Show washington nelas N FR FROM m OUS OUR congressman W K GRANGER easy redemption Ked emption of war bonds the new system the treasury has installed that makes war bonds as easy to cash as ordinary bank checks had a twofold fOld purpose to take the load off the llie treasury post offices and federal reserve banks and the belief that if bonds were easler easier to cash individuals bould bohld ten tend d to keep them this theory lias been borne out toy by the fact that tile the volume of monthly redemptions ons is only one percent of the total number of bonds outstanding only thirteen per ent of the E series have been cashed anee may of 1941 the Treas major war financing headaches seem to be past the gavern governments ern ments cash requirements are dropping and it is estimated that the treasury will need to raise in contrast to the raised in the fiscal year ended last june 30 it if this prospect is realized almost halt half the amount will be derived from the next war bond drive which starts on november population more than 3 3 babies were born in the united states in 1913 this birth rate of 21 per 1000 population is an increase of 43 percent over 1912 the excess of births over deaths was in 1843 1943 a largest increase since 1933 the death rate fur 1943 per MOO 1000 was highest since crop prospects if weather conditions continue coati nue favorable the agriculture department forecasts that crops harvested this year may equal the record production of 1942 A record corn crop of Js is predicted which is bushels above the pre icus 1 yia high level other craps expected to set records also are wheat fruits co commercial miner elai vegetables rice grain sorg huus soldier vote vee the latest figures from the secretary of state show that proximately approximately a applications for absentee ballots have been received and about abw tuned it i is contemplated that most of the ballots requested will ar arrive rive by the deadline which has been be set t to november 12 for federal ballots only |