Liberty Loan Progress in Feilding

Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 160, 8 July 1943, Page 6

Liberty Loan Progress in Feilding

SPECIAL AIR FORCE DISPLAY TO-MORROW "The greater the obstacle the more glory in overcoming it" wrote the great French dramatist, Jean Baptiste Moliere, and inspired by that thought Feilding 1 approaches the closing days, of the ( great £35,000,000 loan of which the, town and district is expected to provide £203,000. The target is within reach,' but the work of winning it is the responsibility of every citizen and settler and never before in the history 1 of New Zealand has an occasion demanded that everyone should rally to lend even if such londing entails some sacrifice. The greatness of a people is best reflected on occasions such as this l and Feilding cannot fail to measure up to the target. A full meeting of the, Liberty Loan Committee on Tuesday evening explored all avenues of approach towards increasing subscriptions for the loan and approved of certain suggestions recommended by the National Committee. The emphasis today is on public savings to avoid inflation. • The exercise of thrift to-day is necessary in the interests of national security and the Liberty Loan offers 1 the very best facilities for investing savings. Diverting money for this purpose will have a tremendous stabilising effect on the country’s currency and it is to this end as well as to that of helping the war effort, that the loan is so strongly recommended to everyone. It is perhaps something of a novelty to the man in the street to be appealed to to become an investor when hitherto his modest savings have normally found tbeir way into Post Office Savings Bank accounts. By doing this, he has rendered a useful service to the country, but to-day he can make that service doubly useful by diverting his savings and in fact as much of his surplus cash as ho can into the Liberty Loan. By so doing, he commences to play a really active and practical part in* the prosecution of the war to a victorious conclusion and can at once assume a new status in the community. To-morrow afterpoon, Feilding is to have a really big show to commemorate the visit of the Liberty Bond Wagon which is due to reach town at 3 o’clock. The Air Force, people have readily agreed to cooperate in a demonstration which, while attracting a big crowd to town, should, at the same time inspire everyone to make the last minute investment and so ensure the realisation of Feilding’s target. Special arrangements have been made for tanks and armoured cars to take part in an imposing profession whjch will commence on the arrival of the Bond Wagon at Ivowhai Park at the foot of Kimbolton Road.’ In this procession, there will be a representative company of W.A.A.F.'s as well as a body of A.T.C.’s and other Air Force personnel, while ’planes will be diverted to fly over the town and demonstrate. In addition, the Air Force Baud will be in attendance while the fire-fighting unit of an Air Force station will give a display in Manchester Square. Local members of the W.W.y.A. w r ill be on duty to assist in the selling of Liberty Bonds and artists will give a short programme of entertainment. It should prove a memorable occasion and one which must appeal to every citizen and settler.

To-morrow' night in the Kimbolton Hall, the Kimbolton-Kiwitea Soldiers* Entertainment Committee will tender a complimentary social and presentation to Ptes. K. Gibb and F. Stack. There will be good music and an excellent supper.