Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-10-19
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Saturday of next week subscrip-
tiOns To the Second Liberty Loan will
close, giving tn p"opl" al Bryan "oun
ty just six days in which To take This
cOunty's allotment of roughly $780,
900, which tn" Gov"rnm"n, desires
Oversubscrib"d as "A wholesome If
feet upon our enemies with the
race half run. tn" county has not
made good showing on it, appor-
tiOnment, and should it fail 10 max"
good in this modes requirement of
the Government, amid tn" prosper
Gus times "" ar" now rnloNlng. ~.
greater smirch could be given tn"
fair name of Bryan county, nor any
blacker mark drawn against her Oh
her otherwise clean record
We all do well to keep in mind
that the soldier who fights our hat
ties for Us is offering his all to his
country, and 1t is mighty it'll"
thing for the rest of Ms to do even
though We loan our country every
dollar of ready money We can rak,
and scrapc through borrowing and
self-dcnial, for the man who helps to
finance the war is carrying way, way
the light end of IN" load
AS busin"~ propoSitiun. Gov
eminent bonds bear I per cent inter
est. payable every six months To
most of ~ in this country they are
free from tax, oaiy tn rich holder uf
bonds. with larS" income. who pays
super-taX. being called upun to pay
taxes on the inrom" from his Liberty
Bonds. They are the safest security
In the world and bankers and huSiu
ess houses all over IN" land accept
them as cash in transactions of every
character.
Say. for example. a man REQUIRES a
capital OF $500 with which To oprrat"
his business. and has h"on keeping
this sum as Il daily halarr, To hi,
credit. upon which Of COURSE h" earns
no interest. He may invest that $500
IN Government hond, which earns
him 4 per cent per annum every mo
ment OF the time. Should II" On hc.
casion require the use of his capital.
any bank in the land will advance
him face value on II. and although
the interest charged would br slight -
~ In excess of the interest the bond
bears. the excess interest for the
time the capital is required bv the
investor would be only "A fraction of
the earnings from III" interest on the
bond. and al the end of the wear tn ,
bondhOlder Is ahead the difference.
has acquired a better habit of thrift
and has helped to clothe. feed and
equtp the soldiers and sailors who
ore fighting for the safety AMI cree
dom Of his wife and children.
The News hazards the assertion
that there Ia not one head Of "A family
in Bryan county who cannot buv and
pay for at least one si0 bond. Will,
lots OF them can buy $iOO bonds, lot ):
more $500. large numbers of them
$1,000. and few $4,000: and further
asserts. without fear of contradiction
that any man who fails to do his he st
In this matter is not doing his bit
and Is htrefOre in some measure n
Stacker.
No doubt every one who rends thj,
article will he given an opportunity
by committee to invest in a Libcrt =
BOND. IT no one calls upon YOU. why
NOT call upon your own banker and
subscribe for as much of this Liberty
Loan as you can pay for?
The writer is preaching herein M
more than he himself is practicing,
nd has already entered his sub,
-iption for as much OF the bonds ne
Ill be possible for him to nav for
nsiderable self-denial taken in
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