Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-11
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through I feel a pride in the patriot
ism of the Southern business man
when I think of the thousands of them
who quit their own work, shut up
their desks, and went out to show
ether men their duty TO their country,
Ii was always pleasant task for
chem, and they met with obstacles
that would have discouraged men less
courageous and determined. They de-
sire the thanks of their own communi-
ties and the whole country
Gives Press Credit, Too.
Mr. Massengale, who has directed
the publicity of the five campaigns, is
veteran advertising man and has
been in intimate touch with Southern
newspapers for 25 years. He believes
the newspapers and the reporters who
locked after the news of the Liberty
Loan campaigns are more than any
other medium to be thanked for the
success of the five loans.
The newspapers of the South have
proved their staunch Americanism, .
he declared tonight. They gave space
which millions of dollars hardly could
aave paid for. More than that, they
gave editorial support and personal
enthusiasm which could not be meas
1red in dollars and cents. Daily and
weekly, and farm paper and maya
zine, they forgot all politics in help
ing their country. have never been
DO proud of my connection with the
newspapers of the South as l am to-
night
Mr.. Massengale's work as publicity
director, however, was not confined to
the newspaper field. His department
WAS the big driving force of the cam
Raigns, not in direct selling but in
advertising the loans. In two cam
paigns it used Liberty Loan special
trains which toured the district with
sOry loan it called upon the govern.
ment for a flying squadron of air.
planes which fought sham battles
above several cities. 1t sent out 81
millions of posters. 1t handled thous
ands of columns of advertising pre-
pared by the department and paid fol
by local business men. 1t worked il
conjunction with the speakers bu
reau, under the direction of Carol
H. Smith, who sent hundreds of elo
Quent orators over the district.
Hall and Glass Able Aids.
In charge of the office detail of tn
publicity department was Bruce Hall
assistant publicity director, who work
ed for several months in preparation
for spreading the gospel of the Vic
tory Loan. Dudley Glass, widel.
known Southern newspaper man, hat
direct charge of the newspaper pub
hcity, sending out daily stories of tn
preparations for the drive and it
progress after it began.
Haynes McFadden, publisher of tn
Southern Banker and secretary OF
large bankers association, has beel
connected with all the campaigns a
zone chairman, or associate chairman
hut this was his first work as head o
sas executive committee. He aband
Bned his own business to serve with
out remuneration. He was given loya
aid by William c. Wardlaw, executive
chairman through four campaigns
@ho' became associate director in thi
drive and assistant to Joseph A. Nc
Cord of the Federal Reserve Bank
direGtor of the war loan organization
Tor the district,
The womans work in the Victor
drive was no less remarkable than
haE been in previous campaigns
though by a general agreement the
did not work separately in the fit
loan
Throughout the district the women
committees worked side by side wit
Tie men, and it was due largely t
their efforts that so many thousand
of individual subscriptions were oh
tanned in the homes The work wa
directed again by Mrs. Samuel Lump
hin, of Atlanta, who made seyefa
tours of the district and proved oLe q
the most effective speakers VINO eve
worked in any campaign.