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Show ILL CHECK IIP ILL Win STUMP PLEDGES Utah Has Stupendous Job to Reach Quota. "If Utah is to keep bright the -splendid record she has made in all war activities, it will be necessary that every person who has pledged to buj war saving stamps do so this month." said Frank M. Driggs, Weber county chairman of the campaign. Orders have becn received from the state headquarters that all pledges bo immediately gone over with a view of checking up the purchases and locating lo-cating those wherein tho stamps have not been bought as pledged. Just as soon as this work is completed, and the work is already under way, measures meas-ures will be instituted to see that all pledges are fully fulfilled. ! In addition to the purchase of all ( stamps that have been pledged, tho committee hopes that there will bo a great many stamps purchased this month by those who have not already agreed to do so. It is pointed out that the war stamp makes a worth while gift for Christmas as well as being a real and needed help to the government. govern-ment. President Smith Made Appeal - One of the last official acts of the late President Smith of the Mormon chlirp.h. ras tlin ivriti'nf nf n loHni- Inl the presidents of all stakes of the church that they give their hearty sup port to this movement. President Smith was an ardent supporter of all war activities ac-tivities and the letter which follows was sent out to all presidents of stakes under date of November 12th. Dear Brother: The National Council of Defense at Washington are urging the state council coun-cil of defense to proceed without delay de-lay to finish the sale of war saving stamps to the amount alloted to Utah. We learn from Director Odell and Chairman Collins that in order to raise the full amount between three and j four million dollars maturity value will be required. This must be obtained before the end of the yenr. Franklin K. Lane, chairman of the field division of the national council of defense, tel-egraps tel-egraps to the effect that there should be no relaxation of efforts, in spite of the arrangements for peace, to collect the full amount required, and expressing express-ing the hope that every man and woman wo-man will help to push this matter to a speedy finish. War savings stamps can be purchased pur-chased in November for $4.22, which mature January 1st, 1923, at ?5. The difference between the two amounts assures the rate of at least four and a half percent per annum. Thrifty people peo-ple can readily perceive the advantage that will accrue by the purchase of as many of these stamps as their means render possible. Tire coming of peace makes these stamps desirable from every ev-ery point of view. They are always worth their face vlue, but apart from that consideration the money thus loaned to the government will be needed, need-ed, for the expenses attending the great world conflict will continue lonr after peace is fully established. It is j hoped that our people will be as ready to do their part in this endeavor as they have done In all others of similar simi-lar character which have been required J of them by the nation In the triumph of v:Ich they are Individually interested. inter-ested. We desire you to communicate with tho bishops of the respective wards in your stake and urge upon them tho necessity of attending to this matter without delay, and of doing their very best for the accomplishment of tho end to be attained. Our endeavors to ac complish this should not be relaxed, but rather intensified by the bright prospects of peace to come upon the world. Trusting that you will respond to this call without delay, we are Your Brethren, JOSEPH F. SMITH, ANtfHON H. LUND, CHARLES W. PENROSE, First Presidency. oo |