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Show ISomls For Christmas I It is estimated by the Treasury Department, based on past performance, perfor-mance, that over 1,000,000 people will receive savings bonds for Xmas and 5,000 firms will give their employees em-ployees "the Present with a Future' as their Christmas and year 'end bonus. "To encourage the use of bonds , as Christmas gifts, the Treasury Department has prepared a special gift jacket. The scene on the jacket jac-ket is from the painting 'Pleasant Valley' by Carl Lawless, a prized possession of the Grand Central Galleries of New York City", stated Mr. Chas. L. Smith,Stiate Savings Bond Chairman. The jacket will be available at all banks and bond issuing post offices. Actual sales figures for Nov. are not yet available from the Federal Reserve Bank, but preliminary re-I re-I ports indicate the Utah is following follow-ing the upward trend in the nation in the increased purchases of "E" bonds by individuals. |