Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-19
COMMITTEES ARE
NAMED TO DIRECT
4TH LIBERTY LOAN
BY CHAIR. COUNCIL
SIX SUB-COMMITTEES NAMED.
WITH FRANK LANIER, II. s. OIL
YER, B. f. EASTERLIN, W.T.. AN
DERSON, J. L METHVIN AND E.
{. WEBB AS CHAIRMAN FOB
RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS.

The Fourth Liberty loan campaign
in Sumter county will be directed by
L. G. Council as general chairman,
and he will be assisted in this task
by six subcommittee the members
of which are announced today.
The campaign in Sumter county is
to be waged this time along lines sim
liar to those featuring previous eff
forts, although especial pains will be
taken to interest the small investor
in these bonds, and it is. anticipated
that large sum will be secured from
this class of citizens
During the last campaign the small
investors purchased only a limited
number of bonds but it is felt by those
directing the drive this time that the
appeal to be made to the patriotism
of the wage Garner and small invest
or will be sufficient to induce a much
larger investment in the bonds. There
is an impression that Liberty bonds
are taxable as other property, but this
is one point wherein the small inyes-
tor enjoys an immunity not granted
tnc man who puts large sums into the
securities The first five thousand dol
lars invested in Liberty Bonds is eX-
empt from taxation.
They present the most attractive
form of investment yet devised for
the small investor being issued by the
government in amounts as low as fr-
tv dollars Thousands of dollars in
these small bonds have been sold
throughout Georgia and the nation but
the small investors in Sumter county
have not purchased the bonds in pro-
portion to their ability in previous
bend drives. and it is proposed this
time to exert special efforts to bring
their savings into the service of the
GOV eminent The man who refuses to
let his dollars work for the govern
ment in this time of national peril is
greater Stacker than he who tries to
save his own cowardly hide at the eX-
rense of his fellow citizen who fight
the enemy upon the battlefield, or
VINO gives his services in other ca
paCity at the command of the military
authorities.
Wages were never higher in the
history of industry than now, and the
margin of savings to be made is
greater than ever known. There are
men here in Americas and throughout
he country. as we'll, who are earning
twice as mach as they ever earned be-
fore and it is to this class of citizens
that a mosI earnest appeal will b.
nede by Chairman Council AMI tie
various members Il his committee.
ahe men Of large means have al ways
subs ribbed hburaiIy e bond issI IS a. i
it is due entirely to their generosity
that Sumter county has been able N
The past to raise the quota of bonds
assigned to the county.
The committees just named by
Chairman Council are as follows:
Americas and 9th District-Frank
Lanier Chairman: Carr S. Glover
Frank Sheffield. W. NJ. Jones, Crawford
Wheatley.
Plains and 26th District.-R S. Oil
yer Chairman; Ed. Zimmerman, W, l..
Thomas.
Andersonville and 10th Districts.
F. Easterlin, Chairman; A. F. Hodges,
Alex Slappey,
Leslie and 18th District.-W T. An
derson, Chairman; A. s. Johnson, W. !
]. Hill.
Methvin's Store and 2Sth District
]. T. Methvin A A. PRESLEY. W. L.
Thomas
Sumter Citv and New 18th District.