The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-02
VICTORY loan WORK
GOES ON STEADILY
Coal and Industrial Com.
mittees VIII Soon Be
Ready to Report.

Twelve thousand dollars is the re-
suit SO far OF q Victory Loan canvass
being made among the men employed
at the owens Bottle Machine company
plant. The men at the Owens plant
have in every loan campaign respond.
ed splendldly and are endeavoring this
time to set Q new high record for sub
sertptions.
Committees appointed by the coal
companies OF the county and the Fair
mont Mining Machine company, are at
work and will be ready 10 report in a
few days. Soliciting IL still in prog.
ress in. practically all the Industrial
establishments Of the county.
The last seven days OF the drive,
starting tomorrow evening, the Boy
them. Any one having old newspapers
OF Scoutmaster w, e. Buckley, will
conduct their, campaign. All scouts
who succeed In selling ten bonds in
the week will receive medal. Every
boy scout ut work has complete au.
thority to receive subscriptions and
first payments under authority re.
ceived from New York headquarters.
The city committees, in line with
go "over in Ten" completed thor
ough canvass of the city in the ten
days allotted it and It is believed got
every bond that was getable. So large
was the organization that handled the
city that in one ward there were g.
workers. This made It possibie7 to
work the territory thoroughly and at
the same time In short period,
In connection with the contest TO be
held in the schools Of the county for
the captured German helmets, county
superintendent OF schools has ad-
dressed the following letter to all
county teachers:
Dear Teachers:
Through the kindness OF the county
chairman OF the Victory Liberty Loan
committee, Mr.. Smith Hood, we are in
position to make the following prop.
osition In the detail appended hereto:
We have Is German helmets for dis.
tribution to the various schools now in
session in the county. The plan fol.
lows:
An essay contest 10 TO be opened In
each school Immediately upon receipt
OF this notice by the principal. There
are to be not less than five contestants
in each school. The winner and his es.
say will be 1.-THE Victory Liberty
Loan"-length Of essay unlimited.
The principal Of the school will act
as the Judge or appoint a committee
to Judge the best for his school. The
winner and his paper are to be an.
nouuced to this office at the close Of
the contest. The county superintend.
emit will then appoint a committee to
Judge the best for the whole county.
The pupil In each school who wins
the trophy will present the same to
his school to be added to their mu.
scum collection or to form the nuclus
OF such collection. The individual
winner for the county prize will re-.
ceiye for ownership the finest and best
OF all the helmets.
The Judging will be done on outline
ana argument OF the subject, form.
penmanship, punctuation, capitalize,
ton, paragraphing. sentence construc.
ton and good English generally. We
want the best paper, generally, to be
winner at each school and the very
best OF all to win the county prize.
The contest will close at each school
on May II. The principal will have the
Judging for his school done by May is,
and turn the best paper in to this OF.
flee. so that we may II possible an.
nounce the winner on May II and have
the best paper published In the Sunday
paper on May is, which Is Peace Day.
The following schools are eligible:
High schools-Fairmont, Warrington,
Fairview. Pennington, Rivesville, Tho.
burn, Barrackyille, Rymer, Dunbar
(colored), East Side; Grammar
schools, 9th and sth grades only,
Fleming, White, Butcher, Miller,
barnstown, East Park, Central, State
street, Dunbar (colored), st. Peters
parochial, Warrington Central, Man.
nington, Wilson PROFESSIONALLY Fair.
view and Rivesville.
It is suggested that the presentation
Of the helmet might be Of interest to
all concerned, enough To give It a
place on the graduation exercise pro-
gram. The presentation to pupil and
his presentation to the school fea-
tured.
Please notify this office where your
school will be contestant. I think
you should insist that the pupils enter
the contest.
Very truly yours.
HOMER C. TooTRMAN,
County SunerfntendAnt