Evening star., 1945-10-27
Salary Control Curb
On Bonuses Relaxed
To Spur Bond Sales

Salary control restrictions on the
award of bonuses and prizes by en-
ployers to stimulate savings bond
sales activities among their en-
ployes virtually have been eliminated
for the Victory Loan.
Wilmer J. Waller, chairman of the
District War Finance Committee for
the loan drive, which opens here
Monday, said today he has been
notified by the Treasury that en-
ployers will be permitted to pay
any bonus or gift to their employees
If such payments will not be used
as basis for increasing price CELL
ings." The authorization was made
by the National War Labor Board
and the Salary Sterilization Unit ot
the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
The ruling opens the way to wider
use of employer competition in the
Districts drive to sell $42, ,000, ,00(
Victory Bonds to individuals in the
41-day campaign. Mr.. Waller sale
it will enable banks. stores and other
commercial establishments to ust
series E bonds for prizes in tht
move to promote increased payroll
savings purchasing.
Stores Hold Meetings.
The Hahn shoe stores launched
their participation in the drive yes.
terday at a meeting of company
minutemen, who were addressed BY
1t. Dorothy Still, the heroic nurse
who spent 81 months in japanese
prison camp. Other store personne
meetings were set for today.
A store wide meeting of Jelleff's
Inc, employees also was scheduled
this morning. Granville GUIDE
chairman of the retail section oi
the District Committee, and 1t
Still were to address the store work
ers on the means through which
they can be of greatest help in the
last bond-selling campaign of the
war period.
Yesterday. more than 100 Capita
Transit Co. minutemen heard E. D
Merrill, company president, anc
Radio Commentator Billy Repaid al
briefing meeting held in the Pepcc
auditorium, at which the transi
company's $250,000 quota was an.
nounced.
Meanwhile, the Field Service
branch of the Agriculture Depart.
ment pledged $50 per cent of its
quota, Paul r. Preston, the com.
mittee chairman, announced. 1t i,
the fourth consecutive time the
branch has gone over its quota be.
fore the opening day of bond drive
With set quota of $40.797, the
branch pledged purchase of S60,00t
Victory Loan securities. N. z
Dodd is branch director.
Mrs. Roosevelt Speaks.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt yes,
terday accepted an original paint.
ing of the late President which ap.
pears on the Treasury Depart.
ments official poster advertising
the new 5000 series E savings bono
commemorating him. Mrs. Roosevelt
laid emphasis on the need for indi.
viduals to buy bonds in the Victory
Loan to provide funds for return.
ing the people of America, and wal
veterans, to peacetime pursuits.
Il hope in this particular driv,
the bulk of the bond purchases viii
be made by individuals" Mrs. Roose
velt said.
The Order of Ahepa will offlciall,
begin its drive for the sale of Vic
tory Bonds tomorrow. the anniver
sary of the Axis attack on Greece
In recognition of its war service &C
tivities, special permission has beer
given the Hellenic American educa
tional association to start the sail
of bonds one day ahead of officia
commencement of the drive Mon
day. The sales will be made through
more than 800 chapters OF the or
ganization. :
During the drive more than 81
local Greek business establishment
and the Washington Restaurant AS
sociation will act as bond stations.
1t is expected more than $3.50, 900,
900 in bonds will be sold and issuet
through this source alone.
The national Victory Loan l
geared to raise s11 900, 100000, will
$4,000, ,000,000 to come from individ
uals. The Districts overall quota
s85 100000.