The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-07
.NSS DRIVE IS TO
be STARTED HERE
THURSDAY NIGHT
Meeting Will be Held at
Chamber of Commerce
Rooms for Purpose
TO REACH EVERYWHERE
Marion County VIII Have
to Take Over a Million
Dollars.
.T0 REACH EVERYWHERE

1t is only matter OF a few days
until Fairmont and Marion county
will be in the midst of another pat
riotic campaign The coming cam
paign is that of selling war saving
stamps Machinery for it will be put
in motion on Thursday evening at
7:3O o'clock at meeting TO be held
in the office rooms of the Falrmont
Chamber of Commerce.
The meeting on Thursday evening
will be attended by R. L. Archer,
John z. Norman, state educational
director. The men will make a spe-
cial trip to this city Tor the purpose.
According to the figures received
bv Glenn F. Barns, county chairman,
Marion county's quota, for the cam
raiSn which continues throughout
the year, will be S1.007 $50. The quo
ia is based upon $50 per capita of a
county population OF 50,369. The
county as a whole will work in this
campaign. West Virginia is expect
ed to sell war saving stamps to the
amount Of $2S,00o,000-
Marion county is Just little late
in getting the campaign started, but
viii make up for lost time when star
ted on Thursday evening.
At the meeting to be held on Thurs.
day evening a general committee OF
about 25 local people will be appoint
ed to supervise the sale of stamps In
the county. On the committee, there
viii be one representative OF every
bank. in the county, a representative
of the Woman'S club. Business Mems g
association. Chamber Of Commerce,
Ministerial Association. a represen-
tative. of each of the lodges and other
organizations. These representatives
will organize committees Of their own
to handle the work in their respective
organizations.
a telegram was received by Glenn
F. Barns. county chairman this morn
ing, asking that war saving stamps
be put on sale in every store and
office freQuented by the public.
There will be approximately 500
stores and offices in the county have
the stamps for sale. The following
is a telegram received this morning:
THE federal directors today deci-l
ded TO inaugurate Immediately
drive for the establishment OF sales
stations. one million of such stations
to be the goal for January. They are
to, be in addition to the regular au-
thorized agencies. l want to see
that every store and office frequented
by the public has signs reading War
Saving Stamps for sale here. AS
these sales stations are not agents.
no application for appointment are
necessary, these sales stations to OBJ
tain all supplies from regular agen-
cies; agent banks. postonices or state
directors. Your quota is approximate
" one sales station for every 100 pop
ulation. Sales. stations must sell all
stamps at the price current in the
month sales are made. Cards now be-
ing printed will be shipped next
week. Please comply with TandSr-,
lips request as quickly as possible!
r. L. ARCHER.
The Schools.
Immediately after the address OF
John e. Norman educational director
of the War Savings committee OF
West Virginia which takes place at
$3.50 o'clock OF Thursday at the High
school auditorium the war savings