The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
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Bessemer. January 16.-(SpeciaL )-A special election to decide whether tn, nty will buy the waterworks Of the cit, from the Alabama Water company w1l be held Monday. when all citizens, both men and women, will go to the polls and register their opinion as to the advisa. bility of tho purchase by voting for or against it Unusual interest centers Ir this election. as the question to be ssr- tied has been live issue with tho citi- zens of Bossemer for year. Ix "A thorough investigation of tho hold T ings, resources and of every detail con nected with the plant was made by three arbitrators specially engaged for this purpose, and statement giving in detail the results Of their Investigations, in ciuding the price. was submitted to the citizens.
 There has boen apparently an evenly divided sentiment among large number of citizens regarding the purchase. Those opposing the purchase base their objec- tions chiefly on the alleged high price of tho plant and on the high rate of the .bondS.
 At the Iast meeting of the city council that body voted not to support the pur- chase at the election Monday. and in a resolution introduced at the meeting voted that the citizens be requested not to vote for the purchase
 The women voters of tho city arc par ucularly interested In this question and me same diversity of opinion exists among them as among the men as to mu- y nicipAl ownership of the plant. and 1t is expected that numbers of them will ex-
 rcise their privilege of voting on the Qusstion.
 The following marriage license was is- sued In the probate office today: James fo lady. both of Morgan.
 LITERARY SOCIETIES N Friday afternoon the literary societies of the high school held their annual cleo ton of officers, with the following elect ed: Of the Beta Gamma, Miss Alma Huey, president; Miss Linnie Mae Lip- scoinb. vice president, and Miss Alice Ragsdale. secretary and treasurer. Of } the Julia Tutwiler, Miss Hazel Harkins, president; Miss Lois Gray, vice president; Miss Nell Brown, secretary-treasurer. Of the Anna Howard Shaw, Miss Katherine ' Williamson, president; Miss Nellie R:c,l vice president; Miss Ethel Williamson, ssecretary and treasurer. Of the Frances F. Willard, Miss Helen Smith, president: { Miss Vivian Crawford, vice president: Miss Willeta Martin. secretarp-treasurer. Of tho Pershngs, Sidney Kartus. pras;. dent ;. Meredith Walelr. vice president; Herman Finch bach. secretary and treas. surer. Of tho Wilsonians. Bill Thomas. president; Morris Meigs. vice president; sJ. D. Boyd. secretary and treasurer. Of the Bullard, Donald Johnson. president; { Max Faulkner, vice president, and Howard Bailey, secretary and treasurer. < Four of these societies belong to the girls of the high school. and three of thom are boys societies, and they nll enter largely into the activities of the student body.
 The Young Mems Christian association drive will continue until next Wednes- 5 day, when the workers will be the guests of the Kiwanfs and Rotary clubs at 1uncheon at thA~crand hotel ct 1;so
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