The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-06-08
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Savings Stamp week. During the
week every adult citizen of the
nled States will be expected to
llcdge himself to save a certain
mount each month to be loaned to
he government by the purchase of
! Var Savings Stamps, which have
maturity value in 1923 of $500 and
which are selling this month for
5ii1. next month Si.iS. and so on.
I'm order to raise a stupenduous
sum the government has allotted
each county in the United States a
quota. The allotment was made ac-
cording to population as estimated by
the Bureau of Census from the poll
of the last Presidential election.
Union County's allotment is $780,
0S0, or something over $40 each for
every man. woman and child in the
county. The maximum amount that
can be inveted by one peson in War
Savings Stamps is $1,000, and there
4 will have to be many one thousand
dollar subscriptions, or pledges it is
believed, for Union County to go
lover
At a meeting at the City Hall We'd
nesday night, at which those who are
most Interested in the campaign, or
who should be, were conspicuous by
their absence. the matter was dis
cussed to some extent and the plans
for the drive outlined.
Various committees -ill have
charge of the various phases of the
drive. Each scoOl district will be
given an allotment and the work of
raising that allotment detailed to
school officials, patriotic clubs, or
other societies. acting under the or
ders of, and in cooperation with
the county chairman, Robert w.
ISaacs.
Those in charge of the drive in
the various communities will be
furnished literature to mail to the
residents of their respective dis
tricts and the pledge cards and be
thoroly coached in the manner of
securing the pledges.
A selling agent will be designated
in each district and the pledgs are
redeemable thru this agent, the post
office or such place as the one max
ing the pledge may select. Records
of the pledges, which bind the sign
er to save and purchase the stipulat-
ed amount of War Savings Stamps
in specified time, will be kept by
the selling agents and the county
chairman. The person making the
pledge will be expected to make the
stamp purchase promptly and regu-
larly. Failure to do so will bring
reminder from either the selling
agent CT the county chairman.
Local committees in charge of the
drives will be furnished handbills
or other literature specifying their
IquOta and calling the residents of the
lcOmmunity together at a certain
date to hear the savings system
Explained and to make their pledges.
Those in charge of the drive will
be furnished all assitance possible
by the Govrnment, the State the
County Liberty Loan Committee, the
chairman of the War Savings Stamp
Drive and the County Council of De-
fense, as well as the Four Minute
Men and such other organizations as
may fit into the scheme to raise the
IamOunt assigned to Union County.
A meeting to discuss the matter
more thoroly is called for Wednes-
day night, at seven thirty o'clock,
and it is urged that every person in
the community be present. This is
a matter of greater Importance than
either picture shows or Chautau-
quas.
Buy a Baby Bond
Dance For Departing Soldier Boys
w. s. S.
Invitations to a dance given in the
honor of the Union County men who
leave for the training camps the
ninth of June have been mailed TO
the boys who will leave, and their
friends. The dance is given by the