The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-06
ENSLEY STARTS BUILDING BOOM Three New Structures For Seventeenth
 Street
lEnsley Bureau.l

Three buildings will be constructed within few weeks on Seventeenth street, according to information Friday. The announcement indicates that the building boom here will not be confined to Nineteenth street as many have sup posed.
 It was stated by T. F. Sinclair, that he would start work within few days on two buildings to be located on Sev- enteenth Street between Avenue D. and Avenue E. One building will be 10Ox10O feet and will be of brick con- struction. It will be used as a garage and storage room for the transfer com pany. There will follow on the cor ner of Avenue F and Seventeenth street a two story brick building, also to be erected by Mir. Sinclair, which will be leased as a public garage and will have spaces for one or two mercantile es- tablishment. It is stated that the lat ter building will cost about $25,O00.
 Mir. Sinclair, will vacate his present building on Avenue E and it is stated that two ItalianO societies, the Society Christofo Columbo and the Society de Victor Emanuel, will build two story building. This building will be used for meeting hall upstairs and busi- ness houses on the ground floor.
 The activity on Seventeenth street indicates revival of interest on that street which has not shown the same vitality as other streets during the past few years.
 Advertising Appropriation - Over $6,OOO will be appropriated by mer- chants of Ensley to be used in adver- tising during the coming winter. The committee in charge of the fund was engaged Fiday in following the leads given Thursday night and it is be- lieved that the $3,000 needed, follow ing the subscription Thursday of like amount would be secured very soon. The association plans to use the daily papers for q majority of its ad- vertising with large boards at advan tageous points, and direct-by-mail an nouncements which will be furnished by members of the association from time to time.
 The plan contemplates an unusual feature during the Christmas holidays when toys and prizes will be given to the little folks of the Ensley district.
 Petition Presented-The citizens of Pratty City presented to officials of the Birmingham Electric company pe- tition of $50 persons who will use gas in that section of the city, at con- ference Friday morning The meeting was held in the offices of Fred Under wood. assistant general manager, and IA kl,ak nvtnV sions would most likely be authorized within short time. The petition rep resents the work of several weeks on the part of the men and women of Pratt City who want gas service and it is believed that the Birmingham Flee tric company will not deny the petition given Friday morning.
 The private connection plus the cost to the Birmingham Electric company will involve the expenditure of over $100,000, it is stated.
 Home Coming CeIebrati0n-The Ems ley Highland Methodist church will hold its annual home coming celebration next Sunday. The officials of the church have located as many of the original members of the church as they can and they will be honor guests. It was announced Friday that Rev. U. $. Pitts, pastor of the church, would de- liver a special sermon.
 Treat For Kiwanians-The program committee of the Ensley Kiwanis club will have rare treat for the kiwan- ians next Thursday when Jack Tur- ner, the boy who went to Washington in the national oratorical contest, will deliver his speech on the Constitution. The Kiwanis clubs in all parts of America celebrate week devoted to the study of the Constitution and it was considered very apprOpriate- that the program this year include the ad- dress of Mir Turner.
 It was also stated by Clyde Pippin, chairman of the committee, that the Rt. Rev. William G. Mcdowell, bishop CO., adjutor of Alabama for the Episcopal church, would be the speaker for. next Thursday week.
 Baptist Home -COming-The Ensley Baptist church will celebrate home-com- ing Sunday. Tn services will be at tended by all the members who have moved away, or as many as can be located. It was announced Friday that the morning service would include a solo by Jack Thomas By the Waters of Babylon" while Dr. David NJ. Gardner, pastor of the church, will speak on 'Playing Hide and Seek With Jesus The topic for the evening service will be "Bickering With the Devif' and Mrs. Joe Stammer, will sing the offer tory.