Weekly journal-miner., 1918-02-06
LOCAL COUNCIL OF DEFENSE ID
 ORGANIZE
THOMAS E. CAMPBELL IS HERE TO AID IN FORM ATION OF COUNTY BODY TO COOPERATE WITH THE STATE COUNCIL.
(From Fridays Daily.)


 Former Governor Thomas E. Campbell arrived in Prescott yestcr- cay afternoon from Phoenix, his trip to the northern part of the State be- irg made in the interests of the Ari- zona Council of Defense. Mir. Camp | bells particular mission is to make arrangements for the establishment of County Council of Defense in five of the northern counties, includ- ing Yavapai, the move being made at the instance of the State organization with view of localizing the activities of the organization and injecting a certain amount of "pep" into the workings of this big patriotic body. So varied and diversified were the tasks laid down for the State organi- ration to accomplish, that with the progress of the war, the fact became evident that all of the activities incl dental to the welfare of the common- wealth could not be successfully and efficiently handled from the organiza- tion's headquarters at Phoenix. and in order to 'jazz" things up bit, the plan forganizing county units was hit upon, and at the present moment, the scheme bids fair to practically eliminate all of the obstacles which confronted the State council in its ef- | forts to aid in carrying on the war activities in this part of the United States.
 As explained yesterday evening by MT. Campbell, the State council plans to enlist the aid of boards of super visors in each of the IA counties and also to embody in the various local committees such residents of each community as are particularly inter ested in any one of the enterprises which the council will attempt to put through. Four committees will be named in Prescott today. They are the following: Committee of Public Defense, having the supervision or inc "Four-AIinute Men speakers; the committee of Welfare Service, to su- pervise the local activities in behalf of tihe Y. NJ. C. A., the Red Cross, the | K. of C. war work and the Y. w. L. A.: the Production committee, in charge of the work of the county agent. the extension service workers and farm improvement association work; the Liberty Bond and Thrift | Stamp committee, which, as it's name would indicate. will have direct charge of the sale of the bonds and stamps mentioned The membership of each of the committees will be made as large or as small as IS deemed best by the supervisors.
 It was decided to ask the help of the various boards of supervisors be- cause of the fact that as general thing the members of such bodies arc public-sp spirited men who can be de- pended upon to help in pinch and furthermore because the assistance ot the supervisors will give the organi- ration quasi-official standing in the respective counties. Then. too, the members usually have at least part oi their time at their own disposal so that they can get out and become actively engaged in boosting the work of the council, and as practically ev- cry board in the State had signified its desire to help the work along, the State council decided to allow these officials to have the nominal supervi- sion of the county organizations Mir. Campbell is to meet with the supervisors at 10 o'clock this morn- ing to perfect arrangements. He cX- Lects to leave this afternoon for Flagstaff. where he will explain the rew system to the Coconino county officials. From there he will continue ris trip to Holbrook, St. Johns and Kingman, returning to Prescott on February 9th to complete the local organization.
 That Mir. Campbclrs work in be- half of the State council IS purely ratriotic is shown by the face that bis salary is the munificent sum of sl per year, no remuneration being advanced him even for his travelling expenses. Practically no funds were available for the organization work which the council had planned, and the task of getting over the State to explain the matter fell to the lot ot several of the States biggest men, who for the sake of their love of country, dropped their daily affairs and, at their own expense, arc assist ing in getting the work started. Mr. Campbclrs interest in the State coun- cirs work started when, by virtue ot lis possession of the governors oi- flee, he became an cx-otiicio member. When he stepped out of office, he was immediately elected to retain his membership in the council, and hav- ing an unusually large personal ac- qraintance in the northern part oi the State. he offered his services. and the council. quick to recognize his tit- mess for this huge and somewhat