Show washington A W r caw aw i r S CONGRESS man FRO M OUR W K ranger aisy redemption of war bonds the new system the treasury has orea that makes war bonds as p ns ordinary bank to cash as a ks has a two twofold fold purpose to the load off t the he treasury post take and federal reserve banks aces wees belief that if bonds were ard i the he cash individuals would to ser er irso this theory has tad to keep them borne out by the fact that the teen en monthly redemptions ons is of loille olane loi lne percent of the total num aly ly one w W of bonds outstanding only thirteen per cent of the E series have cashed since may of 1941 ota n the Treas rYs major war fidanc at g bea headaches daches seem to be past the governments cash requirements are hopping bopping and it is estimated that treasury will need to raise th ajie in contract to the 56 MO 0 raised in the fiscal year aided ed last june 30 if this prospect realized almost half the amount j s vu nil be derived from the next war m bond drive which starts november 20 population more than babies were born bom in the united states slates in 1943 this birth rate of 21 per 1000 population is an increase of 43 per cent over 1942 the excess ol of births over deaths was in 1943 a largest increase since 1933 the death rate for 1943 per 1000 was the highest since 1937 crop prospects if weather conditions continue favorable the agriculture department forecasts that crops this year may equal the record production of 1942 A record corn crop of bushels is predicted which is 65 million bushels above the previous 1942 high level other crops expected to set records also are wheat fruits commercial vegetables rice grain sorghums sorg hums soldier vote the latest figure from the secretary of state show that approximately applications for absentee ballots have been received and about ballots returned it is contemplated that most of the ballots requested will arrive by the deadline which has been set to november 12 for the federal ballots only miss joan adan adans s daughter of mr and mrs L J adams who is spending the winter in provo with her sister helen and brother bruce and their families is home for a few days this week |