SECOND LIBERTY LOAN

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 19, 30 October 1942, Page 4

SECOND LIBERTY LOAN

WITH the Second Liberty appeal now at the half-way point of its total course, it is well to take stock of the fact that Whakatane and district has subscribed but £9240, towards the wanted £10,000,000. To attain this figure it is even more surprising to learn that the total was subscribed by but 23 which means that the average subscriber found the substanial figure of just on £400. The Loan is not being taken seriously by Mr Everyman,, a very obvious deduction from the above. In other words the man of moderate means has failed to come forward. These are times when surely, New Zealanders should consider the growing seriousness of the position. The Solomon Islands tell a story of gravity in themselves, and it ft-becomes us to hold back at a time when our boys 5n Egypt are once again charging into the welter of battle which to the world symbolises the struggle for freedom. Money to-day is the necessary lubricant which maintains at high pitch every arm of our vast war effort. Figures show that the individual New Zealander to-day has more of it than ever before. Boys and young girls are drawing adult wages, business firms by dint of cut-down staffs, showing increasing turnovers. This money is needed and needed urgently, Now is not the time to talk partyism ; now is the time for united national effort. Support the new War Loan even if you can but afford a single share, it is your duty, your privilege and your right.