Evening star., 1943-10-01

the Nation with 1877 per cent sales,
against quota of S196,0OO
Indications that the District, if
tardy through tomorrow night, still
may attain its quota, came in an ex-
tension granted by the Treasury De-
partment. 1t ruled that a final tab
ulation of Third War Loan sales
will not be available until October
l8 to permit all sales made by $4,000
Issuing agencies throughout the
country to clear with Federal Re-
serve banks by October l6.
Bond sales made on the Wash
lngton Monument Grounds during
the l8-day Army Back the Attack"
show amounted to S645,51O, Mrs. Ed
gar M. McPea&, chairman of spe-
clal events District War Finance
Committee women'S division. an
nounced. Total women's sales are
we'll past the s5.OOO,OOO mark, it was
stated by Mrs. Howard G. Mich
OILS, division chairman.
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau, in announcing at Evans
Vile, Ind, Yesterday afternoon that
the national goal had been met and
passed, called on America to keep
backing the invasion forces with
bond purchases.
Let us in the long, grim months
to come-months which will bring
us bad news as we'll as good-make
sure that victory will be ours" he
was quoted by the Associated Press.
As Join Liberator Club.
Granville GUIDE, chairman of the
Liberator Club, announced the organ
1zation's membership list had reached
As, with series E sales to members
totaling $4,000. The club has as
It's aim the recruiting of $50 mem
berS to subscribe ,000-the cost
of B-24 Liberator bomber-in
series E bonds. New members are
S. King Fulton. Benjamin A. Ritz,
Robert Bond Gotta, Thomas Maiolo.
Emil Walter. Mrs. Vera L. Payne
and Mrs. Ada Balthis.
With sales to individuals here
totaling only $4,000 900. or "A per
cent of the goal in that category.
the Capital is almost Sll.000,0 900
short of the s32,60O,OO0 that must
be raised by November 9 in sales
to individuals if this city is to Spon-
sor group of carrier-base planes
which will 60 into battle bearing
the official seal of the District.
Frank w. Lee. chairman of the
District Committees Labor Division,
announced yesterday that labor has
subscribed $4909,l0O in the local
campaign. He added that the Paint
ers Union, under the leadership of
Ernest Fontana, has sold 100000 in
series E, F and G bonds to men,
bers over and above payroll deduc-
tionS, and that the bomber cam
paign being carried on by Capital
Transit Company employees would
account for more than 100000
worth of securities.
G. E. Unit Subscribes $4,000.
From Norbert Waldron, local
General Electric official, District
campaign headquarters received
word that the companys local en-
ployes have purchased $4,000 in
War bonds exclusive of payroll de-
ductions. The firm has 100 per cent
participation in the payroll deduc-
ton plan
Charles T Penn chairman of the
Construction Division in the bond /.
drive, said his group had purchased
more than s4000,0O0 worth of Sc
curities.
Employees of Municipal Court
have purchased Sl0,l50 worth of
War bonds. Their quota was S6.9l2.
according to Robert Barberick,
bailiff who served as bond chair
man. OF this amount. S8.7OO was
invested by employees of the GRIM
inal branch of the court, and re-
mainder by civil division of the
court.
Buy Bond and Kiss a Blond
was the slogan at war bond rally
Of the mapmaking 3Oth Engineers at
Fort Belvoir last night Nine final
lists in the Miss Washington beauty
contest, including Miss Washing
ton herself, were guests of the En-
gineers for mess In the war rally
that followed, each soldier who
bought a bond received a kiss. Capt.
Emil j. Patranek arranged the novel
bond sale, and Station WWDC of