The Robesonian., 1917-11-26
N. G. WILL DO HER PART
Full Support Of State Pledged in
Selling War Certificate Stamps
Amount Allotted to North
Carolina is $48,6OO,OOO.

Winston-Salem Special, Nov. %, to
Greensboro News.
More than 100 men and women, in
cluding Gov. T. W. Beckett met here
today with Col. F. H. Fries, State di-
rector Of the war savings committee
and pledged themselves to lend their
full support and cooperation in sell
ing war certificate stamps to the
amount of S48, 100000, the amount
which has been allotted to North Car
olina. 80
Not only did the great representa-
tive gathering here today assure Col
onel Fries that North Carolina would
not be a "slacker" in raising the
amount which Secretary Of the Treas
ury McAdoo considers her share, but
such men as Senator Overman, Rob-
ert N. Page of Biscoe; w. B. Cooper
of Wilmington; George Holderness Of
Tarboro; Col. w. H. Osborn and R. R.
King of Greensboro; w. A. Hunt of
Henderson; J. Elwood Cox of High
Point and many others told Director
Fries that they believed the amount
could be raised by July 4, six months
ahead of the time allowed by Law.
1t appeared to be the sense of the
gathering that Colonel Fries should
appoint two assistant directors, one
for the east and one for the west and
| that there should be selected a chair
man for every county and also one
for every city with population of
| 5000 or more.
| In addition to the assistant direc-
tors, which will serve with Colonel
Fries as a central body, it is propos-
ed to name field man who will visit
the several counties and cooperate
with the local authorities in organic
ing and at least one press agent who
will furnish copy to every State paper
in an effort to educate the people as
to the real meaning of the new plan
of raising war funds.
| Governor Beckett said he hoped the
people would see to it that a war say.
ings certificate is put into the stock
!, ing of every man, woman and chile
in the State as Christmas present
and that many of the useless gifts
customary at Yuletide, would be elm
mated this year.
, Colonel Watts urged those presen
t to eliminate politics in every way AM
! suggested that in appointing commit
: tees that both Republican and Dem
f ocrats be selected and that both fac
| tions of each party be recognized
y "This is not a political war;" said Col
;. onel Watts. eve must all put ou
G shoulder to the wheel and push unit
= we win the war"
o J. Y. Joyner of Raleigh, State sup
erintendent of public instruction
pledged the support of the 1900
:. school teachers and the three quartz
of a million school children in buyin
= and selling the certificates. He sal
"a that it was fortunate that the can
y paign started at this time becaus
IS there is to be teachers meeting
II Charlotte next week when he wou]
is urge them to support the governmel
S, IN It's efforts to raise the war fur
= in the State.
a. Mr.. Joyner said that the teacher
h and the school children are ready ar
willing to cooperate and await tt
,e word from Colonel Fries, to begi
s. North Carolina School Day, he sal
ut would be devoted to campaign f,
!" selling stamps. He believes that mar
sh thousands of dollars will be raised {
or that day.
re- Colonel Osborn said he thought
Is. would be good plan to make the fir
" day the certificates are put on sa
Hundred Dollar Day" and that ]
amount less than $100 be sold on tn
date. He believed that such a pl;
would bring good results and that |
e. ter on that would name days VIII
OF specific amounts would be sold.
on North Car0linians Learning Thrift
IS. Senator Overman said the oil
lie would be an education to North Car
III lima in thrift. The people of O
re States have never learned to save Ii
England or even the New Engla