The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-03-08
Seventy Workers
Aiding in Drive
paign This Morning to Increase
Its Membership
.WHAT WOULD COMMUNITY BE
WITHOUT CLUB?" ASKS HALL
Invite High School Basketball Teams
to be Guests at Weekly Luncheon
In Recognition of Work

The membership drive of the
Churchill county chamber of COM
merce started this morning with 70
workers in the field. At the regu-
lar meeting of the chamber of COM
merce Monday night. Director C. B.
Hall, who is in charge of the drive,
announced that practically all ar
rangements had been made and that
every thing was in readiness to In
crease the membership of the organ
ization by two hundred members.
Hall announced that the workers
have been divided into two divis-
ions, under the command of Stanley
Lockwood and ]. B. Laveaga. Each
division. he said, will be composed
of five teams of seven members. The
teams will be lead by captains.
The captains in division "a" un-
der Lockwood. are: John Lehners,
J. p Eldredge, F. p. Strassburg, A.
L. Haight and DR.. E. F. Dunbar. In
division 3D." the captains are: N.
Jesch, J. F. Milton, s. H. Fort. G. E.
Coverston and l. L. Kent
In urging the workers to do their
utmost to increase the membership
of the club, Hall asked, What
would this community be without
chamber of commerce? 1t is abso-
lutely essential to the city and coun-
ty, but the chamber of commerce
can not function without members.
The dollars which a man puts into
al f1o raj n
him directly but they will be re-
turned to him, indirectly, many
times"
Fallon Will Boom
"Fallon is going to boom,' he
continued, whether or not oil Is
found, / believe 1t will be, but / am
counting on the normal growth of
this community. which should be
great within the next few years
LET us forget this small town
talk and all work to build up the
chamber of commerce and the coun-
ty. You are going to pull yourself
up with your own dollars, pooled
for the good of all Let US talk up
timism, we have thought pessimism
too long"
Hall concluded by saying that the
drive would be a success or failure
in as much as each individual did
his part.
1t was announced that all men,
bers who are in arrears will be re-
instated by the payment of five dol
lars, provided they will pay for six
months in advance. New members
may join for an initiation fee of five
dollars during the drive, instead OF
the usual ten dollar fee.
The losing division will entertain
the victors at a smoker. The drive
will end next Wednesday night at
s O'Clock. During the week all new
members and old members in good
standing will wear a card, bearing
the inscription. Chamber of Com
merce of Churchill county. Greater
Churchill County, Straight Ahead
To Entertain Teams
At the opening of the meeting
President II. A. Clark announced
that it had been suggested to him
that the basketball teams of the
Churchill couny high school be in
vited to attend the chamber Of COM
merce luncheon, in appreciation OF
their work during the past season
1t was decided that both the boys
and girls teams and their coaches
should be invited to attend tht
luncheon mex Wednesday.
| II al a
that the county commissioners ha'
told him they would provide ap
proximately 5000 to be used by tn
chamber of commerce in advertisinl
Churchill county.