The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26
|BESSEMER BOARD
HOLDS BUSY SESSION
Committee to Confer With
Government Expert on
Navigation Survey

Bessemer, August 25-(Special)- AT the
meeting of the Bessemer board of trade
this afternoon at o clock many matters
of Importance were brought up. A COM
mitee appointed to confer with George r.
Little, who is stationed as Tuscaloosa,
the government engineer, regarding the
survey and reports on slack water navi-
cation to Bessemer as follows: Maj. T. 7.
Heuy, w. p. Gum, A. NJ. Shook, Jr., j.
F. Cannon, T. A. Wellar and ]. e.
Hafner The chairman appointed COM
mittee to take up the matter of the
Southern passenger trains to run into
Bessemer. The committee follows: JON
D. Martin, DR.. e. p Lacey, w. A. Sin
mons, L. A. Lewis and Moss Crotwell
The following telegram was received:
ITO the Bessemer Board of Trade:
IF revenue bill carrying an unjust tax
of per cent on munitions of war, in
Guiding guncotton, is passed. what will
become of cotton market? Will the south
start another "buy-a- bale campaign?
Several million bales of cotton used in
1915-19l6 in manufacturing guncotton,
cotton growers were paid over $780, 900, 900
will be ruined if bill becomes a law Why
not protect cotton growers by insisting
upon your senators demanding amend
ment of this measure? Urge them to
protect and vote against it in interest
of the people of your state.
Do it at once
THE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIA-
TION OF NEW JERSEY.
BY Charles Dobbs, President
This matter was thought to be out of
the jurisdiction of the board of trade and
1t was suggested that our senators will
do whatever is for the best in the prem
Uses.
Bessemer will meet Ensley on their
local diamond Saturday for the last time
this season. On the outcome of this game
Ensleys chances for the pennant hinges
Captain Ragsdale will shift his lineup
for the Saturday game, which will be
called promptly at $780, Admission is
free.
A party of young people were chap
eroned by Mr.. and Mrs G. D. Woodrow
to West Lake last evening, where a de-
lightful picnic was enjoyed. The party
left town at o'clock, carrying lunch and
the amusements of the lake were enjoyed
until late hour. Among those attend
ing were: Miss Ella Bumby, Miss Annie
We've Thornton, Miss Helen Neal, Miss
Elizabeth Mitchell, Miss Louise PreWitt
and Miss Annie Watkins, j. H. Bush
Mr. Charles Bush, Mr.. Charlie Jones, Mr..
Howe Prince and Mr. Eugene Hawkins.
Deputy sheriffs from the Bessemer Of
flce have been busy all week serving war;
rants on owners of cattle who have re-
fused to have their stock dipped accord
ing to law. The men refused to make
bond in two instances and We're taken
to jail
The Boy Scouts met at the high school
auditorium tonight. Scoutmaster C. r.
kuchins, who has recently returned from
the scoutmasters school conducted at
Culver, Ind, delivered an interesting talk
to the boys, relating his experiences
The scouts enjoyed the talk immensely
and much enthusiasm was aroused
Mr. Richard Winstead and Miss Zula
Cargile of Lipscomb We're quietly married
IN Birmingham Wednesday afternoon at
the parsonage of the Third Presbyterian
church. the Rev. ]. A. Bryan, the pastor
performing the ceremony Mr. Winstead
Is bank boss of No. l slope at the Wood
ward ore mines, while the bride is a
popular young woman of Lipscomb, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. M CargiIs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winstead will make their
home in Iipscomb
This afternoon Miss Geraldine Odell
charmingly entertained the members of
the f. and w. club at her home on
dartmouth avenue The decorations were
OF garden flowers and at the conclusion
OF the games, delicious ice course was
served The guests were: Miss Mildred
stoves, Miss Mildred Ragsdale Miss Lu-
Gle Lyle, Miss Pauline Randle, Miss
Emma Lois Waldrop, Miss Sydney Nor
ION, MISS Lillian Ryan. Miss Elizabeth
Turfer, Miss Carolina Reed. and Miss
Gera ldine Odell