The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-09
POSTMASTERS OF
 SOUTHERN STATES
 FORM ASSOCIATION
Many Delegates in Attend ance at Meeting of Post
 masters-Increase of Salaries Sought

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 association of the United States was or ganized at meeting held yesterday in | the private dining room of the Tutwiler hotel, which was attended by delegates from nine states.
 George Rule, Jr, of Lonoke, Ark. was elected president; w. T. Thurmand of Commerce, Ga., vice president, and 0. Wv. Quin of Columbia Miss, secretary and treasurer. The executive committee is composed of George R. Hays, New port, Ark; T. L. Pounds, Danville, Ark; :; Rufus Doak Lebanon, Tenn; J. M. Gates, Marysville, Tenn; F. E. Gaffney, Gaffner, S. C.; Bart M. Gatling, Raleigh, IN. C.; L. M Otis, Greensboro; s. J. Grif- lfin. Cullman; J. l.. Lathem, Eupora. Miss; A. c. Fant, Mocan, Miss; c. w.. lMcAfee Blue Ridge, Ga, and MT. Free lman, Claxton Ga.
 The meeting was called to order by IGeorge Rule Jr., who was made tenn Iporary chairman, and H. c. HowZe was made temporary secretary MT. Rule Istated the meeting was held for the pur- pose of organizing the postmasters of the southern states into the Central Ac- counting Postmasters association of the United States, number of the states having already organized state associa- tions.
 "A large burden of extra work and responsibility has been added to the county seat postmasters recently with out giving them either extra assistance ! or pay" said MT. Rule. Tt is the pur- Ipose of the association to send com mittee to Memphis to present the case J of the Central Accounting Postmasters l to the joint commission on postmasters' salaries, which has been appointed to readjust the salaries of postal em- iployes, and later to Washington to pe- tition Congress for relief"
 I The postmasters are entitled to fair
 remuneration both for work performed and for added responsibility, it was stated, and the public is entitled to service which cannot be rendered by in- Isufficient clerical force. It was claimed
 that the postmasters had received no
 increase in salaries in many years, many ! of them still working under the same salaries as in 1883, notwithstanding the | fact that the cost of living has ad- lvanced 80 per cent.
 l It was pointed out that in many of l fices no additional clerks have been in stalled. although the War Savings
 Stamps had been put on sale there. The registering of these stamps and the va
 rious other duties placed on the em- Iployes of the postoffices do not permit l the clerks to give as prompt attention | to the general delivery window, stamp window and money order window as the public desires. Short talks regarding | the pastmasters' case were made by Major D. M Scott of Selma, w. T. Thur
 man of Commerce, A. M. Reynolds. An iniston, l.. M. Peacock, Eastman Ga, J.
 L. Kirby, Water Valley. Miss.
 | The committee on the constitution
 and bylaws made its report at the after l noon session and was adopted. | READJUST SALARIES The amount of the increase in salary | to be asked for was not stated, but ii
 will, in all proba bility, be approximate
 ly 25 per cent. The following commit tee was appointed to go to Memphis l October 1 and ?, to appear before joint | commission on postmasters' salaries ] which will readjust salaries of postal I employees: George Rule, Jr., Lonoke Ark. chairman A. w. Quin, Columbia
 Miss; S. J. Griffin, Cullman; L. M. Pea cock, Eastman, Ga, and Rufus Doak, | Lebanon, Tenn.
 | Following the organization of the Central Accounting Postmasters asso- citation of the United States, the Ala ! bama representatives held a meeting and formed a state association. with Major H. M. Scott as president; w. T. | Tartt, vice president, and Harry Howze secretary and treasurer. The executive committee is composed of T. H. Alex ander Miss Lillie c. Hays. L. M. Otis
 R. D. Williams and s. J. Griffin. The same constitution and bylaws as adopt | ed by the central body was adopted by
 the state organization.
 LIST OF DELEGATES 1 Every postmaster who has not vet l joined the organization is urged to do so. Among the delegates present are | AlalRma, R. B. Smyer, Birmingham; D. | M. Scott, Selma; o. M. Reynolds, Annis- ton; w. P. Tartt, Livingston, w. G. Por- ter. Heflin; J. c. Burns. Bay Minuette
 J. B. Tally. Jr., Scottsboro; Lillie C. Hayes, Abbeville; l.. M. Otis, Greens
 boro; S. W. Riddle, Gadsden; S. L. Cor rah. Reform; B. c. Gibson. Tuskegee
 J. F. Davis. Andalusia; T. H. Alexander Albany; w. l.. Crew, Goodwater; R. D. l Williams, Opelika: s. J. Griffin, Gull man; R. M. Jemson. Talladega; c. L. l Cleveland, Centerville; l.. J. Box. One onta; c. E. Viven, Columbana: Bay D Gather. Pell City; E. P. Lakeman l Haleyville; W. w. Perry. West Blocton | R. S. Shirey, Guin Claude Harper: Gun tersville. and c. T. Fitzpatrick. Mont | gomery. Representatives from Tennes- see are as follows: T. P. Fucker 1 Franklin: A. w. Ashton. Hohenwald l J. P. Singleton. Copper Hill, and James M. Cadis Marysville.
 Representatives from Georgia: W. T | Thurmond, Commerce; c. W. McAfee l Blue Ridge; J. R. Dixon, Metter; H. R Chestnut. Lawrenceville; l.. M. Peacock l Eastman: Mrs. F. E. Chapman, Buens Vista;'J F. Jenkins. Ashburn, and S. E Pace, Carrollton.
 Representatives from Mississippi
 Mrs. Margaret Walker, Houlka; J. l. l Kirby, Water Valley; A. W. Quin. Co
 lumbia, and J. H. Robb, Greenville.
 Representatives from Arkansas: T
 l.. Pounds, Danville. and George Rule Jr., Lonoke.
 I Representatives from South Carolina
 F. B. Gaffney, Gaffney.
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