The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
SEEK TO BUILD
 JAY BIRD ROAD
Record Class To Graduate From Bessemer High
 School
(Bessemer Bureaul

BESSEMER, Ala, May 17--A movement will be started soon for the building of permanent highway over the Jay Bird road between Bessemer and Rutledge Springs via Brighton, l Woodward and Dolomite, it was an- nOunced Saturday. Construction of such a highway would reduce the dis tance between Bessemer and Fairfield by two and one-half miles, the pro posed road connecting with the North Bessemer highway at Huey's Lane and Rutledge Springs.
 In addition to shortening the time of travel between these two points, the new road will serve directly six of the most populated communities in south Jefferson county Neither Brighton, Dolomite nor Woodward are on paved | highways and residents in. this sec l ton, it is understood, will make a strong fight for the building of the road.
 The Jay Bird road at present con l tains several steep grades, and the pro- posed route will suggest change, go- l ing the left of the present road, and following. the property of the Wood ward Iron company and the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. These companies, it is understood, will favor the new route.
 The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- roa company, it is stated, will erect from fifty to one hundred white resi- dences near Rutledge Springs, which would be the terminal of the proposed permanent road. The new development of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company will occur at this same neighborhood.
 Large Glass Graduates The largest class in the history of the Bessemer High school will be given diplomas on Thursday evening, May 29, in the new school auditorium on Second avenue. The senior class play, "Smilin' Through" will be given in the audi torium Wednesday evening, May 2S, while the alumni banquet is to be held at the lunch room in the old building on the evening of May 30.
 Those to be given diplomas are Miriam Smith, Mable Baggett, Eunice Brewer, Elizabeth Briggs, Ruth Bruce, Alice Carlisle, Willie Mae Crawford, Mary Coleman, Hirch Childs, Willie Copeland, Lois Faull, Willie Mae, Glas- gow,. Elizabeth Grigsby, Dorothy Har- mer, Hasel Halfacre, Elaine Hood, Ethel Jager, Marie Jones, Louise KacreIhofer, Elizabeth Knight, Eula Knowles, Evelyn Moreland, Clustic Mo Tyiere, Hazel McWorter, Kathleen Naylor, Marie Workman, Thera Ouzts, Francis Owen, Ora Parrish, Rose Per ry, Josephine Perkins, Elsie Porter, Celestia Higgins Leila Mae Sharpe, Mae Ola Taylor, Helen Yeitch, Flor ence Waller, Sarah Mae Walters, Rachael Wilson, Elizabeth Wood, Oudia Wood, Katherine Wyatt, Bonnie Cloudus, Ellis Barnett, James Rutledge, Virgil Blake, Hershel Bradford, Wither Caughlin, William Cunningham, John Ellington, Thatteus Farr, Wilfred Full ton, John Granger, Roy Gambill, Bar ney Gray Fred Hanby, Elwyn Hamil- ton, William Herbert, Arnold Ken nedy, Hubert Lehman, Albert Long, Howard McGriff, Roland Owen, Robert Russell, Ernest Robertson, Eugene Tate, Herbert Thornburgh, Charles Saunders, Edward Saunders and Har- old Hood. '
 Troops Are Organized Two Girl Scout troops were organized Friday at largely attended meeting at the Cham Der of Commerce. This meeting was called by Mrs. George Bumgardner and there was 36 girls, together with large number of women present.
 One troop will be located on the north side of the city, with Mrs. Bum gardner in charge, the, other to be on the southside with Mrs. Robert Hitch cock. Membership campaign for these two troops will be started by the girls at once.
 Plans were also discussed for the formation of an, advisory council, Mrs. E. l.. Huey and Mrs. J. B. Morton be- ing appointed to head this work. Old CT women of the city will be urged to join the council.
 Miss Gage Morton was selected at this meeting to act as physical direc- tor. Meetings will be held Wednesdays and Fridays of each week and. it is es- pecially urged that mothers desiring their girls to join, attend the first meet ing next week.
 Campaign Ends-The three months campaign of the WOmen's Missionary society of the Lipscomb ,, Methodist church was brought to a close Friday afternoon with a big community cele- bration. The society was divided into three tribes, representatives of the tribes of Isreal, and were headed by the following: Mrs. Lee Perry, whose xryOrHnxS eA1K.