Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-05-30
mo EIGHT HOUR
DAY IN war WORK"
lDsolared Lexington Postnastor ID
TELLING Rural Nal, Carriers Thsy
Mvst 100 to u" In War
8avlnes Campaign.
Ky. POSTMASTERS AROUSE
GOVERNMENT employees


Central Accounting POstmasters
throughout Kentucky have been hold.
lns meetings Of District POstmaSters
md Rural Carriers the past week for
he purpose u arOusing them To the
demands upon them by the Federal
Government. through the Post Once
department at Washington. that every
one get actively in the great campaign
now going on all over the country to
each the lesson OF Thrift and pro.
mote the sale Of Thrift Stamps and
War Savings Stamps among tho people
hey serve In their several communi.
les Ia not a slagle Instance has q
Postmaster ignored the call Of State
Director James Is. Brown for such
meetings. and every meeting has been
largely attended and will DO product.
We Of good results
Postmaster Moses Kaufman, OF Lex.
Cngton. who has actively cOOpsrsted
with County Chairman John Skain 10
his every plan of champaign. told his
associates and employees OF the POst
Office Department in Faystte county
chat there IL no eight-hOur day il war
work. and that they must 20 10 II 1t
all hours. leaving tho road side mail
box In the rural districts to call at tho
doorstep OF the persons on his route
and zee that the. either bought War
Stamps or gave a good aad sufficient
reason why they could not do 70.
DO you really think that tho Amer
lean soldiers who are at this minute
holding the line In France are holding
out for an eiEhthour day. Alright
tl.en. 20 to 1t, and give overtime to
vOur menaced country and seli these
stamps
This IL how Postmaster Kaufman
vent at the rural mail carriers At a
meeting OF the carriers. which was
called to put new ginger into the sales
OF War Savings Stamps, The rural
mail carriers. Mr. Kaufman explained.
had fallen behind the city carriers In
results.
Now you mon In the country should
SEQ every man. woman and child on
your route, Put the mali In the Dor
on the road. and then taks the time TO
drive up to the mans house. and in.
sist on a hearing Don't let personal
rebuTs bother you. Just remind your.
self that n 10 your country aAd not
you that is receiving tho rsbuR
Say to the men who refuse to buy
Whist right have you 70 stay st
homo In case and comfort. while other
Americans are dying II France! Why
has the government \ right TO call o.
one man TO die. II II has not A. equal
right to ask you to lend your money!"
Tell aim that he 10 the sort OF man
that will mako Il possible for thai hs
rOic line In France to break before the
Hun assault Put II W TO him that II
will bs his fault II the war 10 Lost"
John Skatn. the county chairman OF
the War Savings stamp campaign,
spsks aud suggested yet another arsu
msut
Tell the man who will not buy that
tho government will get his money An
Other way II he will not lend Il to q
government which IL willing to pay 4
generous interest. There arc. | know.
mon OF wealth on your routes. who
have no far refused TO buy. Tell those
men that the assessment boards OF ths
county know their wealth. sWd that
they are driving their government to
resort TO taxation. They are not go
Ing to got away without putting up
some money for this war"