The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21
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 Concerning the petition of residents of Jonesboro for relief from the water at Gladys street and Fairfax avenue, the committee reported that the con- dition could not be remedied until the city was able to build a storm sewer to take care of this water However, the mayor had instructed the street superintendent to take up the mat. ter as soon as possible.
 The matter of opening up a street to get more direct route to the Bes- semer Fire Brick company was re- referred to a special committee com posed of Aldermen Ed Thomas, W. A. simmons and Jim Lowery.
 The fire committee, to which was re- ferred the petition of Chief Reeder that the men of the department be given a S10 raise per month, recom- mended that a $5 raise be granted. This was adopted
 Sanitary Inspector George Shaw pe- titioned the council to purchase and install the sanitary dry closets where connection with sewers cannot bc made. The matter was referred to the sanitary committee.
 The matter of the street lights was referred to the street and light com mittee.
 Howard Thaxton and Sam May. both bessemer boys, were among those in- Jured in the wreck yesterday morning a few miles north of Chattanooga. on No. passenger train of the Queen and Crescent railroad, when it was struck by a very large rock which rolled from an emeankment. According to reports re- ceived in Bessemer by relatives of the 'boys, Thaxton has an arm and both legs Ar1 -Iaf To- l.. about the face and head and is also in- ternally injured. Both boys left Besse- mer Sunday afternoon for Akron, O., where they expected to go to work. Mir ThaXton is well known in this city He IS a brother of Mrs. E. Nunnally and Mrs. C. A. Hagood of Readers. He was a star on the Bessemer High school football team. Mir. May is the son of MT and Mrs. w. J. May and was reared in Bessemer
 At meeting of the Young Mems Lit erary and Good Fellowship club of the First Methodist church, which will be held Thursday night, in the club rooms, i'll the basement of the church, an in- teresting programme will be carried out. feature of the occasion will be the debate, Resolved, That Germanys U- Boat Warfare is Justifable." The affirm atlve will be represented by Martin Tip ton and Fred Buck while Wiggs Thomp- son and Robert Lee will represent the negative
 Plans have been completed for the ban quet which will be held Wednesday night at the Bright Star cafe by the Trades council. There will be about 150 guests An open meeting will be held at the hall and the public Is invited to attend. The welcome address will be made by Joseph rrn n,,A ,,,l .l1 eral responses. The body will then ad- 1Journ to the Bright Star cafe for the banquet. A musical programme will be rendered, under the direction of Hode Eastman. An orchestra has been en- gagged. Theodore Lamar will act as toast master and speeches will be made by B. C. Jones, Jim Lipscomb. George Ross, Louis Hoster, Jr, B. w. King. T. T. Huey. G. B. Hollingsworth, Ben c. Per ry, Joe Foster. Louis Bowen, F. R. Mathews, B. H. Tillman and others.
 The entertainment, which was to have been given Thursday night by Myrtle Linton lodge No. 130, Knights of Pythias, has been postponed indefinitely on ac- count of the third district convention of the order being held in Birmingham.
 The Jonesboro School Improvement as- sociation will give a George Washington party Thursday afternoon at the school for the mothers of the childen and those interested in this work. Refreshments will be served and an interesting pro- gramme will be rendered.
 The junior board of stewards of the First Methodist church held an interest ing meeting last night at the church. Among other things the board assessed several of the younger members of the church who had not been assessed here tofore and they will collect the money themselves. The Rev. George Stoves a former pastor of the First Methodist church, was present and made an i'm teresting talk to the boys. The members are very enthusiastic over their work and good is expected to result from the organization.
 PERSONALS
 Frank West of Milwaukee, a former resident of this city. is the guest of