Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-10-03 | Page 4 | Views of the Nations's Press

T Views of the Nations Nation's Press Secretary has has hastened to correct a rumor that thata a a. a compulsory savings program Is to replace the present voluntary voluntary volun volun- tary war savings campaign He Headds Headds Headds adds with a hint hIntS of vehemence that certain reports of his supposed supposed sup sup- posed dissatisfaction with the progress of ot bond sales In this key month are not only without foundation but an injustice to the hundreds of ot thousands of volunteer workers who are now pushing them throughout the nation The statements are heartening and reassuring ing It goes without saying that such talk Is both mischievous and pointless in view of the known September sales accomplIshments accomplishments and the fact tact that 12 days of the month ar are left for foran foran foran an Intensification of the great national bond drive Enemy agents may or may not have had something to do with the circulation of the stories If It they did they reckoned without understanding of the spirit and Intelligence of the American people The bond campaign Is get get- ting Into full swing the country country country coun coun- try over both as regards the special September drive and continuous war tin financing a n c 1 n g through voluntary savings Under the purchase plan Voluntary lending to the government for forthe forthe forthe the coming victory Is an investment investment investment invest invest- ment in personal as well as national national na na- na- na security security and and thinking citizens generally have grasped that fact Los Los Angeles Times It cannot be said that our country has fully realized the tragic seriousness of the war until approval Is la withheld from certain tawdry publicity efforts made In war ar bond sales featuring featuring ing the payment of or for the privilege of kissing kissing kiss kiss- ing a movie actress This drags a patriotic cause down to the cheapness of mere seeking publicity-seeking and it is something something some- some thing that the country can well do without The spectacle certainly certainly certainly doesn't build morale inthe inthe in inthe the minds of the general public Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman Okla- Okla homan