Evening star., 1944-02-13
Bond Workers Seek
To WhittIe Deficit
In Individual Sales
Reports Place District
At 90 Pct. of Overall
Goal in Campaign

'ASeoiy III 40 9oo,oVO,OoO run III WAT
Loan drive, will exert it's collective
effcrt to achieve the goal in the
campaigns closing stages.
There is no cause for elation,
Chairman John A. Reilly of the Dis
trict War Finance Committee said,
until the s17,000,000 deficit in indi-
vidual sales is whitfield down.
Reports through Friday showed
the District had subscribed $88, ,2O0,-
600, or SO per cent Of the overall goal.
While corporations and associations
had raised 124 per cent of their
$42, 900, 900 objective, total purchases
by individuals amounted to only
S36, 900 900 or 68 per cent of the as
signed $4,000 900 quota.
With three reporting days remain
ing in the campaign, $4,000 volun-
teers will concentrate their efforts
on placing War Bonds in the hands
OF more persons. Widespread own
erShip of Government securities.
campaign leaders assert, is essential
to all-out war.
Meanwhile, national sales, through
Friday, rose to S12,964, 900 900, or
SO per cent of the $4,000 900 900
goal. OF this 452,OOO,00 came
from individual sales, 63 per cent
OF the goal set for individual pur-
chases. In Maryland, the sale OF
s217 900 900 in War Bonds was off,
cially credited through yesterday,
exceeding the State quota of $191,-
100000 by s26,000,00O.
Subscriptions by Federal emf
ployes in the District yesterday
totaled s12,088 900, as against their
quota of sl3,0O0,0O0.
Rallies Slated Today.
Bond rallies today include
meeting at 3 pm. at Tenth and
K streets NV, under sponsorship
of the Italian American Victory
Council; the Jewish Community
Center at 9 pm; Ezra Congrega-
ton at Eighth and I streets NE,
at $50 pm, and Beth Sholom Con-
gregation, Eighth and Shepherd
streets NV, at pm, where war
films will be shown.
Tomorrow will be free movie
day" at all local theaters, with
everyone purchasing bond Of any
denomination gaining free admis-
sion. John j. Payette and Carter
T. Barron. co-chairman OF the
Motion Picture War Activities Com
mittee here, pointed out that reg
ular admission tickets will be on
sale, but that bond buying was
urged to stimulate the city's sales
record
Free Luncheon to Buyers.
Another bond-promotion stunt to-
morrow will be the giving of free
luncheon or dinner by the Cham
berlain Cafeteria, 819 Fifteenth
street NV, with each bond pur-
chased there between HIS am. and
l. 2:30 pm and between 4:30 and 7:30
pm. The program is in co-opera-
ton with the 81 900 900 bond drive
sponsored by the Washington Res
taurant Association.
Progress reports show that the
professional division headed by w.
Calhoun Stirling has reached the
s371 900 mark in its drive, and the
city's American Legion posts re-
ported total sales amounting to
s237 900.
Photography enthusiasts will have
opportunity to obtain film free
starting at am. tomorrow, by pur-
chasing a War Bond at Sommers
Camera Exchange. l4l0 New York
avenue NV AS long as the sup
Il ply lasts, the management an
nounces, S25 bond buyers may select
two rolls from Nos. l27, 1928. $40,
120616 and 116. Byers of $50 bonds
may get a roll of No 1913 Koda-
chrome, 500 purchases 35-mm.
Kodachrome and 5000 buyers g.
nm. Kodachrome.
Firm Exceeds Goal.
Harold Pease, bond chairman Of
the National Electrical Machine
Shops, reported the firms employees
have exceeded their $4,000 gal by
more than $1,000
Station WMAL's programs today
will be devoted to the Fourth War
Loan to a great extent in co-opera-
tion with the Blue Networks Bond
Day"
District Grocery Stores. Inc, will
sponsor War Bond rally at $3.50
tomorrow night at the Jewish Com
munity Center, 1929 Sixteenth street
NV. Paul D. herman, president,
announced yesterday.
Other bond rallies tomorrow in
clude: United Garment Workers of
America Local No. II at 8 pm. at
1912 Ninth street NV; Burleith
Citizens Association at pm. at
Gordon Junior High School; Hill
crest Citizens Association at pm.
at East Washington Heights
Church: Mid-City Air Raid War
dens' Service at $50 pm at the
Times-Herald Building, and YMCA
group at 3 pm, with Marine Corpl.
Obie Newcomb as speaker.