The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
DR. MANSFIELD
 WILL NOT QUIT
Ensley Minister Declines Offer From Tennessee
 Church
fEnsley Bureau)

Although it has been reported that Rev. William H. Mansfield, pastor of the Ensley Methodist church, would be transferred from the Alabama confer enee, it was learned definitely Friday that he had decided to continue his min istry in Ensley. It has been reported here for the past several weeks that Rev. Mir. Mansfield had been offered prominent church in the Tennessee con- ference and that committee had visited and interviewed him. It has also been reported that one or more of the larger cities in the North Alabama conference had made Overtures to the church authorities to see if Mir. Mans field could be secured. ..
 Want More Pavlng-Following the victory of local members of the Ems ley Realty Board in the work of pay ing Twentieth street, it was reported Friday that petitions for similar work on Seventeenth street, Avenue D, Ave nue c and other streets of this city, are to be circulated The full paving pro- gram to be handled by the three civic Organizati tiOns as a unit will involve nearly a quarter of a million dollars in paving The Twentieth street work is called the bare beginning of paving which, is said, to be needed in Ems ley and against which steps no Objec- tiOns of serious nature are expected. The same committee which handled the Twentieth street work will likewise handle the other petitions.
 Church Management To Be Discussed Business management of q church will be discussed before the Ensley Highland Methodist congregation Sun day morning at the n o'clock services. The address will be delivered by Henry Denman, business manager of the First Methodist church of Birmingham, said to be one of the most successfully man. aged churches in Southern Methodism. The entire service at the Ensley High land church will be in charge of the laymen of the congregation. The board of stewards and the trustees of the church will form the choir while all other features of the service will be handled by men other than clergymen. It is believed that the service will be very interesting and will be attended by large gathering.
 To Act On Survey-Despite petitions and committee visitations the board of education, in it's school plans. will al- most literally follow the recOmmenda- tions and suggestions contained in the late school survey. Information to this effect was obtained Friday by the Ems ley bureau of The Age-Herald. follow ing the reports of various encouraging indications secured by delegations visit ing the board of education in the in terest of schools wanted at various points. It was stated that the survey as to needs here cost the board over $3,00O and was compiled by admitted experts. The work was subsequently checked and confirmed by a committee of citizens appointed from various sec tions and composed of outstanding men and women. The survey is held to be accurate and most carefully arranged and entitled to the fullest observance. The visits made by delegations suggest ing schools for various points while agreeable and perhaps pleasant to the board of education, it is said to be all most futile of results on account of the necessity of adhering as closely as pos sible to the outlined plans. The sur vey includes additions in Ensley to grammar schools and the high school also and it is not believed that high school and grammar school facilities will be authorized unless contained in the confirmed survey suggestions.