The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-19
MASONS WILL LAY.
CORNER STONE Of.
BESSEMER HI c H.
New School Will Cost $780,
600 And Will Be Model Of
Its Kind
BESSEMER BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERAID
Bessemer, AIa., May IL

btsStmer, Aih.t MAY 10 J
The corner stone of the Bessemer
High school building is to be laid
with Masonic rites on Monday, May
Is with Grand Master Julian f,
Spearman of Admission officiating
This ceremony will take place at the
same time that the York Rite re-
union is in progress, and there win
be large number of visiting Ma
sons present, including Grand Secre
tarY George Beauchamp of Mont
gomery.
The laying of the corner stone is
certain to attract a wide attendance
of educators from nearby cities, and
plans are being made by school off
cials to entertain number of them.
In addition the civic bodies Of the
district will have representatives
present. and the affair is to be made
somewhat of a holiday.
Bessemer's new high school build
ing is located on Second avenue and
Fourteenth street. When completed
1t will cost approximately $500, 900
and will be one of the model schools
of the state. 1t is expected that it
will be ready for the opening of
schools in September, when the en-
rollment there will be aroun 700.
The ceremony at the corner stone
laying will be held under the aus
pieces of the jefferson Valley lodge
No 7S5 and Bessemer lodge 45S
and will take place at $3.50 p. m. All
Masons of the district have been
asked to take part. meeting at the
temple on Nineteenth street at
o'clock with their aprons and re
gala.
TOTAL CASH s3,034
Friday, the third day, of the
drive for funds fer the tuberculosis
sanatorium at Bessemer. saw large
number of workers in the field, and
the total cash collections for the
three days amounted to s3.O34. This
amount represents collections only
in the downtown district with re-
turn from two mining camps.
The committees working among
the employees of the plants ana
mines and the subscriptions OF the
large corporations are yet TO De
heard from.
1t Is thought that the bulk of the
collections from the wage earners
will be made Saturday and MONDAY
and to these later will be added the
corporation donation in order TO
make up the $4,000 quota assigned
to Bessemer.
The result co far is gratifying
according to the various chairman.
The 1900 collected so far was
from merchants and their employees
downtown and many more OF them
are vet to subscribe.
TWO MEN SHOT
Luther and Will Morris were shot
but not seriously wounded Friday
afternoon by members of the Besse-
mer office of the sheriff near
Wenona 1t is alleged that the men
were attempting to escape during
raid on a still near this place. They
were brought to the Elizabeth Dun
can hospital at Bessemer, where
their wounds were dressed
The Bessemer office of the Sheriff
had two busy days Thursday and
Friday, raiding one still Thursday
morning and three in the afternoon
The first still was captured near
Parkwood and was sheet iron
affair of 100 gallon capacity In
the afternoon two stills ore OF 800
gallonc and the other $50 gollons,
were raided near OXmoore by depu-
ties Smithson, Cleere and Reader.
Nearly 1000 gallons of beer mash
was destroyed and Gus Williams
Walter Winston, and Lum Rashford,,
ali negroes. were arrested and
lodged in the county jail.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE
The Jonesboro Baptist, the First
PresbyIerians and the First Bap-
fist Barracks were the victors in the
opening game of the Sunday school
league Thursday. Jonesboro defeat
ed the South Highlands Barracks TO
5. the First Presbyterian defeated
wilkes 5 to 2. the Baracas over
whelmingly defeated the West Side
Baptist Barracks 81 to 0. Batteries
and Grove: South Highlands, Me-
harg and Davis; Wilkes, Meadows.