The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
WOODWARD TEAM
 WINS FIRST PRIZE AT SAFETY MEET
Dolomlte Second Out Of 33 Entrants In First Aid
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 Woodward Iron company teams took first honors in the competition for white men in the fifth Alabama first aid meet, Saturday after noon at Woodrow Wilson park. The Mulga team, explained by W. L. Beavert led the other 21 white mems teams with a score of 97 1-3, winning a silver loving cup and the right to in the international meet at Salt Lake City in September. Other members of the team are H. c. Pitts, Dewey Williams, W. G. Wade, Rob ert Montgomery and Ross Goolsby, patient.
 J. o, Roberts finished a close sec ond with his Dolomite team of the Woodward company, tying on the three problems assigned with a score of 97 Ia, but losing out when a fourth problem was given the two teams to decide first place.
 The Acmar team of the Alabama Fuel and Iron company, Jack Far rell, captain, and composed of Dora Farrell Stella Farrell, Velma White and Jessie Hawkins, with Armand Cooper as the patient, won first prize among the ladies' teams represented
 
 among the ladies' teams was award ed the Margaret team of the Ala bama Fuel and Iron company, cap tained by Mrs. Nell Jackson, which scored 96 2-S.
 First prize among the 12 negro teams was awarded to the Dolomite team of the Woodward Iron com pany with score of 97, while the second prize was awarded the Ac- mar team of the Alabama Fuel and Iron company, which scored 95 Is points.
 Loving cups were awarded the teams making the highest scores by the Alabama Mining institute and cups were also awarded the teams taking second place. The Red Cross Will issue certificates to all members of the teams that captured the first ana second trophies. Silver medals were awarded the members of the white teams making the highest av- craze and bronze medals to members or the negro teams making the high est average. by the national safety council.
 Field committee had teams and Judges well organized and all events moved off without interruption. The comrnittee supervised 7U judges, as slg1ng two for each team, one in every pair being doctor. All JNAo ~S A'NAN b'tltdu OI i1lltS CtTIl- ficates. Field committee was com posed of M. H. Fies, chairman, vice. president, DeBardeleben Coal cor poration; F. R. bell. general super intendent Alabama tuel and Iron company; Frank Hillman, safety in- spector, Woodward Iron company; F. c. Morris. general superintendent Republic iron and Steel company; and James Nj. Cobb, foreman, United States bureau Of mines.
 Teams participating in the meet were:
 White men: Railway Fuel com pany, Parrish; Republic Iron and Steel company; Republic, DeBar- delebsn Coal corporal ton, Sipsey, Woodward Iron company, Mulga; Galloway Coal compeny, Townley; Alah hnma Fuel and Iron company, Ac- mar; Woodward Iron company. Dolo- mite; Republic Iron and Steel com pany, Risco; Alabama Fuel and Iron company. Margaret; DeBardeleber Coal company, Sipsey (two); Ala bama Fuel and Iron company, Ac- ton; Galloway Coal company, Car bon Hiil; Woodward Iron company, Bessemer; Alabama Fuel and Iron company, AcInar: Woodward Iron company, Dolomite (two): Winona Coal company, Gorgas DeBardeleben Coal company, Payne's Bend; Wood ward Iron company, Dolomite (three); Prookside Pratt Mining company. Coalmont; Republic Iron and Steel company. Sayreton; Ala bama Fuel and Iron company, Over ton; J. M. kniShC, captain.
 Colored men: Railway Fuel com- pany, Parrish; Alabama Fuel and Iron company, Acmar: Republic Iron and Steel company, Republic; Wood ward Iron Company, polomlte; Ala bama Fuel and Iron company, Mar garet; Woodward Iron Company, Mulga; Republic Iron and Steel com pany. Republic (two); Alabama Fuel and Iron company, Acton; Woodward Iron company. Dolomite; Republic Iron and Steel company. Bessemer; Brookside Pratt Mining company, Coalmont.
 Ladies team: Alabama Fuel and Iron company, Margaret; Alabama Fuel and Iron company, Acmar; Jack Farrell. captain
 The tasks of the teams in the meet consisted of the following: They were given three problems to solve, allowed three minutes to read the problems, then 12 minutes working time on problems one and three, and 15 minutes time on problem two.
 Problem number one read as fol- lows: Treat following injuries; Dislocated right shoulder; compound fracture of middle of right thigh; bleeding in spurts in wound over fracture on the front and to the inner side of the thigh; patient con scious in state of shock" Problem number two: Treat the following in- juries: Broken back. Back is straight; simple fracture of left elbow; lacera- ton of nose and chin; blood oozing; patient in state of shock, but con scius:" Number three; Miner has been removed from live electric wire unconscious and in state of shock. Two of team demonstrate artificial respiration for five minutes, first man for three minutes and second man for two minutes, rythm mt to be broken while men are changing places. There is also simple frac- ture of the left leg. Treat"
 Chief Judges for the contests were w. S. Rountree, Wylam, As; F. V. Meriweather. U. S. Bureau of Mines, Birmingham, and David J. Yates, American Red Cross. Atlanta, Ga. J. J. Forbes. U. S. Bureau of Mines announced the events and tics were w. J. Head. State Mine In spection Department Birmingham; c. E. Bowron, Gulf States Steel com pany, Birmingham; and E. k. city passenger agent, l. C. k. R., Birmingham. w. k. Crane, Bureau of Mines, and c. H. Nesbitt, chief state mine inspector, of Bir- mingham, served as time keepers.
 Committee on arrangements had made extensive preparations for the occasion, and acknowledged appre- citation for assistance rendered by -, .1oho,na Mipfnp Institute Ameri-