The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-06-25
CAMPAIGN FOR SALE
OF W. S. S. NOW ON
SYSTEMATIC EFFORT TO RAISE
TERRELL'S FULL QUOTA. NEXT
FRIDAY is CLOSING DAY.

This is "War Savings Stamp
Week. and the energies of every one
connected with the campaign will be
bent to bring to a successful termi-
nation the efforts to secure purchas-
es OF the stamps to the amount of
$484,000, Terrell county's quota.
The campaign will officially come
to close on June %, therefore next
Friday will be known as "War Saw
ings Stamps Day." Throughout the
week the people will be asked to pur-
chase as many war savings stamps
each month from now until December
81 as they possibly can.
The county chairman, R. R. Jones,
has divided the county into two parts,
and a vice chairman and an assistant
have charge Of each. Mrs. Drew Dis
nuke, vice chairman, and J. A. Laing,
assistant, are directly in charge of
the Dawson, Herod, Dover, Graves
and New Eleventh districts, and they
have in turn appointed a district
chairman for each of these several
districts, as follows: H. A. Wilkinson,
j. L. Hass, G. S. Lee, w. D. David
son and Horace Bell, respectively.
Ed Stevens, vice chairman, and Mrs.
W. W. Massey, his assistant, are in
charge of the Sasser, Bronwood, Par
rott and Twelfth districts, and they
have appointed chairman for each
of these districts, as follows: o. G.
Crawford, ]. Fred Ball, J. S. Jones
and G. T. Lee, respectively.
Each district in the county has
been assigned a definite sum to be
subscribed, and the district chairman
IS directly responsible for securing
its quota. Each has been supplied
with a list of tax payers for his dis
trlct, together with pledge cards, and
every person in the county will be ex-
pected to sign one of these cards
when it is presented.
drive is not to sell $484,000 worth of
stamps, though none of the commit
tees will refuse to sell the actual
stamps, but to sign pledges to buy
enough stamps between now and De-
cember 31st to make $484,000
The government wants to know
where each man stands, and to that
end the treasury department has
furnished what is known as a yellow
refusal card" This card is to be used |
when a man who is able to buy re-
fuses to buy. The committee will |
take the name and address of the |
persons refusing to buy, and send the |
same to Washington
The organization among the ne
groes of the county is similar to that !
for the white people, and every ne
gro who is able is expected to pledge |
to buy stamps.
There will be meetings in every |
district on Friday, June 28th, at 2 |
o'clock, at which time a roll call of !
tax payers will be had and subscrip-
tons read, and those who have not
at that time subscribed will be given
an opportunity to do so. A speaker
will be on hand for each of these
meetings, prepared to tell what war
savings stamp is, and why they should
be bought. Tabulations will be made
at these meetings, and the district
chairman will know just where his
district stands in reference to the
quota assigned to it.
Mayor Weaver has issued the fol
owing proclamation: To the Citizens
IF Dawson: Friday, June %, 1918, is
designated "War Savings
Day" by the president of the United
States and the governor of Georgia. /
All loyal citizens of this community
will accordingly devote the said day |
% subscribing for war savings stamps
and otherwise promoting their sale in
arge amounts.
All who are able should pledge
themselves to save and invest to the
init allowed by law.
JAS. D. WEAVER, Mayor.