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drive quota. Marylands sales to
date total $311 900 900, or 1877 per
cent of the States s22s, 900 900 goal.
Individual bond purchases in the
District were advanced only $500, 900
to total $27, 400 900 or 44.9 per cent
OF the divisions $61 900 900 quota
This was one of the lowest figures
tabulated for a single days subscrip-
ton since the campaign began al
most three weeks ago. OF this
figure, only 5000, 900 were in Series
"E' sales, the smallest amount vet
reported. to inch that total to $l4,-
600 900 or AL per cent of the $34,-
900 900 Series "E" goal.
Meanwhile, it was announced
that John A. Reilly, chairman OF
the District War Finance Commit
tee, in a last-minute appeal to
Washington bond buyers, will broad
cast at 6 pm. Tuesday over Sta
tion WRC. The city's $4,000 vol
unteers. he said, are faced with
the task Of selling 10000 900 Sc
ries e" bonds in six days with
odds heavily against them.
War Heroes Coming.
In an effort to step up Series "E"
bond sales, two national war heroes.
Technical Sergt. Charles E. Com
mando) Kelly. 23-year-old "One
Man Army who is officially credited
with killing at least 40 of the enemy
in the Italian Campaign, and Sec
ond 1t. Ernest Childers, 26-year -old
Creek Indian, who single e-handedly
captured two German machine gun
nests, will appear at the Army Air
Forces Shot From the Sky" show at
the Monument Grounds THURSDAY
and Friday.
Beatrice Kay, Gay Nineties radio
singing star, will highlight tonights
presentation of the Air Transport
Commands Contact Caravan. :"
winding up the revues week engage
ment. Maj. Gen. Laurence S. Kuter.
49, Assistant Chief of Air STAFF
Plans and one of the youngest gen.
erals in the armed forces, will speak:
The program also includes concert
by the Marine Corps band directed
by Capt. william santelmann..
Gen. Kuter recently returned
from England where he took part
in the first bombing mission on
D-day. Rated as a senior pilot
and combat observer, he served as
deputy commander of the North
west African Tactical Air Forces
during the Tunisian Campaign in
l943.
Tells Of Bluffing Naxis.
Comdr. Anthony CTony) KIM
minis, Royal Navy, who partici-
pated in the D-day landings, was
guest of honor at last nights show
He told the exhibit spectators that
disturbance created by the Brit
ish fleet OF Boulogne blufJed the
Nazis into thinking the invasion
was to be in that area.
Annmary Dickey, METROPOLITAN
Opera soprano, was also featured
at last nights presentation Of the
Contact Caravan" Harry B.
Mitchell, president of the Civil
Service Commission, was a guest
speaker with music furnished by
the Navy Band.
DR.. w. Calhoun Stirling, chairman
OF the medical group, last night re-
ported the Episcopal Eye, Ear and
Throat Hospital over the top with
a quota of $4,000, while Sibley Hos
pital had subscribed its quota of
sos 900.
The bond booth on the show
grounds operated by the Parent
Teachers Association of Gordon
Junior High School sold $500 in
bonds in one week, it was announced
yesterday, while the airport division
sold another 100000 bond-this
time to the Cleveland Tractor Co.
The first sale. both of which were
made by Phillips Moore. was to an
Atlanta construction firm.