South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-06
SALE Of THRIFT
STAMPS GROWING
Reports From Entire State Are
EnCouraging--WOrk Now
Well Under Way.

Indiana is getting away to A good
start in the sale OF War Savings
and Thrift stamps, for 81 counties
out Of % report 10 date sales
amounting to S2,406,0S4.OS. Last
week AZ counties reported sales
amounting 10 $1,S51,5I7.51. II the
remaining 30 counties keep up TO
the pace set by the 81 which have
reported Indiana's sales 10 date
would be $3,SS3.5O4. This is just A
little less than half OF the two
months quota. but the War Savings
committee believes with the cam
paign built upon the accelerated
plan which il is, through the
medium of the War Savings So
cieties. that Indiana has nothing .
be ashamed OF in the start made
and rather much 10 hope for and
much 70 expect.
During the past week three more
towns have gone "over the top" with
their quota. Whitestown, Boone
county. with a population Of 500 and
an annual quota OF sales of S1S,-
600 had on the 2Sth of February
sold $1S,7O5.14. Spartansburg, Raa-
dolph county. with a population of
$50 and a quota OF $1,000 reported
sales in excess of $4,000. Nebraska,
population IS. quota $1,5Oe reports
sales of S2,523.
Stage Many Drives.
Several counties in the state have
made special drives TO start the War
Savings campaign right within their
borders. but few if any have mad 2
any canvass for Limit Clubs"
Jackson county, in which up 10
two weeks ago absolutely nothing
had been done. now has new
chairman in the person Of L. Q.
Griffitts, and is now vigorously
started on its way, reporting sales
of $21, OO5.27. These sales are being
increased with a daily average CT
$4,000.
Shelby county, which lies along
side of Johnson county, the leader
Of the nation, and which also has
been one Of the laggard counties,
now comes to the front with sales
amounting 10 $4,000 and pledges
totalling 100000 more.
Jennings county, which so far as
net resources are concerned. is one
OF the least prosperous in the state,
reports sales of $4,000 with $50
600 produced in the city of Bed
ford. Delaware county, which in
cludes the city Of NIuncie, has just
concluded a campaign in which
sales were made which appeared 70
put the total up TO over 100000
and jay county, a neighbour with
one-fourth of the population OF
Delaware county, under a handicap
OF a severe case of fuel shortage
and several weeks of county
quarantine on account Of scarlet
fever. comes through with 5000
in sales.
Exceed S1OO. 900 in Gibson.
Gibson county, lying down in the
pocket notified the War Savings
| committee that its sales 10 March
! 1st were in excess of 100000.
The War Savings committee has
had difficulty in getting some re-
ports out Of Montgomery county,
but was agreeably surprised this
week when sales amounting to Ss1,
329.25 were reported.
Sales from other counties report
/ ed are: Washington, 10000; Scott,
| $1,000; Hancock, $4,000: Craw-
| ford. $4,000: Floyd. $4,000.
MorgantOwn, Martin county, with
a population Of 700 had on March
1st. almost reached its annual quota,
reporting sales S13.161. Connersville
/ has passed the one-third mark of its
liz months quota in two months.
/ the sales on March 1st amounting
to more than $4,000. Clinton, with
a population Of 1929 reports sales
OF S12,99s. Holton, with a pOpula-
ton of $50 has sold $4.235.25 worth
/ Of Thrift and War Savings stamps.
! Sales at Roam are S2,4SS.S6. New
Paris has sold $741.35 worth.