The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-20
Ninnehah First Precinct in County to Go
Over Top; Sign All in Entire
Section
"WHAT NEXT" SAYS
PRECINCT CAPTAIN
Scattering Returns Show Work Progress.
ing Rapidly; Complete Pledge Quota
Expected Before Saturday

If all of the precincts in this coun
ty were like Ninnekah, the drive to
enroll more than 10000 war savers
would now be over and the people
OF Grady county would be able to
sit back and watch the other coun.
ties of the state struggle to raise
their quota. Ninnekah and the sur
rounding community is the first pre-
cinct in the county to go over the
top In the War Savings Stamps cam.
Iaign
Ting-a-ling-aIing 1t was a tele-
phone call for the chairman OF the
county campaign in the baby bond
safe. The following conversation
took place: "
"Hello."
"Is this the chairman of the Baby
Bond Campaign? Alright, want to
make report
"Who is this talking?"
"This is Elliott Anderson Of Min.
nekah."
"All right, Mr.. Anderson"
"Well, l just wanted to tell you
that everyone in Ninnekah township
has signed a pledge card today with
the exception Of one person and we
are going to see him tomorrow
What you want me to do next?"
Mr.. Anderson said that he had
nine teams in the field at work yes
terday and that they covered the en-
tire district. He was unable to give
the exact number of cards that haF
been signed last night as they had
been left in the hands of another
rarty TO tabulate However. with
the exception of the one man spoken
cf all others had pledged themselves |
to buy baby bonds during the year
Outside of Ninnekah and one or |
two other precincts that made their
reports to the effect that good sue
cess had been attained there were
1899 signatures secured to pledge
cards to buy baby bonds. 1t is es-
timated that the total amount that
has been pledged in the county
ould reach three thousand signers
for the first two days of the cam
Eaign
The work in the county was begun
- earnest yesterday and the places
that had been rather slow in COM
citing their organizations and get
ting to work, reported that they were
ready now and expected to go over
TIE top early in the week.
Partial reports showed that Chic.
asha led in the number of pledges
that we're secured yesterday with a
total of SEQ for the days work. Min
co reported 1928 pledges, Amber, Rush
Springs and Naples were running
neck and neck with 121, lis and 100
pledges respectively to their credit.
Bradley had reported only 16 to her
credit while Verden was running just
ahead with only 25 reported.
Chickasha township was only a
rose ahead of Verden with 26 pledg
es signed while all others that had
reported were more than a lap be-
hind but were running good These
+ cures are by no means complete.
All indications we're that the cam
paign in this county would go over
the to pearly in the week, if the work
which was begun nearnest yester-
day continues throughout the week.
The Junior High school, War Saw
ings club still holds the honors for
.he greatest amount subscribed and
the greatest number of pledges sign
cd. This is also the best record that
has been reported in the county.
]. W. Kayser, in charge of the
baby bond campaign in this city, said
yesterday that several of those whJ