The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-18
DESSEMER BOARD
 SEEKS HIGHWAY
Womanless Wedding At tracts Big Crowd at High
 School Last Night

Bessemer. August 17.-(Special.) l.)-About 1900 men have been examined by the To- cal exemption board during the past three days and PAP have been rejected, Al passed and refused to present claims for exemption. The others preferred to stay at home. There are about 200 men who have not yet been examined, and these are expected to come in Saturday for exemption. Those on the honor roll today are: James Henry Williams, Ed Hardie, John James Robinson, Will John son, Lucius Powell, A. Karl Randle, Ern- est L. McGaha, Kelly Frank Farley, Jake Walker, Marion Smith, Jake Eugene Smith, Herbert Armstead Moon, Luney Varnon Ragsdale, James G. Shanks, Jesse Worthy Raymond, Andrew Cunningham, Nose Thomas Banks, Jesse Williams, Squire Davis, Lester Morgan Murrah, Eslie Preston, Clarence Deese. Perry Walker, Robert Mason, Archie Smith, James Barron, Clarence Thedford, E. D. Carlton, Sid Williams, Joe Leith, Andy Hall, George Doyle, Charlie Thornton, SamuelJ Sweeney, Henry Cotterell, Amos McDonald Tommie May, Frank Wilson, Jerry Ellison, Ed Collins and William Armour.
 The Bessemer Board of Trade held an interesting and well attended meeting this afternoon. The meeting was presided over by President J. c. Curry and the matter of having the Bankhead highway routed through Bessemer was discussed, and committee appointed to take the matter up with the highway committee. The local committee is composed of John D. Martin, chairman; George Rutledge, George D. Woodrow, B. c. Jones and J. O. Curry. It was stated that govern ment officials would be in Bessemer Tues day for the purpose of looking over the proposed route of the Valley creek canal and the following committee was appoint ed to look after this matter Maj Thomas T. Huey, chairman; J. F. Cannon, Will liam H, H. Judson. Sam Erlicl, Sam Lef- kovits, L. W. Allen and Dr. E. P. Lacey.
 The social meeting which was held to- night by the Modern Woodmen of Amer- ca at their hall on Third avenue was a most enjoyable affair and was largely attended The degree work was put on in a most impressive manner by drill team from Birmingham, after which a social meeting was enjoyed and refresh ments were served
 Silas Young, a negro, was hit by switch engine on the Alabama Southern Railroad company this morning about Il o'clock and instantly killed. Young was 9 brakeman on the railroad and was caught between two cars when in the act of making a coupling. A peculiar feature of the accident was the fact that his heart was torn completely from his body
 c. R. Kuchins, who will leave Satur- day for Washington, where he will enter on his new duties as national bank ex- arniner, was presented with a handsome leather suitcase today by his associates in the Bessemer National bank, a token of their esteem and appreciation.
 Dr. Lucian L. Terry has received or ders from the war department to report at Fort Oglethorpe for service in the medical reserve corps. on August 27. Dr. Terry has received a commission as lieu tenant. Lieutenant Fletcher Sturdvant, who has been in the training camp atf Fort McPherson for the past three months, is spending his furlough with riends in Bessemer
 "A good crowd gathered at the high chool auditorium tonight to attend the womaness wedding, which was given by Circle No of the Pastors Helpers of the First Methodist church. An excellent musical programme was rendered and the following composed the wedding party: Announcer. w. c. Baty; pianist, T. Bryan