The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-07-03
SUCCESSFUL DRIVE
FOR WAR SAYINGS
Over $50O,O0O Pledged in
the County.
MAXIMUM QUOTA
PLEDGED LATER


Allotment for the County for the
Past Two Weeks was $lGO,0OO. The
Rest to be Pledged.
The two weeks drive for the sale
OF War Savings Stamps which ended
last Friday night was one Of the great
est successes ever put over" in this
county This success was due to scv-
cram factors but chiefly to the ar
duous and persistent work done by
the various committees who vOun-
tccrcd for the service in the siXty-two
school districts. Preceding them be-
fore the campaign opened, and aiding
them during its continuance, was the
work Of the tirclcss band Of speakers
who answered every call and assisted
most Splendidly in scattering informa-
tion and urging the people to rally
to the support OF the government by
depOSiting their savings with the
United States Treasury in this emcr-
Eency. This bureau was directed by
r. E. Babb, Esq, in conjunction with
r. f.. Jones who looked after trans
portation. The County Executive
committee returns thanks to all au-
tom0bilc owners who SO generously
gave the use Of their ears and en-
ablcd the speakers to reach their
speaking places. The pastors OF the
county, led by Rev. g. II. Squircs did
valuable and efficient work. Several
laymcn, including "Dr. Smith" ard
Bishop" McCucn have spoken so Of
ten in churches that calls for stated
supply" arc being declined by them
owing to pressure of other war-work
business.
The tabulatcd statement printed be-
loHS, shows tho total pledges made in
each school district. Blanks indicate
that no report from that district had
been received by the county chairman
up to the time Of going to press. A
star after the name shows that the
district cQuallcd its apportionmcnt
and two stars that the allotment was
exceeded The returns from many
districts are partial as the canvasserS
arc still at work and have not turned
in all the books of pledges secured.
when the state directors for War
EigRings nauguratcd the drive it was
thought possible to secure pledges for
the allotment during the two weeks
in June but soon after 1t began. 1t
was deemed best not to atcmpt so
large task at time OF year when
money Is scarce and other campaigns
had just ended. The allotment asked
Of each county was therefore reduced,
But the original quota expected still
stands and if not pledged in June, Is
expected to be purchased during the
remaining six months OF the year.
Those districts that have raised or
exceeded the quotas first assigned
them are therefore, just that much
nearer the completion OF their tasks
than arc those falling below their
allotments. The minimum expected
is twenty dollars per head. Ovcr-sub-
scriptions arc welcomed. The pres
ent population Of IIaurens county Is
about forty-six thousand people. The
proportion to be raised during this
wear Is thus nine hundred thousand
dollars, in round numbers. More
than half Of this amount has been
pllAgcd in the recent campaign to
whHch will be added the stamps al
ready sold before, so that laurcns
county has already absorbed about
two-thrds Of her total allotment
County Chairman Aiken in furnish
ing The Advertiser with this report
said, Everybody worked this time,
including father. I wish | could name
every individual instance and say
Thank you. but as this is impossible,
| make bow to the assembled COM
pany Of "Lifters-no Lcaners Of IIau-
rens county" and in the name OF I'm
Gle Sam, say, "Bless you my children.
To the ladies who ran the booths, and
the canvasscrs, to the press, the cler-
gy, the speakers and the automobile
drivers, many thanks are due. The
reward for good deed Is in having
done 1t. Lot everybody feel good. Lau-
rens county Is In that select company
OF counties that went "over tho top.
"As Is the part Of him that goeth down
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