The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-13
BESSEMER EAGERLY
 AWAITS FOR REPORT
Feasibility of Canal Said to
 Have Been Proved
BANQUET FOR TEAM
Fire Department Has Many Calls. Organ Recital Tomorrow After no0n--Other News of the
 Marvel City

Bessemer, January 12.-(Special 1.-The report on the survey of the proposed Valley creek canal is being awaited with & great deal of interest by the citizens of Bessemer. The report has already been sent to the war department by En-
 sineers Little and Davis. It is ex- pected to be given out soon. It is the concensus of opinion that the report will be favorable and as soon as same is made public, Congressman Huddleston will immediately introduce a bill in Con- gress authorizing further work to pro- ceed. It is believed that the report will be a most comprehensive one, and it will be the first report that gives the data and facts as to the feasibility of a canal from Bessemer to the Warrior river. It has been ascertained that conditions are most favorable, that there is an abun- dance of water and a greater part of the way channel has been provided by na- ture for the construction of the water way.
 The annual banquet for the football team of the Bessemer High school was held tonight at the Bright Star cafe
 
 gardner acted as toastmaster and inter- esting talks were made by Superinten- dent A. A. Persons, T. S. Burkes, c. R. Kuchins, F. Collier. Dr. J, s. Winters, Dr. E. R. Smith and others. Henry Ev- ans, the retiring captain, who has led the local eleven through the entire sea- son undefeated, made a splendid talk and in conclusion, introduced Charlie Scott, the captain for 1917
 Captain Scott was greeted with enthus- fasm. Other members of the team were: Herbert Salters. Frank Scott, Fred Har- rison, Henry Roberts, Louis Oddo, Ralph Snider, Jack Lacey, Eugene Coston, Charlie Wright George Hazelwood, Clarence Saunders and others. Among whose attending the banquet were the members of the High school faculty, the members of both football teams and a number of young ladies and other invited guests.
 While the fire department was fighting 8 big blaze at the residence of E. 4. Little yesterday another alarm came in from Ninth avenue between Twenty-sec- ond and Twenty-third streets and oneI truck had to be sent to the latter place which badly crippled the force at thel Little fire. At present, the fire depart nlent has only six men with the chief and they have done some splendid work with the equipment at their disposal. At 6l O clock this morning, the department an- swered a call to 15 South Twenty-secondj street. where a house owned by William H. H. Hudson was slightly damaged. At 6:45 o'clock the residence of w. M. Farrell, 60i Eighteenth street, was damaged. and about 9 o'clock, the resi- dence of Dr. R. P McTyiere, 1894 Ar licsl1t 6a ma pH The department has also responded to a number of calls where the loss was nom inal.
 Second avenue is being repaired by the beps rtment as is Eighteenth and Nine- teenth streets and in the spring work will ba Segun on the paving ot Second ave nue from Eighteenth to Twenty-first streets.
 Automobile tire thieves are very ac- tive in Bessemer. One of the most re- cent thefts of this kind occurred in front of the Baptist church, when a thief stole the tire from an automo- bile while the owner was in church.
 The music lovers are looking for ward with interest to the organ re- cital to be given Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock at the First Presbyterian church. The public is invited to aS- tend and a splendid programme will be rendered. It follows: Organ pre- Jude. Mrs. T. q. Johnson; duet, "The Homeland Mrs. Johnson and Hode Eastman; organ (a) Venetian Love Song" (b) Good Night" tNevin), Miss Beryl Pinner; quartet. Underneath the Christmas Starlight (Wilson), Mrs. John Perkins. Mrs. J. A. Nabers, Mrs. J. H. D. Smith and Miss Ina Powell; organ Gal "To Wild Rose"