The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-14
G O u n ty Organization
Was Completed On
Saturday.
SPEAKERS HERE
DURING THE WEEK
Government Iank To
Visit Greenwood Next
Thursday.

n
ening of the Victory Loan Campaign
in this County will be completed this
week and by next Monday Lef1ore will
be in readiness to commence the bio
drive, which the people of this To-
cality are prepared to asee through
to the finish" Regardless of the
quota which is assessed to Leflore. the
people OF the county are going to
to rally to the cause and put the loan
over. 1t is recognized fact that
the wealthy people of this section
have increased their wealth during
the war; higher rates of wages which
were paid during the conflict have op-
ened to workers the choice Of var
lous>new standards of action The peo-
pie in this vicinity are now better
situated for making large subscrip-
tlon-and making it moe easily
than was the case in the Fourth Loan.
Leflore must help finish the job"
Uncle Sam and his Allies must see
this thing through. Law and order
must be restored. The Allies dare
not make the mistake Of letting up
now. Too many precious lives have
been lost for US not stick on the job.
Thousands of the men are still over
seas. They offered their lives for
the freedom of the world and they
must be fed, clothed and returned.
Every man, woman and child must do
their part in this last drive. "Be First
In The Last" is the slogan.
Banks Patriotic.
The Boards OF Lef1ore have agreed
to handle the bond with ten per
per cent cash payment, the remaining
ninety per cent to be paid on or be-
fore November /, with six per cent
interest. Under these conditions there
there Is not a man, woman or child
In the county that cannot at least
purchase one or more bonass.
Leflore county has never failed, =
said Mr.. o. F. Bledsoe, Jr., county
sales director, "and she will not fall
down on the last call. The loan must
be subscribed and I am sure the peo-
pie of the county will celebrate our
great victory by literally subscrib-
ing for bonds in the last ISSUE"
Organization Perfected.
On Saturday afternoon at the
Chamber of Commerce, the Central
Victory Loan Committee of the coun-
ty, met and perfected the following
organization for Leflore ~
County chairman, R. C. King, cash
ier, Bank of Commerce, Greenwood.
County vice chairman, R. " Pol
lard, attorney, Greenwood -
Director of Sales division, O.. F.
Bledsoe, Jr., planter, Shellmound.
Director of publicity division, w.
R. Chandler, merchant, Greenwood
Director of speakers division, T. H.
Baird, president, Henderson & Baird
Hdwe. CO., Greenwood
Director of Women's Division, Mrs.
j. L. Gillespie, chairman of the Not
icnal Woman.s Organization, Green
wood.
Director of Bankers division, Cal
hoon Wilson, vice President Wilson
Banking Co., Greenwood.
Executive Committee-R C. King,
che irmap; DIR. T. R. Henderson, Pres
ident, Bank of Commerce, Greenwood,
Miss; G. A. Wilson, President, Will
son Banking Co., Greenwood; C. E.
Wright, President, First National
Bank, Greenwood, Miss; B. L. Young,
vice president, Greenwood Bank & |
Trust Co., Greenwood, Miss; Mrs. ]. /
L. Gillespie, Local Chairman, Natl |
Women's Organization, Greenwood,
Miss.
Meeting On Thursday.