Evening star., 1944-02-17
Bond Purchases
ToBePressed
Until iIMarch1
Soles to individuals
This Month Will
Be Added to TotoI

The drive for individual War Bond
subscriptions continued in full force
here today following the Treasury's
announcement that sales of Series e,
F and G bonds and Series C notes
through February % would be-
credited to the Fourth War Loan
campaign.
Overall sales in the District rose
to S98,000;0OO or $1,000, 900 over the
quota set by the Treasury, the Fifth
Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond,
announced today. Individual pur-
chases stood at SAL 300 OO0, or 79 per
cent OF the goal and Series E sales
rose to $26, 100000, or 81 per cent Of
the objective.
Subscriptions by corporations and
associations also continued to rise,
as late reports were added to the
total in Richmond The big in
vestors so far have bought S56,200.-
600 in bonds, 1874 per cent of their
s42 00O,0 goal.
1T is gratifying to know that the
Nations Capital has again met its
obligations to our Government and
to our fighting men," said John A.
Reilly, chairman of the District
War Finance Committee. However,
that accomplishment was achieved
to too great an extent by large sub
scriptions, chiefly from corporations.
Additional Sales Urged.
THE District committee urges all
Issuing agents and volunteer workers
to continue their efforts to promote
sales of the securities still on sale
and to utilize every facility that will
result in frequent and prompt re-
ports of subscriptions to the Fed
eral Reserve Bank, SO that all sales
may be recorded by February 49,"
The national drive was character.
lied last night by National Director
Ted r. Gamble as "by all odds the
most successful the Treasury has
ever conducted. The assured mini
mum, from all types of investors,
he said would run to Sl6,250 ,O00, 900
when all returns were counted. The
national total last night was sl4,-
191 100000 including $4,000, 900 600
of the $500, 100000 quota for ind1-
viduals and s2,205 900 900 of the &c..
0O0, 900 900 Series E goal.
Maryland yesterday was "A per
cent over its quota, Howard w.
Jackson, state War Finance Com
mittee chairman, announced. A
total OF $237 ,000,0 in bonds had
been sold as against the goal Of
sl9l 900 900.
| Alexandria, Va, had raised ST.
8l0,803. or 76.6 per cent of its s2.-
365, 900 quota. according to E. T.
Moore. campaign chairman. OF
this amount, s553,93l was in E
bonds, representing 63.3 per cent OF
the objective in that type.
Most noteworthy achievement OF
the drive. Mr.. Moore said, was the
sale of s45,061 in bonds by students
of George Washington High School
in a house-to-house canvass dur
ing the last five days of the drive.
Treasury officials already were
discussing plans for the fifth and
possibly the sixth. war loan. 1t was
not yet definite whether two more
drives would be held this year-one
in June and the other in November
or whether single effort in mid
summer, with a higher objective,
would be planned
Activities Continue.
Meanwhile, activities in cbnnec-
tlon with current campaign still
were being reported here. They in
clude:
. A dance by the Federal Employees
Recreational Council at $50 pm.
Monday in Turner's Arena, with
tickets going to Federal workers who
can produce receipts of bond pur-
chases during February.
Sale of $811 ,625 in bonds by the
Federation of Citizens Associations;
$3.50, 900 by American Legion posts;
s3,79l ,240 by the local liquor, wine
and beer industries; $4,000 at
joint Zionist rally in the Jewish
Community Center Tuesday night,
bringing the groups total up to
$4O0 900, and $l0,450 by the Knights
of Pytliias.
A bond rally at the Del Rio Club
has been scheduled for tomorrow
night. Reservations may be made
through purchase of bonds. A group
disqualification rally will be held at
5 pm. today at 1875 Seventeenth
street NV, where the films. TIA
rawa" and Life Line" will be shown.
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