Service Men May Get
Big Bonus. . . Men of Rutherford County May Get Big Sum
More than $250,000, nearer $300,000, would be distributed
among men from Rutherford county who were in the military service, if the bill
providing a dollar a day bonus for every day served should be passed by
Congress.
We understand that there were approximately 7009 men from
Rutherford county serving either in this country or abroad at one time during the
war, in the army, navy and marine corps. The average number of days that each
man served would be hard to arrive at, but it is safe to assume that the average
length of service of each man would not be less than 400 days. A bonus of a
dollar a day, or an average of $400 for each ex-service man, would mean the
disbursement of about $280,000 bonus money in Rutherford county.
Whether this bill will pass cannot be safely determined at
this time, although it is practically assured that the government will reward
the service men in some way.
The bill to provide for a loan of $4,000 to each man at 4 ½
% interest, for a period of years not exceeding 60, seems to be gaining more
favor among congressmen than the dollar a day bonus, according to those who
know. However, they are separate bills and it is possible that each may pass
either in present or amended form.
Two hundred and eighty thousand dollars in addition to the
large amount of currency already in circulation in Rutherford county would
further stimulate business in general and have a strong tendency to increase
values.
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