The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10
NEEDS OF !. SCHOOLSDEMAND ADDITIONAL SUM Ringing Appeal For Bond Issue Made By Lead
 ing Citizens ALL VOTERS URGED
 TO GO TO POLLS Success Of Tax Measures Also Necessary To
 Care For Bonds

school tax at the polls Tuesday were issued yesterday.
 1 Both point out the seriousness. of the situation and declare that the bond is- sue is imperative to care for the city's ! school needs. The fi-st statement is from voluntary committee and reads as follows:
 To the Voters of Birmingham: We, the undersigned citizens of Bir- mingham. being interested in the wei. fare of the city, and realizing that an adequate public school system iE of the greatest importance to every communi- 1 ty, and constitutes the bulwark of our democratic system of government, urge ! the voters of Birmingham to go to the polls on next Thursday, May 13. and vote to authorize three million five hundred thousand dollars of bonds to De nsed for the purpose of relieving some of the distressing conditions of our overerowded public schools. We call especial attention to the necessity of voting at the same time | for both of the tax measures, which are for the purpose of paying interest on and creating sinking fund for the bonds and for operating expenses, be cause failure to vote for both of these measures. will render useless your vote for the bonds.
 Committees of citizens have visited all of the schools and have verified the statements of the board of education with regard to the oyercrowded eondi. tfons and inadequate facilities in every section of the city. To meet the present needs of the I schools and % furnish proper facilities will reaniRe app1uxilHA tely five million anIIass Our hoafd Of education, how. ever. has conservafivelg asked for ati- thority to issue only three million five hundred thousand dollars of bonds, al. though . committee of bankers after making investigation, report that the city might safely issue larger amount of additional bonds, based upon the present assessed property valuation and without allowing for any future growth of our. city.
 Each to Get Its Sharc
 We have been advised by the presi- dent of the board of education that, while the three and half million dol lars is inadequate, nevertheless, each community will get it's share of what was planned for it in the survey of the whole situation.
 It should be further understood that these funds will be handled exclusively by the board of education, which is eomposed of Mr. Erskine Ramsey, presidents 1fr. R. D. Chadwick, vice president: Mir. R. R. Moore, Mrs. A. ". Bell and Mr. r. D. MeArthur.
 We again urge you to vote for the school bonds and their supporting tax measures on Tuesday. next: J. F. Rnshton, chairman: Murray Brown, vice chairman: J. c. DeHolI, secretary James Esdale, J. l.. Baskin, Fl. c. Brown. R. c. MeAfahon. T. J. Shirley A. c. Montgomery, Eugene Munger. Fred s. Hagan, J. J. Lee, Dr. N. c. Glass. F. E. Butler, J. A. Dupuy, Is E. Lindsey, Charles W. Sanders, O. c. Goodwin, ID. Trucks, Robert A. DaEis, John J Walker, O. T. Smith. q. s. Pippen. M. H. McDowell, Joseph Martin, w. ]. Stacey, Dr. w. s, Raundtree, Victor Hanson, 10. IT. Leeeh. Donald Conner, R.. 2. Foster, Lewis Bowen, N. C.. Turner, c. A. CardweIl, ". W. Jones R. c. Gladden., R. A. Walker. George D. Carns, Ws ". !. Walker, R. H. Wharton, W. D. Moore, Mrs. J. M. Hankins, Mrs. DuPont Thompson. w. w. Crawfard, Oscar Wells, Morris ". Bush, G. Shook, N.> A. Barrett, Chapel Corey, Judge H. c. Wilkinson. George Suiders J. w. Allen, J. A. Allen, o. B. Sparks. E. c. Burchfiel, Dr. W. E. Prescott, Robert l.. Suddnth, Dr. G. C. Ellis, N. NJ, Leonard, Mrs. Homer Mashburn. Bonds Necessary The following statement by the ex- eeutfVe committee of citizens was also Issued daring the day:
 To the Citizens of Birmingham: t
 We, the undersigned, who were ap- pointed the executive eOmmitteee of a general committee of citizens, to in- EestiEate conditions existing ia the pub lie schools of Birmingham, wish to in form the citizens generally that we caused careful investigations to be made in every section of the city, the results of which more than confirmed the survey recently issued by the board of education.
 We further report that in our opin- ion, bond issue is absolutely neces- sary, as if is the only method by which these conditions can be remedied. The entire amount asked for, $3, ,5O0, 900 will be required to relieve in q measure, the terribly congested condition which now exists.
 We therefore urge the citizens of Bir- mingham to go to the polls next Tues day and vote in favor of the public school bonds and the tax leyies for school purposes:
 W. R. Hendrix, chairman.
 Hugo L. Black, vice chm.
 J. c. DeHoll, secretary.
 r. Mrs, R. c. Gladden.,
 Mrs. R. Duront Thompson, H J c. Hopping,
 W. Fl, WoolvertOn,
 Committee.
 REFERENDUM URGED
 BERLIN, May 9.-(By the Asso- eiated Press. 1.-The executive commit tee of the German Socialist party voted today to ask the government to hold a pop6lar referendum on acceptance or rejection of the Dawes rspaFation re-