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Show County Savings Bond Sales Reach 19.3 Percent of Goal Utahns bought more Series E and H Savings Bonds during February than In any similar month since 1952 when the H bond was first introduced, investing in-vesting a total of $1,898,213 in the two series, according to a sales report just released to County Coun-ty Bonds Chairman Francis W. Betensen, manager, First Security Secur-ity Bank at Cedar City. "Iron County's share of February Feb-ruary sales amounted to $3,508. bringing the two-month total to $16.3t6, or 19.3','r of the county's 1963 sales goal." Chairman Bet-enson Bet-enson stated. "Although Utah's E-Bond purchases pur-chases were in excess of 19C2 the largest percentage of gain was in the current-interest paying H bonds sales of which were $203,-500 $203,-500 for the month against $12,500 last year," State Savings Bonds Chairman Frederick P. Champ said in his report to the local chairman. "We believe this in an indication indica-tion that more individuals as well as various types of organizations organi-zations are interested in a safe, sure investment that pays a guaranteed return, is always redeemable re-deemable at par, and at the same time helps our country," continued con-tinued Mr. Champ. "February's record sales results followed upon a very favorable January and Utah's two-month total of $3.8 million exceeded 1962 by 13.7Cf . Thus increase is reflected in higher sales in IS of our counties; and five counties have already achieved over a fourth of their year's goals, headed head-ed by Garfield County, with 51.9 per cent." |