The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
.BESSEMER TO OPEN .CAMP PA|GN TO RAISE.
 AY BUILDING FUND.
Culture Club Indorses Milk Or uinance Pending Before
 Council -"Y" Delegates Go to Anniston
BESsEMER BUREAU H THE AGE-HERAID

BESSEMEh BUREAU " s THE AGE-HERALD
 Bessemer, Ala, Feb. J
 Funds for the completion of the Bessemer Y. M. c. A. building will be raised in a drive that is to De launched early in March, according to the decision reached Friday al conference of national and state " officials s. A. Ackley, financial dA- rector of the "Y" in the southeast will have charge and he will be as sisted by W. s. Stallings, Birmlng- ham secretary: Bob Coons, Bessemer secretary and other state officials. The drive will start the first week -in March and the quota to be raised is s50.000. It is estimated that IL will take three weeks to complete the canvass.
 Some time ago an intensive drive for funds was staged in Bessemer. considerable amount was pledged, and much of it paid. Sufficient tunus were collected to erect the exterior walls including the roof of the building and it is estimated that the s50.00O to be raised will complete the building and pay for the turhlsh- ings of it's interior.
 The campaign to be carried out in March will be for the purpose Of having the pledges which were made in the previous campaign paid up as we'll as to raise additional funds. With the s50,000 to be nethed in this campaign the building will be com pleted and furnished free of dent The details of the campaign will be announced in few days.
 INDORSE MILK ORDINANCE
 The indorsement of the Bessemer Culture club was given Thursday TOT the proposed milk ordinance sup mitted by Dr. J. D. Bowling. county health officer. which is to be con sidered at the Tuesday session or the city council. The Endorsement was voted at the regular meeting and after both the ordinance sub mitted by the county health depart ment and that offered by the dairy mems association had been con sidered.
 to- select a committee to appear at the city council meeting on Tuesday to urge passage of the Lowing measure. or to take whatever steps she may think necessary to assist Tn It's adoption.
 The controversy over the milk or diance has been attracting atten- tion for the past several months. The ordinance was referred to the sanitary committee, and several aldermen have stated that they VIII oppose any request from this com mittee for further delay in giving report. It is stated. that they Will insist on a report being made Tues day evening. if only a minority re- port. The dairymen's association will hold a public meeting at the circuit o. court room Monday evening when their side of the controversy will be presented.
 DELEGATES Ge. TO ANNIsToN
 The Bessemer dele gation to the Older Boys conference of the I. M. c. Alto be held at -Anniston the last of this week, left Friday morn ing under the leadership of Bob Vance There were IA delegates from Bessemer, and these will be joined Saturday morning by sec ond delegation under the chaperon- age of R. l.. Coons
 This is the annual conference of the counties of northeast Alabama, and it is expected that there will be over 400 delegates in attendance. . Robert Russell president of the council Bessemer boy. will pre- side at the meeting. Russell was elected to the presidency at the last annual meeting in Talladega, and his administration has proven high ly successful.
 j. The following delegates made up the party leaving Friday morning Robert Russell, Albert Martin, AL bert and Max Pfckens. Paul Jones. Marcus Hitchcock, Carlton Keaton, Howard McGriff, Phinn Fitzpatrick. Edward Morrow, w. l.. Crumpler, John Granger and Junior Pearson. There will be about six in the dele -gation to leave Saturday morning. '~s7 POULTRY DIVISION MEETS
 The poultry division of the Bes- semer Chamber of Commerce met Thursday evening, swhen number of speak outlined better methods in the raising of chickens and the production of eggs. There was a large attendance, representatives of all the rural communities in the Bes- semer district.
 The meeting was called to order by R. H. Harris, who was elected temporary secretary. A membership committee was appointed as follows. Jap Bryant, chairman; MT. and Mrs. R. H. Harris, MT, and Mrs. F. M. Wingfield, J. I. Russell, Mrs. M. P. Haughton and W. D. Vines. A cam paign for new members will be -slaunched at once.
 ss The next meeting will be held at the Chamber of Commerce February at o'clock, when County Agent Jones will be the principal speaker.
 ATHLETICS AT RAYMOND
 Plans were made at meeting of the Parent-Teachers' association of Faimond on Saturday afternoon for the building of courts for vo1ley ball and for equipping a baseball team for the school during the coming season. These steps were taken at largely attended meeting at the school house Friday, when the prin- -cipal speaker was A. E. Ausman. secretary of the Bessemer Chamber of Commerce. who had for his topic. Vision and Faith"
 MT. Ausman spoke briefly on the discouragement that the Rainond Rarent- Teachers association have faced at the beginning of their work and pointed out the many achieve ments that had been made possible because of the fact that a few pio neers had stuck together and brought the organization to it's present ef ficiency and strength. Mrs. E. M. Harris presided at the Friday meet ing, when plans were also outlined for series of lectures by Miss Flora Shelby, county agent, on nutrition which she is to deliver in the future
 METHODlSTS PAY PLEDGES
 The Methodists of the Besseme / district will carry out a campaign during the month of February |, have all pledges to the centenar, fund liquidated. A meeting was hel,