The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-12
Sensational Jump" of War Saw
ings Stamps Figures Create
Interest in State.
COUNTY CHAIRMEN MEET
Representatives From Thirty
five Counties in South Caro-
lima Held COnfab in Columbia
Tuesday to Boost Sales.

Columbia, S. c., April 11-Direc-
tors from 35 counties pledged them
selves to put South Carolina across
the line in the war savings stamps
campaign after an all day session
Tuesday at the Jefferson Hotel. The
pledge to subscribe the States quota
of $32,000.0O0 during the present
year was given after rousing talks
by State and federal officials and di-
rectors who have been unusually
successful in their campaigns.
The directors pledged themselves
to organize their counties so that
each man, woman and child will own
on an average $40 worth Of govern
ment securities. An intensive cam
paign is to be launched Immediately
after the Liberty loan.
1t was brought out at the confer
ence that South Carolina during the
year must subscribe as much to the
war savings stamps as to the Liberty
loans.
Enthusiastic addresses were deliv-
cred by p. NJ. Rea, vice director for
South Carolina; Otto Marx, federal
director in charge Of the war saw
ings campaign in the South; ]. E.
Kavanaugh, associate of Frank A.
Vanderlip, director OF the national
campaign; Joe Sparks, State organ
izer for South Carolina; ]. E. Swear
ingen, State superintendent of edu-
cation, and Mrs. F.. S. Munsell, chair
man OF the woman's Liberty loan
committee. P. NJ Rea of Charleston
presided over the conference.
1t was developed at the meeting
that South Carolina is at the bottom
of the list in subscriptions to war
savings stamps. However, the sales,
it was shown, were 1O3 per cent
greater last week than the week be-
fore. The county directors pledged
themselves to bring the sales from
$S5. 900 to $15O,OO0 this week.
1t was shown by Mr. Sparks that
the sales must aggregate at least
100000 a week for the remainder
OF the year If South Carolina to
meet her full obligation to the gov
ernment. Intensive selling cam
paigns are to be organized.
wOman's Office Is to be opened
in Columbia and several thousand
young women are to be enlisted as
selling agents for the war savings
stamps. Booths are to be erected in
postoffices, on principal street cor
ners. in department stores for the
sale of the stamps. These booths are
to he manned by young women vol
unteers.
The federal officials from Wash
ington expressed themselves as high
ly pleased with the South Carolina
organization and expressed the opir-
ion that the State will be successful
before the end OF the year
The work in the several counties
was outlined by the directors The
sensational increase in sales in Lam
| N""'Ni NouhIy was eApldlHeu DY
Charles ID. Jones, county director.
He said that intensive personal
work was necessary to make the
campaign a success. Other talks
were made by Herbert Moses. who
has been very successful in Sumter:
William Clifford of Hampton, Jos. A.
Berry of Orangeburg. Fred L. Wilcox
OF Florence, and Ben Hill Brown of
Spartanburg.
Civic Director Rea told the con-
ference that the people of South
Carolina are on trial and that the
states quota must be subscribed.
Mr.. Swearingen said that the move
ment should have the support of ev-
cry man. woman and child in the
State.
The mention of Mr.. McAdoo and
the service that he is performing for
the government by Mr.. Marx was
the cause of fine demonstration in
the meeting. Mr.. Marx explained in
detail the purpose OF the war saw
ings campaign. He is a dollar a
year" man. who has been drafted by
: the government to aid In the direc-