The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
MEN WILL SPEAK
 FOR HIGHSCHOOL
Pratt City And WyIam In Campaign For Gas {. K. Extensions
Ensley Bureau)

! Fonr-minute speakers will appear in every, Protestant church of the, Ensley district Sunday morning to explain to the congregations, the Howard High school campaign and ask. for the CO operation of all citizens in securing the remaining unpledged amounts. A decision to take the case to the entire community was reached. Saturday fol lowing several conferences between leaders and the officials of Howard col lege. The time limit for the fund has already expired but there has been granted ten additional days during which $9,000 must be secured if Ems ley is to secure the Howard High school.
 The church assignments for Sunday as announced are as follows: Ensley Highland Methodist, P H. Tyler; Pike Avenue Baptist, Prof N. Rs.B Baker, Ensiey Highland Presbyterian, P. H. Tyler First Baptist, Clyde W. Ennis Shadyside Methodist, D. F. fFaireloth First, Methodist, U. A. Duppuy Ems First Methods, James A. Dupug; Ems ley Christian, Peyton Euba1iks; Wylam Baptist, Charles O.. Johnson; Wylam Methodist, Charles o. Johnson; Fair field Methodist, Charles ]. Donald i; Bratt City Baptist, Prof. E. O.. San ders; Pratt City Methodist, Prof. E. o. sanders; Central Park, R. l.. Daniels. J The speakers have been asked to lay particular emphasis upon the fact that the high school will add materially to the cultural advancement of this community and to suggest that having been richly blessed in all material teings, the patriotic citizens, would be pleased to see the cultural progress of
 The high school will be operated under the direction of Howard college, and will be an. accredited institution. The local congregation of Baptists have transferred properties valued, at S35,- OVO to the college as beginning for the school. This includes the present chufch building and two additional buildings on the church property b. cated on Avenue c and Eighteenth street. To this it is asked that this section contribute $25,000 in beginning the work, and will make additions from time to time. asgthe school grows in in- fhience and attendance.
 Merchants To Meet-The Enslet As sociated Merchants will meet TuestIas at lunch at which time it iss stated Z several committee reports will he made. chief of which will be from the picnic committee headed by Robert F. Ham. It is stated that the. day for the pie nic's will be set and other details sy- ranged! The affair is expected to be at tended by 1000 or more persons al- though it will be for. members of the association only and their employees and members of their families.
 To Try For Gas-Pratt City and Wylam will initiate a joint campaign to obtain gas facilities in, the two com nlnnities from the Birmingham Elecv tric company. This action Is indicated by the statement that the Pratt City Business Mems association will gather lnformation and statistics to be sub niltted to the electric company in an 7 effort to convince the officials that the two communities are entitled to such extensions. The success of Gen. trak park in acquiring gas facilities aHer several years of agitation has eneouraged the associations of the two companies into believing that gas will be Eiven them also.
 sDr. H. A. Reviere is directing the campaign for Wylam and has been en- gagged in that work for the past several months. Expenditure of more than $50,OOO will probably be made. if the N extensions are secured
 \ Return From Meet-M. Fl. Mcdowell, W. J. Oliver, and BaI R. Pegram will return to Ensfey Sunday after attending the Ma. tienal Association of Realtors held in Washington during the past week. They will render reports to the Realty board and other organizations at meet ings to be held during the1coming week. Turner InVited-Jack Turner, the