The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
HONEST DEALING THOUGHT BACK OF
 ESSAY CONTESTS
Birmingham Merchants An nounce Rules Governing Composition on "Pay-
 up" Week for Students

Indications are that the Merchants Credit Association essay contest to be held among the school children of the
 grade and high schools of Jefferson
 county in connection with the "Pay-up' campaign will be one of the most popu-
 lar ever offered are daily coming to the notice of the officials of the associa- ton and judging from the numerous inquires made by contestants. the num- Der of those participating in the con- test will be excessively large. Chairman Bealle of the committee of judges announces the following rules and regulations to cover the contest: Tn order to promote a spirit of thrift, of saving, of integrity, and of general community team work the Merchants
 Credit Association and the Associated
 Retail Credit Men of Birmingham are
 endeavoring to instill in the minds of
 Birmingham citizens the paramount in-
 portance of fair play to community up
 growth and outspreading. With a view to encouraging reciprocity and sense of square dealing amongst the children of the community, these organizations have offered prizes aggregating s90 for the six best essays written on the sub- ject, Why You Should Pay Your Bills Promptly
 Two prizes of s2o and s10 will be award ed for the two best essays written by white children of the primary schools. Two prizes of s2O and s10 will be 1 awarded for the two best essays written Dy the children of the colored high schools.
 The costest will continue until the evening of May 3l when a committee composed of R. A. Porter, Tyler Grocery Company; Harry White, of Odum, Bow CTS and white, and A. B. Bealle, the chairman, will decide the merits of the essays and make announcement of the successful competitors.
 ''The committee realizes that without l the cooperation of the teachers and the l principals of the various schools it's ef- l forts to make the contest success will l fail. Therefore, it urges that the princi- ] pals of the public schools, both white diu SoloiSo, iihEiCSo dPCii tiiS PuPiA' LII 1 high ethical value of debt paying, oi
 meeting ones obligation, square dealing not merely with the tradesmen of the city, but in all affairs of life. 1 The committee believes that such Q contest will not simply sharpen the minds of the youths of the city, but tha' | it will create a spirit of reciprocity among the school children; that it vii ! ~la.. &l1 l,...t 1f fIo yl1 Ia
 as it applies to honest dealing, witt l those who have placed their trust il l their neignpors; that 1t will serve to i'm press the children with the fact tha I the rascality of a purchaser in evadin! ! his debts, will throw the burden of his dishonesty on the purses of the hones l buyers, and that the unpaid, or long de | ferred payment of debts mean higher 1 prices all down the line. The committe, | representing the Merchants Credit As | sociation and the Associated Retai | Credit men believe that such move 1 ment for prompt payment of debts vii not only make living cheaper for all l but that the whole moral code of tn,
 community will be lifted thereby. | Essays must be written on one sid, | of the paper.
 i "Neatness of the manuscript, the ex
 cellence of the English, and the though pack or the argument, VIII De considered 1 in making the awards.
 1 "No essay will be considered if it con | tains more than 300 words.
 l NO essay will be considered If re ceived later than May 31, 1920
 Each essay submitted in the contes 1 should have at the top of the first pag' 1 the full name and address of the au I thor and the name of the school he ol 1 she attends, and whether white O. I colored.
 1 Let the teachers impress upon tho l pupils the necessity for concentration l for studying every moral phase of the problem of debt and it's responsibility I and of expressing their conclusions 1 simply, strongly. and clearly.
 1 Respectfully submitted ] "R. A. Porter Harry White and A. B 1 Bealle, chairman.'