The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-11
M. H. Shepard Named as Head of
Baby Bond Campaign Ia
Grady; To Push organiza-
tion Rapidly.
BANKS OF COUNTY TO
FURNISH WAR EMBLEM
Hand Grenades Made Into Saw
ings; Be Distributed Among
Children to Boost Thrift
Habit.

Moman H. Sheppard, county super
intendent of public instruction, has
been appointed county director of
war savings to succeed George Fl.
Evans, resigned. The notice of ap-
pointment was received Saturday
from w M. Morris, executive secre-
tary of the state war savings com
mittee, who made tie appointment.
During the year Of 1918 Mr. Shep-
ard served as county chairman Of
war savings societies and as a re-
ward for the efficiency displayed
while serving in this capacity, Mr..
Shepard was given the appointment
of county director of war savings, the
duties of which office Mr.. Shepard
is now performing.
Thrift Still Essential.
"The war is over, but the govern
ment is insistent that thrift and
economy should be practiced to such
an extent that it viii become ma
tional habit" said Mr. Shepard Sat
urday after receiving the notice Of his
appointment.
IN order to encourage thrift hab-
it, the 1919 issue Of war savings
stamps have been placed on sale.
Very few have been sold in Grady
county to date, but during the re-
mainder of the year, the w. S. S.
sale campaign will be pushed vigor-
ously," continued Mr. Shepard.
"The plan of campaign is radically
a different one than was used dur
ing the war. There will be no
strong arm committee tactics prac-
ticed during this campaign, but an
effort will lbe made to educate the
people to the value of purchasing
these stamps A particular effort
will be made to stress this education
in the public schools of the county.
The Grenade Banks.
Mr.. Shepard will conduct the war
savings stamp sale campaign through
the cooperation of the banks of
Grady county Each bank in the
county has been asked to purchase at
least one hundred small banks, made
of American hand grenades. These
grenade banks will be distributed by
the banks to the children who be
come owner of the banks after they
have purchased a designated amount
in war savings stamps, at the bank
where they were given the war EN-
blem. Children under ten years of
age must buy one war saving stamp,
face value, $500 and children over
ten years Of age must purchase at
least two war saving stamps. When
a child complies with these regula-
tions he becomes a member of a saw
ings society and hand grenade saw
ings bank becomes his or her per
sonal property
Pursuant to orders from Mr.. Nor
ris executive secretary of the state
war savings committee Mr.. Shepard
telephoned or visited every banker
in the county. and secured the pro
promise that all banks would make
liberal purchases of these hand gre
made banks All of the Chickasha
banks ordered one hundred of the
hand grenade banks, per institution
Following are the revised rules for
the distribution of hand grenade say
ings banks
1. At the urgent request of the
treasury department and in order to
simplify distribution, the hand gre
made savings banks will be distribute
ed by commercial banks and trust
companies instead of county chair
men and county superintendent as
previously outlined.
2. One grenade may be loaned by
any bank to any child under the age
of IS, who will sign a thrift agree
ment
8. The grenade is to be used as a