The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
UTILITY TO ADD
 TO STREET LINE
Cars Will Be Operated To Rutledge
 Springs
(EnsIey Bureau)

| extend It's street car line to Rutledge Springs during the present summer, ac- cording to information obtained here Sunday. The line now operates from the business section of Fairfield to the Fairfield works principally for the ac- commodation of employees, but it is stated the extension will be made down the old right-of-way of the Tidewater street railway, which was projected to Bessemer in the early days of that line.
 The statement was made that the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company and the Woodward company would CO., operate in the opening of the Jay Bird Heights road between Rutledge Springs and Bessemer and that a community for emyployes wouldF be made at Rut- ledge Springs. This would necessitate the street car line.
 In Ensley the opening of the Jay Bird road would be assisted in every way. The county has been asked to provide permanent paving through that prop erty, it being the contention of many business men that to do so would shorten the distance between the Ems ley district and Brighton by very sub- stantial margin. There will be every assistance given here to the project, it already having been announced by R. E. Chadwick and Sam King, owners of Jay Bird Heights, that any right of ,I way wanted by the county would be given without cost.
 The connection of Rutledge Springs to Fairfield and Ensley with electric service would be a great boon to the two communities and from all indications that is the next civic victory for this section.
 Ten More School Days--With orly ten more school days before them, the faculty and students of the Ensley High school as well as the grammar schools are mapping out their programs for commencement. The indications are that the present session will be found to have been the most successful from many viewpoints of any previous one. I Prof D. E. Smith, principal of the Ems ley High, has handled a greater enroll ment than was ever recorded at the high school and the graduating class will be the largest in the history of the school.
 The announcement has previously been made that the graduating exercises will include the presentation of diplomas to the seniors in Ensley. However the Ensley class will joii. Central and Woodlawn in Birmingham and will hear the graduation address jointly. Each class will receive it's diplomas at it's own building where the work has been done, sentiment, at least, suggesting the ap- propriateness of such a step. I During this week and until the grad nation, there will be many forms of en. tertainment at the Ensley High school by the various societies, clubs and or ganizations, being the finale to a year which has not only been filled with achievement but considerable pleasure as well.
 Burden FuneraI-Funeral services for W. W. Burden will be held Monday aft. ernoon at 80 o'clock. The services will be conducted by Rev. Theo. Har- ris, pastor of the Pike Avenue Baptist church, with Ensley commandery assist ing. Globe lodge of Ensley will have charge of the funeral at the Fraternal cemetery, where interment will be made All Master Masons are invited to the services. s .,sas,f,o.t, e.,,l.,,,.,.
 Minor High COmmencement--Co Con- mencement exercises for the Minor High school, two miles from Ensley, will be- gin next Thursday. The first program will be the senior class day, which will begin at 10 o'clock Thursday and that night the annual senior class play will be given by the students. Friday will be graduation, the diplomas being pre- sented by Dr. J. W. Hanchey. The graduation address will be delivered by Prof. F. P. Burns of Howard college. The year at Minor has been one of bril- liant achievements and the class to be graduated iseone of the largest and most I gratifying in the history of the school. The enrolment was large and it is stated that the school authorities are proud of the work done at the Minor High school.
 Merchants To Meet--The Ensley As sociated Merchants will meet next Tues day for luncheon in the dining hall on Nineteenth street. During the past week the president of the merchants, F. H, Tyler, has received high honor from the Alabama Jewellers association and it is believed that this will be made an occasion of observance. The pro- gram will include several musical mum bers and many items of business will be handled.
 Store Succeeded-The Candy drug store will be succeeded during the next few days by Halls Pharmacy No. 2, when Mir. Hall vacates the corner at Gary and Fifty-second street and occu- pies place across the street being it. ted up now for the store. The drug store was opened by William Candy three years ago, it formerly being the [ Tnertke 0I1 rzLn