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Show Utahns Striving To ! Reach War Bond Purchase Quota Will some form of compulsory savings be necessary to finance A-tnuica's A-tnuica's war effort? As U. S. Treasury Department officials pondenl tlus question, Chas. R Mabey, Utah Administrator Administra-tor for the War Savings Campaign today pointed to figures indicating that Utahns, through purchases of War Bonds and Stamps, were striving for a record that would keep war financing on a voluntary basis. Former Governor Mabey cited figures reported by D. Howe Moffat, Mof-fat, Deputy Administrator, showing show-ing that Utahns, up to July 23rd, had purchased approximately $1,-317,439.50 $1,-317,439.50 worth of Bonds, accord-in; accord-in; to reports received from Issuing Issu-ing Agents throughout the State, however all agents have not been heard from, While most counties In Utah have considerable way to go to a-chieve a-chieve their July quotas, the general gen-eral picture Is encouraging," Mr. Mx.bey said. "It is a point of honor wi.h mast citizens, as well as a iiia.ter of enlightened self -Interest, to ieep the war financing program on a voluntary basis. 'The Treasury Department be-lieu-s that Americans will rise to th.- challenge Implicit In the problem prob-lem of war financing. 'Tell us what tho job is. and we'll do if That Is .he American way of meeting a crisis." Mr. Mabey pointed out that the Treasury Department has get the qui-las for each county as guide-pots, guide-pots, that each community may kmw whether it Is meeting Its responsibilities In financing the war effort. "These quotas should serve w an incentive in each community," he said, "as they are prepared from complete data available to the Treasury Department, compiled from returns on Incomes reported to the Internal Revenue Division. Thus, they are reliable indexes of what the Government has a right to expect of each community." Mr. Mabey stressed that the best way of Insuring fulfillment of the quotas is through the Ten Per Cent Plan whereby each citizen pledges pledg-es to devote at least 10 per cent of his wages or income to the purchase pur-chase of War Bonds or Stamps. "The surest means of achieving this goal Is through the Payroll Allotment Plan, authorizing the employer to deduct at least 10 per cent of the employee's pay each payday, which Is credited to the employee for the purchase of War Bonds when a sufficient amount has been collected," Mr. Mabey added. ad-ded. With the campaign for the month going Into lis final phase, Mr. Ma.- bey today reported the following tales for each county up to July 23rd. according to figures of those Issuing Agents who have reported: County July Quota Sales Beaver $10,800. $ 3,110.50 Box Elder . 53,900. 26,455.25 Cache 94,900. 22,799.00 Carbon 90.700. 48,543.75 Davis 37,200. 5,588.25 Duchesne 8,900. 1,292.25 Emery 5.600. 1,490.00 Oarficld 4,700. 1,575.00 Grand 4,200. 2,415.25 Iron 28,100 14,586.00 Juab 11.300. 4,114.75 Kane 12,500. 393.75 Millard 23.500. 23,830.7i Morgan 2,600. 575.00 Piute 1.000. 1,087.50 Rich 900. 1,669.75 Salt Lake .... 1,819,400. 919,907.25 San Juan 3,300. 1,500.00 Sanpete 41,300. 8,012.75 Sevier 26.800. 9,136.75 Summit 21.700. 3,486.50 Tooele 23,300. 13,637.50 Uintah 7.700. 2,223.25 Utah 110.300. 53,417.75 Wasatch 11,400. 4,156.25 Washington .... 19,700. 3,618.75 Wayne 1,700. 1,118.75 Weber 401,600. 137,697.25 Totals $2,879,000. $1,317,439.50 |