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Show DEFENSE BONDS Little Savers Buy More Than Investors The folks in ,the home towns of the nation who save a few dollars a week are buying the most defense bonds, according to the treasury. During the first five months of 1951, the treasury sold 11 per cent more $25 and $50 bonds than during the like five months last year. During Dur-ing the same period, however, sales of the giant-sized $1,000 bonds this were 39 per cent under last year. A treasury spokesman said "investors" "in-vestors" are not buying defense bonds, but instead are putting their money into things like real estate and stocks which are supposed to go up in value as inflation grows. As a result, the treasury department depart-ment will start a fall "national defense" de-fense" bond drive in an effort to stimulate the sales of little bonds even more. |