The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
BESSEMER HIGH
 SCHOOL ANNUAL Will Be a Publication of
 Great Merit CITY COUNCIL MEETS New Members of Board of Educa- ti0n Will Be Elected for Long
 Term-Local Items of
 Interest,"

The Bessemer High schol will pub fish the first school annual of it's his tory this year. The name "kalista," Greek word, meaning very beautiful or most excellent has been selected for 1t and the 100-page volume will be filled with pictures of the faculty, grad uating class and different departments of manual arts and domestic science.
 To the senior class is due the credit of editing the annual, and the proph- ecy, history. poem. squibs on the char acteristics of each member and essays will compose the reading natter The board of editors include:
 Editor-in- chief, James Fitzpatrick; artist, Ethel Johnston; business mana ger, Duff Lewis; assistant manager, Phillip Neal. The book is now ready for the printers and will be sent to press this week.
 The seniors, at a recent class meet ing, elected the following officers:
 President, Duff Lewis; vice president, Phillip Neal; secretary and treasurer, @tAAE9 Reynolds; prophet, Miss Helen Lewis; poet, Miss Fay Faulkner
 The class colors are blue and gold, the pin, a beautiful shield, design sur- rounded with pearls and sapphires, and the flowers will be sweet peas.
 The social season, which always adds so much pleasure, to the commence ment exercises, will be opened by Toy Parsons. who will entertain in honor mother at West End next Friday night.
 Council Meets
 The city council will meet in regular session Tuesday night. The most import ant business to come up vii be the cleo tion of a new member of the board of education for the long term, the election of two new policemen and further dis cussion of the re-assessment of taxable property. The permit for the new Frisco station will not be voted upon as Agent J. H. D. Smith has decided to accept the signatures of the building committee as final and make preparations for the erec- ton at once.
 City Court Jurors
 Monday at the Bessemer city court the morning was spent in empaneling two juries and the afternoon devoted to the hearings of the Dickey versus Republic Iron and Steel company case.
 Those composing jury No. 1 are: Flu gene V. Hill, time keeper; Jesse c. Duff fy section foreman; Henry Vines, Jr., farmer; George Scott. pipe man; Elisha Bearden, miner; David G. Griffith switchman; David J. Huey, farmer; Alex Dunlap, miner; John W. Cason, ~ Rust, clerk; D. Marshell Waldrop, farm | CT.
 Members of jury No. 2 are as follows Ira Edwards, farmer; Fred Jones, ma chinist; Edward Roy, farmer; W. David Riley, merchant; Jasper Bryant, bicycle shop; Harry B. Edwards, coal dealer; Jas. T. Crooks, filter man; J. A. Goolsby, farmer: Jos. R. Knight, merchant; James A. Smithson, farmer; James H. Lawson, farmer; John o. Parsons, farmer.
 Local Items
 The mayors docket shows a fine of $50 each for three negro violators of the prohibition law and minor fines for the usual Monday morning cases of assault, larceny and drunkenness.
 A raid made at Brighton late Satur- day afternoon on the soft drink stand of Jim Stanton resulted in the finding and l removal of a wagon load of whiskey and beer. The violators of the prohibi- | ton law are becoming so numerous that extra storage rooms will have to be rented by the chief deputy sheriff, as 1t | is overf1owing the preesnt place. | Monday was the first day of self-de- | nial week, an institution of the Salvation Army. Contributions arising from the sacrifice of any little extravagance or customary expenditure on pleasure will | be greatly appreciated if sent to the Salvation Army, P. o. Box s5 city.
 Postoffice Receipts A report from the local postoffice | shows the following statistics: Receipts for March, 1910. I'll 4: Receipts for March, 1911.. .S1, ,734 Ut | Receipts for First Quarter, 1910. s4, ,S01 g: l Receipts for First Quarter, 1911. .$4, 803. .0s
 Mrs. Draper Dies
 Mrs. G. H. Draper, aged 73 years, diej last Saturday night at the home of hel daughter, Mrs. R. E. Plyler at Huey- | town. The deceased was a member o1 the Huey family, one of the oldest ir Jefferson county, and is survived by g | husband, one daughter, four step-chil- | dren, three brothers and a sister The I funeral services were conducted by Rev l M K. Thornton, at Pleasant Ridge | church, and the interment made al Pleasant Ridge cemetery, Sunday after noon at 2:30 o'clock.
 Announcements
 l Bessemer lodge No. 109, l. O. O. F. will meet Tuesday night
 l The Baptist Young Peoples union will