Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-04-05
Luna and Dsmlnu's New Drive
Aua.alt the Hun Starts Toner
row, April Sixth.
cevwal Subscriptions Already Re-
CeIvsd by Committee, Who Are
Delayed by Lack Of Blanks.

Luna cnnntys quota OF the tnlru
Liberty Bond issue is $2ll, 100000
according tn a telegram received
Wednesday from the Dallas federal
reserve bank by Chairman ]. A. Ma
honey of the Luna county Organiza-
ton. The big drive for the sale Of
the bonds starts here us elsewhere
tomorrow, April 9th, with Mr.. Ma
honey and City Chairman P. A. Nc
l.aughlin directing the work. On ac-
count Of the fact that no blanks have
been received the actual drive will
lot begin until the 9th, but subserip-
tons will be received any time, the
money accepted and receipted RG;
in fact number have already been
received.
The quota for this county is con-
siderably larger than that of the
last loan, which was slightly more
than $l50,O0O. This was oversub-
ssribed $l3O,OO0, which mark the
committeeman are anxious to beat
by as wide margin as possible.
Statesmen for the bonds will So
licit every person in the county and
city, according TO plan or campaign
and a tremendous effort will be
made to oversubscribe the quota,
which is large but well within our
reach. Citizens are urged to coop
crate in every way to make the
crate in every way to make the sales
mems work as easy as possible and
boost the sales to the highest fig.
nre. Luna county and Deming must
not fall behind the rest Of the state
in the bond sales, as q matter OF
civic pride, To say nothing of The
larger patriotic motive.
No closing date has yet been sci
for the campaign. The government
has given il out, however, that al
oversubscriptions will be taken car'
of, so it is evident that they cxpec
il to continue some time, possibl!
winding up on the 4th of July.
Tomorrow, April 9Th, the date o
the launching Of the new Libert.
loan, is also the anniversary of tn
declara ON of war against Germany
Il would be fine thing 10 send th
loan off with a big sale for Openin
day for that reason If for no Othel
Chairman MahOney and Mcl4augbli
hope to reach the quota within tw
weeks with right cooperation froI
Tue public. Nobody connected wit
The sale of the bonds gets any none
for his services, which are donate
for the good Of the cause.
Subscribers to the bonds will n
ceive a neat and artistic button
badge Of honor. II bears a Dor,
'r of brilliant red, blue field Al
Liberty bell and the wording 'Thi
Loan" in white. Every subscriber
one or more bonds, regardless of &
size of his or her subscription, "
be entitled to button and the pri
ilege Of wearing it.
Names Of subscribers will also
published in the two Deming pape
from week to week. The amOu
subscribed by each will not be giv'
The chairmcn have united In
call for volunteer workers in adj
tion to regular committee, head
=. BY themselves and composed Of J.
II Cooper, A. G. Raithel, N. A. MOI
baus, A. w. Pollard, J, R. Blair,
III A. Temke, J. c. Watson, and c.
III Hughes, all Of Deming, and
iii R. Blair and J. l.. Gree
HI wood Of Columbus. They insist d
this is imperative; every busin
y man is especially urged TO devote
\ part Of his time to furthering the s
Of the bonds. Those who can L
assistance should communicate
once with either Mr.. Mahoney or
Mclaughlin, OF with any other ca
mittee member.
R. l.. Miller was the first subscI
er to the new loan here, the commit
receiving bis subscription at a me
inc yesterday afternoon. The s
ond received was that Of little N
Mary Frances Mclaughlin, born !
81. Painck's day. Other adval
subscribers mp TO Yesterday even
we're: L. II. Gibson, +. n. N
Walter Birchfield, Jas. Tracy, J..