The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-12
MAYOR JONES WILL HAUL COAL FREE
Coal Deliveries Augmented by Aid of City Wagons.
 Pay Driver Only Charge

Bessemer December 11.-(SpeeiaL) Mayor B. C. Jones announces that the city's wagons will be placed at the
 disposal of the public for the next few days for the purpose of ueliVet ing coal. It was stated by several cit' izens that they had purchased coa' at the yards but that the dealers were
 unable to deliver it.
 The use f these wagons will De given free of charge, the only cos' being the hire of driver. Mayor Jones has taken this step in order to ale yiate the suffering, as far as pos sible. which has accompanied the pres ent severe cold wave. Having maue Il thorough investigation of the fuel sle' uation at the request of the city couh cil, he stated that he found scaTcitS of wagons for moving purposes ana that supplies of coal are extensiveiy low at all dealers, but that Jew cars are expected to arrive this week It was also stated by Mayor Jones that cord wood could De obtained TOT a very reasonable price at Fourtn ave nue and Ninth street, where a large amount of timber is being cut down by the West Bessemers Land company The city officials have investigated the wood situation and all who can burn this fuel will be furnished with information by Judge Jones at the city hall on Third avenue.
 CHRISTMAS CHECKS The United states Savings bank oi this city announces that checks 10! the Christmas savings club accounts will be sent out between December | l2 and IS. The club in this bank haS a membership of 800 and about slo,- GOO will be given out in checks at thiS time.
 The Christmas savings club of the Bessemer National bank mailed thei. checks out Saturday and have beeen 1 gent ouite busy cashing them to- day. There were $50 checks mailed ou' which called for quite large sum This bank announces that the clut will reopen for the Christmas or lSlt on December IT and memberships VII l be accepted al this time until the nrs' l of the year. These clubs nave proVer very successful for the citizens ant l the checks have been most gratefultj received.
 SELECTMEN GREETED Despite the indictment weather, 2 1 good crowd was present at the loca exemption board this afternoon at | o'clock, at which time eight young white men received their final instruc' | tions before going to Camp Plke ol Wednesday. Short but interesting talks were made the boys by Mrs F. B Hill. Mrs. N F. Reynolds and Pau Ragsdale. who will have charge ol the men on this trip. The boys were presented with comfort kits by Mrs l D. F. Hill Those who will leave a this time are: Paul Ragsdale, Rue Rudolph Fields, John Howard Wise Norman l.. Lefkovits, Virgile Salter Enoch N Walker and Luther L. Da' wis.
 Four other young men left Besse mer this afternoon for Fort OSie' thorpe, Ga, having volunteered in the aviation corps They were: Fay Ran dle, Olius Benton, Tom Pugh ane Floyd Osley It is announced tha quite a large number of others nave volunteered and expect to leave with l in the next few days.
 REGISTRAR IN BESSEMER l M F. Morris, county registrar. vii be in Bessemer tomorrow and Thurs ] day for the purpose of giving th' I neople of this end of the county al | opportunity to register. It will be re l membered that a large number or In 1 voters of Bessemer were not allowe' | to vote last year as it was held tha | the county registrar came to Besse mer too late for the registration to D. legal MT. Morris will be locaed l the courthouse in the Realty buildine | and everyone wishing to register To
 1 the purpose of voting in the nex
 | election must come out and register l PASTORS HELPERS BAZAAR
 Mrs. w. c. Baty. president of tl:
 l Pastors Helpers of the First Meth
 odist church, announces that their ba
 gar will be held in the windows 0
 the Pegram-P Patton Drug company o
 Second avenue. The president urge
 l that the chairman of each circle all
 all who have charge of the variou
 booths be present at this place al
 o'clock Friday morning. The hazar vii
 continue for two days, Friday and Sat
 urday, December IA and IS.
 l CALL MEETING OF SCOUTS
 l Scoutmaster John Shook announce
 l a call meeting of all the Boy Scout
 at the local clubroom on Friday nigh
 at 7.3O o'clock. All scouts are urge
 to be present as matters of importanc
 will be discussed.
 SHOOK