The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
NEWS OF E:NSLEY

1 Ensley district will probably have d l candidate for a place on the city com | mission and the preliminary steps l looking to that end were taken last
 night at regular meeting of the pirants for political honors were men,
 toned. but no definite action was Etaken. It is understood the candi. date. or candidates will announce in 1 the next few days
 1 The meeting was well attended President D. M. Lewis was in the ] chair. A number of important mat
 ter5 were brought up. among them the placing of more fire plugs, the ap. pontment of new membership com.
 mttee and an indorsement of a paved 1 highway from Ensley to Birmingham. l In this connection vote of appre
 citation was given the board of rev
 enue for the recent repairs made on l the road.
 The membership committee which is
 pledged to secure at least 50 new
 members, consists of Henry Keller, w. T. Cochran and $. A. Berry, | trct began work on the second call early l Tuesday morning. The preliminary work | of the board was the examining of 20 men recalled after the weight schedule was re- adjusted. Of these 16 passed four of l them accepting, and F filing claims for exemptions. There were l19 examined for
 the second call, g accepted, 31 rejected and 56 claims for exemptions were made There were fl who failed to appear, but it | is possible that all or part of these were transferred, The Ensley board ex- amined two who had been transferred ] from other districts
 Miss Genie Brawley. while driving her
 fathers machine. from Birmingham to her home in Wylam, accidently knocked down G. w. Sorrow near Crews station | Monday afternoon at 3:30 o clock The l road is being worked in that vicinity
 and at the time of the accident MT Sor- row had stepped from the road machine
 in the path of the automobile too late for 1 Miss Brawley to stop. She lost control and struck a telephone pole
 | While not seriously injured, Mr Sor-
 row was painfully hurt. Miss Brawley IS Ia student-nurse at St. Vincent's hospital. 1 The people of the Ensley district made 1 a fair showing towards the contribution
 of books and magazines for the soldiers
 
 Ensey librarian, reports l53 books re- ] ceived at the Ensley library, and a large | number of magazines This number in- ! cluded those received from Ensley, Fair ', field. Vivian and Pratt City. | The books have not been sent away yet
 as Carl Milan has not completed the ar engagements for disposng of them and
 anyone wishing to contribute this weel, | can do so
 I The union prayer service of the down town churches of Ensley will be held at the Ensley Presbyterian church tonight at s o'clock J. w. McCarty of the Chris tian church will be leader
 l Rev l.. E. Brubaker pastor of the Ensey Highlands Presbyterian church announcesy>that a series of evangelistiC services will begin at that church Sep l tember g. Rev Brubaker has securee l the Rev A. w. BodelI or Bloomington | H., to assist with these meetings l Ladies of the Woodmen Circle No l5 | Fonville Grove will meet at the Woodmer l hall this afternoon at ? o'clock, Business I of importance will be discussed and 2 good attendance is urged
 l In the police conrt Tuesday mornina 1 George Foster, a negro boy. was fined s,; ! for short-changing customers in hi. brothers store at East thomas. l Will Campbell. white, was fined s3 fol reckless driving.
 l The Fairfield unit of the Red Cross vii meet on the balcony of Buck Mercantile l store this morning at 9:S0 o'clock.