Evening star., 1932-03-07
DRIVE OPENS HERE
- AGAINST BOARDING
Hoover's Radio Plea Spurs
Efforts-First Letters
Enter Contest.

Stimulated by the radio program last
night in which national figures led by
President Hoover appealed to the Ameri-
can people to cease boarding, the local
campaign here in the National Capital
swung into action today to put idle dol
lars to work
All banks of the District of Columbia
were offering the new baby bonds Tor
the first time They invited also to their
checking and savings accounts money
which hitherto had been laid aside IL
strong boxes. under mattresses buried
in the ground or otherwise placed into
enforced idleness.
The first letters began arriving at the
offices of The Star which is offering
S10O in gold to the author of the best
lOO-Word account of the reasons why
boarding was stopped. Fifty dollars is
to be paid the writer Of the second best
letter and $25 to the third best letter.
Names of the writer's are to be kept
confidential until the victors are an
nOunced.
Endorsed by Leaders.
This contest today received the en-
thusiastic Endorsement Of DR. George
C. Havenner. president CT the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations. and
Harry King president of the Washing
ton Chamber of Commerce
Il am in favor of using all forms OF
publicity for putting this idea before
the public declared DR. Havenner.
THE correspondence stimulated by The
stars campaign offering prizes for the
best letters should help to spread the
idea of anti-hoarding in a very definite
manner I am in favor Of the use of all
the modern channels of publicity-the
press, correspondence and radio"
The Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions, DR.. Havenner recalled, unani-
mously adopted resolution by James
G. Yaden, Saturday night, throwing
the Endorsement of the federation be-
hind the whole anti-hoarding CAM
paign here in the city. Delegates to
the federation were urged to carry the
idea back to their constituent citizens
associations, many of which meet in
the next few days. The federation
acted after the reading of a letter from
Newbold Moves, chairman for the Dis
triCt of Columbia area Of the Citizens
Reconstruction Organization.
King in Hearty Accord.
President King of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce declared he was
heartily in accord" with the general
campaign under way here. and espe-
cially The Stars prize contest for best
letters on anti-hoarding
The movement was indorsed by the
board of directors of the Chamber of
Commerce at the last meeting, Mr..
King stated.
ITS a very vs.sserful proposition"
he said. whatever boarded money there
is here in the District of Columbia
ought to come out of hiding and go to
work
Discussing the process of purchasing
one of the new baby bonds" c. H.
Pope president of the District of Co
lumbia Bankers Association, explained
how easy it is to buy one.
Merely take your idle money into
any bank or trust company in the
city" Mr. Pope explained, 'and ask
your banker to get one for you
These baby bonds went on sale to-
day, Mr. Pope explained, but are sold
on order, and the bonds themselves
will not be delivered until soon after
March Is.
Subscriptions Entered.
Anyone can go to his own bank, or.
if he is not accustomed to doing busi-
ness at particular institution, he can
go to any bank. Mr. Pope said, and
"enter a subscription" for one of the
bonds, either of the $50, 500 or $500
denomination He can pay down his
money get a receipt from the bank,
and then call around shortly after
March IS, and receive the new baby