The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-10
Liberty Loan Quota Is Coming Slowly In
City, County Ahead in
Bond Drive
TWO THIRDS YET
BID RAISED HERE
More 100 Percent Patriotic Firms; ;WOmen's
Committee Doing Good Work; More
Pressure Be Used

That the county is beating the city
OF Chickasha to death as to ratios in
the Third Liberty loan drive, was the
statement OF r. L. Slusher, county
chairman, this morning, after having
scanned certain reports Of work done
to date.
1T seems that Chickasha is a little
slow in getting started" said Mr..
Slusher, "At the same time, every
indication is that the county, outside
Of Chickasha, is rapidly rolling up
their respective quotas. This makes
it imperative that Chickasha come
alive. OF course, there are many of
the business men who will subscribe
Large amounts, who have not been
seen, but there is much to do and
short time in which to do 1t There
are only three committees assigned
to the work at the start that have
done really efficient work, in the city
] believe, however, that they are out
Vat it this morning, aud | expect that
moro promising results win be forth
coming by tonight"
chlokasha Must Whip w,
Roy G Smith city chairman dc
clared that Chfckasha viii have to
whip up If the quota is completed
this week
up to last night the reports show.
ed that Chickasha had subscribed
one-third of her quota, and let me
tell you right now, the people have
got to wake up and buy these bonds !
and the working committees will |
have to put on some more pressure
il Chickasha's quota is completed this |
week | am satisfied that Chickasha !
as whole is as patriotic as any |
town that has already gone over the /
top. It is simply that the people are
content to let the other fellow do it.
There is no need of waiting around /
about this thing. 1t must be put over
50 say, let's get together and do 1t
right now"
Reports in the office of County
Chairman Slusher show that Amber
has subscribed $4,000 of her $4,000
quota. Vaughn precinct has come
across with total of $1,000 Rush
Springs has rolled up total of $l5,,I
600 and Tuttle has $500, Work in
yerden was suspended yesterday on,
account Of the death Of a prominent
citizen, but reports are that they are
going strong today.
d. NJ. Cavaness, boss of the -Four
Minute speakers for Chickasha, is
booking speakers for the sugg and
Kozy for every night this week.
Their subjects will be the Third Lib
erty Loan
100 Per Cert Patriotic.
Scott, Jones, salesman in the bust
ness district, announces that the fol
lowing firms and all their employees
bought bonds;
Mocgan & Gribi-Artie Hestand,
Blanche Freeman, Patti Neely Char
lotte Aldridge, Mabel Dews, Ada
Wright, Mrs J. P Womack.
Hub Clothing Gown Reinhei-
mer, Joe Baum, Harry Schwartz,
Maud Atwood, Grace Colby, Harry
Dryden
Brownson' 's--Jay H. Lane Ethel
Duncan Bill Bailey, Chas. McGehee,
John Robinson itporter).
Tign6r' 81 Maurice Weightlnan, ]. T.
Gossett. aeiA~ @ aA
Dnfonls Cafe. 9aaa @
W5FfeFiis Committee Busy.
Mrs. John E. White, chairman OF
the women's committee for the Third
Liberty loan, reports that the ladies
who are soliciting are meeting with
fine responses. They reported up to
last night subscriptions amounting to
over $4,000 and will continue work
ing throughout the campaign. The
women's committee is soliciting VA
men only
II any ladies who wish to buy were
not at home when they were called
upon. or were missed in any other
manner, one OF the following ladies' .