Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
Seemed PENA|LESS.
BOUGHT $1,000 BONDS
Stranger Jars Bank Force
by Subscription TO
Liberty Loan
ATLAS POWDER AND
OTHERS BOOST SALES

Demand for Liberty Loan bonds on
the part of Wilmingtonians is growing
The Atlas Powder Company, the New
Castle Leather Company, David snellen-
burg, Charles Topkis and Z. b. Griifen-
berg. Of the Reynolds Candy Company,
all have announced they will buy bonds
for all OF their employees and arrange
for payment by instalments.
Inc Atlas Powder Company, in a
statement issued yesterday, announces
that il has already subscribed for an
| allotment of these bonds, which will be
/ sold to its employees under terms set
| forth as follows in circular sent to all
employees;
THE Atlas Powder Company will
permit any Of its employees who SO
! desire to purchase through the com
pany a total par value of Liberty Loan
Bonds up to One-half the employees
total annual salary or wages in
GLIDING, merit and emergency pay
In every case the amount can be car
ried 10 the next or nearest multiple o
$50. For instance, an employe receiv
ing $40 per month, or SS40 per an
mum. could subscribe TO one-half, o.
s42O. which would be considered eithe
as S4O0 or $3.50, and will have tn
privilege of paying for same in twent,
monthly installments.
. Payments will be deducted iron
/ monthly salaries or wages IN amount
! not less than 1.20th of the total pa
value of subscriptions. Larger deduC
b lions can be arranged for if subscril
ers desire All payments shall be mad
$ in even dollars.
e. Interest at the rate OF - pc
4 cent. (the same rate as allowed o
these bonds will be allowed o
= monthly payments, and will b
p credited on the date on which interes
e on the bonds is paid by tho Unite
e States Government. No interest Wi
It be charged on unpaid balances.
+ IF you wish to make your sui
: scription for these bonds throug
!, this company. please fill out the al
u tached blank. Ii you desire TO bu
y these bonds outright. or under IN
/, terms as fixed by the GoverUnen
i, we suggest you do so through you
= local bank or postfiice.
y please note that your applicable
J. must be mailed so as to reach WI
\. mington by June 18TH 1917
= You never can tell who will bu
II Liberty bonds. This was proved YET
30 terday when a man, whose appearan'
10 suggested that he hadn't many dollar
~ in this world. entered a Wilmingtc
N bank and Jared the force by a.
h nouncing modestly that he desired
an buy $4,000 worth Of the Liberty Loi
re Bonds. He had saved the money al
s- wanted TO help Uncle Sam and at I
at same time invest his money IN
IL sound security.
We Members Of Jefferson Lodge, No.
he I. o. o. F., at a largely attend
on meeting last night. unanimously
MS cided to purchase $1,000 worth OF
Liberty Loan Bonds now being onel
Ia, by the Government.
cal 81 have been taking whiskey
he OF bond for a good many years q
| a now I am going to take bonds cut
me whiskey." This remark was MADE
The a man employed in one of the larg
ro- leather company's in Wilmington Z
e. morning. after he had made arran
ments at a local bank to take
erty bond on the installment pl
After making the necessary arrah
a., ments for the bond the man look
-. pledge and made the statement quo
above.