| Show Savings Bonds Sales Swelling Snelling Summit County were congratulated toda today for lor th lh their lt r part partIn rt rtIn I In swelling U. U 8 Savings Bl Bond Dond ownership to a n new hero W time all high Floyd d D. D William Executive Vice Pres of First National Bank Dank of ot And nd Lott Loll Assistant Cashier of Kamas Mamas State Dank Bank volunteer co-chairman co for tor forthe forthe the bond program In Summit County announced that nationwide nationwide nationwide nation nation- I wide holdings of ol Series a E K and H II Bonds Donds stood at billion billion bil bil- lion as of ot August 31 31 according to official word sent to them from the T Treasury rea a U r y Department In Washington Of this total Utah residents own about 1713 million I end and Chairmen Williams and Lett Lott estimate Summit County's share of ot otI I the total tota at approximately which Includes bonds outstanding purchased from May 1841 1941 until the present time The report to the chairmen came in the form of ol congratulatory ory letters from William H. H Neal Neat Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury and National Director of the Saving Bonds Donds program In it ft Mr Neal said that the new billion total tops the World War 11 peak of E. E bond holdings by some 12 billion bUllon Pointing out the steady growth which has characterized the bond program through the peacetime years since 1945 These statistical facts however however however how how- ever are a comparatively minor part of the story Mr Neal Noot stated Of Of vastly greater Importance I are ate the of mil j i 1 lions liana of ski In ht making dt 1 I come lh true through ul rings and the lo contribution Lion Ion of et Saving 1 Bend volunteer te like rod yoa in making our Ur program 11 not t alone successful but even possible T f 1 know I 1 speak for tor Secretary Anderson and Under Baird In E expressing t the Treasury's congratulations and thanks for tor your Our part In this newest Savings Saving Bond Dond a achievement According to the tho chairmen one of ot of every four tour citizens i I. I Is a bo bond d d downer owner owner- the national average avenge bin Mr Williams has been volunteer bond chairman sine sines 1949 1940 and Mr rr Lott Lett since 1950 1958 I |
