The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
VICTORY BONDS
WILL Be GOOD
THINGS 0 KEEP
AttTaOtiVeneSS as an Invest
ment Expected to Aid in
Making Campaign Brief and
SuCCeSsfuI-MOrkers Busy.

Victory bonds will be rood things TO
keep In the opinion Of John j, Hefiin,
chairman Of the Shelby county organ
i5ation, and his corps OF workers. While
the Interest rate, Shelby's quota and
the style OF the bond viii not be made
public until authorization comes from
the treasury department at Washing
ton, II is known that effort will be made
on the part Of the government 70 make
the securities as attractive an invest
ment as possible. Many holders Of
bonds Of previous issues have sold or
negotiated them, but Victory bonds will
be too attractive an investment, accord
ing to all those interested In the cam
palgn.
The slogan, Lets Finish the Job"
with all 1t means-the return Of the
million and a half men still overseas
volving the expenditure Of gigantic
sums OF money should arouse the en-
thusiasm Of every citizen to buy bonds
Is the opinion OF treasury officials. Add
to that the short term, attractive rate
Of interest and other features Of the
new issue h opinion Is strengthened
which Is being emphasized by the
Shelby county organization that the
quota will be raised within a week ins
stead Of more than two weeks, the time
allotted.
Business Methods Prevail.
Throughout the country the pan for
raising the loan Is to put II on a bust
ness basis. This will be the object OF a
meeting to he held Friday morning
when Sales Manager Director j. r.
Hyde, with his assistants, viii explain
the details as outlined for>the work in
Shelby county, Instead Of dividing the
county and city into geographic dis
tricts and the workers turned loose
haphazard In each, prospective buyers
will be listed by occupations and COM.
mlttees will be selected by lines so that
every person will be acquainted II not
personally at least in a business way
with The man to be solicited.
"A corps Of workers Is established at
is2 Madison. Victory loan headquarA
ters, and Thursday were busy classify
ing prospective buyers into various
lines according to occupation. Leaders
will be chosen from each at fridays
meeting and the work systematlzed so
that from the opening OF the campaign
nothing will be necessary save going out
and selling bonds-the details already
having been worked out.
When the actual sale Of the bonds be-
gins q daily record will be made public
giving the amount OF bonds sold by
each occupation and the percentage OF
the quota raised each day. II plans
carry as laid out the quota should be
out on the length of the campaign by
John J. Helm, county chairman.
Carl Chaplin has been by no NEAR
idle during the last few days. Prepara-
tons are going forwar" toward the
flying circus Saturday afternoon N
der his direction. BY Friday all will be
In readiness for the reception Of the
flyers special which will arrive early
in the morning from Jackson, Miss.
Flying formations, stunts and other
evolutions will be performed over the
business district, starting about 1870
o'clock In the afternoon, and both be-
fore and after, the circus the planes
may be inspected free OF charge at the
North Memphis Driving park.