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Show I County Savings Bond Drive Aids State Goal Francis W. Betenson, Iron County Savings Bond chairman, announced today that the sale of bonds in Iron County during the Freedom Bond Drive during May and June amounted to $13,987. Thij was a portion of the state's record breaking $3,428,345, Mr. Betensen said. In June sales totaled $5,734 and for May the total figure was $8,253. I "Utah's participation in th nationwide na-tionwide Freedom Bond Drive boosted bond purchases to $1,-801,854 $1,-801,854 in June, the highest for any June since 1953, Mr. Betenson Beten-son said. He pointed out that "our state has excelled In other categories of the bond program as a result re-sult of outstanding leadership) and assistance rendered by patriotic, patri-otic, dedicated volunteers and! friends on all levels of the program pro-gram from the city to the state-as state-as well as in banks, companies., organizations, labor 'groups and elsewhere. |