The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
.ENSLEY GETS new
FILLING STATION
Standard Oil Takes Cor
ner Of Nineteenth
And Avenue i
tEnsley Bureau)

The Standard Oil Company will erect
on the corner of Nineteenth street and
Aynue I, Ensley, one of the most orna-
mental and attractive Filings stations
| in the south. Information to the effect
that work would begin ON the station
| in a few weeks was given in Ensley
Saturday by District Manager Boiler.
| The site was obtained some time ago,
and plans contemplate no further delays
| in the construction of the station. 1t
| is understood that over $4,000 will
be invested.
The company will come to Ensley
with an unusual place in the esteem of
business men on account of the patriotic
| surrender of formerly selected site,
admittedly more centrally located, in
order to conform to local ideas as to
| the fitness of the location.
To Discuss Ramsay Plan-The
Ensley Associated Merchants at the
meeting to be held Euesday will dis
cuss the suggestion of Erskine Ramsay
for the use of the area near Capitol
park for a civic center. The business
men of Ensliey are said to be inclined
fayorably toward the plan.
To Arrange Conference.-The Ensley
Kiwanis club committee appointed to
arrange conference of all interests
having under consideration the civic
center plans, met in the offices of DR..
Nat G. Clark, chairman, Saturday
morning. The committee. agreed to
formulate an invitation for adoption
Monday after which it will be sent to
members of the city commission, library
board, park commission, board of reve-
nue., county board of education, city
board of education and other officials.
Assurances have been received here Of
interest in the plan.
Bankers Expected Here-Foster
Hamilton, vice president of the Bank
of Alabama, and s. q. King, vice pres
ident and cashier of the Bank of Ensley,
are expected home Sunday night from
Chicago, where they have been attend
ing the national association of bankers.
Rally Day PIanned-Rally day will
be held at the Ensley Methodist church
Sunday at which it is expected that
the capacity of the auditorium will be
taxed. Invitations have been sent to
every member of the church urging at
tendance. Rev. William ii. Mansfield
and his official staff has arranged the
program.
Loher To Speak-Professor Loher of
the Birmingham Southern College viii
address the mems class of the EQsley
Christian church Sunday morning. He
has recently returned from summer
spent abroad during which time he Wis
tied the land identified with the ministry
of Christ on earth. The officials OF the
church invite everyone to attend.
Returns From FactOries-W. Eugene
Daniel, president of the Daniels Furni-
ture company, has returned from an in
spection trip of factories on the Atlantic
seaboard. Furniture factories in that
section are making extra efforts to in
terest local furniture men in their pro-
ducts and prevail upon them to buy In
the south as much as possible.
Meeting ON Hotel-The construction
of a hotel in Ensley will be discussed
at a meeting of the Ensley realty board
to be held next Wednesday. A. COM
mittee has been engaged in studying
the proposal and it is understood re
mort will be made at the meeting. The
suggestion has been made that the
hotel may be secured by enlisting the
cooperation of citizens and those who
are engaged in the preliminary work
are encouraged over the reception the
suggestion has been given.
Duffee ImprOyed-Dan j. Dufee,
president of the Superior Lumber COM
pany, who has been i'll for the past few
days and whose condition was the oc-
casionl for deep concern, is much I'M
proved, physicians said.