Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-08-09
BUY STAMPS OR
YOU'LL BE SORRY
e. II. Boyd, of Grundy, Has
Been Appointed to Push Sale
of Little War Bonds--Unan-
imous Choice 9th District

AT Il meeting held in Bristol last
Saturday, Mr.. e. R. Boyd of Grun-
dy, was elected director for the sale
of War Savings Stamps in the Ninth
Congressional district. The election
was made by the chairmen of the
different counties of the Ninth, who
met in the Bristol City Court House.
Colonel j. B. Boyer, G. w. Doak, j.
S. Bottimore and w. b. Leslie, of
Tazewell, attended the meeting. rep
resenting Tazcwell County. Repre-
scntatives were present from nearly
all the counties in the district. Mr..
Aaron Russ, cashier of the FIRST Ma
tional Bank of Honaker, represented
Russell county. Mr. Gilmer and Jno.
Fox, Jr., of Wise county, represented
Wise. Many of the other counties
of the district were represented by
cashiers from the various banks.
The fact was brought out that
Wythe and Dickinson counties have
done practically nothing in the sale
of war savings stamps, and special
efforts will be put forth TO spur these
counties up, and help to place the
Ninth district over the top. Another
fact of interest was that the Ninth
district is next to the leading dis
trict of the State, the Sixth, we be-
lieve, being in the lead.
The meeting held in Bristol, altho
not largely attended, was n very en-
thusiastic one, and all who were pres
ent were inspired to put forth every
effort to secure the quotas for the
counties in the district.
Mr.. Boyd, who was chosen to take
up the work, is human dynamo,
and charges the atmosphere wherer
er he goes. He has original method,
of canvassing that are convincing,
and will be successful. He goes right
after the fellow who is slow about
putting up his money for stamps, and
makes him come across. If man re-
fuses to subscribe the amount he is
able to subscribe he is reported to the
war department the same as if he
were Stacker from military duty.
If man is able to buy $lO0 in stamps
and takes only $25.O0 woo. be unto him
when Boyd comes around. If II man
pleads poverty, says he hasn't the
money, Boyd offers him job or tells
him where he can get one. He said
it is disgraceful for a man TO plead
poverty now, and it is not infre-
quently the case that the man who
resorts to the plea is liar, and is
simply trying to evade his duty.
The statement was recently made
here that "a man who can buy S1OO
in stamps and only buys S25, is $25
loyal and S75 dislOyal." This is the
sentiment of the workers for the sale
of savings stamps in the ninth dis
trict, and elsewhere. 1t is said that
arrangements are being made to pre-
pare q list of the men of each county
in the district, with the amounts they
have subscribed to the Red Cross,
Liberty Loans, Y. NJ. C. AS, and the
number of Stamps they have bought.
These lists will be posted, in order
that the boys returning after the war
will be able to see who helped them
and who proved traitor to them.
Director Boyd is expected to visit
Tazcwell county in the near future.
Barney Oldfeld Has Nothing on Geo.
VIM. Doak.
The TaZewell delegation made the
trip overland, in Mr.. G. w. Doak's
car, with Mr.. Doak as driver. They
left Tazewell at 6:30 a. m. Saturday
morning, and returned about 10 p. m.
the same day. The trip was made
without accident, and was delightful,
with a few striking exceptions, these
being, of course, the roads. The par
ty went by way Of Poor Valley, Salt
vile and Abingdon, and returned by
way of Mockison Gap and Lebanon.
The roads going were frightful in
places, but on returning the nine
miles in Mockinson Gap were simply
beyond description. 1t seemed at
times that it would be impossible to
proceed further. Rocks, bouIders,
and mud made up the entire nine
miles. But after passing over the
nine miles. the ine road III Pussc'l
county was reached, and the change
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