The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-09-02
THIRD WAR LOAN
WORKERS WARNED
AGAINST OPTIMISM

At a meeting of volunteer leaders
who, with the help of hundreds of
volunteer workers, will soon start
their "bond invasion" of every plant,
office. street, home to sell those extra
500 War Bonds in Garrett County
during the Third War Loan Drive
which starts September 9th, Chairman
II. c. Riggs sounded the keynote for
the greatest war financing drive in
history. Recognizing the fact that
good war news might possibly gene
rate a feeling of ovcrconfdence and
optimism that the war is nearer vic
tory than it actually is, Chairman
Riggs said:
eve have destroyed the Axis in
Africa and have swept it out of
Sicily. After many months of pre-
pairing and fighting, things are going
our way in the Mediterranean and in
the Pacific.
But only the weak third partner
of the Axis is groggy.
"The tide of battle has turned in
our favor because we have succeeded
in modelling for war. In total war
our fighting men do not win on the
battlefront unless back home their
fathers and mothers, brothers and
sisters for months past have worked
as a team building up the supplies
and the weapons with which battles
are won.
'Now is the time to slug on the
home sector in the factories and
mines and mills as well as on the
battle fields. If we relax our attack,
if we relax in production and per-
nit a single soldier to be short of
food or ammunition, we open the way
for the Germans and the Japs to
start a swing from the floor.
WARS, battles, ball games and
horse-races have been lost repeatedly
by contestants who got out in front
and then grew overcontident.
There is grave danger in assuming
that the war is over, or that the way
ahead will be fast or easy.
"The Germans and the Japs, every
one, are fighting to the death.
"The enemy has the advantage of
defense, short lines of supply and a
decade of preparation for war.
"Ne have to transport millions of
men, and for them the food, the bull
lets, the tanks, the guns, over thou
sands of miles of sub-infested water,
to more than so battle fronts. In
spite of our successes the war will be
won by ships, planes, tanks and guns
which are yet to come off the produc-
ton line.
"This war is an uphill job-to the
very end and until our final victory"
Sales Have Dropped
He declared bond sales III the Oak.
land area had fallen off appreciably
in the past few weeks To assist If
putting over the drive and reaching
the county quota of $l75,O00 some
committees have been selected. A
committee of farmers from each dis.
trict has been asked to contact THEN
neighbors to remind them that every
one is being asked to buy bonds dur.
ing the drive.
Each bank in the county has
selected a committee of directors anC
shareholders whose job is to be SC
we'll informed about the various bonds
that they can assist by explaining tC
prospective buyers the merits of the
various types of bonds.
A further committee to aid tho
County chairman includes Russell
Pancake, Virgil Kelley, Prentice De.
Berry, Grover Snead Rev. H. KeamcN
Jones, George Hanst, Joseph f
Fahey, l.. j. Warthen, Dclbcrt Davis
These men are to handle the distribu.
ton of posters and publicity matter.
L. F, and G, bonds will continue tc
be sold and Mr. Riggs pointed out that
every employed person in the county
should be buying bonds, particularly
the E series for the smaller investor
The rate Of return, if held to matur.
ity, is 2.90 percent.
Garrett National Committee Of
bank directors and shareholders:
W. R. Offutt, Stuart F. Hamill, Les