The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-09-11

| Dollar Club made a striking
statement, in which no pledg-
ed himself to secure ten mem.
bers during the next three days,
while III. G.. Gilmer pledged
five and other members of the
precinct committees brought
these pledges up to fifty seven.
1t was learned Monday after
noon sthat Mr.. Gilmer had Sc
cured twelve new members and
was expecting a number of 9TH
ers to join the following day.
e. 5. Carter, of Big Stone Gap,
agreed to assist MIR. Gilmer in
the coming drive aud in accept.
ing the post of service he made
some very pointed remarks, say
ing 81 do not intend to go into
any community asking the CO.
operation of the people as ia
vor, but | expect it us a matter
of course. II is not my bnsi-
ness am tending To any more
than their own.
MIR. Alsover asked Director
Boyd to furnish him with
number of the yellow cards
that have been used SO effect.
lively IN other counties, and
from now OF. lhesc cards are
destined to play II strong role
here III Wise. Any man or cor
poratlop, when asked to sign
the pledge card who fails to
respond in proportion to his
means. will have II yellow card
filled out for him and forward
cd To the Departmental matter
that Is likely to lead To serious
CONSEQUENCES. In getting ut
, what the various citizens are
able To do, recourse will also TO
had Ia the equalization boards
of the county aud all the taxing
machinery, so that it is going
TO be hard for the Stacker TO get
by.
MIR. Alsover also brought out
the fact that those corporations
, who fail To do their whole duty
toward their government and
the cause of liberty are going
, to find 1T hard to keep men in
their employ as the fact of their
dclInqience is going TO be pub.
/. nslttd. and Il number ui dos ices
are now under consideration,
such as 100 per cent crrtiii
. cate hich every cnmptuy viii
I want 10 hang mp la their office
4 The companies viii also be- urg
ed TO assist in enrolling every
5 one of their men in War Snv
ings, and this works IL the If
e iiclency of the mcA as we'll rs
a the good of the government
o That company whose every
man is war saver is going L.
e hay" few men laying oil.
@ Mr.. Boyd struck some very
high notes in his speech anu
only our limited space prohibits
y us giving it in full. He refer.
red o the proud history of Vir
glnin,--the Old Dominion, the
Moil.er of Presidents but now
drag glng at the bottom of til,
list of states Past gloriet
won't suffice for the present
cried Mr. Boyd "The OId DO
minion must come up with hol
p ,rI in this world crisis, Just as
: SHE has always done in otha
years. Tennessee has gon,
"ovcr the top" so has MissIs
k sippi with negro population
: Of fifty live per con.
b along W 18th / he othc
i sister states. Men, if you
j. have any money that is too d1a
i to lend your Government, tina
: is blood money, - Hun money.
h The speaker then made il
c clear that if the people OF any
r section failed To rise TO tneil
I great privilege of sharing il
e the glories of the day, TIL,
Government would find means
d TO take their money,-and
e nope will kick the fellow the,
l. have to take it away from"
e Many had doubted up unit
!. this hour that the county coul,
e be pulled over the top, but afte
d the conference there was per
r vading optimism that Wis,
d county, too, would go over. =
n Norton Progress.