The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-13
WE WS OF BESSEMER
MISS BERNEY GELLEN, Correspomden

Bessemer, January 12-(Special) The blowing engine room of the Woodward blast furnaces was totally destroyed by fire this afternoon The origin of the fire has not been ascer- tained, but an investigation will be started tomorrow looking to that end The building was a temporary wood en structure, substantially built, how ever and the loss on the building is estimated at $600O
 Engineers are engaged in the ex- animation of the blowing engines as to the extent of damage done them and if they are put out of commits sion the loss will approximate $150, 000 The fire started about 215 and had gained considerable headway be- fore anything toward extinguishing the flames could be done, owing to the available water pipes being frozen. The Bessemer fire department re- sponded to a call about O clock, but the fire was then beyond control with the facilities at hand.
 The fire caused a suspension of the operation of the blast furnaces and the extent of the shutdown will be de- termined by the extent of the dam age done the blowing engines.
 Clerk Ray Tillman of the local ex- emption board announced that all questionnaires from this board were mailed out on January and that all registrants who have not received tneir documents should report at the board imm ediatelv to secure them. About 1000 questionnaires have been re- turned to the office unclaimed ana all these registrants will go automat- ically into Class A. The board has made every effort to secure thelr pres ent correct address. while the local III : dustries have given them the au dresses of their registered employees Three negroes, who were called Ill September but who failed to reporl' appeared at the local office yesterday, having returned from Virginia. Just what will be done with these men Is | not known, the board awaiting ofoers 1 from Adjutant General Huppard one l negro registrant who had been posted 1 as a deserter was sent to Camp Dodge 1 Ia, yesterday by the local board
 COAL SHORTAGE SERIOUS i It was stated tonight by city au- 1 tbori+ies that the coal shortage in l Ressemer is more serious at this time than at any other previous time. IWc cars were received by Mayor $. ' Jones last night and were distributed today. All of the coal was not glvef I out. as much time was lost in unloau 1 ing the cars, they having been frozen l which made progress slow. one ca I was delivered by the city, while th' other was sold by Sanitary lnspecto II George Shaw. to citizens who desire' coal and who had hired wagons t' l deliver it. Announcement has been made that several of the dealers re ceived cars of coal today and Will re main open all of Sunday in order U make the deliveries. Mayor Jones con tinues to make every offer to reileV l the suffering which has been eNper fenced by this shortage.
 Sarah Handley, a. negro woman. wa t arrested last night by Officers Ben ion. Thomas and Thomas on char9 : of violating the prohibition law Sh was given hearing in the pollc
 court this morning and was fined So
 and 90 days.
 SENIOR CLASS
 The senior class of the Besseme
 uirh school. which will receive the
 diplomas on Friday night January 7 | announce the following programme
 Music. by audience; prayer; choru
 "Shubert Serenade," by class; salt
 tatory, history of classs Miss Ann Mae Cargile violin solo. Bessl 1 Schwabacher; prophecy. Miss Lucil :, Vicks; giftorian. Miss Fife William class song (words written by Ms ' Bessie Schwabacher). by class; at , vice to under classmates, Miss katf ,rr rine Nolan valedictory address, Al
 drew c. Mitchell, president of II
 board of education presentation of q | plomas Dr. R. r. McTyeire: farewe ;oI song by class (words written bv Mi n Bessie Schwabacher); benedictio :, This is the first class of the Bessem l. High school to receive their dlplomi
 in the mid-year and is the beginnil
 of a new plan for this institution. Fl ,rl class members are: Miss Bessie Schw
 bacher Miss Lucille Vicks. Miss Theln L. Dudley, Miss Susie White. Miss Eff
 Williams. Miss Ezell Davidson, Mi L. Annie Mae Cargile, Miss Willie M;
 Cox, Miss Kathrine Nolan. Miss Me l. fam Smith. Miss Elizabeth Schwar'
 Miss Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Miss Mi l. nie Jackson, Miss Bertha Quinn. Fr
 Adams and R. P. McTyeire, Jr
 PROTECTIVE HOME CIRCLE a. The regular meeting of the Prote
 tive Home Circle will meet on Mo to day afternoon, January IA, at the
 hall on Third avenue. class W
 be initiated, after which the recent il elected officers will be installed. Sta e Deputy J. F. Gibson conducting t - ceremonies. The meeting will be pr q sided over by Mrs. Emma O.. Fou 9 tain, president. All members are urg n to be present
 l. Mrs Mac Batson will be hostess
 1 the members of the Tuesday Brid
 club Tuesday afternoon at o'clo " at the home of her sister. Mrs. s.
 Burgin, on Arlington avenue. All mel l.. bers are requested to be present. IF The Bessemer Culture club will me . Thursday afternoon at o'clock at { l.. public library in a most importa k meeting. The president, Mrs. L. Q McCullom, urges all members to f present.
 = MRS. LUCY LATHEM