The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-28
EditorioI
Our Duty Is to Buy Wor Bonds
(Address by Col Hardy to Fort Hnachnca
Personnel)


Often in our lives our duties require us to
take action from which we cannot hope that
any personal benefit will accrue For example.
we can think of many heroic and unsefish
acts which one must perform in the line of dutv
but from which personal gain can be ex-
pected There are, however many cases in
which the performance Of our duty clearly
brings to personal benefits. | can think of
no better example of this than the investment
of our money in War Bonds
Why? First, let take the matter of duty.
1t costs money, and lot of it. to carry on
modern war. Most of us would be astounded
IT we knew the great amount spent by the Gov
eminent every minute Of the day and night of
this war. There is simply not enough money
in the United States Treasury to see it through,
1t has got to be financed on some sound basis
or we will lose the war Therefore, it is iour
duty as soldiers and citizens who expect to
reap the benefits of this war, to give what as
sistance we can in helping to finance it. The
best way that we can he p in this respect is to
buy War Bonds and Stamps That is our
duty
How does this duty help us personality 1t
will help Us because it is the seundest invest
ment in these times that we can make. Every
cent of our capital and income which is not
needed tor other necessary purposes should
be invested in War Bonds because. from
money in the bank We will receive larger
per cent Of interest and our money is Just as
safe as the Government itself. From the day
you buy War Bond it begins. to pay interest.
1t is absolutely silly for soldiers and civilians
to spend foolshly the money they do not need
for necessities When this war is over there
may follow depression which is usually the
case after wars. In any case, it will be very
comforting then for all of us to have something
we'd fO hnIvx
thing should happen in your personal lives that
requires ready cash, these War Bonds are lust
as good cash and the Government will give
you cash for them plus the interest that has
accrued.
Major Lynch and his committee have ar
ranged for excellent program to raise our
share in this War Bond Drive, but this program
will not be of any value unless you as ndivid-
uas, support it and participate in it, Sure.
1T is fine to go to the rallies and feel the thrill
OF patriotism, listen to the band, and buy a
twenty-five cent chance on a $500 War
Bond-but you have got to dig deeper into
your pockets and hearts in order to raise the
S15O,O0O set our goal. Go ahead-take a
chance on reducing your spending budget Ii
you make it too small, you can still get your
money back if and when you want it.
1t has just been brought to my attention
that the Civilian Branch of the Personnel Di-
vision has already attained 100 per cent par
ticipaton under Class A reservation with
about lZ.5 per cent of the gross pay of each
civilian reserved and with each one of them
taking out at least $500 Bond each month
his fine performance on the part of this group
OF civilians is challenge to every other group
and every person on this post
lexpect the soldiers and civilians of this post
to invest reasonable part Of their pay in this
War Bond drive. Certainly it can be expect
ed that we over here will invest our extra mon
ey in War Bonds if our buddies overseas are
putting up their lives as an investment for US
1t they afford to OFFER their LIVES we
can afford to LEND our MONEY