The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-04-10

While Greenwood and Leaore eoun-
ty is "over the top IN the Tn rd Lib
erty Loan Bond issue, Chairman K. c.
King, of LeAore county, stated this
morning that more money than has
already been subscribed was needed
from Lehore county by the govern
ment. This was evidenced in the AS
sociated Press dispatch published in
The Daily Commonwealth Tuesday af-
ternoon, wherein Secretary McAdo5
called upon the people of the country
to swell the issue from three billion
to five billion dollars.
The announcement by Chairman
King this morning that a bond must
be placed in the home Of every resi-
dent of Lehore county is important.
il means that the quotas placed on
the buyers were not too high, but
very considerate and that the buying
is going to have to continue in order
to raise the amount wanted by the
government.
While Lehore county is ''over the
top" the bond buying in this county
must be pushed to even a greater sue
cess than was at first asked by Nc
Adoo.
The county has done its part, accord
ing to the initial plans of the drive
But there is more to be done.
II is not "over The top" in the new
order from the treasury Of the Un-
tied States,
Chairman King stated that a Lib
erty Loan Bond should be placed in
the home of every citizen Of Lehore
county. "If there is a single home
who does not float the Liberty Loan
service flag, the head of this house
should 90 to the headquarters of the
drive right now and see that their
quota is subscribed.
"Lefore county has always been n
hundred per cent county and it is
necessary now to keep up our former
record,
'The figures of the drive have not
been compiled, as yet. All sections |
nave not reported and many have not |
finished their campaigning. There
fore, it is impossible for us to know
exactly just what has been accom-
plished by Ledore county, We may
not have sold as many bonds as the
government would have us sell We
know that it has been asked for an in
crease. The only way to increase our
quota is to sell more bonds; to place
a bond into the home of every resident
in Iehore county"
NOrtherner HELPS South.
A very enthusiastic instance of pa
triotism was related this morning by
Director 0. F. Bledsoe, Jr,, of the
sales division, when he told how Mr..
G. T. Plunkett, owner Of the Shell
mound PLANTING Co., Shellmound, had
wire from the manager of
the place, in which the quota for the
was given. The reply of
Mr. P'rnkett was as follows:
"Shellmound and Taconic subscrip-
tions approved. Hope the entire south
will do as well"
The quota of $11, 800 was immed-
lately subscribed.
The Quota Tag Proves Winner.
The Third Liberty Loan Campaign
in this county has been success in
more ways than one. The latest inno-
gation in pushing the sale of bonds,
originated by Director Bledsoe, Of the
sales division. has been taken by Di-
rector C. V. Price, of the sales divis-
on of the entire Eighth District. This
lninue advertisement is the red, white
md blue quota tag.
Director Bledsoe hit upon the idea
when he was endeavoring to originate
ome method of checking those who
lad purchased their entire quota and
separating them from those who had
ust bought bonds"
AS Lefore county was to be a hun
lred per cent county, and as the drive
vas to be pushed over in two days,
lie had to formulate some attractive,
,ut appropriate check and therefore {
he quota tag.
Director Price was we'll pleased with |
The idea and it is understood that it |
Eill be used in all future drives for
liberty Loan Bonds in America.