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Show SALT LAKE EIGHTH IN -S TAMP SALE DRI VE CAMPAIGfi TO Energetic Efforts Gain Many Buyers for U. S. Securities. In spite of the intensive campaign conducted f.trt he p-t.nt two weeks for the sale of War S:iv:ng! securities In Salt l.iike. this cnuntv f.tild to crowd out any of the previous Fe n leadini; counties of the nfnie in the honor roll, according to a report issued today bv the state committee showing the stiind-j stiind-j inp of the various counties. I While preat stride were made in the 1 sile of stwrnps and bnhv bond In Salt I l-ske county, the seven other counties 1 also wngd a determined campaign to 1 hold their honor positions. Material Increases in j1p ar reported fmiii all the Ipiiders. though each r-mnlv retained re-tained the siinie position on the lint aa lant month. Piute county Is still leadinr .the state with a comfortable- niarein. with I'arlaii gounty running a aluaa tiauond. These are the only two counties of -the state who have reported going over the top. They are now trying to see how fur over the 10 per rent mark they can go before the end of the campaign. j Tooele county fa thirl on the list and ; workers there are confident that It will ' be the next coun'y to reiich Its quota. I Kane county Is fourth; Orand county i fifth Sanpete county sixth. Wasatch 'county seventh and Salt Iake county ; eighth. f While the report gives figures of t catih sales only up to 1 lecember- 1. ft I shows that Salt Tike county has sub- scribed $1.934. 327 up to that date. Wayne county Is laat on the Mst, with luchenne county ;md I'fnta county holding that respective position po-sition In the "cellar." There are twenty-eight count tea In the state, nnd those thtt are far down on the list are expected to make a whirlwind finish, j Optimism and confidence -f going over I the top prevail in every part of the state, and some surprises are expected ' to b sprung In the wav of subscrlp-' subscrlp-' tions dur tig the List days of" the catn-! catn-! paien. y Weber comity, th second largest co-intv in the state, is sixteenth on til list. However, extensive plans wer made for a v'nrou campaign several weeks ago. which could not be prosecuted on account of the influenza situation. This has proved a severe handicap and Is held responsible bv : the Weber county workeis for their present standing. They predict, how- , ever, that their county will tie among 1 I the leaders when the fin, f.gures are ! tabulated. f I'tah county Is fourth from the 1at ( ' on th list, having dropped down sey , j era I positions during the epidemic that ( has been raging there f.r s;x weeks j I Iteports of Increased sales of stamps -and baby bonds in lo.tl department 1 , stores continue to pour Into state head- ijunrter. I Many local busier houses are if- ferine special ind icemeMs to employes ! to buy stamps, giving them one Thrift ' stamp fr -e for every rioll.-r worth 1 purchased from now until January 1. j |