The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-18
Corporations Committee
Planned It's Campaign
This Morning.
COAL COMMITTEE NAMED
Any Worker is at Liberty
to Draft Others to
Help.

A special meeting Of the corpora
tions committee OF the Victory loan
organization was called at II o'clock
this morning by Chairman ]. NJ. ia.
cohs and plans were perfected for get
ting subscriptions from all local and
foreign corporations doing business in
the county. Personal calls will be
made on all corporations in Fairmont
and for those out OF town series of
kilograms will be used. This commit
tee is not waiting for the official open
ing Of the drive, but is already hard
at work.
A coal committee was appointed to-
day by County Chairman Smith Hood
to solicit all coal mines Of the county.
The personnel of this committee is as
follows: John Wolfe, Brooks Flem.
ing. Junior, r, NJ, Htte, ]. ". Devison,
w. 3. Watson, Junior, II. B. Clark and
F. Z. johnson.
County Chairman Hood announced
this morning that every person named
in any unit of the county organization
Is authorized to draft as many persons
to help as he or she may deem neces-
sary and advisable. 1t is likely that
the organization will be greatly aug
mented in this manner.
A meetig for purposes OF orgaiza-
ton and final drafting of working
plans will be held by the First ward
committee tonight. A meeting of the
Eighth ward committee called by
Chairman Z. B. Moore and Mrs. o. ].
Watkins, will aso be held tonight to
perfect the organization in that ward.
A meeting to be held at Barrack-
Vile this evening will be addressed by
]. M. Jacobs and others, and is planned
to get the loan movement started in
that community. Congressman NJ. M.
Neely will address the citizens Of Bar.
rackville and Fairmont district at a
meeting to be held in Barrackville
next Tuesday evening The hour for
both meetings is 1880, and their ar
rangement was secured by Duke
Brand, chairman at Barrackville.
At the special meeting last night OF
chairmen and chairwomen of the vari.
GUS wards, plans for the campaign
were perfected as they apply to the
city. The result Of this meeting was
the publication this morning by City
Chairman Edwin Robinson Of list OF
instructions for all city workers.
These instructions are as follows:
Interest: AZ per cent; state, coun.
ty, city and normal income tax free.
Term of bonds: Four years.
Payments: 10 per cent. with appli-
cation; 10 per cent. July 18th; 20 per
cent. August 18th; 20 per cent. Sep.
tember 9Th; 90 per cent. October 7th /:
20 per cent. November 1lth, Armistice
Day.
If purchaser desires to make pay.
ment through bank or company by
which he is employed, have applica-
tion card signed. with name of bank
or company inserted. Ascertain from
purchaser when 10 per cent. will be
paid as you will not get credit for sale
until this payment is made.
Last Issue: This will be the last
campaign for Liberty loan bonds.
Subscribers Window Emblem: Each
bond purchaser Is entitled to window
emblem upon receipt of first payment.
All pledge cards must be returned
to ward chairman.
There viii be volunteer workers
badges for all Liberty loan workers.
Chairman Hood is today laying par.
ticular stress on the fact that all sub.
scriptions to be made to the Inter-
Church World Movement. whose cam
paign begins May IS and lasts until
May 25, can be made with Victory
bonds. In their literature the mana
gers OF the movement say. Victory
Loan bonds will be accepted on just
the same basis as gold dollars"
The quota for Marion county for this
drive is to be 100000 and Mr.. Hood
is particularly desirous that persons
planning to contribute to that move
ment, subscribe for bonds and then ap.
ply the bonds to the fund. The Bap.
lists. Presbyterians. Methodists and
all Protestant churches will be parties
to the drive.
A meeting was held at headquarters
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