The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05

| also been largely eaten away, while
the company Is doing steady
monthly business still.
The exploration OF pitch, which had
been a regular item of trade prior
| to the World war, ceased with the
coming of the war and for some
, time afterwards. The piles Of pitch
| at Bessemer and Fairfield grew ex-
tremely large and tits out Of these
accumulations that the large ship
ments have been made and are be-
ing made.
Used For Briquettes.
/ The pitch is used in Europe in the
| manufacture of briquettes, which are
burned as fuel and are especially in
vogue where coal is either high or
| scarce.
The Barrett company has perfected
, high-grad coke which 1t manu-
features out of this pitch by putting
it through beehive coke oven. The
result is a coke of 80 per cent pure
carbon and selling several dollars per
ton higher than the usual coke. A
limited amount of its pitch product
is used in this quarter and the rest
is to go to Europe for manufacture
of briquettes.
To De Regular Movement.
The pitch has been unstable for
several years and it has become
practically a waste product when the
export trade revived. From now or
indications are that it will continue
to move to Europe at the rate of
5000 to 5000 tons per month even
after the old accumulations are eX-
hausted.
The pitch sold by the SemetSol.
way company is being moved to
Pensacola and will move thence to
Naples. Ensiey was much inter
ested in the removal of the Semet-
Solvay pitch pile as it had become a
| kind of landmark.
In connection with the month by
month blockade of Avenue F lead
ing to Pratt City, which has incurred
the outspoken condemnation of many
citizens here the South Road COM
pany. which has the contract for the
construction of the road made this
announcement yesterday:
'.While we do not undervalue the
prodding of the people yet we do not
believe a visit by delegation OF
Ensley citizens to the board or
! revenue would profit them anything.
The fact is that they are just as
anxious to finish that road as any
one especially when II is understood
that we have five per cent of all
money we put into the road held
| back on US until we complete the
| Job. Naturally we want our money
ton there is simply one of bad
weather. Just as soon as the
| weather clears up we will be able
to get the road fixed in hurry.
We have been through very unusual
| weather from a construction stand
point and have been endlessly de-
| layed as result thereof. We hope
to surface that road within 10 or Is
4 days. If the people were to protest
to the board of revenue naturally
they would prod us, but at the same
| time no haste would be the result as
we are, as | say, more anxious to get
the road finished than anyone else
could possibly be-
Samuel C. King. vice president of
the Bank of Ensley. addressed the
students of the Bush school yesterday
morning on the fundamentals Of
banking. He gave to very inter-
characteristics of men which are
used by the banker In judging BUSH
ness transactions. He suggested the
cultivation of those ideas OF thrift.
| honesty and character, which go to
make up we'll rounded boy or girl
| and pointed out that the surest road
to success was urquestionably such
|
was nothing more than every BUSH
| ness man realizes as fundamental.
| Mr.. King was roundly applauded at
the conclusion of his remarks and
was given the THANKS of the stu.
dents for his visit.
May 10 has been set aside as the
day when in all Methodist churches
in Alabama an offering will be taken
with which to erect a church at Ow-
enton to be known as the Mccoy
Memorial church. Announcement TO
4 this effect was made here yesterday
with the suggestion that the Ensiey
First Methodist church was expected
to donate 1920 for that purpose.
Wylam is to be asked for about half
that figure, while other churches
have been given quota to raise.
1t is stated that the present one
room church at Owenton, of which
for less than 100, while at the col
lege there are 500 students not to
count the citizens of the Owenton
commuh:,y who are accustomed some
of them to worship at the Owenton
church. 1t is we'll known that the
building r to be named In honor of
the late Bishop James H. Mccoy. who
was widely beloved in Alabama.
1t is stated that the campaign to
raise the required amount for the
building will be brief and no doubt is
expressed to the success OF the under
taking.
THE Charm School," a drama OF
very interesting lines, interpreted
with laughable incidents, was present
ed to a large audience last night by
the senior class of the Ensley high
schools. The auditorium was well
packed with interested spectators.
when the curtain arose upon the first
act. The boys and girls Of the senior
class acquitted themselves with credit
and reflected careful and intense
training for the annual offering OF
the senior class.
The American Study club was en-
tertained at tea Thursday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. V@:.iam Scholl
on Ensley Highlands. The home only
recently constructed was beautifully
adorned with flowers, presenting q
very alluring picture. About 100
called during the receiving hours.
The committee from the Merchants
and Business Mems association.
which is engaged In outlining tbs
program for tho banquet Tuesday
night, to be given in honor of the
graduates of the Minor High school
completed the details Of That affair,
but will have q final meeting Mon
day to gather up the loose ends incl
dent to such a large task. 1t Is stated
that the program as heretofore out
lined will not be altered in any In
portant particulars.
The trsffio cops lead the list Of
arrests for April. according to Z re.
port of the Ensley police court, made
yesterday to Commissioner Cloe. The
report indicated that 100 arrests were
made for violating the traffic lava.