The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-06-06
Save Your Money and Your
Boys.

the second Red Cross drive in splen
did form, subscribing far more thar
her quota, and again demonstrating
the fact that her people are 100 pei
Cent patriotic.
But the real proof of Mississippi's
patriotism is yet to be made, and il
will be crucial test.
Henceforth every energy must be
employed, and every available force
put in action, to dispose of Missis
sippi's quota of War Saving Stamps
AS compared with this great en-
deavor all other patriotic movements
pale into insignificance.
The United States government
asks the people of Mississippi to buy
SAC, 100000 worth Of War Saving
Stamps within the current year-an
average Of about 500 for each man,
woman and child within the Dor.
ders of the commonwealth.
1t is a gigantic task, Herculean
endeavor, but it can be done, il
must be done, it shall be done.
Mississippi cannot afford to fail
in this patriotic duty when she has
responded so splendidly in all Others.
A thorough organization has been
perfected for this great movement,
the forces are at work. and, while
not more than So 1000, 900 has thus
far been raised, the remaining $685.
000,0C0 will be forthcoming when
all the people are awakened to a
realization of what they must do.
In this movement the United
States government is not asking the
people of Mississippi to give money
to patriotic cause. Expressed in
one brief sentence, the government
simply asks the people of Missis-
sippi to save $40, 100000 within the
year, and thus increase their own
resources by exactly that sum. in
vested in the best and most profita-
BILE security in the world today.
Mr.. Felix e. Gunter, State Direc-
tor of the War Savings Stamp cam
paign, is perfecting thorough or
ganization in each county, and dur
ing the week ending June 2Sth a
statewide campaign will be waged
the purpose of which is to secure
pledges for the full quota before the
week is ended,
To many it may seem like an i'm
possibility to raise such an immense
sum within so short a period, but
the able, aggressive patriotic citi-
zens who are giving their entire
time and energy to the great cause
are confident that it can be done.
They fully realize the magnitude ol
their task, for $40, 100000 is more
than one-ffth of the total banking
deposits of Mississippi, but this is
day and age when the achieve.
ment of the seemingly impossible is
an everyday feat. When plans fol
the great drive for the week of June
21-28 are announced the people wi
realize that this great task is not
only possible but thoroughly prac.
tical.
Director Gunter has adopted the
Nebraska plan, whereby that state
with quota of $24, 100000, pledged
$33 ,000, 900, and has already actual.
ly sold and collected for $23 900, 900
What can be done in Nebraska
can be done equally well in Missis'
sippi, and it will be done before
tth end of the month of June.
The biggest men in Mississippi
men prominent in all walks of life
have pledged their support, and
have put aside all personal affairs il
order to devote their time exclusive
| ly to this all-important work.
The War Savings Stamp campaign
is not merely an appeal to patriot
ism. 1t is the actual work O
mobilizing the resources of Missis
sippi in order that our state may be
an effective and efficient factor ir
winning the war. Its purpose is tC
teach the people that they mus
save money in order to save lives
that it is not only a duty, but (
privilege as well, for all citizens tc
learn and practice the lesson o
economy, of self-denial, of saving
to the point of of sacrifice, for b,
outstanding of their resources the,
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