The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
MANY COMPANIES To-
GIVE BABY BONDS.
TO EMPLOYEES XMAS
Sale of War Certificates
and Thrift Stamps
Increasing
FIRMS USING BONDS
AS CHRISTMAS BONUS
List of Treasury Agents for Stamps
Appointed in Birmingham to
Date Made Public
Yesterday

The sale of the thrift stamps and war
savings certificates has taken on new inn
petus since the recent patriotic address
made by Frank A. vanderlip In this
city. Reports from the postoffice and
every one of the other agencies over
the city indicate that something that
was said by Mr.. vanderlip must have
reached a responsive chord in the hearts
of Birmingham people.
Many companies are giving them as
their usual Christmas bonus, and in fact,
this time there is no probab ility of the
plan adopted for this year. individuals
are buying them rapidly to give as per-
senal gifts and the stamp of public APP
prevail is SO firmly affixed to them by
this time there is no portability of the
sales waning during the coming year.
COMPANIES GIVE BONDS
The Jemison- seibels Insurance com
pany yesterday bought from the First
National bank 100 S. war certificate
stamps for distribution, as part of the
cash bonus which they will give to their
employees at Christmas. In addition they
are giving with the baby bonds a thrift
hinder that Uncle Sam is calling upon
everyone of his citizens to save every
emmy possible during the year 1915 by
abstaining from buying unnecessary
things, and in this way by leaving fac
tories and labor free for use by Uncle
Sam in providing for our armies, and
help us to win the war.
The Pell City Manufacturing com
pany reports giving to every one of it's
employees, All in number. s. baby bond
as. a Christmas bonus. Thomas Rem
ME, member of the Birmingham Rotary
club, is president of this company and
is one of the citizens that has helped
keep Pel1 City in the front rank in
every war service called for. The New
York Times says that Pel City holds the
record in these matters to date.
The Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling
Works is giving S. baby bonds to so of
its employees as Christmas bonuses.
Joubert & Gosin Machine and Foundry
company is giving several thousand dol
lars worth of IS baby bonds as Christ
mas bonuses.
The Progressive Farmer publication
gave as part of bonuses to 50 employees
baby bonds and thrift stamps in the
amount of $355.35. being the first firm in
Birmingham to take such action.
TREASURY AGENTS
the stamps appointed in Birmingham
to date follows: First National bank.
Traders National bank, Birmingham
Trust and Savings company, American
Trust and Savings company. Steiner
Bros. Hardie-Tynes Manufacturing COM
pany, American Blakeslee Manufacturing
company, Joubert & Goslin Machine and
Foundry company, Kilby Frog and Switch
company, Birmingham Machine and
Foundry company, ingalls, Iron Works
company, American Casting company,
American Cast Iron Pipe company j.
Gosin, Loveman, Joseph &. Loeb. Ca
heen Bros, Louis Pizitz. Steele-Smith
Dry Goods company J. Blach & Sons,
Louis Saks Clothing Co., Porter Cloth
ing Co, Drennen company, Burger Dry
Goods Co., Hirsch Millinery Co., The
Partisan company, the Birmingham Coca
Cola Bottling company, the Bank of Ems
ley, the Bank of Alabama, Ensley, The
First Bank Of Fairfield, North B:rrning-
ham Trust and Savings bank, The Wood
lawn Savings bank, The Bessemer Saw
ings bank, the U. S. Bank of Bessemer;
every postoffice and mail carrier in JEFF
ferson county; Republic Iron and Steel
company, Caldwell Watson Machine and
Foundry company, Frisco railway, Pratt
Consolidated Coal company.