The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-06-20
war SAYINGS DAY TO
Be LEGAL HOLIDAY
EACH CITIZEN TO BE ASSESSED
CERTAIN QUOTA OF STAMPS
Meetings to Be Held at All School
houses at 2 P. Nah Business
Houses to Close at Noon and As
sist in Securing Pledges.

Upton county is confronted by al
great task, but true to her past, she
win accomplish what the government
has demanded Of her. On June 70
which has been set apars by procla-
nation Of our president as Pledge
Day, the patriotic citizens of this
county win assemble together and
fill out their pledge cards, which will
state how many war savings stamps
they now have and how many they
will buy between now and the end
of the year. An allotment has been
assigned by the national organiza-
ton to every civil district of this
county, the sum of the allotments
Of the Is districts amounting to
1891, $4,000, the county's allotment.
Each district has a strong COM
mittee composed Of three citi-
zens, and there are also subcommit-
tees in each district who have par
ticular duties to perform on and be-
fore June 28. Every committee has
periodically gone about its task, and
each district will respond on the 28th
BY pledging the amount required OF it.
AS has been previously stated,
these meetings on Pledge Day will be
held at the schools throughout the
county. Every schoolhouse in the
county will be opened and in charge
Of committee except that in Dis
trict No. / there will be no meeting
at Holmes high school, Byars-Hall
high school and Noells school; but
at each Of the other seven schools
in the district
The government will send out a
card of notification in the nature of
q subpoena calling upon every loyal
citizen to attend the meeting III his
schoolhouse at p. m. on that date.
These meetings are purely for bus
mess purposes. There will be no
public speaking, but after a citizen
makes his pledge he will be at lib
erty to leave if he SO desires, The
meetings win be conducted somewhat
like an election. There will be an
officer and two clerks at each school,
house, and as person enters he will
receive instead of blank ballot
D blank pledge card. In the upper
right hand corner of this pledge
card will be written his allotment;
he will indicate thereon during what
months he viii buy these stamps
and at what bank or postoffice. The
aledge cards viii then be taken back
to the officer in charge, examined by
him and then dropped into the ballot
box, and the pledgor's name win be
checked off on an alphabetical list
Of every citizen in the district, which
the officer will have before him.
Should there be those who could not
attend, their names will be on this
list unchecked, and they will be seen
In person. IF anyone should fail to
TAKE his allotment, the committee in
charge is required to take his name
address and his reason for refusing
and fill this out upon special blank
sent out BY the treasury department
These sblack lists" if there be any
viii be forwarded there for investiga-
ton and proper action. 1t is believed
that the government has a. complete
list Of every citizen able to buy
stamps. But should anyone fail Il
receive notice of Pledge Day or MOI
get an allotment on his card, he il
To understand that this was due t,
an oversight, and that it is as mucl
his duty to attend and pledge al
those who receive a personal mott
fication.
So far as convenient, each person
win pledge at a schoolhouse in hi,
district; but where there is school
house IN another district much near
er, he may pledge there If he chooses
but he should be sure and tell tn
committee in charge what distric
he lives in so that his district ma,
get credit for his pledge.
IN keeping with the proclamation
Of the president, governor and may
ors, the business houses of the count,
will close at noon on the 28th, AM
the merchants will give their assist
ance in making Pledge Day day o.
which everv citizen will do his ful
duty towards his country.