Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21
WEST VIRGINIA
:, Can GO over
". S. S. TOP
NECESSARY TO KEEP PLEDGES
Success is in Sight and if Cards
Signed in June Drive are
Redeemed by End of Year
Quota Will Have. Been Met
Biz Effort to Be Made Dur.
ina Remainder of Year.


the June drive will enable West Fir
ginia to go over the top in the 1918
, War Savings Stamp campaign with
her quota Of S2S,4030O0.
, 1t is estimated that sales up to Oc
tober l will total sixteen million doi
lars, leaving twelve million dollars to
be sold in October, November and De
cember to bring the state up to the
mark. This Is a face value estimate,
the actual cash outlay being less by
the amount of discount at which the
stamps are being sold. Even thus
tremendous amount Is involved, but
there is also involved the honor OF
West Virginia and the personal honor
Of the people who pledged to save and
buy War Savings Stamps In the June
drive.
{. There are great numbers Of these
pledges unredeemed and intensive
work is to be done in the remaining
weeks Of the year to have the stamps
purchased according to agreement
Much has already been achieved in the
state, for it will be remembered that
when the campaign was launched,
little over a year ago, 1T was asserted
on almost every hand that West Vir
ginia could never accomplish the task
set before her In the absorption OF
SOS, 100000 worth Of War Savings
Stamps. The possibility has been ann
ply demonstrated now, in the lan'
guage of Robert l.. Archer, of Hunt
ington, State Director Of War Saw.
ings, 1t is up to the people Of West
Virginia, especially those who have
pledged their word, to make good be
fore the end of the year.
One medium whereby 1t Is expected
to effect the sale of War Savings
Stamps in large quantities Is that OF
Christmas giving. Thousands Of dol.
Lars worth of War Savings Stamps
were purchased for this purpose In
West Virginia last year. Stress Is to
be laid this year upon the desirabi1ity
of the War Savings Stamp as Christ
mas remembrance. There will be un-
usual activity late In November and
early in December In promotion Of
War Savings Stamp sales all over the
country and there is strong likelihood
that the Savings Stamp Will be the
most fashionable gift at Christmas
In view Of the special effort that IA
TO be put forth in the last two months
OF the year 1t Is urged that banks
post Offices and other agents keep
themselves amply supplied with
stamps during the remainder Of the
year.
: The state director has sent a letter
10 all business houses and banks an
nouncing his purpose Of publishing an
honor roll Of individuals, firms and
corporations who have purchased for
their own account the maximum
amount Of $1,000 worth Of War Saw.
ings Stamps Of the Issue Of 1913 as
permitted by the law. He requests
that all who have or Win meet this
condition and thus win place on the
honor roll, notify him at once.
In order to secure better co-ordina,
ton Of existing War Loan activities
and to bring the War Savings Organ
ization into the same close relation
with the Treasury Department as ex.
lists in the case of the Liberty Loan
organizations, the War Savings or
CARNATIONS have recently been placed
under the general supervision Of the
Federal Reserve Banks. This win
place them on q permanent basis and
bring them into the closest harmony
with the Liberty Loan work
The work Of the War Savings organ
iZations Is to go on as long as the
war lasts. Congress has increased the
maximum issue to four billion instead
Of two billion dollars and has made
the law to provide that one can own
more than one thousand dollars worth
OF the stamps Of any one series There
will be new issue known as the g.
hes Of 1919
An especial effort Is being made tust
now to Increase War Savings Society
activities In West Virginia. This Is
being done under the direction Of
John e. Norman, state organizer,
whose effort is, first, to rejuvenate the
existing War Savings Societies, and
second 30 create new societies, eSpe-
cfally with view Of creating socie-
ty In every school room In the state
Like many other activities this has
been limited by the influenza epidemic.
Notable results however. are being OBJ
tanned IN the campaign TO reawaken
interest In Old societies.
Many interesting results are coming
n from War Savings Societies. For
instance, the Robert L. Archer War
Savings Society, of Huntington, has
purchased through its members War
Savings Stamps to the value Of
SIS, 500.
Among other War Savings Societies
with exceptional records are the fol-
lowing:
Metropolitan Life W. 8. s.,
Martinsburg .S7,2T. so
Big Sandy District W. S. S.,
Clendennfn ............... 1881. 10
Fairview W. S. S, Fairview N,253.75
Blair w. S S, Blair. ....... 1887
Lost Greek w. S. S., Lost
Creek NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 15,157.4S
Cameron W. s. s., Cameron. 13,07075
Sacred Heart Knitting Club,
Charleston ............... 11,s443o
There are now 400 War Savings
Societies In West Virginia and 500
600 War Savings Stamp buyers, ac-