Evening star., 1944-07-10

Individual Sales
|0f Bonds 40 Pei.
Below Quota
$1,300,000 Needed
Dolly to Meet
Goal, Reilly Says

Odle OF war bonQS 10 1ndlv1ouAlS
In Washington during the Fifth War
Loan drive total $37, ,000, 900, or only
sos per cent Of quota, John A.
Reilly, chairman of the District War
Finance Committee, announced to-
day. The drive itself went over the
top With total sales in WashinS-
ton Of $120,o0o, ,000-1129 per cent
Of quota-Mr. Reilly announced, but
emphasized this was due largely to
sales to corporations.
Although the campaign ended
Saturday, sales throughout July will
be counted as part of the total. Mr..
Reilly estimated individual pur-
chasers must subscribe to $1300, 900
daily here every business day for
the rest of the month.
Sale of Series E bonds, the anti.
imitation bonds for popular subscrip-
ton, totaled s20,7O0,000, or 60S per
cent of quota. This means, Mr..
Reilly said, that to reach the quota
more than 100000 in these bonds
must be purchased here daily in the
remaining business days of July.
Corporations Reach 1S2 Pct.
Corporation purchases totaled
S83, 900 900, or 1928 per cent Of quota.
Even these figures are not a COM
plete picture of the Districts War
Bond sales, Mr.. Reilly said. mas
much as many payroll deduction
sales are still to be reported.
A meeting Of the Women's DiN.
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 Of
the committee already have been
responsible for bond sales of more
than 5000, 900. :.
The Districts 95,084 school chill
dren have been responsible for sales
of $l.l13,567 in bonds or stamps
during the 1894 school year, ae-
cording to Mrs. Howard S. Leroy.
chairman of the Education Division
of the War Finance Committee.
Elementary schools were highest
with a total of $438 ,535. Other
schools and their totals were:
Junior high schools, 1912 ,225; senior
high schools. $302, TOO, and vocational
schools, $10,047. 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 v it'll
$4,000 worth of bonds. Macfarland
Junior High sponsored two light
tanks and pursuit planes, Jeffer-
son Junior High totaled $4,000 and
John Quincy Adams School $2,517.
Meanwhile a tabulation of results
in the War Bond competition among
the 5000 air-raid 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 60 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 Sl50,000. as against an
$84. 900 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 $4,000,
compared to a quota Of s2S, ZOO.
E bond sales OF $37.765 were re-.
ported by Archie Engel of the Op-
tometrists' group.
Girl Wins $500 Bond.
Lucille Consorti, 20-year-old Gen.
eral Accounting Once clerk, was the
winner of a $500 bond in a drawing
at the Metropolitan Theater, 1t was
announced today. Bond purchasers
at the theater were offered a chance
on the bond, donated by the Sun
Radio Service g. Supply Co. Miss
Consorti lives at 22l Fourth street
S.W. The theater sold $4,000 in
bonds.
The Army Air Forces Shot From
the Sky show. which closed at the
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 % days here. the ex-
hibit attracted more than 500 900
visitors and sold nearly $4,000 900 In
bonds-about double the quota set.
Bombs aren't falling on your street,
so You feel safe. Help keep 1t that
way. Let's All Back the Attack:
Buy More War Bonds.