The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
SECRET ARCHERHERE TOP[ACE
FEDERAL SAVINGS STAMPS ON SALE

! That is the first step taken in educat
| ing the thrift and saving plan.
The government will at the same
! time place upon sale S. coupons, to be
! placed in folder containing 20 blank
i spaces. The S. coupons of stamps
will bear 4 per cent. interest, com
pounded quarterly.
! The idea is to have instilled intc
, The American people the practice OF
economy and the saving of wasted
pennies by lOaming them 10 Uncle Sam
for fighting the battle :or democracy
SYou first begin by saving. a quarter
= which soon fills YOUR war saving told
or. and which will prompt YOU 10
save moro. g..
: The stamps will be on sale Al every
bank in III" country. postotlice. rail-
road and steamship stations. all Of
fees of public utility. gas and cleo
trio Offices, department stores. fac
tories and schools.
: Tin. principal drive is being mad" by
! tn" government in raising two billion
dollars ny the stamp method. is To have
all To say" and help AS an ilhstra-
ton. thor" arc OF" million school teach
! crs in ~" United States and twenty
+ million school children.
; state Secretary Archer Here.
! Rnhrr; l.. Archer. cashier Of the First
! National bank uf Huntington. and one
! Of th,. m0st widely known, progressive
| ana popular gentleman of (Ahcll county
! metropolis. who WIS appointed last
week ms secretary and treasurer Of the
West Virginia state campaign for saw
! in@s. arrived in Wheeling last evening
! 10 consult with 4 number Of prominent
, bankers and business men Of this com
muni;y in arranging tn put the stamps
on sale and 10 appoint county chair
| man 10 look after the work in this sec
| tion.
| Tho chairman in turn will name a
| committee Ia assist him in his duties.
! \ chairman and committees will be- APP
! pointed In each county in the state
| known rs the war savings committee.
They will work in con junction with the
state war savings committee. which will
he headed by Governor Cornwcll and
composed OF the heads or all the various
state departments.
4 meeting of the county chairmcn
and the stat" committee will be held
In Charleston the latter part Of this
month 10 outline INC ~OFE InncEtlkcIl
Wheeling to Raise Million.
In speaking nf the arrangements in
state and municipality allotmerts. in
raising tho two billion dollars by the
stamp method Mr. Archer said that
Vest Eirginin's allotment will be S2S.-
100000 based upon $50 for o!ery man.
woman and child throughout the United
States. and that ii is estimated that
WheclinE's allotment will BE- about ST.
O00.nOn. basing the population at $4,000
persons
Mr. Archer was most optimistic and
predicted that West Virginia will go
over tho top" because the Mountain
state has never failed To respond 10
tho call Of the government. whether il
l,c mon. money or mercy.
Iic said that Ia, point out impress
! sirrly that tho United states govern
mrRt will need money and great deal
Of It. Is shown by this fact: That never
since tho Revolutionary war has the
annual budget Of the government been
larger than S19.000.o0n. but that the
| budget for this fiscal year. ending
Juno 80. 1918. calls for SEQ. 900. onh. The
only means by which tho money can he
raised Is from the people. and that in
placing the war stamps in the market
It is the hope that all--men. women and
the millions Of school childrcn-will