The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-11
APRIL SALES BY COUNTY POST.
OFFICES.
What Sumter County Did During the
Month of April-rOtal Considerable
Behind March--SOc:cty Meeting
Programs Wanted.
Add to Big Buyers:

- IA NioS'"eii'' $4,000
Mr.. Crosswell bought these through
the Sumter postoifice Tuesday. AS Mr..
Crosswell spends great deal of his
time away from Sumter these days it
is probable that he has helped the
sales of many other postofices be-
side. His money goes right up to
Washington to Uncle Sans checking
account and goes into all kind OF
things to help the fighting boys. Who
is going to match Mr. Crosswell?
Big Buyers are coming in right
we'll these days. but look here, what's
the matter? Sumter did not Tip Top
worth a cent during April; fell down
below the March sales over $1,7OO.00.
Must be a weak place in the line
somewhere; that will have to be
strengthened. War Savings do not sell
IN campaigns; there are no War Saw
ings drives War Savings are meant
to go in small quantities but to 20
steadily. Everybody is supposed TO
Put by little bit every month, every
week, every day if possible, and to
lend these savings to the government.
Catch the meanings of the names
Thrift Stamps bought by your thrifty
savings War Savings stamps
stamps in which savings are put to
help win the war. Could anything be
better named? Have you bought?
Have you bought all you should have
bought? Have you loaned the gov
ernment as much as you could have
loaned the government? Won't you
save and buy more today?
The sales for Sumter county as re-
ported by the Sumter postofTice for
the county postoffices for April were
as follows: Borden $24.9O; Brogdon,
$685.; Claremont, none; Dalzell
SS1.S5; Hagood, $129.9O; Horatio,
s1S9.5O; Mayesville, s414.5O; Oswego
s20S.00; Providence, none; Rembert
'S155.5O; Shiloh, $3.50; Tindal
s124S5; Wedgefield. Sails; Sumter,
s6,661.25; total for county, sS,471.35..
May sales should be a whole lot
better than preceding month, for the
gospel of thrift and war savings is
being spread all the time. The War
Savings Committee is working hard
to sell the stamps. but they cannot
sell them unless people buy them
There some hundreds of buyers in
this county who buy steadily and
have done their full duty. There are
some several thousand people in this
county who have not bought a single
twenty-five cent Thrift Stamp so far.
Won't you please help to get those
thousands started buying?
Thank you.
Here's some noise right from the
big guns. The Washington Office
writes won't you please make every
effort TO get detailed accounts Of how
meetings are conducted by the War
Savings Societies? We would like
to receive reports on programs Of en-
tertainments, bazaars, ETC., held as
adjuncts to the meetings or separate
~
The Washington office wants to
publish these programs as helps to
others.
Tuesday afternoon the people o.
the IIoratiO. Hagood and Rembeyt
section will hold War Savings meet
ing. the meeting being under thr
management of the several War
Savings societies of that section. Thc
War Savings committee from town
VIII go out 1t is hoped that the
meeting will be very largely attended
not only by members but by every
one. The War Savings Committee is
trying to get up these meetings Tor
every section of Sumter county, AMI
sections
Saving Sammy says:
Why should Marion and Horny ana
Marlboro rank ahead of Sumter in
sales?
Why should Orangeburg and Flor
ence have passed us?
Does it make us feel good to know
that Lee county is better stamp
buyer than Sumter county?
For the love of Mique isn't that
enough to wake you up and make you
buy stamp?
HEAVY FIRE ON AMERICANS.