The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-11
FOR EVERY FAMILY
Nv One Should Save Food and
hothes and Buy War Savings
tamps-People Have Not Yet
(ealized Seriousness OF the
War.
cPIFICES ARE NECESSARY

oheson county citizens are expect
h buy War Savings Stamps dur
this year of grace to the extent of
80 28o or 500 for every family,
70 Indian and colored. In order to
that it is necessary for everybody
think War Savings Stamps, talk
Savings Stamps, and buy War
rings Stamps. Only about $500
Ftb of stamps have been purchased
the county SO far, and more than
month of the year is gone. The
cunt allotted to Robson amounts
about $4,000 a week for the bal
e of the year.
y his talk in Lumberton the 9TH
day before members Of various
Omittees that have the War Saw
IS campaign in Robson in charge
Gilbert T. Stephenson of Winston
LEM State organizer of the War
wings committee for North Caro-
. IMPRESSED all who heard him with
seriousness of the war and the
mendous importance Of saving IN
ery possible way and investing IN
ar Savings Stamps in order to win
war. He also fired the children
th zeal in talk at the graded
Two billion dollars of the nineteen
lion dollars the Government must
We for war purposes this year are
be raised through the sale of War
wings stamps and Thrift stamps,
81 of infinitely more importance,
{id Mr.. Stephenson, than the mere
{ising of this amount of money
could be secured in other ways
the Importance of bringing home to
tery family the tremendous Sc
business of the war and the duty of
Eerv man, woman ard child to deny
Remselves, save, and invest money
winning the war. For the people
North Carolina have not begun
realize, he said, the seriousness OF
e war and that it is going to take
kal sacrifices to win.
a Two things are necessary to win
Ag the war: goods and service
here is limit to the amount Of
Beds that may be obtained. This
rs been brought home to the people
their inability to get unlimited
mounts of sugar and coal, for In
lance. 1t is not question of hav'
hg the money; you can get only
Matted amount Of sugar, no matter
sw much money you have. In the
bme way it has been impossible fol
nele Sam to obtain clothing ant
hoes and other equipment in suffi
lent quantities to supply the needs
3 II the tremendous army he has call
n into service. 1t is necessary TO
he people at home to give up thing
hey are accustomed to have, t.
year old clothes and shoes and d.
& Without everything that it is possibl
I % do without in order to release NOR
or the soldiers, in order to releas
Rbor from making unnecessary thing
10 that it may be devoted to making
goods that are necessary for winnln!
fhe war. Hence it has become
bnd half -soled and patched shoes. B
Pomg those things you release clothe
Rnd shoes for soldiers.
Il This War Savings campaign, sal
llr. Stephenson, is the biggest cam
4algn ever undertaken in Robesol
fnd it is going to be of tremendou
faIue in teaching the people. thrift
na the value Of saving.
The number of men who come bac
tome from France will be governe
by the number of men at home WI
are ready to make sacrifices, M
Stephenson quoted from a recel
speech Of Frank A. Vanderbilt, WI
surrendered job in New York whie
paid him salary of S150,0O0 a We;
N order to go to Washington al
head the War Savings campaig
'rawlng for that important work Il
mqnlficent salary of 81 the year.
viii some Robson county boy n
come back home because somebot
VINO stayed at home in Robson W