Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-07
Campaign Started
For Sale of 1919
w. S. Stamps

Wheels are already turning in the
1919 War Savings campaign and the
machinery has been put on a peace
basis oiled up and is working good
Not only have campaign methods
been changed this year, but matters
of organization as well. Every
thing has been simpliiied and put on
an absolutely sound, business basis
with the central thought the incul-
cation of thrift ideas into the minds
of the American people.
Secretary Of the Treasury Carter
Glass and his lieutenants have made
the Federal War Savings District
the larger unit this year instead Of
the state. The eleventh Federal War
Savings District includes the entire
state OF Texas, the twenty-six par
ishes In the northern half of Louisi-
ana, the eighteen counties In the
southern half of New Mexico and
eight counties in Oklahoma total
of 304 counties.
Instead OF division of the district
along state lines, 1t Is divided this
year into territories to consist of
counties or parishes designated. A
special representative of the Treas
ury Department will be stationed in
each territory, who will be known
as Territorial War Savings Ad-
visor. His duties will be to keep
constantly In touch with the county
or parish chairmen In his territory,
giving them such personal aid or as
sistance as may be needed.
The basis unit "a the county or
parish as in 1913. To assist the
county or parish chairman and the
county or parish chairman OF the
womep's section carrying on the saw
shgs movement In each subdivision,
provision has been made for 6
county or parish director OF sales
agents. A county or parish director
of war savings societies and a coun-
ty or parish director of publicity. to
be named BY the county or parish
chairman and to constitute, with the
two chairmen, the county or parish
b6atd 81 war savings.
1nstilling principles OF thrift In
the minds Of the people Of the Unit
ed States is recognized az one Of the
| most important aims of the cam
paign. or course. the immediate OBJ
jeetive is the raising of q great rev.
enue for the government through the
sale Of War Savings Stamps.
War Savings societies are the
backbone of the 1919 plan. All OF
the 1900 War Savings societies or
ganized in 1913 will continue their
activity and thousands of new ones
are to be organized in every section
Of the district.
Let us strive to finish the wori
We arc in" Is ono of the immortal
sayings Of Abraham Lincoln, de-
clares Frank NJ. Smith, Federal Dis
trict Director. 1T explains the rsa
son for 1919 Savings Campaign
The war is not over for thousands
Of American soldiers stationed IL
occupied portions Of Germany, shiv
ering on the bleak steppes of Russia
tossing on hospital beds In France
waiting their discharge from service
In camps In this country or looking
iongingly Que over the English chan
mel to bring them home from q work
we'll done.
| America sent these men to camps
or to the fields of Flanders and 9th.
er European battle fronts. America
must bring these men home. This
and the maintaining them until they
return, will take enormous sums
Every War Saving Stamp pur.
chased this year viii help in this
task-in striving Ito finish the work
we are in