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Show War Bond Drive Struggling Along In Low Gear Bond Premier Planned At Show December 7th In West Millard the Sixth War Loan Drive is in low gear at present pre-sent and it is a question whether to shift to reverse or neutral. Class E. Bonds are selling very slowly at both the Post Office and the Bank. Others are selling a little better but not anywhere near fast enough for the percentage necessary to raise the quota. Since the 6th War Loan Drive began the students of the Delta High School have been competing among the classes to see which class can buy the most bonds and stamps. The quota for the D.II.S. has been set at S6SO0. Any bonds I or stamps purchased at the high 'school can be credited to the home town of the purchaser. The Delta Grade School has been selling stamps in a large number and on Wednesday morning morn-ing bought S90 worth at the Post Office for resale at the school. They are working hard to make their share of the quota the largest lar-gest they have ever raised. Canvassers will begin work in this district Monday to raise the $90,000 quota set for West Millard. It is hoped by the committee that the purchasers will buy promptly and in large amounts to cover up the slow start the drive has at present. pre-sent. The Crest Theatre is also an issuing is-suing agency of bonds, as well as the Post Office and bank. A bond "booth will be in operation every night at the show house and anyone any-one wishing to buy a bond may do so at the time of attending the show. For each bond purchased at the show a free ticket will be given to the purchaser so that he may attend at-tend the Bond Premier on December Decem-ber 7. The Bond Premier will consist con-sist of the picture "The Sullivans," the five brothers who were killed in action on the same ship. It is also expected that some movie personality will be there the same night. By next Wednesday it should be possible to determine from the sales up to then just how the drive is progressing and whether or not the quota will be reached, so that, you are urged to buy as many as you can before that time. According the Orran Ashby, chairman of the drive, "war bonds make an ideal Christmas gift, because be-cause in the first place they are a good gift this year and in ten years from now they are even better bet-ter gift." "The Sixth War Loan is the toughest one we have faced," Chairman Ashby said. "We will have to fight a spirit of over-optimism on the part of many who will point to our achievements in Europe and forgot the all-out battle bat-tle we must fight with Japan. The frightful cost of our war in the Pacific Pa-cific must be paid for in war bond dollars," he said. Citing the importance of this drive above all others, Mr. Ashby said, "Next to our military operations opera-tions the war bond program is the most vital part of our war effort. As long as an enemy remains with a gun in his hands we are faced with the task of raising huge sums to prosecute the war relentlessly." Mr. Ashby commended workers for their help in past drives and said. "To spearhead an invasion the high command calls upon veteran vet-eran shock troops. In the same way we are calling into action veteran workers who have put over past drives to help us in putting the Sixth War Loan over the top." |