The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-05
MUN|T|0NPLANT
BREAKS RECORD
Admission War Industry
Turns Out 1886 Shells in
Weeks Time

Admission, September 4.-(Special) 1.-THE
Admission Ordnance company broke all of
its previous records last week when they
turned out 1895 shells which were &C
cepted by the inspector of the English
army. On Thursday they surprised
everyone connected with the plant when
pleted shells.
New improvements are being made in
the shellroom daily and are aiding ma
terially in increasing the output of the
plant. -Four new Mitchell lathes are now
on the floor and are being adjusted,
and four others arrived at the plant Sat
urday.
The largest shipment sent from the
plant to New York was made Thursday,
| when seven carloads of inspected shells
left the factory.
August has been the best month that
the munition plant has had since it's
foundation There is no factory in the
south which can equal its daily or
monthly output. and very few in the
shells. The first week of August 1872
shells were made; the second, 1758; the
| third, 2256; the fourth. 23O7, and the last
week, 2335, making a total output fol-
the month of August, 916S, only 1892 shells
| under the 10000 mark. The pay roll OF
the plant is averaging between $4,000 and
5000 each week.
A shipment Of 200 blank shells was re-
ceived at the plant Saturday night and
the output for this week is expected to
| average 800 shells each day. Superinten-
dent Boyles stated that he would not be
satisfied until the factory was averaging
a monthly output of 1900 shells.
The employees are receiving their Sec
| ond shots in the arm of the typhoid Sc
rum as a precaution against fever, 23(
men having been inoculated Saturday
Supt D. r. Murphy has been busy fol
several days getting everything in shiI
shape for the coming session of the pub.
lie schools and he predicts very sue
cessful school year. Most of the teach.
ers have arrived in the city and all OF
those who have not done so will reach
| the city during the next few days.
While the new Pine Avenue school will
be completed in time for the beginning
| of school, 1t Is not believed possible te
use the building on account Of the lacl
of sewerage facilities This defect the
city is making every effort to remedy
| however.
| The Calhoun county grand jury con
vened Monday afternoon at the court
house In this city after having beer
| charged by Judge Thomas w. Colemans
Jr.. of the city court of Admission ant
| they Will be In session very probably fol
| the next two weeks
| Although the prohibition law is beins
better enforced in Calhoun county a
present than it has been for several year,
Judge Coleman. in keeping with a lifetim,
| record, laid particular emphasis on tn,
necessity for a strict enforcement OF III,
liquor laws. He also stressed the evil,
or pistol 'toting," and charged the iur,
on other questions in the interest of Law
and order.
| AS a result of a campaign that is beins
conducted throughout the county by G
w. Daugette. president of the State Nor
NAL school at Jacksonville, HI. n Per
sons, county superintendent of schools
| ID. r. Murphy, city superintendent q
schools; Russell 8. King Of the Calho,,,
County High school and others. it is he
lieved, that this county will roll I'm
safe majority in favor of local taxatio,
| when the 3-mill amendment is sIhn,jtta .,
in November At a meeting at Angs
Saturday. a poll was taken of ali ~,
voters present and out of so in tho a.,
dience only me voted against the nro
posed amendment
| F. F. Koerber, deputy United STATE
revenue collector has returned fron
montgomery. to which place he wa
transferred sometime ago, succee5ins !
K. Mccain. Mr.. Mccain has been tro : :
ferred back to the southern division. Al
though there is considerable moonsh;rin,
IN counties around Calhoun, Mr. Koarha
states that he was kept much b,,sisr :,
south Alabama than he has been here
The large delegation Of laborins 80,
nom this city returned from Birminpha . !
Monday night, after having attended ' 7 -
1 1ol LAY ceieoration in that city. N
delegation was headed by ]. r. Cote
who was elected president at the 'i IL !.
rsguiar meeting. and W, A. Adair. VIC VIC
s pnoS'uvn' -. MISS Eula HUMPHREYS wa
sponsor Tor the central labor co,,nci, :.