The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-29
NEWS OF ENSLEY

c. c. Burke, a well known real estate
man, was the first Ensley citizen to pay
his $3.50 street tax to Tax Collector T.
DeWalt Craig, and was closely followed
by his partner, ]. A. Dupuy. Among
was the first colored citizen to pay his
tax. hunting up Tax Collector r. A.
Lowery in order to pay his tax. The two
collectors made very fine showing after
their first days work yesterday, and
over 200 male citizens paid their taxes.
The collectors, however, saw a large
number of citizens, especially negroes.
who did not have the necessary amount,
, and were given Today notice to raise
the money. Little opposition was found
among the citizens of this district to the
street tax. Only two cases were reported
who said that they would not pay the
tax and they were given a Today notice
to change their decision. A large num-
Der of Ensley citizens are strongly in
favor of the new street tax. which they
believe is the only solution to Brming-
hams financial problem.
The remains of Mrs. Susie S. Cobb,
who died Thursday morning at the late
residence in Wylam following a weeks
illness of typhoid fever were carried to
took place at the family cemetery YES
terday afternoon. The deceased is sur
vived by her husband and three children,
and other relatives. Mrs. Cobb was well
known in Wylam and has a large num-
Der of friends who will regret to learn
of her death.
Four prohibition cases were tried YES
terday morning in the Ensley police
court before Judge J. T. Lowry, and all
We're convicted Of violating the law. Paul
MicEalee, white man. was fined $50 and
$40 cost in one case, and $50 and So cost
in another. Robert Num- and Will Per-
kins, both negroes, were fined $50 and 50
cost each on the same charge Jim
Tucker, white man, was fined $50 on
charge of embezzlement Several other
minor cases were tried yesterday morn
ing, chiefly for violating the sanitary
laws.
Mrs. R. S. Cross of the Birmingham
Graded union, is giving a most inter-
esting and beneficial course of lectures
on the psychology of the child from /
to years of age, in the beginners de-
partment of the First Methodist church
this afternoon, beginning at $50 O'clock
All mothers and workers with small chill
dren are most cordially invited to at
tend these lectures.
The members of the primary department.
of the Ensley Highlands PRESBYTERIAN
Sunday school will hold their annual pic
mic this afternoon at Fairfield. The class
will meet al the church at o'clock this
afternoon and from there will catch a
South Ensley car and go to Fairfield
The ladies of the Woman's auxiliary
of the Plunket Memorial church of Fair
field, will conduct a pastry sale at Wick
er's store in Fairfield Saturday, having
on sale homemade cakes, pies. bread i.
rolls, etc. The patronage of the public
Is solicited.
The Steel Plant team of the Industrial
league of the T. C. l. will play the Besse-
mer Tigers of the same league this aft
ernoon on the latters grounds, and one
of the best games of the season is pre-
dicted by the followers of both teams.
Ensley administered a severe defeat to
the Bessemer boys last Wednesday after
noon. beating them by a score of 8 to 2.
A special train will leave Ensley this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock to carry the
local delegation to the game. Hagerty
will probably do the twirling for Enslev,
while Vines is slated to work for Besse-
mer Keen. rivalry exists between the
followers of both teams and a record
breaking crowd is expected to attend the
game this afternoon