The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18
THE LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE.

New life has been given the Liber-
ty Loan Drive in Abbeville, and the
chances that we will 60 over the top
are very much better than before
Wednesday. On Tuesday afternoon
Mr.. Lander of the Calhoun Mills
telephoned Chairman Barnwell that
he had read The Press and Banner
and, in order to stimulate interest in
the movement in this county, his mill
desired to increase it's subscription
from twenty-five to fifty thousand
dollars.
Wednesday morning Messrs. ]. L..
Mcmillan, J. S. Stark and S. H. Ros-
enberg began a new canvass of the
business section of the city. Before
doing so each made new subscrip-
ton for himself.
Mr.. Sol. H. Rosenberg, on behalf
of his corporation, The Rosenberg
Mercantile Company, subscribed for
$1,000, and in order to make it
even numbers he took $1,000 in his
own name, although he might have
rested on the subscription of his
business. Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Rosenberg, subscribed for $4,000,
and other members of the family
made subscriptions, bringing the to-
tai to more than $4,000, which was
the amount The Press and Banner
believed they would take. The Ros-
enbergs and Visanskas have never
failed Abbeville when the city need
ed assistance.
Uncle Jim sat down and wrote out
his card for $4,000 and asked no.
body any questions. Mr.. Mcmillan i'm
rnediately subscribed for $4,000,
while Mess. w. M. Barnwell and J.
Foster Barnwell, each, took like
amount. Mr.. A. NJ. Smith did the
right thing when he put his signature
to card for $4,000 showing the
committee that his heart is in the
right place. ]. Allen Smith, Jr., and
E. R. Thomson each, asked for S5,-
600 as did j. R. Glenn, w. H. White
and others. At the noon hour the
increased subscriptions amounted to
over $115,000. Several members of
the five thousand dollar class had
not been seen, and other large sub
scriptions are expected. The Able
vile Cotton Mill has indicated it's
purpose to take $4,000, but has
been asked by the committee to
make the subscription $4,000.
Should it decide to do so the total
subscriptions in Abbeville and vicin-
ity will amount to something like
$25O,OO0.
That all sounds mighty well. But
it will not do to rest on what has
been done. If the county is to 90
over the top, it will be necessary
for this city and the immediate Sec
ton surrounding us to take 500 of
the amount allotted to the county.
or S360,000. We should make the
amount 100000, which will mean
that the remainder of the county
must raise at least 100000. With
the subscription of the Calhoun Mills
to assist them, they should be able
to do this without any great effort.
1t is expected that more than this
amount will be taken by them.
The remaining S15O,OOO which we
are to raise will not be raised as
easily as the $250,O00 now in sight,
but it will be Forthcoming if the
work proceeds. There is no way to
get it except to thoroughly organize
the working forces, divide the whole
force into squads, and to send one
squad into certain territory and
other squads into other sections, so
tnat the whole community may be
thoroughly combed, and every man
brought face to face with the i'm
perative duty Of assisting the coun-
try in the most momentous period of
the worlds history.
Abbeville expects every man to do
his duty.