The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
, CLERKS ADDED
 TO POST OFFICE
t'cEniry Also Seeks New $2O,OO0 Wing For
 Building
tBesasmer Bureaul

XeeNtW@Q G4tufuhy tfOm IOstHdstcr q. Howard MciEniry at Washington states that the Bessemer post office has been srasted two additional clerks and a mateFisi increase in equipment, effee- tive soon after July 1. The message stated further that the question of add iag more carriers to the city delivery service would be taken up later, with prospects of favorable action,
 McEairy went to Washington last week on the occasion of Bessemer's entry into the first class in order per sonaily to press claims for improve saenfa and extensions in the service. His success in securing the additional clerks makes postal officiais here optim- iatic over the chances of securing the ethsf reforms asked for.
 While h Washington McEniry will also take up the building ot an annex with treasury officials. A tentative agreement reached some time ago calls feF [ e10, 600 unit to be built on the Touyth avenue side of the property, which wss originally purchased with this In view,
 MeEniry has been aided in his fight for improvements by the Chamber of Commerce, Representative George Hud- dleston and Senator. Oscar Underwood It was brought to the attention of the dapartment that mail service at Bes- eenaeF wee considerably lower than the average of other cities the same size.
 The telegram Saturday stated that enc clerk would be put on at once and that the department would also allow 91 900 per year to employ an auxiiiaFy clerk, Considerable equipment has also been authorized.
 10 Eutertain Boys,-Plans will be made at the Sunday morning meeting of the Wesley Bible class ct the First Methodisk church for picnic to be eiyen the under privileged boys to be decided at that time, when the members will also be asked to state whether they will be able to attend CT not. Each member will carry lunch for himself and at least one boy, whom he b expected to invite.
 Biz Celebration On July 4.--A big time iR general Is being planned in Rsssemer for July and it is under stood that the whole city will turn cat On this day, with the Rotary, KiwAnis and the Swimming clubs aEOnsoring the movement.
 Tap Bryant is in charge of the eele- AVation assisted by Howe Price, l., s. Moorer and George Mcdowell of the Rotary club and P. E. Gwin, George Houston, Dr. Isadore Pittman and E. c. Paden of the Kiwanis club.
 The festivities will start at 10 o'clock, when ball game will be played ak the new municipal park between Hessemer and Fairfield. At o'clock at Second avenue and Eighteenth street. bicycle races will start. Thereswill be a race for the boys, riding the plank a slow race, a girls race and also a negro race. At 2 o'clock at the same location, a Watermelon contest will take place, the melons being donated hy Bell Rogers Produce company, Huey- Noneycutt company and C.sJ. Leokie Produce company. Chief Leo Hill will be in charge of this part of the enter tainment and it is expected that many wlll enter this contest. At 3 80 there Niil be another ball game at the city paFk played by the same teams and this will conclude the program for the day. IlaS.
 The following prizes have been danated by Bessemer merchants: Jap Bryant, $10; Arthur Jacobss $5; Nor ton Hardware company, a knife; Dur ham Woolen Mills, S2.50; Mcdonald Brothers, $5. Go-Zip Service station, one tube 30xS11a :; Schellicic Brothers, two gallons ice cream; Filling Station lHnchroom, $250; Fulton Drug com many, flashlight; w. l.. Baxley x Son, 925O; Alley Drug company, $4.5O fountain pen; Keith Perkins and Ware,
 
 BPannen Motor company, auto cigar lighter, S5; Anderson Dry Cleaning company, $2; Moore Tire company, al8.EO casing; Carrell Jewelry com nAny, $5 silver compact; Mingea Tail aFlug company, $2; Erlick and Letko- wits, $4.5O silk shirt; R. J. Sloggett, a,26 belt; Kartus Korner,. $1 pair of socks; I. Rosen, $250 shirt; Sullivan Studio, $2. &
 All business houses, members of the Chamber of Commerce will observe q whole holiday, according to . referen- dun carried out this week, Aquestion- Aaire was sent out by Secretary A. 10. Ansman, 55, being returned in favor Of closing all day, while 10 favored dosing a half day. It was Understood that the majority rule would prevail.
 Little Girl Dies.-Madeline Jane Fuller, the little two-year.old daugh- ter of Mir. and Mrs. Luke Fuller died Friday afternoon at 6 o'clock at the 2, c. I. hospital at Fairfield. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon from the family residence at Rutledge Springs, interment taking place at Pleasant Ridge cemetery with McCOl- lam in charge The deceased is sur vtved by her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Lake Fuller,
 Moody Wins Tournament - Lee Moody won the Woodward Golf club teurnament this week by defeating A. II, Woodward in the first division by q score of four and three. This match : has attracted wide attention through out the district, as has the other matches, following the elimination series eaFlir in the week.
 Other winners in the matches fin iahed are: First division, l.. l.. Vann, JF,, who defeated J. R. Lysle 2 and 1 i; R, l.. Huey in the fourth division, a. The winner of the third division will ha decided by a match next week be- tween J. Craik and Paul Ragsdale.
 A feature of the tournament was the Blaying of 13-year-old Joe Woodward who was runner-up in the fourth di- Rision. The consolations are to be : Rsayed off next week, with the exeep- ton of the first division, this having haen won by J. c. Barrett who de. faated Dr. P. E. Gwin. There were 04 players to enter.
 Pineview Dance Big Success. The "aheik Ball." which was given Friday night at Pineview Beach was de- eiaed success. and large crowd at tended, The judges, Miss Myrtle Haynes of Tuscaloosa, Miss Virginia Price and Miss Louise Humphries awarded the Tniza tn Hurry Earil nf Resserner