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Show AMERICA INACTION SOLDIERS SPEND $30,000,000 MONTHLY FOE BONDS Soldier war bond purchasers are setting aside approximately $30,000,-000 $30,000,-000 a month from their pay to help buy the arms they are using with such devastating effect against the enemy, the war department has announced. an-nounced. One out of every three army men and women is investing in war bonds, according to the army war bond office of the army service forces at Chicago, Illinois. Between April 1 and November 30, 1943, they invested $197,036,568. An estimated 1,005,505 bonds were issued in December, the bond headquarters head-quarters announced, and a new peak is expected to be reached in January, Janu-ary, with the issue of some 1,520,-714 1,520,-714 bonds to army investors. A large majority of the army investments in-vestments are of small denominations. denomina-tions. During November, 40 per cent of those investing in war bonds set aside $3.75 each from their monthly pay. Purchasers in this group will receive a $25 bond every five months. Another 26 per cent allocate allo-cate $6.25 each per month, and receive re-ceive a $25 bond every three months. Slightly more than 6 per cent allot $12.50 monthly for a $50 bond every three months. In terms of the total amount of money invested by purchasers, the most important single bond-buying plan is that under which the soldier, WAC or army nurse allots $18.75 per month from his or her pay for a $25 bond. More than a fifth of all army investors favor this plan, it was announced, and those in this category invested a total of $11,485,-452 $11,485,-452 in war bonds during November. Six per cent of all army investors set aside monthly sums ranging from $27.50 to $375, it was disclosed. Released by Western Newspaper Union. |