The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-05-18
READY
To LAUNCH
CAMPAIGN
Liberty Loan Machinery to Be Used
i'm Red Cross War-Fund
Drive
QUOTA FOR COUNTY
REMAINS UNDECIDED
County Council Decides to Have
Victory Bell Rung in
GOldfield

w. D. PHILLIPS, Cudii hudu VI shO
coming Red Cross war-fund drive,
met last night with the county
ell of defense and block captains in
the court house to arrange for the
drive and, after it was arranged to
have the campaign conducted along
the same lines as in the Liberty
loan, the meeting adjourned to con-
vene again tonight at Red Cross
headquarters, where literature and
instructions will be open for in
spection by the captains.
In answer to a telegram sent yes
terday by Judge J.. Emmett Walsh,
director of the county council of de-
fense, to H. A. Lennon, state direc-
tor, inquiring as to the quota for
the Goldfield chapter, an answer was
received late yesterday from George
A. Campbell, special field represen-
tative in Nevada for the Red Cross,
in which the local chapters quota
was fixed at $4,000. This amount
was fixed as the quota for Esmer-
aida county.
The field representative said In
his reply that the quota could be
fixed at $4,000 by the local chapter If
it desired to do SO, and the chairman
of the drive here said he was In
favor of making the quota $4,000, as
he believed the larger sum could be
raised. After the meeting he stated
that he was confident the $4,000
mark could be passed in less than
the seven days allotted for raising
the money.
For the Liberty loan the county
quota was fixed on a basis of $40
per capita, or $4,000, which would
mean an estimated population OF
1900. To secure $4,000 from a popu-
lation of 1900 would mea a per
capita subscription of about $1.35,
but as the 1900 includes men, wo-
men and children it is evident the av-
erage subscription would have to be
considerably more than $1.35 for the
$4,000 mark to be reached.
However, subscriptions may be
paid over. a period Of four months,
in monthly payments, If it is desired
to do so, which eases the situation
and makes it evident that a liberal
subscription is possible from almost
everyone.
The quota that the drive leaders
here will set as their mark has not
vet been decided, but whether they
are to accept $500 or $4,000 will be
definitely known in a short time.
Most of the uncertainty is due to
the unknown status Of Millers in the
campaign, involving the question of
whether this county will receive
credit for money raised there, as Red
Cross work in Millers has been un-
der the jurisdiction of the Tonopah
chapter and previous contributions
have been made through Tonopah.
Local men are confident the Mil
lers' subscriptions will be credited to
Esmeralda, but hesitate to accept
the quota of $4,000 until they are
certain of this.
The population of continental
United States at the present time Is
estimated at about 100 900.
The war-fund drive is designed to
raise 500, 00O, 900, or about 81 per
capita. This makes it evident hat
in setting the mark at $4,000. provid-
ing the Millers' subscriptions are
credited to Esmeralda, the local
chairman of the drive is confident of
the ability of the county to do more
than it's part, as it did in the third
Liberty loan. and the accomplish
ment of his object in a period of sew
en- days would be a feat of which he,
his helpers and the county would, it
S felt, have just aus to be proud.
Boy Scouts met last night with
the chairman and will meet again to-
night to prepare plans to aid in the
drive.
Following the meeting with the
captains, the county council held the
usual executive session, following
which it was announced that the
ringing of a Victory bell in Goldfield
had been decided upon.
The ringing of a Victory bell was
planned in a resolution made at a
recent convention of the California
state women's clubs and the practice
has been adopted in at least n
California town. Goldfield will be
the first Nevada town to adopt the
Victory bell.
The council recommended to the
county commissioners that the bell