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Show Bingham Exceeds Quota In Fifth War Loan Drive July 8 marks official close of the Fifth war loan drive launched locally on June 12. However, closing date is no longer long-er of first significance to Bingham district workers as they reached and passed their goal four days before the deadline. Bingham's committee selected a TBF avenger torpedo bomber, cost $132,000, as the weapon of war which they would like their bonds to purchase. Of the $138,085 worth of bonds purchased between June 12 and July 7, women house-to-house canvassers accounted for nearly half, or $00,000 of the sales. These workers were recruited and worked under direction of the Bingham junior chamber of commerce. Mrs. Bob Jimas, women's chairman, chair-man, states that while "Pass In Revue", a bond show, stimulated sales, most important factors in success of the campaign wera the steady work of women canvassers can-vassers and the fine work of the payroll deduction committee at Utah Copper company under S. W. Jacques, chairman. Other payroll deduction campaigns cam-paigns were headed by Swan E. Brynolf, U. S. mine at Bingham; and Robert Jackson, U. S. mine at Lurk, and although their sales were not included in the town quota of $132,000, the results turned in by them nearly doubled doubl-ed former deductions at these two plants. While the drive officially ends on July 8 and the booth at Union Drug closes on that date, all bond Eurchases during the month will e credited to Bingham's Fifth , war loan drive total, W. R. Anderson, An-derson, bond committee chairman, chair-man, announces. |