Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-15
GRAND FORKS
ALLOTMENT IS
But $26o,O00
Final Plans Have Been Made
to Make w. S. S. Drive
a Success.

A meeting Of the committee in
charge of the national drive for the
sale of War Thrift and War Savings
stamps was held in the Commercial
Club last evening for the purpose Of
p~erfecting plans for the National
drive which will be made during the
week Of June "a to %.
Grand Forks county has been call
ed upon to subscribe. $575,ooo in War
Savings Stamps at par value. The
allotment is at $4,000 per, capita.
Grand Forks city must subscribe
100000 Of this amount.
J.. e. Mclean, chairman OF head.
quarters ana sales committees ap-
pointed the following to be in charge
of the work at the headquarters and
IN appointed communities and quar-
tiers:
G. R. Sylvester, M. G. Olson, Ben
Cooperman. P. A. Lee, John Valley
Bud Abrahamson, A. L. Olson, e. J
sfvertson. George Colborn, r. A. Bar.
tholomew, NJ. j. Cotton, u. s. Smell.
baker, G. e. Ladd. Tom Moore, H. e
Johnson, Northern State Bank; W. A
Collins. J. A. Dinnie. W. w: Fesan. E
6 o. Hagen, Don Mcdonald, Tom Nc.
Goey. John Nusa. w. v. o'Connor
Casper Olson. Win Panovitz, J. H
Ruettell. A. G. Sorlie, Ed Sy1nson; w
H. Shulze. J. w. >Wilkerson. w. H
Brown, o. J. Barnes. L. H. Carter. e
J. Densmore, H. Staley, Dickinson; G
l.. Ireland, Eddie johnson, j. w
Lowe, Frank Schlaberg, M. e. Strick,
ner.
j. A. Poppler, wa appointed chair
man OF the display advertising. HI
will be assisted by a committee from
members Of the Ad Club. 3.
w. A. Mcintyre. chairman of tn.
Four Minute men will give the matte,
publicity through the theaters ant
Publicity through the press will b.
in charge Of Geo. A. Benson. P. o
Thorson. Fred Bartholomew and A
w. Dennis.
The. following committee was ap
pointed to have charge Of the driv'
with the travelling hen: c. c. Finch
chairman; and his, corps Of helper
are: Vaughan M. Way, George sher
man. Sam Cullen, Eddie johnson
Hirschberger. Clary Monley. Olive
Olson, George Kaneen and R. S
Grant.
The committe on. church work /,
the drive is: w. H. Elfring, Rev. I
H. Gallagher, Rev. David Stoeve an,
Rev. Father M. j. Fletcher.
A committee to work with the boy
was appointed. They are: w. E
Small, Henry o'Keefe, Rev. H. E
and Paul Griffith.
Labor's Loyal Legion will be !!
charge of william Ely, J. S. McCun
and J.. U. Zirklebach.
The following committee on lodge
was appointed: c. J.. Murphy. J. z
Nuss. L. H. Schnabel and VIM.
Morrow.
Prof. J.. R. wilkerson Of the Uni
versity will be in charge Of the wor'
in the colleges.
A committee on the work anon
women will be arranged in the nea
future.
The matter Of establishing a head
quarters was unanimously accepts
by all present and a location will b
decided on within a few days time.
H. B. Reilly, one Of the federal di
rectors at Washington is making
tour of the northwest district and Wi
be in this state next week to get /
touch with local conditions and to as
sist in any manner possible In maxim
the drive a success.
p. S. Peterson, chairman Of tn
drive in the county will call a meetin
Of this comittee for Tuesday after
noon at which time all details in con
nection with the county drive will b
taken are Of.
n. c. Bachelor, county chairma,
Of Grand Forks county, said yester
day that the report Of May 81 wa
not up to his expectations. Grige
county heads the list with per capt.
sales of 1924. Grand Forks county
eleventh in line, she, however, 1
second in total amount sold.