Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-04-12
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
CAMPAIGN FOB $3.50, 10000 BEGINS
MONDAY, ENDS ON sAT-
URDAY

ed for the Third Liberty Loan drive
which begins Monday and lasts
throughout the week, although it is
confidently expected that the quota for
Morrison county $43O,O0O will be over
subscribed in the first few days of the
campaign.
The bonds bear Az per cent interest
and are in denominations of $50, 500,
$500, $1,000, $4,000 and $4,000, inter
est dates being March Is and Septem-
Der Is and run 10 years -. -. -. -.
According to the government plan the
bonds are to be paid for as follows:
S per cent on May 4, 20 per cent Of
May %, IS per cent on July 18 and
40 per cent on August Is.
To assist in floating the loan, the
bankers of the county have agreed to
loan money to those who cannot so well
make the government payments. The
agreement of the banks is: Ten per
cent with bond subscription, 80 per
cent loan from bank for six months at
six per cent with privilege of paying
loan on or before expiration of the six
months.
Chairman Martin desires solicitors
to turn in subscription cards as soon as
possible, so that they may know the
progress Of the campaign.
Plans for conducting the Third Lib
erty Loan in the city of Little Falls
were completed at a meeting Of the
chairmen, committees and officers of
the America First association, Tuesday
evening. The chairman plan to have
their committees in action at O'Clock
Monday morning and to put over the
drive in three days.
DIR. E. w. Kaliher has been named
chairman-at-l large in the city, and will
he assisted by a special committee COM
posed of the chairmen in the four
wards. The committee has the power to
| call upon anyone to help them accom-
plish results.
The acting manager of the Board of
Commerce has been named director OF
publicity.
When the solicitors begin work Mon
day morning each will wear the white
"Liberty Loan Volunteer button, and
carry complete cards, buttons and re-
ceipts. The taking Of subscriptions by
] the banks is discouraged, it being aim,
ed to have the subscriptions given to
the solicitors in that particular district
| Letters have been sent to tho minis
ters of the county asking them to make
announcement of the loan from their
pulpits. All chairmen in the county are
receiving instructions and printed mat
| ter, to be in readiness for the opening
of the drive
| :.
Mount Morris went over the top with
her quota Tuesday evening. Andrew
John, Nels Peterson and r. B. Millard
were the speakers of the evening.
The meeting was held in the Emmert
Larson school house with nearly all the
citizens Of the township present. Afte1
the speaking, Major Larson suggested
that pledges be taken for bonds. In &c
minutes pledges to the extent of $125(
had been subscribed, $3.50 over the quo
ia of the entire township.
| Mount Morris is the first precinct IL
Morrison county to pledge their full
quota Great credit should be given te
Major Larson and his efficient helpers
in bringing their drive to so successful
a conclusion.
Saturday evening, April 6, the Rec
Cross had 4 meeting in the same schoo
house with basket social and raised
over $42 for Red Cross work.
It is believed that other township!
can and will do as we'll as the Mt. Nor
ris folks have done.