The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-15
BY-P PRODUCT OVENS
 NEAR COMPLETION
Bessemer's Quota for New Army Is Short IA
 Men

Bessemer. September 14-(speciall
 Work on the 60 new by-product coke
 ovens which have been under construc-
 tion for the past few months at Wood
 ward for the Woodward Iron company
 are nearing completion, and it is ex- pected that within the month of Sep tember the ovens will be ready to be put 1 ir operation The company will have
 more than 200 modern by-product
 ovens with the completion Of
 the 50 now being built, and about 5000 tons of coal daily will be required to
 operate the ovens.
 ! Maj. Thomas 1T Huey chairman of the
 Bessemer exemption board, stated that
 the 10 days allowed those claiming ex- emption to present proof of same would expire Saturday, Only 114 men are now needed to make up Bessemers quota of l 5S7 men and the members of the board | hope to secure this number from the large number who have presented claims 1 for exemption so that it will not be nec-
 essary to make an additional call for
 more men.
 
 I A handsome new clubhouse will be
 erected at an early date by the Tennes- see Coal, Iron and Railroad company at Wenonah, it is stated, and will be one of the largest and most modern build | ings of it's kind as yet erected by the company. It is stated that the building will be erected of brick and concrete and 1 will contain a large ballroom, living room, billiard room, library and rest | rooms, as well as a dining room and kitchen.
 The. Bessemer Board of Trade has re-
 ceived an application from a rubber con cern at Cleveland, O., asking that in- ! formation regarding the location of a | rubber plant at Bessemer.. The company
 asks for site about 10000 squareya The local board will take the matter up at its next meeting.
 1 Mrs. Chambers Parsons 49 years of age. died last night at her home on Dartmouth avenue and Ninth street fol- lowing an illness of typhoid fever. The deceased had lived in Bessemer for mum Der of years and is well known here She is survived by her husband, five sons, R. A. Parsons, c. M. Parsons Frank Parsons Thomas Parsons and George Parsons; three daughters, Mrs. Carrie Coolie, Mrs. Dollie Tramble and Miss Mamie Parsons: her mother, three brothers and four sisters. Funeral serv- ices will be held Saturday morning at Ill o'clock from the Hopewell church, tho Rev. " S. Gable officiating Inter
 ment will follow at the Saddler cemetery with Jacobs in charge.
 A large crowd gathered at the high school auditorium tonight to attend the "N omanless Wedding" which was pre- | sented under the auspices of Circle No. l 2 of the Pastors Helpers of the First Methodist church. The cast of characters was unusually well chosen and the af- | fair was one of the most ludicrous, en- ! tertainments ever given In Bessemer The entire bridal parts was composed of men
 and a splendid musical programme was rendered in addition to the wedding. l The regular Saturday night dance of | the Muskoda club will be given Satur- day night at the new clubhouse at Read
 CTS and dancing will be enjoyed from S:SO I to Il o'clock.
 | G. L. Cauley, a representative of the | Southeastern Underwriters association, Is | in Bessemer making a tour of inspection | of all chimneys and flues in the city be- l fore the cold weather sets in and fires are necessary. MT. Cauley is being as- sisted in this work by the members ot the Bessemer Fire department Claude McDougal, who will leave in a few days for service in the United States
 army was the inspiration of delightful affair last night when his parents, MT. and Mrs. John McDougal of Tannehill entertained in his honor. Various games and music were enjoyed, several selec- tions being rendered by John McDougal
 and Miss Ruby Williams. Delightful re- treatments were served later in the even : ing. Miss Sallie Will Wilson has returned to her home in Demopolis after visit to
 Miss Berney Gillen.
 MT. and Mrs Ben Heinberg have re- turned from their wedding trip and are at home with MT. and Mrs. Heinberg on Sixth avenue.
 Rolie Wayne Laughlin. the little son
 of MT. and Mrs. John Laughlin is i'll at the home of his parents on Nineteenth
 street
 Oklahoma Bank Robbed
 Ardmore, Okla, September 14-The
 bank at Elmore. Okla, was robbed early
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