Evening star., 1944-02-08
Bond Drive Here
Equa|sU. Pace
With 1877 Sold
individual Buying
Far Short Of Goal;
Rhode Island Leads

Bond sales IN the District rose
to $74, 100000, or 1872 per cent of
the overall quota, today as the
Capital remained about on a par
with the rest of the Nation in its
progress toward the Fourth War
Loan goal.
The latest figure reported by the
Fifth Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond showed an increase of $780,
600 over the previous days total.
National sales reported through Sat-
urday were $11 ,149 ,0O0, 900 or nearly
80 per cent of the $4,000, 900 900
goal. Countrywide purchases by in
dividuals were $2,774, 100000, or a
little better than half of the quota.
Bond officials were still anxious to
increase the pace of sales to individ-
ais and Series E bonds. Todays re-
port showed individual sales totaling
$27, ,400,0 ,000 or So per cent of the $53,-
100000 quota, and E bond sales of
ST. 100000, or 573 per cent of the
goal. Only corporate buyers have
gone over the top with total sales of
s4690O,000, or 1l2 per cent of the
quota.
ID. c. Sales Satisfactory.
On the basis of available reports
from other States for & comparable
period, however, the Districts
achievements so far appeared more
satisfactory. Only one State, Rhode
Island, so far has reported that its
overall quota has been exceeded.
OF the 13 States reporting to the
Treasury yesterday, only five listed
overall sales proportionately higher
than those here. These States were
Montana, with 80 per cent; Mary
land, with IS per cent; New York,
with 81 per cent; Minnesota, with
1874 per cent, and Ohio, with TIA
per cent
Only two of the nine States re-
porting their series E sales had
higher percentages than the Dis
trict. These were Montana, with 79
per cent, and Minnesota, with COS
per cent.
Overall percentages for other
States were: Arkansas, 10; Pennsy-
lvania, 70; Colorado, 72; Indiana,
70; Kentucky, SAT; Virginia, 632;
Tennessee, so, and Nebraska, 60
Series E bond sales for other re-
porting States were: Pennsylvania,
so per cent; Virginia. 48; Ohio, 45.7;
Tennessee and Nebraska, each As,
and Indiana, 1916.
Corporate Buyers Over Top.
District corporate buyers were
well over their quota, with sales re-
ported at $45,7000 900, or nearly 109
per cent.
Bond activities, meanwhile, con-
tl1"led throughout the city. Radio
Station WRC set today aside as
Bond Day." with a special hour
and-a-half program beginning at
midnight During thk day Boy
Scouts were taking orders for bonds
over the telephone at Republic
1902.
A rally has been planned by the
Capitol Hill Lions Club a week from
tonight at the Penn Theater, near
Sixth street on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc, according to Michael
Lane, club bond chairman. The club
hopes to sell $4,000 in bonds. At
fractions will include the Fort Bel
voir Band, Andy Farkas, star of
the Washington Redskins football
team, and Russ Hodges as master of
ceremonies.
Sales Reported.
Reports of sales came from the
following:
The Hecht Co., $4,000; Lans-
burgh's, $l23,450; Jelleff's, 500 900,
and Goldenberg's, $65,35O.
Loew's Columbia Theater, man
aged by Jack Foxe, has sold more
than 200 per cent of its capacity in
the bond for every seat" campaign
being conducted by local theaters.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Phar-
macists Group has sold $65 ,625 worth
OF bonds, according to Mrs. Homer
Hall, bond chairman.
New bond purchases by labor Or
ganizations, in addition to the
SO 500 900 already reported, included
$5O,0O0 by the metal trades depart
ment of the American Federation
OF Labor, 81 900 by the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters Local, No. 1893, $1,000
by the United Textile Workers, and
$500 by the BARRIERS Local Union
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