The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-18
CHAMPION SEES BIG HIGHWAY VICTORY
 F FULL VOTE CAST
Every County Visited Fur nishes Leading Citizens Willing to Devote Time
 to Campaign
By FRED H. GoRMLEY Montgomery Bureau The Age-Herald, 221-2 First National Bank Building

Montgomery. December 17.-(Spe- cial. )--Every county visited by field agents of the Alabama Highway Im- proyement association during this week has furnished leading citizens who were willing to devote their time to the campaign for the ratification of the highway amendment until the election, January 80, according to tho weekly statement Of F. J. Cramton, president of the Alabama Highway improvement association, today.
 MT. Cramton also declared that the agents have reported that the most important thing to be done is to have the voters, men and women, go to the polls on election date and that If a full vote Is cast the victory for the one when the state gave an eight to one majority for good roads, Feb- ruary 16, 1920.
 The president of the association said booklets had been completed which were intended to furnish an answer to every question which might be propounded regarding the bond issue and the plans for the construction of a system of perma- nent roads. These booklets will be furnished county chairmen for dis tribution but may also be obtainei from state headquarters.
 In closing his statement, President Cramton also appealed to the voters to furnish big majority for the amendment which will exempt sol diers, sailors and marines from tho payment of poll taxes until October l. 1923. He said these men did their work well and If they had not the people of this state would not now be passing upon political and civic issues for themselves but would be paving tribute to a foreign lee.
 In his weekly statement on the campaign for the ratification of the highway bond amendment, President Cramton of the Alabama Highway improvement association Says:
 Presidents Statement
 Field agents who visited several counties during the week in the or ganization work for the highway bond amendment campaign found a general disposition on the part of tho voters not only to vote for the amendment January 30. which will give the state system of perma- nent roads but to roll up their sleeves and work for the amendment until election day.
 Not county was entered which furnished anything to indicate any great number would be opposed to the amendment. In every county leading citizens were found who were Wiling and anxious to make such campaign as would put before the people the importance of the electioi
 The field agents have reported that the important thing to be done is to bring before all voters the ne- csssity for their going to the polls on election day. If the voters. men and women. cast ballots on that day Ala oama will furnish greater victory than the eight to one majority which 1t gave In tho election February Is, 1920. which unfortunately did not stand the legal test.
 The Alabama Highway Improve ment association has completed the preparation of booklets answering every conceivable question about the bond issue and the plan for the con struction of highways in Alabama with the aid of the federal govern ment. It is also having printed now booklet explaining the various fea- lures of the highway laws under which the roads will be constructed, We believe every doubt that may lin- ger in the mind of any person will be dispelled if he reads this literature. A supply will be placed in the hands of all county chairmen, who in turn will furnish them to beat committed men for distribution. However if any person desires this information from state headquarters he may ob- tain 1t by application.
 Need Be No Fear
 We seek in this campaign only to present the facts as they are, beliey- ing that when these facts are sub mitted to the voters there need be no fear of the result. During January the association proposes to provide for public addresses on the highway amendment in such counties as desire them. The state department of edu- cation proposes to set apart e day in January which will be known ss good roads day and which will be devoted to good roads program. Good roads and good schools are irl- separable. When good roads are con- structed good school follow at ance, With good schools equipped to pro vide the children with the mental necessaries of life one can hardly contemplate what great progress can be made by Alabama in the imme- diate future.
 'In this connection, the Alabama Highway Improvement assocIarion Il would urge every friend of good roads to vote on the same date for the ratification of the amendment which will exempt soldiers, sailors and marines from the payment of poll taxes until October 1. 1928. America owes it's all to those men of Alabama and other state, and had not they done their work we'll, citizens of Ala lIbama would not now be privileged to pass upon the political and civic is- sues fer themselves. Instead they would be paying tribute to victo- rious foe. Our freedom now is due to those men and an exemption from poll taxes for a few years canno. compensate those men for their sac rifices, but can only show the grati- tude of those whom they protected"