Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27
GALES OF WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
FALL FAR BELOW ALLOTMENT
sFoR JULY.
MORE THAN 100000
LESS THAN IN JUNE
Must Do Better or Admit Failure, Says
Dirsetor MilIer-county and City
chairn,en Urged TO RedoubIe Efforts
~ Some Counties Show Sales Under
81 Per Capita During Last Month.
Special to Times Republican.

Special TO Times republican.
Des Moines. Aug. 27-warI savings
stamp sales in Iowa for the month of
Julyifeil or more than two million doll
lars from those for the month of June,
according 70 Homer A. Miller, state
director Of the Iowa war savings cam
paign. The showing, according to Mr..
Miller. indicates that the people Of the
state are not living up to the pledges
they have made to purchase war saw
ings stamps regularly.
Sales for June amounted to $780,
32s.25 while those during the month of
July amounted only to 34,544.29275. ac-
cording to the statement
Iowa never will sell her quota of
war savings stamps unless she does
better than she did during the month of
July" said Mr.. Miller. THE showing
Indicates quite clearly that the people
of the sstate are not keeping the
pledges they made earlier in the year
to buy stamps. From third place in
point Of sales in June. the state dropped
to twenty second place in sales in July.
Such a showing is contrary to the repu-
JdtlOH tnS STATE mas as II leaOer III all
government war activities"
Mr.. Miller closes his statement by
urging, all county and city chairmen to
redouble their efforts during the re-
naming months of the campaign to Sc
cure q full redemption of all pledges
made and to work to the limit of their
ability to hold down the number of con-
versions Of war savings stamps into
cash.
The report of sales for the month
OF July shows that in sixteen counties
in the state the per capita purchase of
war savings and thrift stamps for the
month was under 81. During June there
were only five counties in the state
under the dollar limit. Keokuk led all
other counties in per capita sales in
July with s641. Dickinson county led
In June with per capita sales of s10.23.
Reports from county and city super
intendents of schools indicates that
little trouble will be met in organizing
more than the states quota of war saw
ings societies within few weeks after
the opening of the school term in Sep
TENDER Prof. Mary Campbell, Of the
State Teachers College, who Is in
charge of the work of organizing these
societies in the schools, has been as
sured Of most hearty cooperation by
principals, superintendent and teach
ers.
The work Of organizing societies in
the schools In each county has been put
Z in charge of the county and city super
intendents. The work of organizing So
cieties in the churches. lodges. business
houses. etc. will be handled directly
from the ONCE of the Iowa war savings
committee in Des Moines.
To assist in the carrying on Of i'm
portant war work. the government has
directed the organization of at least
1922 societies in the state. To aid in
keeping alive the societies once they
are formed, special bulletin is issued
directly to the societies from Washing
ton and competent people now are
working on programs for each meeting
Of the societies.