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Show Bond Drive Total Reaches $14,181.80 in 14 Days South's bond drive was a success this year, even though the goal of twenty thousand dollars was not reached. The students were commended very highly by many for their-efforts and patriotism said Miss Dyer, assistant principal. This year's drive was planned and carried out by a committee of the student body consisting of Julian Maack, Ralph Pyper, Helen Tate, Donna Northrop, Dorothy Buxton, Dick Lund, Gordon Howard, How-ard, with Delbert Atwood as chairman. chair-man. Besides the daily sales of bonds and stamps, the committee conducted con-ducted a football game during the sixth period and after school on October 22, where the admittance was "as many war stamps as you can buy." As a result, $110.00 was added to the amount that went to buy planes and tanks for Uncle Sam's fighting men. Auction Assembly Held An assembly was conducted on October 28, with Delbert Atwood as master of ceremonies, and Dexter Dex-ter McGarry as auctioneer, assisted assist-ed by Farrel Fairbanks, Barbara Ehlers, and Kirk Brimley. Using the patriotic theme of "Navy Day," some sailors, alumni of South, were asked to come and say a few words to the students. They were: Dick Cederholm, Louis Leake, Clain Griffin, and Bill Lowder. Roland Krebs told the student body of many of his experiences ex-periences at the attack of Pearl Harbor, and in the South Pacific. Jay H. Cotterell, an army man, was present and spoke to the students. stu-dents. He, also, is an, alumnus or South. Bobbie Pins, Gum Sold In the second half of the two-hour two-hour assembly, talent was auctioned auction-ed for the purchase of war bonds. Bobbie pins and gum were also auctioned for $125.00, while a gallon gal-lon of gas was sold for $250.00. A dozen eggs, contributed by Mr. Ryan, was purchased for $150.00, and a student bought one package of gum for $200.00. A container with five gallons of gas, that was donated during the auction by a student, sold for $75.00. A tie was auctioned which was donated by Mr. Woolf, and a pair of clips donated do-nated by Miss Dyer. The total of money raised at the auction was $8,507.20. Which makes the total for the entire drive, $14,181.80, The buying of bonds and stamps will not stop with this particular drive. "The committee is looking forward to an active year of selling sell-ing war bonds and stamps," Delbert Del-bert Atwood, chairman, said. |