Evening star., 1944-01-31
Sale Of War Bonds
Nears Third Of Quota;
!. Saturday Record Day

Individuals in the District bought
:, more War Bonds Saturday than
= = on any previous day since the be-
- - ginning of the Fourth war Loan
~ drive, boosting the total Of sales
s.to individuals here to $l7saoO, 900,
- - or 1875 per cent OF quota, tie Dis
~ trict War Finance Committee an
Y iaounced this afternoon.
- - The Saturday sales, as tabulated
u by the Federal Reserve Bank in
ss Richmond, Va, amounted to ST.
.Do0,0 900.
- OF the $17,3o0, 900 worth OF bonds
~ sold to individuals, 'E" bonds have
Z. e accounted for $10,eoo, 900, or 35.3
s5 per cent OF the goal for this type
svof bond. the. committee said.
- Meanwhile, still to be added to the
G Districts bond totals we're the sales
,. made yesterday. when thousands
= took advantage. Of their final op-
= portunity to see the Liberty shin
= American Mariner here. The ships
L. bond salesman said purchases YES
Z terday shattered all previous daily
= records on the vessel. Before YES
s terday about 100000 persons viewed
g. the ship, purchasing $2,1OO, 900 in
: War Bonds, enough to paw for an
: other Liberty ship of the same size.
!: Impressive ceremonies honoring
:, the 1886 dead OF the Merchant Ma
. flne highhghted the farewell ap-
:. pearance OF the Liberty Ship. While
:. taps were sounded, Mrs. Telfair
- - hnight, wife Of the official in charge
> OF Maritime Service training. cast
!. a wreath Into the Potomac. COM
!. memorating the death of those over
Z. Wnom the seas have closed forever.
9, Meanwhile, in a radio speech last
s. night, Admiral Ernest j. King chief
: OF naval operations, urged that all
n Americans turn their energies to
: support of the War Bond drive.
~ King Warns of Great Task.
y Inc enemy has been put on the
= - defensive and the armed forces of
= the United States have started the
s uphill march to his homeland A.
:, mlral King told the radio audience
E TO some people at home the war
: !. may seem remote" Admiral King
= said: TT may be both easv and
:. pleasant to dwell on the progress
= and the victories Of the past wear.
- and think that the war Is almost
won. So often our memories are
short; even now 1t may be dificult
!of some to remember how quickly
tne enemy overran the Philippines.
and most Of the islands of the Cen
tral and South Pacific In the earlv
months of the war. 49,: %h
Now we are faced with the task
OF dispoSsessing him from these
areas, which he so quickly gained.
and which we need before our at
tack on his homeland can be ac-
centuated. We have started this up-
NIL march; we have already put the
enemy on the defensive. AS we
progress. his lines of communica-
tions will be shortened; the thor
oughness of his preparations for de-
tense will improve, which will in
crease the difficulty of attaining
victory"
Cites Vast Naval Costs,
There can be little wonder that
j. the fighting man looks with some
,yhstssil.ssstuleus sySssspon those
:. catikehs AZ home Who Think thei
war Is won. p Is it won when there
Is 4 Jap sniper In the: next trek; !
and when that Jap is still over
1000 miles from Tokio?"
This year, as never before" Ad-
Z miral King went "a, syp need QUE
\ full fighting sstfenssh| K vast lands|
:, ing craft construction program has
: begun, 1T will cost! more than
$4,000, 100000. One out of every
four dollars the Navy will expend
during the next II months will 20
, into that program. Upon its COM
pletion depends to a great measure
! the success Of the forthcoming op-
1 eratlons. War bonds will provide
=: craft"