Evening star., 1944-06-15
War Loon
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On the contrary, there is new in
centive for extra hard work"
Included in the initial report yes.
terday was the sale of $500, 900 in
Series "E'' Bonds, 1883 per cent OF
the $34,000,000 goal and $500, ,O00
more than was reported in the first
two days of the Fourth War Loan
drive.
Mr.. Reilly pointed out, however,
that while there was 10 per cent
increase in individual sales, the
quota for individual sales lis 20 per
cent higher.
This drive cannot be a success, !"
he asserted, unless the individual
sales are increased 20 per cent"
Nationally, the $4,000, ,0O0, 900 in
dividual goal reached 8 per cent with
purchases totaling $484 900 GOO re-
ported in the first two days. The
total national goal is SIC, ,O0O, ,0OO, 900.
Maryland Sales Reported.
In Maryland sales for the first
three days, exclusive of corporate
purchases, totaled 81, zoo, 900.
Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve
Board announced that its 442 en-
ployes have subscribed ITO per cent
Of their $4,000 quota, including
$500 purchased in excess Of pay
roll deduction pledges.
Three bond premieres have been
scheduled for the Washington thea
tiers, tickets for which may be OBJ
tanned by the purchase of War
Bondsat any local theater that Is an
official Treasury bond issuing agent.
The premieres scheduled are:
Two Girls and Sailor" starring
Van Johnson, Oracle Allen. Jimmy
Durante and the Harry James Or
chestra at the Capitol Theater at
$3.50 pm. next Wednesday; Follow
the Boys" with George Raft and
jeanette Macdonald, Wednesday,
June 28, at RKO-Keith's, and "Mr.
Skefhngton," starring Bette Davis,
Thursday, July 13, at the Earle
Theater. .
Theaters Plan Drives.
A number of theaters are plan
ming bond premieres for children.
Bond purchasers can designate
which premiere they wish to attend
when purchasing their bond.
At the Army Air Forces "Shot
From the Sky Show" at the Monu-
ment Grounds, the Air Service Com
mand's Flying Varieties" will play
a return engagement tonight. Guest
speakers will include First 1t. Frank
B. Robbins, AAF military intelli-
|gence officer, who recently returned
from the Pacific, and Controller
General Lindsay Warren.
Last nights program at the cap
tured air combat equipment show
included Bob Hawks Thanks to
the Yanks" show and speeches from
Ugo Carusi. executive assistant to
the Attorney General, and James E
Markham, alien property custodian
Rally Raised $10l,000
Starting today wives and mothers
of men serving with the armed
forces will man the headquarters
bond booth for the women's division
of the Mount Rainier (Md.) War
Bond Committee at 1882 Thirty
fourth street, Mount Rainier. The
division is under the Craftsmanship
of Mrs. B. L. Teelyea.
The Hotel and Restaurant Asso-
citation of Prince Georges County,
Md, today announced its initial
War Bond rally at the County Club
Tuesday raised $101, 900 in bonds.
Top subscriber was Tony Bresna-
han. who pledged $4,000 and won
an autographed Washington Red
skins football. John S. White,
speaker of the Maryland House of
Delegates, won the autographed
baseball of the Washington Baseball
Club with 5000 purchase, and
Frank Stoff won a prize ham when
he bought $4,000 bond.
The Silver Spring CMdO Board of
Trade last night pledged $4,000 in
War Bonds at dinner meeting at
the Indian Spring Country Club.
Special guests at the dinner included
Representatives Reed of Illinois and
Bean of Maryland, Republicans;
Jean Moorehead, stage star, and
members OF the Bethesda and Ia
koma Park Chamber, of Commerce.
A War Bond will be the price of
admission to the premiere perform
ance of the newly organized "Ag-
riculture Players" at the Agriculture
Department auditorium June 27.
The group will present Missing
In Action" a one-act play based on
the experience of Fortress gunner,
Sergt. John Gardner, in a German
prison camp after his plane was
shot down over enemy territory.
Sergt. Gardner was recently re-
leased and returned to this country
as an exchange prisoner of war.