The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
MOBILE TEAM W N S
FIRST AID CONTEST
Contestants Represent Various De-
partments OF Bell Telephone

The Momile team of the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph com
rany received the highest honors and
were awarded the gold loving cup,
in the annual first aid contest held
Saturday morning at the company
plant building, 1715 Sixth avenue.
The other teams which participated
in this contest included the Alabama
cable department, Birmingham main
tenance forces, Alabama line con-
struction department, Montgomery
exchange and Albany. The six COM
peting teams were chosen by pro-
cess of elimination made from the 400
male employees of the Southern Bell
Telephone company in the state OF
Alabama The winning team in this
contest will be sent to Atlanta in
May, where they will compete in the
finals, at which time a contest Will
be staged with teams from nine diff
ferent states where the Southern
Bell Telephone company has it's OPP
Grafton.
Much enthusiasm was manifest sat
urday in the contests staged in Biz
mingham. The field trials were
staged in the rear of the building
on an improvised platform and each
team seemed eager to enter the fray
before the gong sounded. The pro-
gram included tests In five events,
several being quite strenuous.
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Results Of Contests.
While the Mobile team showed up
splendidly and registered a score OF
97.7, it was closely followed by Ala
hama cable department, which con-
cluded with a per cent of 97.2, and
the remaining four kept we'll in the
nineties, the lowest percentage be-
ing 92.6.
d. IL McLendon, president of the
city COMM ssion, welcomed the teams
to the city and made splendid ad-
dress on Efficiency" He compll-
mented the telephone company on
the work it was doing along edu-
cational and welfare lines for us
employees, and told of the splendid
results he was sure would come 10
the company from such efficient en-
ployes The outside work of the
company is quite dangerous Ind the
efficiency of the men along the lines
of first aid has saved number OF
the employees throughout the state
from the loss of an eye, leg CT arm
or even more serious injuries, such
as preventing fractured skull from
receiving double fracture.
The program was interspersed with
musical selection during the inter
mission of the events, by the South-
ern Bell orchestra. of which Phillip
Rowly is leader.
Cup Is Presented.
The presentation of the loving cup
was a feature of the occasion and
was presented to ii. J. Baxter, cap
tain of the Mobile team, by Mr. Mer-
Ger, superintendent Of the Alabama
plants.
The judges for this contest were
William Brewer of Nashville. Tenn
superintendent of the safety methods
of the telephone company for the
state of Tennessee; II. 3. Wilder, su-
perintendent of the safety methods
Of the company for Mississippi, and
DR.. L. NJ. Vim of Birmingham.
The recorders were: T. q. Har-
ris. n. II. Levy and l.. V. Nets; time
keeper, C. McEachin: directors, c. H.
Poole, superintendent of safety meth
DDS in Alabama; S. F. Jones, -. W.
Morris, T. S. Morson. w ..Mou Hcmfw
Morris, T. S. Morson, w. M. Hous-
ton and II. B. Dill; announcer, J. L.
Powell.
According to a decision of the or,
ficials of the company the 4lrst ara
contest will be an annual event ana
each year loving cup Will De OF
fered.