The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-11
bESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, October 10-tSpeciaL )-The work on the enlarging of the local plant of the United States Cast Iron flpe and Foundry company is pro- sressing rapidly but it will be some time before the Improvements are com pleted. Pit No. l is at work at pres ent making 36, 4s and 6O-inch pipe for the Louisville waterworks.
 The capacity for melting pig Iron VIII be quadrupled. It will be increased approximately 500 tons per day or 24O.- V00 tons year, which means an out put of about s4,00o,o00 in value outside of the large output of their job foun- dry and machine shops.
 already six immense derricks have been installed and there are still four more to follow. A large gas generator building, adjoining the steam power plant is rapidly nearing completion. while two brick core drying houses are under construction. Along the line of pits new and improved coupolas are being erected.
 When the plant Is completed it will be one of the most modern in the south having installed the latest labor sav- Ing and efficient devices of any iron casting and foundry plant
 The senior class of 1916 of the Bes- semer High school, which consists of 21 girls and seven boys. started out with full attendance which they hope to keep up through the year. It Is the in- tention of the class to make this the best year in the history of the class. While the girls in the class greatly outnumber the boys, this is no sign that the "suffragists" will rule the democratic party in the senior class, which consists of all the boys.
 The following officers have been elected: Joe Houston president; Miss vivian Johnston, vice president: Rob- ert Lee. secretary and treasurer: Guy Benton. historian; Miss Alma Scott, prophet; Miss Merriam Stein poet: Miss Lorraine Buck, statistician; Miss Emma Fitzpatrick, giftorian; Miss S. k. Hayes, last will and testiment; Miss Mary Word, artist
 Plans are being made already for the kalista, the high school annual, and officers for this board have been elected as follows: Joe Houston, editor in chief; Miss Lillian Cahill, assistant edi- tor in chief; Robert Lee business man. ager; Bryan Cowan, assistant business manager; Miss Alma England, athletic editor. Miss Vivian Johnston literary editor; Hal Grgsby. advertising mana ger; Miss Louise Hendricks, assistant advertising manager, and Miss Lorains Buck, statistical editor.
 The members of the class are as fol- lows: Miss Alma Scott, Miss Bara No Ian, Miss Emma Fitzpatrick, Miss Annie Johnson, Miss Merriam Stein, Miss Vivian Johnston. Miss Lillian Cahill, Miss I.il- lian Malone, Miss S. E. Hayes. Miss Lorraine Buck, Miss Mary Thornburgh. Miss Eva Halowell Miss Mary Word. Miss Louise Hendricks. Miss Ella Bum by, Miss Adele Schwabacher Miss Ada McDaniels. Miss Alma England, Miss Alberta Norwood, Miss Eugenia Stevens, Shelby Martin, Joe Houston, Guy Ben ton, Robert Lee, Carl Brill, Robert Stein, Hal Grigsby and Bryan Cowan.
 Whisky. wines and beer which were seized here shortly after the prohibition law went into effect on June 30, 1915, have been shipped out of the city to points in Tennessee and Kentucky by deputies in the sheriffs office here The liquor which amounted to several thousand gallons, was returned to the concerns from which 1t was purchased by the former saloon owners. It Is said the money for the liquor will be re. funded and returned to the owners of the liquor.
 The following delegates have been se- lected to represent Bessemer at the an- nual Alabama Good Roads convention which will be held in Birmingham Octo- Der 12 and 13: F. l.. Huey. Will Mar tin, Dr. E. P. Lacey, Lee Moody J. r. Cannon, A. M. Shook, Jr., c. w. Allen, Thomas T. Huey, w. H. Lewis, Louis Hoster G. B. Hollingsworth, Sam Err lick. I. A. Lewis. John Mcconnell, Dr.