The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
GREATER AUBURN
 WORKERS ID TAKE
 FIELD WITH VIGOR
Within Striking Distance of City's Quota Local Cam paign Committee Ex-
 presses Confidence


 Determined to bring the Greater Auburn emi-CentennIal Fund cam paign to an early close. and with many new teams and workers added the canvass of the city will be re- sumed with renewed energy and vigor tomorrow.
 It Is the expressed detrmination of General Chairman Charles F. DeBar- dleben as well as W. Carson, city chairman, to keep right at it until the city's quota of $500, 900 is raised
 But 1t is a striking fact that never since this work was undertaken have these leaders felt more optimis- tic and more confident of reaching the goal than Saturday night, fol- lowing a successful day on the part of the alumni and volunteer teams when again as on previous occasions it was noted that the larger number of subscribers were those of humble means.
 Recent Subscriptions
 But there were also quite a number of good sized subscriptions and among them were the following:
 Earl Kline $So0 Smallman- -Brice Construction company $500; Wofford oil company $250; Stokely, scrivner & Dominick $250; Caheen Brothers $200; Hill Grocery company $200; Per ry Supply company s2Oo; Piggly Wiggly Alabama company $50; Southern Cement company $50; J. c. Sommerville $10o; P B. Goldstein s1o0; F. w Dixon s1oo; W. D. Nes- bitt s100; W. s. Oliver $10o; J. W. Donnelly $1o0; J. E. Donelson $100; Hugh Morrow $100; John B. Weak ley $1o0; Zac Smith Stationery com pany $100: Frank W. Miller $100; Alabama Grocery company $1oo.
 University Aids
 University of Alabama alumni again aided in the canvass and there was also good support given by new volunteers, who aided materially in the canvass of industrial plants of fices, stores, and the larger mercan- tile buildings.
 It was intimated Saturday night that some large subscriptions, rang Ing all the way from s1.000 to as much as $10.000 in one case are still to come in and announcement of these and other good prospects" are prom ised within the next few days.
 put IcncWcu WAS eX- pressed by General Chairman Charles F. DeBardeleben, as well as City Chairman Adams and other leaders and team captains to continue the canvass until every individual who is able and willing shall have been reached by one of the teams.
 Various towns have sent requests for speakers to lend impetus to the campaign and arrangements were completed Saturday night to comply with all these requests during the week.
 sevier Goes to Selma
 Landis Sevier. president of the Ala bama Manufacturers association, will address the citizens of Selma Mon- day night at meeting presided over by H. F. Cooper, president of the Peoples Bank and Trust company who is chairman of the campaign in Selma.
 W. K. Terry will be the principal speaker at a luncheon at Cordova Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock in an swer to the request of Milton Fies chairman. and the Cordova gather ing will be presided over by W. M Stokes. assistant manager of the h. dian Head Cotton mills.
 Gadsden to Rally
 Wednesday night a great rally will be held at Gadsden. which will in- augurate the public solicitation in that city and Etowah county, where heretofore only alumni have been solicited. Some prominent speakers are also scheduled to take part in that rally.
 Fine reports were received satur- day by General Chairman DeBardc- leben from Brewton and Escambia county. as well as other south Ala bama communities.
 Many counties will begin their ac- tive canvass Monday, April 10, but in few of the counties, floods and other unfavorable conditions have made 8 postponement of the active canvass until Monday, April IT. ad- visable.
 Again the attention of prospective subscribers is called to the fact that a period of practically three years Is given for the payment of these sub scriptions. the first payment being payable in 60 days and the other five in semi i-annual equal payments.
 Bartlett Treasurer
 Henry T. Bartlett, vice president of the American Trust and Savings bank, Is the treasurer of the cam- paign and all those who are de- sirous 10 send checks without being called on, are asked to make cheeks payable to him and send them with out delay, or forward their subscrip- tions and pledges to general head quarters of the Great Auburn Semi Centennial campaign, at 14l2 Jef- ferson county Bank building.
 What an Alabamian gives to Au- burn is not gift. It is an invest ment," said Joe H. Loveman, public ity chairman, in statement sent out to business friends. Every dol lar put into Auburn helps to de- velop the resources of the state. This means more business in the state and better times for all A greater Au- burn means a more prosperous Ala bama."