The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-16
ROAD FINANCING
 TO BE STUDIED
Bessemer Will Assist In Move
 To Rebuild Highway Into ..+-'~. Shelby County &
(Bessen,er Bureau)

(Bessenler Bureaul
 BESSEMER, Ala, March 15.--A conference will be held Tuesday be- tween members of the Shelby county board of revenue, representative citi- zens of that county and delagtion from Bessemer Chamber of Commerce, relative, to the project to construct six miles of road between Genery's Gap and Pelham.
 Bessemer merchants are interested in the construction of the roadt because it will open a large trade territory to this city which at present is practically shut off. =
 The building of the road has been advocated by the Chamber. of Com merce, but it was found that the Shelby county commissioners did not have funds for the work. They offered, however, to bear 50 per cent of the cost, provided the Chamber of Com merce and interested citizens of Shelby would raise the balance. I
 People living in the affected sec tion now have to travel 35 miles to the nearest large town. The six miles of proposed road will give these peo- pie direct road into Bessemer, which is only IA miles at the longest point, and it is believed that the bulk of their patronage will,jbe brought to this city in consequence.
 The various delegations will meet Tuesday morning at a selected spot on the proposed road, and there will consider estimates made by the Shelby county engineer, and will per sonally inspect that part of the road to be rebuilt.
 Rotarians To Convention.--A dele gation of about 30 Rotarians will leave Bessemer Tuesday morning at 8 20 o'clock for the annual state con vention at Tuscaloosa. They will meet at the Louisville and Nashville sta tion, and there board a special train, which will be made up in Birmingham. Each member has been asked to secure certificates from the ticket agent, and turn these in at the McLester hotel in order that Bessemer may be credited with their attendance.
 The Bessemer club will take the bulk of it's membership for the two-day con ference, and hopes to capture the at- tendance trophy. -... =. r
 lBlackfriars To Appear.-Bessemer will have its first chance to see the Blackfriar Players of the University of Alabama, when they play at the high. school auditorium on Monday, March 24. This organization is we'll known over the state and is said to have the best program this year they have ever offered. ..
 The major play will be three.act comedy, ''The Widows Husband" ''TheValiant," will be an additional. of fering. Prof. F. Hudson Strode. will act as director, with. Jim Burt play ing the leading roles. Miss Mary Fitts and Miss Elizabeth Donovan are also featured in both plays. S.'. '.
 Proceeds of the entertainment will be used to defray the expense of the high school publications
 ,. John Bailey Dies-John Bailey, who has made his home at Bessemer for many years, died at Miami, Fla, Satur- day morning. MT. Bailey had gone to Florida for his health, and his death was. not unexpected. The body will arrive in Bessemer Sunday, and burial will take place at the Brighton ceme- tery. Mr. Bailey is survived by his widow, three sons. Roy, John and Ed win Bailey; two daughters, Miss Ruby and Mrs Clifford Crook. --f-.
 James WOOten Buried-James W. Wooten, 8, who died at his home at West End Thursday evening, was buried at Union cemetery Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. T. E. Steeley off ciated, burial following with McCollum in charge. He is survived by his widow, one son, A. D. Wooten, and three daughters. Misses May, Jewell and Bill lie Ruth Wooten!
 Select Prettiest Girl-In the annual Who's Who" election at the high school this week, Miss Willie Mae Glasgow was voted the prettiest' girl in school. The selection was held for The Kalista, the school publication, which is to be printed soon.
 In the same contest Miss Hirsch Childs was voted the most loyal stu dent; Miss Helen Veitch, most popular girl; Miss Florence Waller, best all around girl student; Withers Caughlin. most popular boy; Howard Parsons, best athlete; Edward Saunders, best all-round boy; Fred Hanby, handsomest boy. Another feature arranged so as to be published in The Kalista was the annual debate of the girls literary socie- ties, the first of which will take place Monday afternoon in the auditorium be- tween the Beta Gamma and the Tut wiler societies, The topic will be, Re solved that the bonus bill should pass"
 Miss Bernice Erlick and Miss Rachael Wilson will represent the Beta Gammas and Elise Rocker and Miss Myrtle Payne will represent the Tut wiler society. ~, s.
 Church Announcements New Era and Alpha classes of the South Highland Baptist church will meet Sun day morning at 9;30 o'clock. The other Sunday school classes convene at 9 :45 o'clock. --...
 At II o'clock Rev. Roy Chandler will have for his topic Something Unusual" The Sunbeam band will meet at 2 80 o'clock in the afternoon and at 6:30 o'clock all three bands of the B. Y. P. U. will meet. The topic .fort the evening sermon will be Something Urgent"
 Dr. r. 0. Hellier will fill the pulpit at the First Presbyterian church,. his morning topic being Relationship of Man. In the evening be will talk on "Life's Three Great Temptations"
 Rev. R. l.. Gwaltney, editor of the Alabama Baptist, will fill the pulpit