The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-09-11
District
Director
Make Appeal for War Savings
Stamp Campaign.

S'Oioi DiotIlCb nus Oeen made
by Il. h. Boyd, district director,
for united cooperation in the
coming war saving stamp drive.
His appeal follows:
"To the People of the Ninth
Congressional District of Vir-
ginia:
"on June IS. by proclama.
.ion of the President, every
loyal person in the United
States was asked to pledge TO
the government that he or she
would save and buy, at regu.
larly stated periods, War Say.
ing Stamps to the limit of his
or her ability, not to exceed one
thousand dollars in any individ
ual case, between that time and
January /, 1919. Other states
heard and needed tho call. The
people of the state of Tennessee
have bought and pledged them
selves to buy 50, 100000 over
their quota. The state of Mis-
slssippi. with Il population of
more than so per cent. colored
has bought and pledged to buy
over al per cent of its quota.
"We sometimes say that we
are proud we are Virginiaus.
That may be true, but could
the Virginians of old, the Vir-
ginians who made the name
dear to the hearts of the Ameri-
can people, say that Of us;
They could not unless Virginia
awakes and meets it's RESPONSE
billty as our forefathers did
and as our boys are now doing
on the battle fields of France.
Virginia stands Nth in the
purchasing of and pledging to
purchase War Saving Stamps.
Forty three other states in this
union have gone ahead of Vir.
ginia.
"The Ninth District of Vir.
ginia, certainly the greatest
district in the state, and view.
ed from its varied industry
coal, timber, iron ore, furnaces
agriculture, cattle raising, rail.
roads, public roads, it is fast
becoming one of the greatest
sections i'll the nation. This
great district has bought and
pledged to buy only about &C
per cent OF its quota. Is it lack
of patriotism, or love of coun.
try; or is it lack of love for on,
boys who are fighting in France
or is lack of interest; or is it be
cause we do not realize our du,
ty? What's the matter with us
To purchase these stamps is to
deposit with our government
our money and receive interest
bearing certificates therefor
the best security in the world
Surely the people of the Ninth
District before now understand
the War Saving plan of the
government, and surely they
will respond as noblY as our
boys have responded. If they
do, the Ninth is going cover"
81 appeal to every employee
whoever he or she may be, tc
buy and pledge to buy Wal
Savings to the limit of his Oh
her ability; and to solicit YOU
employer to buy TO the limit Of
his ability, not to exceed one
thousand dollars. And | appea
to every employer to buy anc
pledge To buy to The limit of hi,
ability, and to solicit his every
employee to do likewise. Do il
now.
would any citizen of the
Ninth District feel like meeting
the boys returning from lover
there" vino will have wor
freedom for him and for hu.
manity, who will carry the
"Stars and Stripes"-the ilae
of victory which knows nc
defeat, when in his heart he
knows he did not do his duty
and knows that his district fail
ed in hers. He would not have
the countenance to meet Q
sheep.
81 have an abiding faith that
You will not fail this time. YOU
have never failed. The Ninth
district has always done hel
L L. Il