The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
TO START SOON
 ON s3O0,OOO PLANT
Hercules Powder Mill Also Going Up Near
 Bessemer
(Bessemer .Bureanl

r. BESSEMER, Ala, May l6.-WOrk :. will be started soon on the $500, DOG plant, to be erected by the Harbison. Walker Refractories company, on the site recently. purchased by them ad- joining the Tennessee Coal and Iron eompany's furnace property in the northeast section of the city. J. K. Fletcher, assistant to the president, has been in Bessemer this week looking over the site, and stated that ground is to be broken in the near future.
 The company will manufacture fire brick and other refractory products, of which Bessemer is the central distribut- ing point for this district A large number of men will be employed in the construction work and about 125 skilled Iaborers will be used. The plant will have capacity of 30,000 brick daily.
 Work on preparing the foundation of the Hercules Power company plant, To- z cated three miles from Bessemer, has been started. and it is expected that both these two large plants will be in operation before the close of this cal lendar year. The powder company, it is understood, will employ about 300 men.
 To Elect Officers-There will be a called meeting of the Bessemer Shrine club Sunday afternoon at ? o'clock, when the annual election of officers will be held. A large, attendance is ex- pected at this meeting as the years business will be wound up.
 Plans will be discused for the an- pual Shrine picnic, which is to be held at one of the resorts near Besse- ner. All members who have not re. ported their sale of tickets to the re- cent minstrel have been asked to make this report Sunday afternoon. The York Rite reunion, to be held here next week, will also be an important item of discussion
 s Pineview; Beach Opens-Pineview Beach was opened for the season on Thursday, and a large attendance was present in spite of the unfavorable weather. Considerable improvements have been made to the pavilion and the cottages surrounding the lake. Dancing will be held. on Tuesday and Friday evenings during the next few weeks, with. Naylor's Ramblers furnish ing the music. A feature of the new equipment is a'playground for the chill dren, while several attractive features have been added to the bathing beach. 4. bus line has also been established from Bessemer to the lake.
 Harold Jones Dies-Bessemer friends of Harold Jones, P, have been advised of his death, which occurred Thursday afternoon at o'clock in Atlanta Mr Jones lived for two years at Besse- mer. making his home with his brother, E. w. Jones' gEhe body was sent No Roanoke, Ala for burial '
 LI0k row and Fred Hatcher were quietly married Thursday evening at the home of Rev. Dr, sDean, who performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Ida Owen, while the groom has been connected with the Bessemer Soil Pipe company for number of years.
 To Give Supper-The Missionary so- ciety of the Walnut Grove Methodist church will give a chicken supper at the chuhch there Friday evening, May 23. The proceeds of the entertainment will . be applied toward equipping the Wilkes baseball team, and a alarge crowd of young people are expected to attend
 Open Meeting Held-The annual open meeting of the Culture club was held Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. B. IT. Waite. The feature of the entertainment was a reading, If I Were King" by Mrs. E. P. Lacy. An interesting musical program was carried out. Mrs. R. E. Rarden con tributed tive vocal selections, while Mrs. O. B. Holhngsworths rendered piano solos. The welcome address was given by Mrs. J. o. Sturdivant, who gave the results of theepast years work by the club.
 The officers of the club and the hos tess formed the receiving line, and punch was served on the porch by Miss