Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
War Loan Drive Sets
Friday as Remember
Marfyred Flyers Day
All D. {. Residents Asked
To Aid in Tribute to
Men Executed by Jups

Asking every citizen of Wash
ington to buy War bonds in
memory of the American flyers
executed by the japanese, the
District War Finance Commit
tee today announced that Fri
day will be observed as "Remem-
Der Our Martyred Flyers Day."
The committee pointed out that
this special observance, just one day
before the end of the Second War
Loan drive for $4,000 100000, will
give every one in the District an
opportunity to put forth a united
effort to memorabilia the dead
aviators.
With banking hours extended Fri
day from S to $50 pm: for the
usual Government pay day accomo-
dations officials said Friday would
be an appropriate day "forcefully"
to memorabilia the dead aviators.
Special Displays Planned.
Banks, building and loan associa-
tons, retail stores, theaters, post
offices and other places where war
bonds are being sold will be asked
to have special displays and make
special efforts to make Fridays OBJ
servance an overwhelming success.
To bring home the significance
of the day, District residents will
be asked to display flags on Friday.
War Finance officials said newspa-
pers and radio stations and retail
stores of the District will be asked
to join in memorial dedications.
Larger Bonds Curtailed.
Meanwhile, Secretary of the Treas
ury Morgenthau decided that he will
terminate subscriptions on the large
bonds, designed for banks, insurance
companies and large private for
tunes, at the close of business Sat-
urday. Mailed subscriptions will be
accepted if in the post offices before
midnight.
Sale of the War savings bonds, the
series e." and the tax savings notes
will be continued.
Leaders in the drive called on the
teams to redouble their efforts
despite the certainty of success. Of
utmost Importance, it was pointed
out, is the sale of the largest amount
of the savings bonds possible to
"siphon" off excess purchasing power
and relieve the inf1ationary pres
sures against the price ceilings and
rationing schemes.
Washington started the week with
sales of $34 $40, $50. against its non
banking quota of $42,000,O00. Week.
end sales were to be reported later
in the day.
Sales in Nearby Counties.
Hugh Leach, chairman of the War
Finance Committee of the fifth Fed
eral Reserve district, announced
sales in nearby counties Of Virginia
and Maryland through April % as:
Virginia-City OF Alexandria, $685.
995; Arlington County. $412 1893. so;
Fairfax County, $178,71275.
Maryland - Montgomery County,
1881 1880; Prince Georges County,
$706,872.
Capt. T. w. Lawson, one of the
pilots on the Toxic raid, will address
a bond rally of the liquor dis
tributing industry tonight in the
United States Chamber of Com
merce auditorium. One of the IA
original record prescriptions with
which President Roosevelt ap-
pealed to the French in their own
language at the time of the North
African landings will be auctioned
off.
Art to Be Displayed.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mrs.
Henry A. Wallace and wives of cabi-
net members and Supreme Court
justices are listed as patronesses for
what the Treasury calls the biggest
show of promotional art in the his
tory of the department, the exhibit
featuring Norman Rockwell's paint
ings of the -Four Freedoms" which
will be previewed by invited guests
tonight at the Hecht Store.
Besides Rockwells paintings for
the Saturday Evening Post entitled
Freedom of Speech" Free
dom of Worship" Freedom
From Want" and Freedom
From Fear" hundreds of original
paintings for posters and covers
and original cartoon drawings will
be shown. Beginning tomorrow, the
exhibit viii be open to the public
from $50 am. to pm. except on
(See WAR LOAN, Page AID