The Carter Express. (Carter, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1918 Page: 4 of 8
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The Carter Express
Published every Friday at Carter, Okla.
GEO. W. CAIN, Editor and Owner
Kntered at the Carter, Oklahoma, Postoffice March 25th, 1911
?econd-class mail, under the act of March ft, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.53 PER YEAR, $1.30 FOR 3 MONTHS, 50c FOR 4 MONTHS
*D0 YOUR BIT’ DEVELOPED
INTO THE ‘TWO BIT’ CLUB
Patriotic Organizations Being Forced
All Over the Country to Buy
Thrift Stamps Every Day.
BOYS REACHING 21
MUST REGISTER
The Intest and perhaps the most
un'que club organized is the “Two-Bit
Club' of ’the United States. The slo-
gan of the "Two-Bit Club is: “Have
you done your two bits?”
The "two bits" which the members
are pledged to are the saving of 25
cents each dny through personal sac-
rifice, in order to buy a Thrift Stamp
daily, and the helping of Uncle Sam
to win his biggest war.
This organization was formed on a
Southern passenger trait by passen-
gers en route to Dallas fium New Or-
leans. W. G. Funck of Dallas was the
originator and was made secretary
and treasurer by the 25 charter mem-
bers.
The following pledge is necessary
to lake in order to become a member:
"We, the undersigned, do hereby
pledge ourselves to daily make a per-
sonal sacrifice that will permit ns to
purchase one 25-cent Thrift Stamp
each day, or its equivalent, which we
agree to purchase for a period of one
year.”
An initiation fee of 10 cents is
charged members, in order that they
may be provided with buttons and a
membership and the organization prat
vided with a small fund with which
to promote the "Two-Bit Club” idea.
Membership in the organization may
be obtained from the secretary.
Under the new registration
law passed by congress and sign-
ed by the president all boys
reaching the age of 21 since dune
5,1917, are required to register
on Wednesday June 5, 1918.
Boys who fail to register on the
above date as required by law
will be subject to imprisonment.
The Local Board will conduct
the registration- The booth will
be open from 7 a. m. till 9 p. m.
Announcement
It is requested that we an-
nounce that the Woman’s Mis-
sionary Society will meet at the
M, E. Church on Thursday,June
6th,at the regular meeting hour.
Everybody is invited.
THRIFT STAMPS REPLACE
CHILDREN’S COIN BOXES
$30,000,000 in Savings Banks May Be
Invested in Uncle Sam’s
Baby Bonds.
Thrift cards and war savings
stamps are replacing the coin savings
banks in Oklahoma and throughout
the nation.
Hundreds of parents have started
the practice of having their children
invest pennies, nickels and dimes in
thrift stemps Instead of dropping
them into home banks.
The child's money is safer when
invested in baby bonds than before.
It can neither be lost nor stolen, and
in addition it is growing. Four per-
cent yearly compounded quarter'y is
paid on war certificates, in other
words, Uncle Sam, on January 1, 1923
will redeem for $5 a war savings
stamp which may be purchased in
the month of February for $4.13.
It Is estimated by coin box manu-
facturers that American homes con-
tain 10,000,000 boxes, and that an
average of $3 Is deposited In every
one of these. That would mean a
total of $30,000,090 which may be
turned into baby bonds In the near
future.
One of the salient features of this
povement Is to induce people to real-
ise the importance of putting savings
and hoardings into circulation through
the medium of war savings stamps.
The purchaser helps Uncle Sam win
the war—and In addition helps him
self to become thrifty because he is
saving money and it Is growing.
FOOD NOTES
"Give us this day our daily bread,”
is the unanimous prayer of the mil-
lions who are fighting our battles for
us "over there.”
Improving Our Streets
Mr. J.%S. Siddall, Carter street
commissioner, is having several
car loads of crushed granite
spread over the main street of
the town this week which will
certainly be oi great ben-
efit to the street, not only as a
highway for travel, but the grav-
el will stop at least a little of
this everlasting sand and dust
from blowing—maybe. We con-
gratulate our city council upon
their decision to make this im-
provement to our streets, it will
make them better in every wav,
and too, we believe that it will
be the cheapest in the long run,
by doing away with having to
grade the stree s every year.
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Big Rain
Some of the farmers, and oth-
ers, were predicting Monday that
we were, in for a seige of dry
weather, as the wind was blow-
ing hard and had been for many
days and everything was getting
drier and drier. But on that
very night the clouds began to
gather and during the night we
had a regular gully-washer and
ground soaker.
The rain is fine on everything
except the oats and some of the
wheat that had already ruined.
Farmers can now proceed with
their planting of feed crops on
the oat land. Cotton and feed
that is up will grow off fast
now.
We’ll substitute corn for wheat and
victory for defeat.
Are you helping our soldiers or the
Hun at meal time?
The breadline must be supported by
the women, the boys and the girls.
A fat person is & slacker—unless
he lives on substitutes.
“stung
Dentist—If you have dis
eased gums, this is the best time
to have the teeth cleaned. All
dis?ased gums is not Pyorrhea,
but leads to Pyorrhea. Examin
ation free from June 4th., one
week.-P. S. McKenzie, D. D. S.
Lurn Ridley went with his son
Walter to Mangum Tuesday to
consult with a specialist in re-
gard to an affection of Walter’s
head that is seriously impairing
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Big Sale Of Shorthorns
Elk City, June 3rd., 1918.
Shorthorns of merit-
The blood that makes champions.
I will have a sale at Elk City, Okla. on June 3rd.
1918, of my Registered Shorthorn Cattle.
Part of these cattle are Scotch while part are
plain bred. Many have calves by their sides.
There are a few bulls in the offering and several
well bred Scotch bulls fit to head any herd.
If you want to get a start of the blood that
makes champions don’t fail to attend this sale.
W. E. HARMON, Owner.
Prop. Harmondale Stock Farm,
Rhodes, Iowa.
Col. Ed Herriff, Auctioneer.
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Cain, George W. The Carter Express. (Carter, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1918, newspaper, May 31, 1918; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc957085/m1/4/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.