Evening star., 1944-07-10
S600,000 Bond Sales
Needed Daily 10 Meet
Individual Quota
Purchase TotoI Here
Due to Rise os Federal
Reserve Bonk Reports

Individual Bond buyers must sub
scribe for q daily average Of $500, 900
in Series e Bonds for the rest of
the month If the District is to reach
this category's $4,000, 900 quota in
the Fifth War Loan drive, it was
announced today by John A. Reilly
chairman Of the District War Fl
nance Committee.
Although the campaign ended
ofncially Saturday, sales throughout
July will be counted as part Of the
total. Because Of large corpora
ton sales, the overall District sales
total exceeded the SLOT 900, 900 quota
last Wednesday.
Corporations, as of the last report
on Friday, had purchased 178 per
cent of their ~, 6,000, 900 quota. The
final report from the Fifth Federal
Reserve Bank in Richmond, Va, due
some time today, was expected to
swell the totals in all categories. Mr.
Reilly pointed out, however, even
these figures would not give a COM
plete picture Of the Districts War
Bond activities, inasmuch as many
payroll deduction sales were still to
be reported.
Women TO Meet Tomorrow.
A meeting of the Women's Divi-
sion Of the War Finance Committee
will be held tomorrow to stimulate
activities among the $500 volunteers
attached to this group. Mrs. How.
ard G. Nichols reported members oi
the committee already have beer
responsible for bond sales of more
than 5000, 900. ~
The Districts e5,0S4 school chill
dren have been responsible for sale.
Of $1,113,567 In bonds or stamps
during the 1854 school year, &C
cording to Mrs. Howard S. Leroy
chairman Of the Education Division
Of the War Finance Committee.
Elementary schools were highest
with q total of $438, ,535. Other
schools and their totals were
Junior high schools, 1912 ,225; senior
high schools, $302, ,709, and vocational
schools, $10,O47. Pledges to con-
tinue selling bonds throughout the
year were signed by thousands OF
pupils.
Students Buy Ambulance.
Students Of Paul Junior High
School bought an ambulance with
Sic, 900 worth of bonds, Macfarlan6
Junior High sponsored two light
tanks and pursuit planes, Jeffer-
son Junior High totaled 5000 and
John Quincy Adams School $2,517
Meanwhile q tabulation of results
in the War Bond competition among
the 5000 afraid messengers was
going forward today, according to
German Prince, in charge of the
messengers. A preliminary check OF
the 5000 pledges turned in showed
sales totaling more than $1,000, 900
according to Mr.. Prince. Prizes OF
500 War Bonds will go to the five
leader among the messengers. Mr.
Prince said all the pledges would be
checked thoroughly for possible
duplication before announcement OF
the winners.
Sales of $150,000, as against ar
84,000 quota, were reported by A. w
Lee, captain Of the Once Equip.
ment group. Within this group
Remington Rand Co. had an EN-.
ploye participation of 100 per cent
representing $21 ,575 in bonds, com.
pared to quota of $4,000. Inter.
national Business Machines Corp
also reported 100 per cent employe
participation, with sales of $112, 900
compared to a quota of $4,000.
E bond sales of $37,765 were re.
ported by Archie Engel of the Op.
tometrists' group.
Girl Wins $500 Bond.
Lucille Consorti, 2o-year -old Gen.
eral Accounting Once clerk, was the
winner of q $500 bond In a drawing
at the Metropolitan Theater, it wa!
announced today. Bond purchaser.
at the theater were offered a chance
on the bond, donated by the Sur
Radio Service g. Supply Co. Mis-.
Consorti lives at 221 Fourth street
S.W. The theater sold $4,000 ir
bonds.
The Army Air Forces "Shot From
the Sky" show, which closed at tn,
Monument grounds Saturday night
was scheduled to begin a transcon.
tinental tour, at the direction of Gen
Henry H. Arnold, commanding gen.
eral Of the AAF.
During its 28 days here, the ex.
lhihit attracted mora fhor Snn M