Evening star., 1918-06-08

The war savings and thrift stamp
selling contest among the letter car
riers of Washington, which is being
conducted under the auspices of The
Star. and which carries with it
twenty cash prizes aggregating $500.
Is nearing the homestretch stage.
The interest among the $40 en-
thusiastic contestants is growing
more intense each day. and from now
until Tuesday the selling is expected
to be greatly stimulated.
Miss Mamie Gulick, who has been
keeping the record Of the daily sales
of the carriers. had to abandon her
work yesterday because of illness,
and as a result the leaders list will
not appear in The Star today. The
standings at o'clock tonight will be
printed in The Star tomorrow mornl
ing.
GARNER" Duckett Active.
NJ r. Duckett, known to his fellow
workers as Farmer Duckett," be-
cause OF his plantation in the Park
View section. has been running we'll
in this contest. In fact. he is devot-
ing lot Of his spare time to advo-
eating the war savings stamps. and
he says he enjoys the work. but he is
a trifie worried because he Is neglect
ing his chickens. Besides goodly
number Of matured leghorn layers
there are nearly a thousand little
white chicks ronping about the
Duckett farm. and they are missing
the kindly care of their master.
Farmer Duckett is not the only
Postman Clark boasts of having the
finest crowd of champion layers in
Washington. Bridwell has a worthy
collection of Orpingtons.
Postman Tiffany has been talking
war savings and thrift stamps so
about them. He talks and thinks
them all the time. He told some Of
his brother carriers that he was
dreaming about them the other night.
He was selling a clothing dealer on
his route $1,000 worth when he awoke.
Johnny Lyon, who has picked Tif-
fany as one Of the winners. when he
heard this dream story said 1t was
good thing Tiff" awoke before he
started to count the Thousand dollars.
or his dream would have turned into a
nightmare.
Temporarily in 'Blues."
Postman Lane. who is known as the
T. William Shakespeare of the car
riers' force and who spends most of
his spare time writing literary efforts
for magazines and the Sunday papers.
Is feeling blue over his prospects.
His route Is In the vicinity OF Ver-
mont avenue and N street. He says
many of his people" have gone away
for the summer. Charley Farauhar.
who was q prize winner in the last
contest and who is popular and easy
to look at, has the same complaint 10
offer. However. they are not yet
spector schriner. in supt. schooley's
Office. says: It's anybody's race
and you don't win the prizes at
the start"
Johnny Lyon also has picked Tru-
man as possible winner. However.
and. besides. Mccoy says that Johnny
picks 'em.
Director Callahan Watches.
D. J. Callahan. director of war saw
ings for the District. is watching the
race with keen interest. He said to-
day that his committee. and, in fact.
the government itself, is greatly In
debted to the patriotic spirit shown
ny TIC III tHe wal
campaign. Their efforts In the inter-
est Of the campaign have been of un-
told value. he said.
In speaking OF the war savings and
thrift stamps argument he generally
uses to mako sales. Joe Zimmerman
said today.
They are tho simplest. the most
convenient and surely the safest
method Of saving that was ever af-
fordsd to n people. II H. not neces-
sary To no TO any particular bank. or
oven 10 post offico, to buy them
This IN a drive IN which tho people
are asked to invest. rather than do
nate. their money. and u In because Of
this that n appeals"
"Ail sensible people," continued Joe
Zimmerman, realise that the wisss,
cannot forrass tho sconomiu condi.
tions which viii follow the war. aud
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