| Show O Rural ra nd Bond Sales Salts I Effective Step In Postwar Planning WASHINGTON D. D C. C Secretary C.-Secretary of Agriculture Claude R R. R today called on American farmers to invest all extra dollars in War Bonds during the Sixth War Loan beginning November Novem ber 20 as an effective step In postwar planning for rural America Directing his appeal To To the Farm People of at America Secretary Wick Wick- ard said the farm pc people of this country have an outstanding war rec rec- ord It still takes a lot of money to finance the war even though we are winning The single task o of of supplying the Pacific theater Is a tremendous undertaking Add to that the equipment equip equip- ment which was needed on the Invasion Inva inva- Lion sion coast of France the supplies sup hes that are required now to knock down own the walls of Hitler's Germany and the total is staggering So our job here at home is b by no means over just as the war on the a fighting front isn't over Our responsibility is IB twofold twofold two fold fold- One is to stick to our job and do doit doit doit it well until total victory Is won the theother theother theother other is to buy War Bonds The farm people of this country countr have an outstanding war record They have achieved a production miracle Inthe in inthe inthe the face lace of wartime difficulties Their buying bond record is good too as indicated in b by the fact that farmers and their families purchased more than one and a quarter billion dollars dollars' worth of bonds in 1943 This figures out at about 10 per cent of at their net income This Sixth War Loan campaign Is the bigg biggest st yet for agriculture but never before has agriculture had so many dollars that could be put into War Bonds The record production of farmers coupled with favorable commodity commodity commodity com com- prices has pushed their income up to an all time high level The investment investment in in- vestment of those extra inflationary I dollars in War Bonds would be tho the most effective step in postwar planning Rural America could take Stake your share in th the future future- share your our stake in the war v |
