The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-03
RUSHOF
 TALK LKB|RM|NGHAM
 PLEDGESLASTDA DAY
The Spirit of It Grew as "TaIk Birmingham" Week Drew
 to Its Close

longer the campaign lasted tho greater became the interest. The Sunday mi1a were heavy laden with Talk Birmingham" pledges and ex- pressions of commendation of The Age-Herald for conducting the neigh boriy revival of community spirit.
 Every man and woman out at the wofford Oirs central office signed the pledge.
 Tt was a fine movement and congratulate The Age-Herald," writes H. K. Miner, whose father was Birmingham pioneer and town builder.
 William L. Brown, manager of R. c. Dun, writes in part as follows: My wife and myself heartily indorse the movement and sign the pledge. wish it were in my power to sell Birmingham to every citizen of Ala bama who is not already confirmed booster and believer in our great city and it's unlimited possibilities"
 City Attorney W. J. Wynn says 1t afforded him pleasure to sign the pledge and that "Birmingham's great est need is less of tearing down and more cooperation and construction"
 MT. and Mrs. Perry write; We wish to commend your effort to arouse the people of this city to be- come Birmingham boosters. We have been for 27 years that we have lived here"
 Whole Shop Signs Up
 w F. Wood of Wood Lumber com panY says: T sign the pledge with pleasure. It Is what I have been doing all the time. I am for Bir- mingham first, last and always. All the men in my organization join ;ie in the pledge"
 Dr. ". c. Gewin is among the en- thusiastic pledge signers and says: T heartily commend the proposition from every standpoint. We should be good to the town that has been good to us."
 Nat Barker believes the Talk Bir- mingham" week "has accomplished wonderful results and will create a better feeling among our citizens"
 R. c. Jordan, state manager of the Southern insurance company, adapted the Talk Birmingham" slo- gan of The Age Herald to the form of a circular boosting Birmingham, in the course of which it is declared that Birmingham is the best husi- ness town in the south today"
 Many Ministers Sign
 Many ministers of the gospel signed the pledge. Rev. J. W. Partridge, pastor of the West woodlawn Bap- tist church, is one of them, saying: Tt affords me great pleasure to sign the Talk Birmingham pledge"
 Joseph Smith of Meridian, Miss, who sold The Age-Herald on the streets of Birmingham and later was messenger at the Western Union, sent a signed pledge from Meridian. Mr. Smith has made good there and is a successful business man, but evidently has not been weaned from his old home. Among the signatures received yesterday are the following:
 Nick Costanza, 2o01 Ensley avenue Ensley.
 V. W. Davenport. colored. under. taker.
 D. L. Smith. 515 North Twentieth street.
 Charles A. Cassimus, 221s First avenue.
 J. T. Moore. Carbon Hiil.
 Mrs. A. B. Dennerle, 2o10 Fifth ave- nue.
 Grove c. Dixon. as3o Avenue D.
 C. Wiley Boyd, Tutwiler.
 H. F. Brooks, S512 Twenty-second street.
 J. NJ. Arnold. 500 North Eighteenth street.
 A. B. Thrupp. 1929 Eleventh ave nue, south.
 John D. Meadows. Fairfield.
 W. J. Hendricks, Woodlawn.
 James W. Lester, 1929 Eleventh
 J. P. Brown, s2so Underwood ave- nue. ond street.
 J. L. Gibbs, 1901 Avenue c.
 R. M Whitten, West End.
 c. H. Blossom, Brown Marx.
 Wofford Oil company came in 100 per cent with 70 sigma lures as fol- lows: G. T. Wofford, George H. Gray, J. M Williams, Bert M. Meadow. c. A. Beattie, W. F. Stack, c. A. Huff l die Weaver, Elizabeth Haynie, l.. A. Nolen. w. D. Lindsay, c. H. Love, U. c. Phillips, Augustin D, Griffin, J. R. Mabrey, Bayles Adams, c. J. Alley, l Fred Kemmey. l.. A. Duffey, Ed An derson, NJ W. Reid, Sam Williams, | Alex Howard, J. NJ. Jones. Frank Williams, syd Williams, J. B. Umph- rey, E. Price, W. A. Frierson, H. K. Harris, Lester Wilson, P. B. Shipman, Thomas E. Fitzgerald, William Toney, J. W. Bradford. r. o. Pearce. Ed Moore. Albert Williams.
 Katherine Holt, 11f9 Brown-Marx.
 George c. Freeman. 5o22 First ave- nue.
 Charles S. Ellis. 1920 Eleventh ave- nue, south.
 James W, Kirkland. 25os Thirtieth avenue, north.
 Miss Kate Ballard. Patton-Pcpe.
 A. A. Gambill, Jefferson County Bank building.
 F. M. Jones, 1915 Twelfth avenue, south.
 pr. J. Nj. Killough. 56os Second ave- nue, south.
 MT. and Mrs. A. c. swindall, 7525 Walker avenue.
 Mrs. L. NJ. Sullivan, Bessemer.
 J. ". Partridge. 21o North Forty seventh street.
 John D. sibley. 2o27 Avenue c.
 Henry R. Howze. First National Bank building,
 -<J. D. Kirby PIP South Twenty-sec- ond street.
 c. NJ. Mckee, SPIT Second avenue. north.
 Otto Fillmore, 2si7 Second avenue.
 w. NJ. Brown, Dun & Co.
 Mrs. William Little Brown, 1908 Caldwell Terrace.
 Bert Quinn. Jefferson County Bank building.
 Mrs. John H. Carr, sc1f First ave nue.
 John H. Carr, 6o11 First avenue.
 Rev. c. W. Brooks. s2o Eighteenth street, south.
 c. Baugh. Baugh Hardware
 ". J. Wynn. BAIT Willow avenue.
 H. N. Newsome, 2604 Third avenue. north
 MT. and Mrs. Jerry A. Pearson, 3206 Norwood boulevard.
 Charles Henry Benton, Columbiana.
 L. P. Hill, editor Ensley Enterprise
 Following attaches cf board of edu- cation: J. L. Holland. D. E. McKin- ley, D. G. Thompson, Miss Katie