Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-22
". S. S. SALES
ARE PLANNED
Meeting of County Directors
Held Here Yes
terday.

A. meeting Of the county directors
from the northeastern section of the
state was held yesterday afternoon
with State Director G.. H. HOLSTER
presiding. Plans we're discussed for
the campaign to be held net month.
Mr.. MONSTER attends a meeting of
county directors at Minot today and
a similar meeting at Bismarck to-
morrow.
The object of these meetings is to
complete plans early SO that the
states allotment Of $4,000, 900 for
the year will be subscribed by June
s28. The allotment amounts to $50
per capita. which is distributed over
the year az the individual sees fit. The
stamps can be purchased at any time,
amount Of the subscription. be taken
care of within the year.
Each county director is responsible
for the campaign in his territory. The
plan calls for a concerted, intensive
drive to educate the people as to the
| purpose of the campaign and the
mission of the War Savings stamps
This a holding meetings in the
school houses. churches. lodge halls
n other places throughout the
county. This campaign will start in
a very short time.
It is planned to have either the
money o. promises Of the money by
June %. 4
NJ. C. Bachelor of the Northwestern
Trust company is director of the work
Ill Grand FORKS county. &
h county directors who attended
yesterdays meeting were: H. H.
thompson, Cando; James McEwan.
Cavalier; Thomas Farf, Hillsboro:
Geo. NJ. Price, Langdon; H. C. DePuy,
Grafton; A. H. Smart, Lakota; Nelson
Souvain. Devils Lake, and M. C.
Bacheller, Grand Forks. r. e. Grif-
filth, in charge OF the work in the
retail stores of the state, also attend
ed the meeting.
The second report issued from the
! office of Mr.. HOLSTER shows a mark.
To Fergus. Grand Forks county, is
awarded the honor OF having the larg.
est sale per capita. The Logan Cen.
ter War Savings Society OF Fergus
with Miss Bernice Bupdy president
and N. 3. Knapp, secretary. has q
total per capita sale Of $20.25. with
membership Of 81, this being tbs
\ Star society of Fargo ranks second
!: with a membership of 48 and per cap
ita sales Of $500. The Noltmelel
society Of Valley City follows third
Its membership numbers 20 and tn,
per capita sales are $17.51. The Dun
seth War Savings society is fourth
in line with a membership of III
and per capita sales of $14.87. Fiftl
4 is the Liberty Var Savings society o
Grand Rapids, with a membership o
62 and per capita sales OF 1885. Tn
Thrift club at Wing is sith m tn,
list, having ~ members and per cap
ita sales Of $13.22. The Hawthorn
Literary W. 8. S. Of Crary shows 2
members and per capita sales O
$11.89. The Fifth and Sixth Grade
w. s. S. at Ashley. with q member
st. Peters W.. s. 8. a Williston rank
ninth. with "a members and $50
per capita.
rhe per capita Of the state as
whole Is 1924 and the total purchas
Of stamps In the state 70 May \
r. B. Griffith, in charge Of the Wa
Savings societies In the retail store
q the state. aatd Yesterday that =,
terest among the women OF the stat,
Thrift 10 q wonaAn1 n9tur1l intuition
Nj. Griffith said. And1he looks to til
wor1epaof the state to&make9thes sal
OF War Savings stamps through III
retail stores q success
Heads Of departments are instruci
Him those under their direction on III
War Thrift and War Savings stamp
and all clerks In shops Ntll glad
may be desirous Of getting INCOME,
don With that movs. Mr.. Griffit
j said.
III. artffith ytirr navs recsived ii
AirEt report OF sales from the sta
Merchants BY Aays ~. IN. /. y