The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-04-01
ValleyC2unty Quota
Is Set at $27O,OOO
Exclusive Of Banks
COMMUNITY GOALS ARE ASSIGNED AS
COMMITTEE GETS CAMPAIGN
IN OPERATION

The largest monthly quota of war
bonds in World War Two's history
is assigned Valley county for April
S270,000. This is for individual buy
ers alone. In addition, banks of the
county have been assigned a quota
almost as large to purchase from
their own assets.
Campaign plans were formulated
at a meeting held here Tuesday
night at which c. H. Blacksmith
was named chairman and at which
every community in the county was
assigned a definite quota for April.
Slogan for the drive is 'They
GIVE their lives. You LEND your
money"
Hold Area Meeting
Launching of the county cam
paign followed a northeastern re-
gional meeting in Wolf Point Mon
day, at which the drive was ex-
planned by R. E. ToWle, state chair
man and manager of the Federal
Reserve bank at Helena; Fred Mar
tin of Great Falls, Montana assis-
tant war savings campaign admin
%istrator, and Thomas r. Richardson
of Helena, president of the west
ern States Life Insurance company.
Throughout the United States, 10
billions must be raised during the
month. Montana's share of this
quota for April is $35 100000.
Speakers at the meeting stressed
the fine record in bond buying
made by the northeastern Montana
counties, a bright spot" they said,
in the entire northwest. They ex-
pressed certainty that the April
quota will be met by every county.
To Further War Effort
While n purpose of the cam
paign is to fight initiation, of course,
more important is the emergency.
1t was stressed that if the ire
mendous war effort cannot be fl
nanced through voluntary loaning
OF money by the public, some other
means of raising that. money, per-
haps by added taxation or enforced
savings, must be devised.
At Tuesday nights meeting in
Glasgow, Mr.. Brocksmith named Of
ficerS to work with him in what
is planned as an intensive cam
paign. They are T. j.. Hooking, adj
vertising and publicity; E. d. Ben
son, rural distribution and Informal
ton; E. j.. Kjelstrup, speakers; j..
P. Sternhagen, women's organiza-
tons, and A. B. Friedlund, secre-
tary. Each chairman will choose his
own committee.
Cooperation will be sought from
the Triple A, rural n~eighborhood
leaders, the Farmers Union war
councils, block leaders in each town
the Chamber of Commerce and
other groups.
Community Quotas Set
Chairmen were appointed for
each community in the county to
head active solicitation, each to
select his own committee.
The community goals and chair
men are.
Opheim, $3.50 DOC, E. A. Walstad;
Glentana, $4,000, Martin Sauber;
Richland, $4,000, H. l.. Curtis;
Larslan, $4,000, Mrs, John Rogenes;
Oswego, $4,000. August Knapp;
Frazer, $4,000, M. A. Lien; Lustre,
$4,000, Rex Nichols; Fort Peck,
$50, 1000, Col. Howard H. Roberts;
Tampico, $1,000, Richard Motzkau;
Vandalia, $4,000, John David; Hins-
dale, SOS, 900, R. E. Hillman; Bea-
verton, $4,000, Charles H. McChes-
ney; Thoeny, $4,000, j. M. Thoeny;
Nashua. $25, 1000, D. M. Hawbaker;
Wheeler $1,500, Mrs. Kirk Stanley;
New Deal, $500, Mark Kotkin. and
Glasgow, $780, 00, j. P. Sternhagen.
Each committee chairmen automat-
ically becomes a member of the
General County committee.