French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-02-21
WAR SAVINGS
CAMP PA|GN IS
UNDERTAKEN.
WAR SAVINGS
KNOWLEDGE IN COUNTY
IS NEED OF THE HOUR


j. D. Bell Offers to pay Worker fOp
two Months in Educational Cam
paign in Green River Township:
Big Drive to soon begin all Over
Henderson County.
The Henderson County War Saw
wings Committee is organizing for a
big drive in an endeavor to go "over
the top" in theI sale of War Savings
Stamps and Thrift Stamps to the
value of $357,000 by the close of 1918.
Chairman Rrown1ow Jackson pre-
tsided over a meeting of committee
men On Monday and had DR.. L. g
Morse to read the names of the newly
appointed committeeman as publish
ed in the Hustler last week. He told
each committed OF fits duties. Mr..
Jackson said that the time had come
when Henderson county must get
busy or be recognized as a Stacker.
He urged the committees to exert
themselves and thoroughly work the
county. He said that it was a mat
ter of education-that the people of
the county needs to be informed of
the Importance of the movement anG
casion.
then they would be equal to the .oc-
Prof. J. w. Morgan and Frank
Fleming told of the inspiration they
caught at the War Savings Institute
in Raleigh and thought that the peo-
pie of the county needed more IL
formation on the subject.
/. Prof. G. w. Bradshaw told of the
Hendersonvil1e public school beirg
divided into a contest between the
grades; that as result stamps to
the value Of $1,000 had been purchae ed
and that the goal was for $4,000 this
month. The pupils will endeavor to
sell ia the people of the city af4er
fc1osing the February campa En
among themselves.
Prof. V. C. Bradley, Prof. N. 4.
Melton, Prof. J. S. Fleet and Prof ]:
R. Sandifer of Flat Rock, FruitlanT,
Fleet and Blue Ridge schools lad
not organized for a formal campaign
but expected to do something along
this line.
R. P. Freeze said the Freeze-B Bacon
Hosiery Mill was selling the STAMPS
to employees and their popularity w23
on the increase.
Dr. L. B. Morse, the secretary, told
of a visit to Asheville and methods
clared that the time had come fr-
action, that hard work was ahe2l
and that the people of the county
should measure up to the task lie
reported the sale of only $4,763.75 at
and that the people of Henderson
the local post office.
DR.. w. r. Kirk spoke interesting
ly Of his visit to the institute in Raj
eigh. He talked of the investme -
feature of the stamps, CHASING tie
purchase of stamps as splendid -
yestment for the purchaser and a.
the same time a needed loan to the
government
Miss Kate Shipp said that Fassi-
fern School had been organized in.o
War Savings societies and that So
had offered prize in the shape o.
stamps in order to stimulate efr0rt
in the sale and purchase Of STAMP
J. 0. Bell told of talking with f. =
mer and urging upon him the inrc,'-
tance of buying stamps after WI =
the farmer retOrted t;lat he had done
his share for the government as -
had just paid his taxes. Mr.. t,2;t
then longed for sufficient power -
take such men by the nape Oh to,
neck and hurl them into the fru +:
line trenches. He had no patier.
with such types of citizenship. ,. .
Bell then came forth with one Ct
those surprises which he is acc'.~-
toned to handing out on such ocCaS-
ions. This time it was with the gez,-
erous offer of a two months saIa"g
for suitable man to canvass Cree
River township, in the interest of
the stamps. This commemorate pioG-
fer brought an avalanche of applause
Mr. Bell is one of the committeeman
from his township and is putting 10
considerable time and effort in Ms
community.
C. P. Rogers said the work Rad
been started at the Skyland Hosiery
mill and that his community could
be depended upon for its part in the
work
Noah M. Holloweu announced that
as publicity manager for the coun.y
he had distributed considerable lite
atuFe and had a great deal mo-
that would be sent to those seeking
further information or to those who
would distribute it.