The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-08
AppOEliOnmenl Committee Completes Labor
and Workers are Busy Boosting
Pledges Of Signers
MAKING NEW COUNT
IL. OF STAMPS OWNED
Total Already Far Exceeds Amounts Re-
corded on Cards; Quota IL Full
Is ExIe:ted

Chickasha was somewhat slow il
the w. S. S. pledge drive on June
2S but any lack of speed shown on
that day is to be counter-balanced
by the pep which is to be put into
the finish. Judge VIII Linn, city
chairman, has dccrecd whirlwind
windup Of the campaign, which is
set for tomorrow.
Judge Linn called all his workers
into conference at the court house
at o'clock this afternoon and at
that time he expected to complete
all plans for finishing the drive in
the city in one day, with the posi-
bic exception of persons who may be
called before tho Council of Defense
to adjust matters
The committee composed of five
bankers and five other business men,
appointed for the purpose OF fairly
apportioning tho amoQnts to be'pledg-
cd by individuals in tho city. finish
ed its work Friday night and the
lists were turned over to the various
Collecting committees. These COM
~|nittees nave already been active in
fe-pledging those who failed to sub
scribe their just share on June 20
and already the total amount pledg
ed by the people Of Chickasha has
been swelled by thousands of dollars.
This repledging will be pushed to-
morrow 1t is proposed to sub-diyide
the various districts and put enough
workers in the field to wind Up the
task in one day
While the committees are busy
boosting the pledges Of those who
fell short, they are also taking spe-
clal pains to secure record of eV-
cry stamp owned in the city before
June 2S. 1t early became evident
that thousands OF dollars worth of
stamps owned by the people of Chick
asha prior to June 23 had not been
accounted for on the pledge cards.
All these stamps are credited on the
citys quota. Many cases of stamps
owned in large quantities but not re-
ported on pledge cards have come
directly to the attention of Judge
Linn. In one instance a man owned
$1,000 worth of stamps but was out
of the city on June 2S and had sign
ed no card. In another $1,000 worth
had been bought and no card signed.
Judge Linn is confident that, with
the complete record of stamps pur-
chased and with the additional pledg
es to be secured, based on the find
ings of the apportionment commit
tee, the city's quota will be in sight
4 81 want to especially request that
any persons owning stamps that were
bought before June 2S report the
same to me or to a member of one
of the committees The people gen
orally can be of great assistance by
reporting any such cases that they
know about. We shall need a rec.
ord of every dollars worth of
stamps owned and while the com,
mittces arc making every effort to
get a report on every individual case,
there is always. the possibility that
some may be overlooked, Remem-
Der that we want the amount of
stamps owned by every member of
every family
"Our committees have been work
ing Loyalty and tho people whom they
call on tomorrow are expected TO re
upond pntriotioally Remember that
these men are doing this work fol
the government and doing it at the
sacrifice OF their own time. We fee
sure that we shall be able to report
Chickasha over the top with hei
pledges when their work is complct
ed. 1t didn't look good at the close
Of the day on June 2S but we are
feeling better over the outlook now
Z One more big push is all we need t.
put the thing over"