The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-26
'BESSEMER ID HONOR NEGRO SELECTMEN Soldiers Buy Liberty Bonds. Negro Acquitted of High
 way Robbery

Besscmer, October 5.-(Special )-The
 committee appointed at the mass meet
 ing held last night to secure the funds
 and arrange for q barbecue to be given
 for the negroes drafted for the national army held a meeting this morning at
 the United States Savings bank, at
 which time Andrew c. Mitchell, chair
 man, appointed the following commit
 tees: Finance, C. B. Hollingsworth,
 chairman and treasurer; Sam Lefkovits,
 E. M Mingea, George Ross. Sam Stein
 and B. F. Harris; to secure lot and
 service, John T. McEniry, chairrnan
 Sam Raine, Arthur Kyzer, J. A. Lips
 comb and II. A. Glosson; barbecue, C. C.
 Honeycutt, chairman E. A. Little, Jack
 COX, Dave Weinstein and John Neal.
 All committees went to work irnme-
 diately, and the finance committee made
 a canvass of the city securing subscrip-
 tions to pay for the barbecue, and they
 met with splendid success. It is ex-
 pected that more than $500 will be raised
 before the end of the week and the
 400 negroes will be given feast before
 they leave Bessemer. The various com
 mittees will hold another meeting Fri
 day morning at Il o'clock.
 With only few more days left to buy
 automobile and motorcycle license a
 large number of automobile owners are
 coming into the probate office to secure
 same. If the license is not paid before
 November 1 penalty of 20 per cent of
 the price of the license will be added
 The following taken from letter re-
 ceived from one of the Bessemer boys
 at Camp Pike, Ark, will be of interest
 to the people of Bessemer, as it shows
 just how the boys are aiding the govern
 nent in buying liberty bonds: We want
 the people of Bessemer to know that we are keeping up the reputation of the city by doing our part in every way. The second liberty loan campaign turned out very successful in Camp Pike and the
 Bessen1er boys all responded cheerfuiiy, each boy buying one or more bonds We can say that our battery tops the list ot all other regiments, and we are going to try to stay on top in everything we undertake. The last nine boys that left
 Bessemer are doing splendidly. The Bes- semer boys all cheered Monday when Ocie Mitchum bought two liberty bonds. It will be remembered that MT. Mitchum was with the last nine men who left
 Bessemer. Sergeant Samuel Zevelo bought liberty bonds with a smile on his
 face. These boys certainly believe in
 doing their part, and we know that the l
 doing their bit by buying liberty bonds. We can fight, but We can buy liberty bonds also''
 The trustees of the Bessemer public library held a meeting this afternoon at the library. Mrs. Gardner F. Good wyn was elected secretary and treas
 urer. Much business of importance was
 disposed of and it was decided to raise the salary of Mrs. Nora Golson, the librarian, S10 per month. The report of the librarian showed the library to be in good condition and a number of new books have been purchased.
 Tn the Bessemer division of the circuit court today Ben Miller, negro, was &C., quilted of charge of highway robbery. Miller was charged with holding up an Italian on Twenty-fourth street in Sep- temher. A number of minor criminal cases will be taken up the remainder of this week.
 The pattern makers of this district held an interesting meeting, at which time $500 worth of liberty bonds were sub- scribed for the various locals A number of individuals also purchased bonds in addition to the locals. This is one of the
 largest subscriptions yet announced by a local organization.
 Irmo Peterman and Miss Pearl Hayden were married yesterday afternoon at the Trussville Methodist church, the cere- mony being pronounced by the Rev. I. F. Swallow. Both young people are well known in Bessemer.
 An entertainment will be given Friday evening for the young people of the First Methodist church and their friends in the ba sement, and all members Over IS years of age are urged to be present An fn- teresting programme has been arranged. The football team of the Bessemer High school will go to Tayette Friday morning, where they will meet the Fayette High scnool in the afternoon. This will be the second game of the season for the locals. Those making the trip are: Fred Harri- son. right end; B. Gregoroy, left tackle: R. F. McTyiere, IT,, right guard; Robert Berry, center: Charles Smithson, lef, guard; Frank English, right tackle Ralph Merritt, left end; James Noble quarterback: Louis Oddo, right half: w. c. Baty. Jr., fullback; William Lowery left halfback; Joe Lewis Farris Batson substitutes; William Thomas and Henry Sweet, sublinesmen; William Winters
 manager, and Ralph Snider
 Fred Spencer left yesterday for Camp Pike, Ark, where he will go in training for the national army.
 Mrs. Sam Lefkovits and Miss Zelns Lefkovits left today for New York, where kt- -.f- A -IAt-- ..