The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-23
GRADING STARTS x. N. \. ON BUSH HILLS srsti. OAN DNs~AA
Paving Will Open Up I'm pOrtant Residence 'ssr' Tract
fEnsley Bureau)

l TFht, (EnSIey BureauD
 Grading was started Wednesday by the owners of Bush Hills, connecting Fifth avenue, parallel with the Ilde- water tracks, from Owenton station 4o a Doint on Eighth avenue, corre- spondint with the western boundry of the Bush Hills development, this will give m additional paved boulevard in that section for several blocks and will open an important residential tract.
 Tho Bush Hills company is complet- ing the paving of the north side of 2 the Eighth avenue boulevard running through the properties which was left untouched when the Eighth avenue pay ing was completed, after innumerable delays The work of completing the boulevard will give the traffic through Bush Hills q right and left tide. The statement was made Wednesday that traffic through the recently opened area average one vehicle every eight seconds and something had to be done to relieve the situation.
 Club To Entertain-The Ensley Shrine club will entertain its friends at the first autumn dance to be given Wednesday night. The committee il? charge announced Wednesday that the music would be furnished by the Night Hawks and committee of twelve prom inent women would sponsor the affair.
 Ramsay Donates Cup-The cup for the best sportsmanship to be awarded annually to one of the three Birming ham high school, Phillips, Ensley and Woodlawn will be furnished by Erskine Ramsay, president of the board of edu- cation. It will be given after the close of the football season and will be based on the points made by the teams and the players approved and judged by the coaches and q disinterested commit tee.
 Mir. Ramsay, who is interested in all three of the high school teams, has displayed rare neutrality in the games and believes the cup will assist to bring about n feeling of greater concord and will result in the development of the highest form of sportsmanship.
 Special Train PIaInled-Arrange- ments are being made by the Ensley merchants with the Louisville and Nashville railroad to operate n special train to Montgomery wheu the Ensley high team battles the Sidney Lanier school Armist;c day. The trip will be taken by at least 125 parsons from Ensley, that number being required before the special will be operated. A special committee is working on the de- tails and arranging for the cooperation Of the civic bodies
 Parade Being Planned-The most ex- tensife parade ever organized here will be staged October 31, as the second Item on the plans to create larger volume of local business. All the chill 0ren ot the western section will parade, including the high school, it is satd. The parade is being arranged by the merchants, and will be featured by several bands. It is understood the var lous clubs of Ensley will participate Ill the march, which will cover the entire district
 The first feature in the campaign was ...the meeting Tuesday night at the, e,EnSley Methodist church arranged By the women's club, at which standing room was at premium The parade IS expected to be equally impressive.
 Hickman ImprOving-The condition oI IL. Hickman, postmaster of Ensley was improved "Wednesday. He has been crltlcally III since Sunday night. It was
 
 passed comfortable night and that lndIcat!ons pointed to his recovery.
 Appeal Presented-The Near East ap- rein was presented to the students of the Ensley high school Wednesday morning by Zadi Gannaway, the little Armenian girl who is visiting the Rir- miRgham district. She was presented to the students by Elmer E. Smith. and the little visitor made deep impress sion. '''
 F1ag Movement GrOWs-SeveraI ave- nll@s and streets with flag every twenty-five feet, will blossom on tbe next flag day, according to plans being worked out here under the auspices of the loeal company of infantry. Agents gre selling every business house an in diridual flag pole, with flag, and all merchants will have to do to make n display on ntional holidays or other occasion will be to hoist the flag. If IS understood that something like BOO hafe been contracted for in Ensley. MONTGOMERY LO0E0