The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-09-28
MONDAY BEGINS SALE
OF I'd LIBERTY BONDS

Next Monday morning, Oct. /, will
begin the sale Of bonds Of the nations
second Liberty Loan, which this time
is So, 3,000, 100000, and the time allowed
for the disposition Of the bonds is until
Oct. 27. u
Medina county in common with ev-
cry other county in the United States
has been called upon by the govern
ment to perform it's full duty in pros
ecuting the sale. Medina's apportion
ment Of the first Liberty Loan was
$5O0,000. As we 60 to press, the ap-
portionment for this county in the
second sale had not been learned, but
undoubtedly will ! e as large as
the first, and very probably substal-
tally more.
The campaign will be carried on ac-
lively from Oct. to Oct. ~, and men
in the various townships of the county
have been appointed to captain the
sales work in their respective fields, in
connection with the twelve banks Of
the county and the Ohio Farmers In
surance Co. &
The work is divided as follows:
Wadsworth township will be handled
by the Wadsworth National Bank and
Wadsworth Savings & Trust Co.
Sharon township, by the Sharon Gem
Guilford township. by Seville State
Homer, Harrisvilie and Chatham
townships, by the Lodi State Bank and
Peoples National Bank. Lodi.
Liverpool township. by the Farmers
10 t1Ir oil IaU Z
Spencer, by the Farmers Saving Bank
and Spencer State Bank, Spencer.
York, Medina, Lafayette and Mont
vile townships, by the Savings De-
posit Bank Co., Old Phoenix National
and Medina cognty Nati1nal S;n .rar Bank
Granger township, Geo. Waite, R. F.
D. Q, Medina.
Litchfield township, p. o. Shank.
Brunswick township, r. G. Miner.
Hinckley township, Rev. G. Searles,
r. F. d. 2, Brunswick. a
Melville j. NJ Cox of Cleveland, rep
resenting Harris, Forbes & Co Of New
York, will be in general charge of the
county work, and will be here Monday
morning TO begin the campaign
Through courtesy of the w inyah club
it's parlors were thrown open Wednes-
day evening for meeting of represen-
tatives Of the banking interests of the
tcounty, the press, and of men, from the
different townships who can be counted
/ on to give their time and efforts in fur
thering the Liberty Bond campaign, to
talk over the situation and discuss the
best ways and means of prosecuting the
sale of bonds in Medina county. Joseph
P. Harris vice president of The Cit1-
zens Saving Il Trust CO., Cleveland, was
present by invitation, and told of what
had been and was going to be done in
~ niA ,aI ~ Isyic n ne fIo xyAis n
done in Medina. Mr.. Harris had charge
OF his banks work In the tirst Liberty
Loan, which bank had the largest nuns
lbef 0f sales Ia its credit 0f any bank
Iin this Federal ReeerFe district, bI1d
. s.,S q ''is q s'ss a1I
| who heard 1t. Lunc Heoil was served 81
| the meeting, courtesy of the IDEAL banks
The first Liberty Loan drew 1-2iper
cent. interest The second bonds viii
ing the 10 per cent. bonds may, II
they desire, exchange them for the 4
per cent bonds But 1t is desired that
this privilege be not availed of more
than possible holders. II possible. being
requested to make sale of his 1-2's,
investing the proceeds in As. as 1t is
the sale of the second loan bonds by
themselves that the government is anx-
ious for. for the new money 1t viii se-
lcure, n
Those holding the first loan bonds
for which they have not yet received
even certificates, need have no fear, as
they will receive them in due time, and
later the regular engraved bond. To
facilitate this work the government
took many engravers from its regular
money.departmen with the result, ac-
Ecording to local banker, that banks
have actually been unable to get as
many one dollar bills as their business
requires, and the bonds are not all Is
sued yet.
exchange for subscriptions. Y
Medina county fell short only very
few thousands Of dollars of her half
million dollar apportionment of the first
bond issue, and, as will be remembered
the time was brief in which sales We're
made. There will be more time for
the second bond sale. but as the APP
Iportionment will, doubtless be larger,
Eceasless activity and. hearty coopera--
tion from the first to the last day will
be necessary by all who will have q
part in the work.