gen
eral,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
HOME FOR HOLIDAYS

W. NJ. Green, Jr, son Of W. NJ.
Green, 3OS South Fifty-fourth street,
and f. J. Webb. Jr., son of E. j. Webb,
4O2 North Center avenue, Piedmont, are
expected home Sunday for the Christmas
vacation from their studies at the Chi
cago Academy of Fine Arts. where they
have been taking a course in newspaper
cartooning. The boys were the only rep
resentatives of Alabama at the academy
and roomed together while in Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
NAME BICKELHAUPT
AS VICE PRESIDENT
Is Operating Head Of Bell Tel
ephone System

c. O. Bickelhaupt has been named
vice president in charge of operations
of the southern group of Bell Tele-
phone companies. comprising the South
ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
company and the Cumberland Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, taking
effect January 1.
The Southern Bell company operates
in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and the
Carolinas and the Cumberland in Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi and headquarters of both
companies is in Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Pound OF Turkey
Brings Is Gents
In Brisk Market

ID IG, fat Christmas turkeys from
ID Fayette county were selling in
Birmingham Saturday at %
a pounds, nearly 15 cents under the
market price-but only to officials
and employees of the health depart
ment.
Chief Clerk George Truss has
connection with an upstate farmer.
who sent him limited supply of
gobblers for sale "at cost" There
were not enough to go around, and
the first health department attaches
who answered Truss little ad on the
office bulletin board got service.