The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
SOUTHERN FAIRS ID AID CONSERVATION 1. OF FOOD PRODUCTS Plans for Coming Fairs Made at Meeting of As sOciatiOn of Fairs Held
 Yesterday

At a meeting of the Southern Associa- wiler yesterday, contracts were made for amusement features to be shown at the different fairs, resolution passed rendering the services of the officials of the organization and the cooperation of the association to the federal food ad- ministration and the department of agri- culture in the production and conserya- ton of foods.
 Present at the meeting were: c. w. Sarver of Athens, chairman pro tenn. {; Thomas E. Orr of Albertville. secretary; S. L. Howell of Hartsell, secretary of the Morgan County Fair associations; M- D.. Wiggins of Hartsell, manager of the Morgan County fair; pr. R. E. Sherrill of Hartsell, president of the Morgan County Fair association; Charles w. Sin gleton Of Albertsvlle, secretary of the Marshall County Fair association; J. F. Jordan of Sylacauga, secretary of the Talladsga County Fair association. and A. R. Fuqua of Alexander City, secre- tary of the Tallapoosa County Fair asso- ciation Pike and Houston county Iair associations are members of this circuit, tut their representatives, failed to attend the meeting yesterday
 Contracts for music and amusements were made with Sol's United Shows and for free amLsements with the United Booking Fair association.
 Following the adoption of the resou- ton offering to cooperate with the de- partment of agriculture and the food ad- ministration, the association expressed the desire, without reducing it to the form of resolution, that the depart ment of agriculture or the food admin istration be requested to send one or more representatives, to the different fairs in the circuit for the purpose Of explaining to the people the method and object of food conservation. And the no- cessity of it. It is probable the associa- ton later on will make formal request such an agent to visit the different fairs
 The dates of the fairs so far agreed upon are: Limestone county, at Athens. October S-11
 Morgan county. at Hartsell. October 15-19
 Marshall county, at Albertville. octo- Der 22-26.
 The Tailadega fair at Sylacauga will be held probably the week following the Marshall County fair and the Tallapoosa County fair one week later.
 The resolution adopted by the associa- ton follows:
 Whereas. our country being at war and realizing the importance and i'm perative necessity for every man and every organization of men to do their full duty, and whereas our govern ment has called upon us to cooperate with 1t in systematic and aggressive campaign for food conservation, and an increased acreage of all food crops in our respective districts.
 Therefore. be it, resolved. That we, the Southern Association of Fairs in executive session assembled, do here by pledge themselves and each member thereof, both jointly and severally, to cooperate with our government in ev- cry possible way. and that we hereby lay our all on the altar of our gov- ernment, to the end therefore. that our beloved soldiers on foreIgn battle- fields may be supplied with all the nec- essaries of life and implements of war, so that our flag may win victories