The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-12
Plans For County Organi- cations Discussed and De- tailed Explanations of
 Issue Made
CRAWFORD JOHNSON AND DONNELLY SPEAK
Various Committees For County Or ganizations Are Decided Upon. Meeting In Montgomery Will
 Be Held Today

The meeting of the county directors of the national war savings committee at the Alabama state headquarters in the First National bank yesterday was by far a greater success than antici- pated. After the get-together lunch at the Tutwiler, the directors proceeded to the suite of offices of the state di- rector and met in business session. Plans for the county organiza tions were discussed and detailed explana- tions of the issue were made to the visitors by State Director Crawford Johnson and Vice State Director J. w. Donnelly. The meeting lasted for about three hours, the most of the time be- ing spent in explanation of the baby bonds from every viewpoint.
 The plans for the various county or ganizations provide for the following committees. County executive, subcom- tional, church, fraternal,- merchants and manufacturers, rural, women's, and a sales committee, whose general duty is to deliver the goods.
 Vice Director J. w. Donnelly was very much pleased with the great amount of interest manifested by the county directors who were present and ductive meetings that he had ever att tended. Every man left with the firm determination to excel his neighboring county in sales and many interesting contests are expected to soon be in progress.
 BOY SHOWS JUDGMENT
 T have at last found out what that boy of mine has been doing with that 25 cents 1 give him every morning to pay for his carfare and lunch,'' said Sam Ziedman to Ed R. Norman, assistant postmaster yesterday. He is going to hlgn scnooI you know, and I allow him this much for his expenses. but have been noticing lately that he is walking to school and is eating more than usual before leaving home and is always hungry when he re- turns" he continued, "and 1t was only today that I found out the cause. He has gotten this baby bond idea into his head and he is buying thrift stamp every day"
 There are several towns over the state that are returning good reports of the sales, although in general it appears that a majority of the men whose business it is to put the issue before the people are asleep on the job. Good reports have been received from Marion and also from An niston, but something to stimulate the work should be done immediately in the other sections.
 The plan locally is proving one of the most popular ever devised by the govern ment and Birmingham has made an ex- cellent record in this work. Many regu- lar customers are now observed at the window and sales are soaring away past those expected.
 MEETING IN MONTGOMERY
 Today there is to be meeting of many of the county directors in Montgomery for a purpose similar to the one for which another part of them met in this city yesterday. Both the state director, Craw- ford johnson, and Vice Director J. w. Donnelly will be in attendance.
 County directors who were present at the meeting in Birmingham yes- terday, follow:
 J. H. Phillips, superintendent Bir- mingham schools; J. w. Donnelly, vice director Crawford Johnson, state di- rector; w. R. Young, West Blocton; o. D. Street, Guntersville; George H. Denny, Auburn: T. w. Palmer, Mon tSSdliO, w.. r MilieI, luocuhpid, i.. B. Smyer, postmaster. Birmingham; J. Kirkman Jackson. Birmingham; John A. Rogers, Gainesville; B. B. Barnes. Eutaw: J. w. Cunningham, Decatur; T. H. Rennie, Pell City; T. o. Smith, Birmingham; J. c. Maxwell, Alexandria City; John Sparrow, Birmingham, J. s. Gilliland. Goodwater; w. H. Lyman, Montevallo E. F. Ladd, Mobile;- w. B. Merrill. Heflin; 1T. A. Bradshaw, Flor ence; l.. H. Reynolds, Clanton; A. A. Fendley, Oneonta.