The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14
WAR BOND DRIVE
PLANS PREPARED

Approximately 81 represei''
tatives of War Bond committees
Of the Sixth North Carolina dis
trict met at the American Legion
hut in Whiteville Monday night tc
perfect the program Of procedure
on the Seventh War Loan cam
paign.
Those attending were served a
barbecue dinner by Lee Braxton,
chairman of tire Columbus county
War Bond committee.
Clarence T. Leinbach, State
War Finance chairman, presiding,
announced quotas and methods OF
reaching them.
The campaign, which gets under
way for individual subscriptions
Nav IA. will continue through
June 30. The national quota is Sl4,-
600, 900, 900. of which amount %
per cent is allocated to individual
purchases and so per cent to all
other groups, it was explained.
OF the $1,000, 100000 allotted to
individuals, $4,000, 100000 is ex-
pected to come from pay roll de-
auctions.
Mr.. Leinbach stated that North
Cardinals quota in "E" bonds
was s55.00,0 600. He said that in
the month of February 81 counties
out of the states 100 made their
ssEo, hopd r1JotaS
Allison James, of the State War
Bond office in Greensboro, out
lined sources of payroll deduction
in industry, covering BAL, 900 en-
ployes in the State, of which there
are 600 industries employing lou
people or more.
1t also was pointed out that IN
the Sixth District, there are only
% payrolls in this bracket. 1t was
noted further that in the last War
Loan drive, this district, COM
prised of New Hanover, Bruins
wick, Columbus, Robson, Bladen,
Cumberland and Onslow counties,
stood in fourth place in State
sales.
Chairman Leinbach told the
gathering that there would be only
two drives this year-the Seventh,
which credits April, May and June
purchases of individuals, and pur-
chases of all other groups, June
Is TO June 30, and another drive
the latter part of the year.
John Stedman, War Bond lead
er from Lumberton, called on
various individuals for expressions
on how to put the drive over.
Richard S. Rogers, OF Whining
ton, area manager, declared that
War Bonds are commodity
which every individual can pur-
chase, and asked the various
Comfy chairmen to keep their peo-
p f'lly informed of quotas and
s. 'ings, also the various types
Of onds.
6. R. Currie, area chairman
fc women, stressed the need for
full support Of all women's clubs
and thanked them for past efforts.
Paul A. Wilson. secretary of the
Nor h Carolina Shipbuilding Co.,
de- "ribed the plan foll ow d
in the company's attaining SO per
cent of all employees and a total
of II per cent of the total payroll
in War Bond subscriptions.
Mr.. Wilson and the company
were congratulated on their out
standing record for North Caro-
lima.
Mr.. Braxton described the work
done in Columbus county, Henry
McKinnen outlined the program
for Robson, and Emsley Laney,
cor airman of New Hanover, told
how this county raised more than
on half the total quota for this
area in the last drive Mr.. Laney
paid tribute to all his co-Workers
in The county.
p Mrs. Ann Chandler. co-chairman
OF +he Women's division of Robe
son county. discussed ways the
county agents could cooperate in
Bond campaigns.
Following the statements from
leaders, motion picture on the
Seventh War loan was presented
under the auspices of Mr.. Rogers.
Those officially attending from
Wilmington were R ch ard S.
Rogers and wife, E. A. Laney,
Mrs. Lester Preston, Paul Wilson,
Henry Gerdes. r. W. Galphin> and
J. L. Allegood.
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