Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-06-14
ROLL THE BALL

Pupils--Adult Campaign, Week of
June 24--RuIes Of the Game-Get
Ba'yi 1 y
The President of the United States
has made a most earnest appeal to
the people Of the country that the
quota Of War Savings Stamps be sold
or pledged by June %. The Ohio War
Savings committee in the name of
the patriotic citizens of this state is
responding to this appeal by setting
the week of June "a as the Big War
Stamp Campaign. Every home will
be visited and this appeal carried to
each Individual.
The Ohio War Savings Ball, 10 feet
in circumference and weighing 1000
pounds, striped in red, white and
blue, will be rolled into our county
from Bryan Monday, June II. This
War Savings Ball idea is borrowed
from the political campaign of 184O.
At the county line just west Of Arch
bold, delegation Of automobiles
win meet the truck carrying the ball
on its way from Bryan to Wauseon.
At the corporation limits of Wauseon
the mayors Of the various villages of
the county are invited to take charge
of the ball and actually roll it to the
North Park, where an address will
be given by some prominent speaker
of the state. The ball will reach
wauseon at / o'clock, and the ad-
dress will be at 1:30 o'clock.
At this time will start the pony
contest, the full plans of which are
as follows:
Stamp Sales
Arrangements viii be made by the
County War Savings committee for
at least one bank, post office, or
merchant in each community to act
as agents for the sale of Thrift and
War Savings Stamps.
Units -.
The record Of the various contest
ants shall be kept with contest unit
tickets, which shall be issued only at
the time stamps are purchased and
paid for. Ten (10) units shall be
given with the sale of each War Saw
ings Stamp. A box shall be provided
at each stamp agency for the recep-
ton Of unit tickets.
Post Offices and banks shall be sup
piled with rolls of unit tickets of the
proper denomination by the commit
tees.
Merchants shall be supplied with
unit tickets, according to schedule, at
the time they secure their stamps,
and these shall be supplied by either
post offices or banks, but only to au-
thorized agents for the contest.
Closing Date
This contest will close on the last
day Of the Fulton Ciunty Fair, at
which time a patriotic demonstration
win be held and the awards made t.
the winners Of the contest.
Rules
Rule 4. This contest will be open tc
every pupil not over 16 years of ag'
attending or who will attend during
the year 191s-19 a public or paro.
chial school in Fulton county, and the
awards win 90 to those making thu
best sales record of U S. War Saw
ings Stamps, represented by contest
units issued and cast as hereinafter
set forth.
The contest will open at noon jun
~, 1918, and close at noon Septem
Der 8, 1918.
Rule 2. Contestants can buy stamps
for themselves and sell stamps II
others. The public can buy stamps
and give credit to the contestant O
their choice. Stamps may be pur
chased through any source, of course
but only those purchased from th'
appointed agencies will count. in thi
contest and they must be cash sales
Rule 8. Unit tickets representing
stamp purchases will be given onl.
Mt the time of purchase, and on tn
following basis: Ten (10) units witt
each War Savings Stamp.
The name and address of the con
testant who is to receive credit mus
be plainly written or printed on eac
unit ticket addresses may be place
on back of tickets, if desired), an
these tickets deposited in receptacle
to be found at stamp agencies.
Rule 4. A committee of three sha'
be appointed in each communit
where sales stations are located, wh
shall count the units in the recepts
cles in their own community and eel
tify the results to the county chain
man at periods not to exceed fou
(4) weeks as determined by the Cour
ty War Savings committee Froi
these results committee Of fogr 81
lected by the County War Saving
committee, shall determine the stanc
ing of the various contestants in tn
county at the time of the counting
The contestants then having cred
for 20 or less than 40 War Saving
stamps shall be given rank of co
poral; for 40 and less than 80, Sc
Reant; for 80 and less than 100, 2r
lieutenant; for 120 and less than 20
1st lieutenant; for 200 and less tbs
400, captain; for 400 and less ths
600, major; for 600 and less than
600 or more, general. Each contes
ant shall be given a button .indica
ing his rank.
Rule 5. Three days previous to Il
closing date Of the contest at 6
m, each agency will stop the sale
stamps and the issuing of units al
close their receptacles.
The last three days Of the co
test there will be but one place whe
stamps may be purchased and uni
given, and that will be at a suitab
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