The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-06-21
Big WAR STAMP
DRIVE IS ON IN
DEAD EARNEST
The Meetings Will Be Held Al
2 O'clock On Friday After.
noon June 28
THAT Is THE DAY
WE MUST SIGN UP
We Will Be Expected To
Pledge The Amount Of
$4,000

EAe r. m.',r kiudy, june 20, war
Savings meeting will be held at every
rural sehoolhouse in the United States
for the purpose of pledging the full
amount of quota assigned to each
community. The quota for the State
Of Tennessee is forty seven million
dollars and the quota for Henry
County is $526,000 based on an ap-
portionment for each individual in
the county of $40. $4,000 of this
county's quota has been sold and paid
fer, leaving balance of sass, 900 to
be pledged on the 20 and to be paid
for between now and December 31st.
1t is fully understood by the Govern
ment that there are many of our peo-
pie who are not able to invest even
$50 in War Securities, but on the
other hand, there are many who can
buy $50, 500, $500 or the limit of
81, 900 worth of War Savings Stamps
and each person is expected by the
Government to invest, not according
to his inclination, but in accordance
with his ability. At the behest of the
Government, the local War Savings
authorities have prepared a record
of each taxpayers ability through the
medium of copying the county tax
books. A chairman has been appoint
ed for each of the &c old districts Cor
voting precincts"as they are now
called) and it shall be theduty of such
chairmen to see that meeting is held
on above date, at each schoolhouse
(both white and colored) in his dis
trict. The subcommittee holding
these schoolhouse meetings will be
provided with pledge cards on which
e;.ch head of a family will note the
amount of his and his family's pur-
chases of War Savings Stamps to date
also the amount of War Stamps
he will pledge himself to invest in du-
ring the remaining months of the pres
ent year, the dates upon which he will
make these purchases, and the meth
cd and place of such purchase, which
III the case of farmers and their FAM
lilies could best be accomplished
through their R. F. D. carriers. These
cards, when signed and filled out, will
be turned over to the schoolhouse
committees to the Dictrict Chairman
who will in turn deliver them to the
local authorities at Paris, where they
will be carefully compared with the
tax record, then sent in with appro-
Iliate notes to the State Directors
office at Chattanooga where they will
again be gone over and finally toward
ed to the Secretary of the Treasury's
office at Washington, D. :, giving
as will readily be seen, record of
the estimated financial condition of
e, cry head of family in the United
States for use of the Government al
Washington. 1t will further be the
duty of schoolhouse committees tc
report to district chairman the alb
sence of any heads of families who
should have been in attendance al
these meetings and the reason Cf any
is assigned) for such absence. II
any head of family refuse to fill
out a pledge card, parties holding
these meetings are authorized by th'
Government to ask the reasons there
for, and to make report Of same. Th'
Government requires that all this in
formation be forwarded through TIL
proper channels to Washington. Il