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Declaring cnaX'&i defence OftJbe
life of ife"tJMoh VrigoroMtafoiff
must be' waged if it to be. relieved of
its pe&tiea^y active leadership,' VJ.Z.
Greene, former State Organiser of the
State Fccmera\Union gives notice of a
vigorous campaign in the tfnkm'S De
cember meeting toufiseat Jpr>
Alexander/ its president. Mr. Green
resigned his office in the Union when
be found himself in complete discord
with the president whom h* charges
with having mars $ "pro-German cam
paign" last yddr and with having con
tinned his
is possible underleadtjahip of this!
cha?*tter to oat
O t the ahpJowB ct ,li,liXi? - in*
' It" *?* ?? fa** fa 'Afed
thl*. tte'ambit&u poBticiaw, ?!*>
are now in control will haixfly volun
tarily step aside to give official posi
tion to practical farmers who are
waking farming, and not politics 'a
business. This will ctdL for a cob.
.test in the State convention. Last
yeiur" thef State Secretary's ^office -cir
^K?#d Jo^al, Union^. in. beiu&E of the
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ti?? la ewd^pn that wia 'tte Win
Mon -Salem meeting notoriously differ
ent 'from ray of its- pntecessors) Is
extremely jistaste&il, but in defense
(if tfce fife of the Union a vigorous con
test most be waged if it is to be re
lieved of politlcall^'actSte leadership.
^ May _Bf "Martyrdom" Agate.':/ ... 'J
LPethapa th. gnu.d-.tol phy
'martyrdom' will be staged agam this
machine, not sine* lay menlbem nave
had a year in-whkh' to become wise
that uodigndied afthod
ing^ahoald not.be so effect j?. ^
have declared many times before, that
no farmers' organization ever suf
fered from activities of pefitkiaas on
tfce-oiitside, bat every preceding, er
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tyt w?ok to ?o to th? limit of
?Wlttr. Heads of families who
Uy <ad thus fltuUtfy for member
1 to .th# North C?nWut^W$r S%r
I SAVINGS STAMP* i!
CHRISTMAS PRISWJTS.
A War . Savings Stamp i?a natrtotfc
gift, it Is not to be pxfsid only for
Its value but for the patriotic spirit
in which it was bought "and k given.
The giving of stamps does not require
tho labor and jnaterial so greatly
needed by the' Government at this
time . l&Swff stamp* <
?eves ihe nsual rush that makes
Christmas a burden Instead of a joy
ous occasion. Thir fear stamps are
the most patriotic gift. Buy them and ;
help put -your Stat* over the top In
the Wear Savings Campaign. V ; -T:
?? Today North Carolina,- lacks 111,- .
500,000 having her War Savings quota
subscribed. 'If evgry North Carolinian
who is able to do so would buy at
least one 'War Saving* Stamp as ii;
Christmas present either for hlmseV
or some other member o t his fam
ily, and wotfid do this in addition t6
f at he has already bought dr pledged .
buy, the. amount realised would be
sufficient to complete what- the State
.leaks to havingits w*r Savings alloc
meni. Therefore, "it behooves every
Stamps Jo t I
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Since the custom was . Begun and r eg<
ulariy observed the responses have
u rtdtly increase. But for this
donations '<? man jr ol on* orphanage
would have been
by the con iniieuB Bse in price, of <ff
necessities emnloyed in the jnaintenvi
ciof these essential institutions , 10
the econodiic life of the commonweal
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choice. This., appeal is in the interest
of no. particular orphanage. It is to'
all persons of all creeds, denomina
tions, and -beliefs. The call of the help
less child makes us all one, whatever
our , other. (Inferences may be'. No
humane person can torn a deaf ear to
t?enee< js of helpless childhood. There
are jfchteen licensed and established
orphanages in North Carolina for the
care anjd training of white children,
$qid twojfor the care Qf colored children
ifr these are more Slip two thousand"
little tits bereft of parent and the
comforts of home, who must be pre
pared tor future citizenship. These in
stitutions are under various denomi
national or fraternal management, but
all of them engaged in a great and
necepsary work for the fatherless ones'
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supplies of surgical dressings except
ormy I orders. You are assured that
there j are ample supplies of surgical
dressings in our warehouses in thHi
country and in France. -
Thjb BIG NEED at presentTs rush
work on REFUGEE ' GARMENTS.
Surgical dressings workers should be
urged to enlist in this Work becoase
we will be asked to make many more
refugee garments in *u*h time, as
winter is near at( hand sod one g?Jr
BfenJfc now wjll be of infinitely great
er Service in saving life than many
gtrjnjditif in three of tour months.: