The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
GREAT MOMENTUM IN
WAR SAVINGS STAMP
CAMPAIGN IN ". VA.

The war savings campaign In west
Virginia for the sale Of S2S.oVoroUo IN
WIT savings stamps IN the state during
1elS-i growing like q snow ball rolling
down hill. gaining In force and size
every time II turn over. This declafa-
ton has been issued from the Office OF
State Director Robert l.. Archer, OIL
HUNTINGTON. The State Director and the
members OF his organization have been
greatly encouraged recently by the
many evidences Of increasing interest
on the part of tho public IN war savings
stamps and thrift stamps.
In all ccn.ers whore there has been
any pronounced activity results arc be
ginning to manifest themselves. J. RI.
Long, postmaster ut Huntington. states
that his force Is selling war savings
stamps and tnrif; stamps At the rate or
Lou per day. Many banks and sales
agencies in Huntington are also issuing
the stamps rapidly and 1t IL consldcrcu
n safe estimate. with due allowance 1nr
tho fact that some Df the incA! agencies
are purchasing their supplies from tho
rostnffice that the volume OF sales III
Huntington has reached S2'oOe day.
True, Huntington ~ the seal or tho
state headquarters and tnAt city mas
had unusual opportunity Tor learning
aho,,t III. w. s. $. movement hut the
situation in Oth"r counties Is such thae
i, is clearly proved that efficiency In
tho promotion Of thr war savings cam
aaipn depenls largely upon local or
uanization. and notable success has hecn
achieved by Chairman John l.. Inckin-
son. OF Charles ton, VINO. with his CO.
workers, Is making W. S. S. familiar
term throughout KanaWha county. and
in Islurfield. under the leadership OF
Chairman l.. y. Hooper. Of Mercer
comfy, the committee has established
almost seven hundred agencies for the
sale Of war savings stamps md thrift
Stamps in addition 70 having !nauSu-
rated what is widely known Ms the Niue
field plan for the placing of thrift
rnrd, with one thrift stamp In the hands
~ every school child.
Chairman II. W. Chadwick. OF Taylor
county. was one Of tho few leaders
who got their work Started before the
Christmas holidays: Enthusiastic re-
norris have bcen received from Grafton.
where Mr.. C'hadduck has headquarters,
cspccially> concerning the work In tho
schools.
There are only few counties IN which
the work IS not being rushed, and state
director Archer lSAlS sur" L1l'iI tIA'
first Of February will not see an In
active locnlity in the state.
As tho result uf the widespread ad07-
son nf wnas is known is the "R!ueflsId
pian" of placing A thrift card with ono
stamp attached. III tn" hands or oach
schnl child. II IS already assured that
between thirty and forty thousand West
Virginia school children Will soon be
started as war savers. fIarh SCHOOL
child in Eluctirld has already been so
provided. as have Inc children or West
morcland. Wayne county ami 'harl"9t"n
ana Kama ha county. Will" the money
has been provided for the placing OF
thrift card and ono stamp In the hands
OF each of the twelve thousand schoo!
children IN Cahell county. or wn!rh
Huntington is the county seal. while on
the Strength u" the movement launched
recently at the meeting Of the boys and
! girls farm clubs at MorEantown. a
guarantee has hsrn given Of the placing
OF a thrift GARD in the hands Of each
club member in tnr state. of whom there
are about ton thousand.
AS result at the recent announce'