Camp Atlair Sentry
Friday, February 11, 1944.
Bond Sales Zooming
In 91st Artillery
Page Five
Eight More Reasons Why You Should Buy War Bonds
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91 si Attacks on
War Bond Front
Oregon State Coeds
Help in Big Rally
Latest communique received f com
91st Division Headquarters indl-
cates savage attacks have lieen
The 91st Divarty enlisted the help
made on “Berlin” from five points
of eight charming members of
in the 4th War Loan Drive. New
Kappa Alpha Theta sorority at
gains s h o w n on the campaign
OSC, who took over the Artillery
map in Division Hq. have lieen
Rec Hall Saturday and Sunday to
to boost bond sales $13,600.
prominent in the 363rd Inf. and
Divarty. The tally to date is
The red-legs just couldn’t say no
$388.347, and the division object
when these lovely salesladies ex
ive is Berlin, $500,000.
plained how easy it was to buy
The 361st Infantry has reached
“the world's best investment.”
its objective by buying $112,640
At an all-artillery formation Sat
worth of Bonds. The quota was
urday, Brigadier General Ralph
$100,000, and they are now deep in
Hospital, 91st Divarty commander,
the heart of “Berlin” with their
told his troops that war bonds were
demolition squads undermining the
not only the safest investment to
heart of the city. M Company is
day, but also one of the most pro
the advance party, with $9,850 in
fitable since the interest they bear
bonds, and is led by Pfc. Franklin
compares favorably with most civil
S. Riley, who bought $6,000 worth
ian financial institutions. The four
personally.
artillery battalion commanders also
FLASH! The 362nd Infantry is
addressed the formation.
“This War Bond rally climaxes
4 I .n-r-r X- ..zxx.r.
Biffual Corp« Photo also in the city of “Berlin” via
\ LCD EL) BOM) selling octet from Oregon State College (Corvallis) spent last Saturday
Waldenburg with a return of
the 91st Division Artillery’s pro
morning helping the 91st Divarty reach their objective. Berlin. They are. left to right. Harriet
$100,075.
gram participating in the 4th War
Erickson. I.ouise Lau. Barbara Anderson, Joan Menig, Margaret Krebs, Joe Anne Hoare, Evelyn
Attacking from a third front is
Okerberg and \ irginia Meyers.
Loan Drive,” explained Lt. John
363rd Infantry with $69,250. T/Sgt.
Timmons, artillery war bond offi
Gordon H. Dobbins of Sv. Co., us
cer. "This bring the artillery’s total
Charm Sells Another Bond
ing a few commando and hand to
sales to ilate $57.670/
'hand tactics, is leading the regi
ment with a $1,300 purchase.
The 91st Division Artillery drove
the Nazis back in a speedy retreat
Appear on Program
last Saturday morning when eight
lovely young bond saleswomen
With Vice President
from OSC assisted their sales
Special Troops are having a
Trailblazers joined Tuesday with
The $7.120 cash quota for bond
little trouble while storming the
Henry
L.
Wallace,
vice-president
of
sales in the 274th Infantry was
German block houses and the heavy
oversubscribed on the first day of the United States, in promoting the
gun emplacements near “Banders”
sale
of
War
Bonds
in
Portland.
the 4th 'War Loan Drive with the
in Denmark, but this week smashed
The vice-president, in the city on
purchase of a $10.000 War Savings
that objective with a showing of
Bond by Pvt. Arthur Grossman, of a nationwide tour of war plants
$48,951, and now their reconnais
Reg. Hq. Co. in that organization. ! and installations, spoke to huge
sance units are approaching
Pvt. Grossman, a native of Port crowds at the Victory Center at
“Odense” and the $50,000 mark.
land, is one of the most ardent noon, sharing the platform with the
bond purchasers in the 70th Divi Trailblazer Band.
sion. It was he who anonymously
In the adjacent area, detachments
bought a $50,000 bond during the of men from other units of the 70th
3rd War Loan Drive several months Division, under direction of Major
ago. In civilian life Grossman was Harvey Blythe, Special Service Of
The War Bond Drive is going
a diamond dealer and has consist ficer, staged a day-long demon
full blast at the 275th Regt. Under
ently preached and practiced that stration of infantry weapons.
Hlgnst Corps Photo the direction of each company com
bond savings are the best insurance
The band furnished music for a
mander, every company is striving
ARMED
WITH
PENCILS,
Series
E
application
blank-, and
for a system of free enterprise radio broadcast of Vice-President
to do its bit to knock down Hiro
plenty of charm. Joe Anne Hoare has just sold a bond to Lt. E. 8.
after the war.
Wallace’s noon-hour speech, ih
hito and Hitler off the thermo
Watson. a* Brigadier General Ralph Hospital. 91st Divarty com
A gigantic regimental rally is which he stressed the need for
mander. approves tactics used.
meter in front of Regt. Hq.
being planned by the 274th Special larger bond sales to pay for more
Mr. Hawes, Warrant Officer of
Service office in co-operation with of such weapons as the Trailblazers
the regiment, reported that while
Sgt. Raymond V. Beckman and Lt. were showing the crowd.
Aiming Straight for the Axis
exact figures cannot be given, he
George C. Bottoms, co-ordinators
has learned that many of the men
of the 4th War Loan Drive in that
have written home to the “little
Cast your vote today! Help se
regiment.
woman” to okay further purchases.
lect the Queen of the Picturo4’ram<
for the Valentine's dance.
Go to church on Sunday. •
One $10,000 Sale
Puts 274th Over
War Bond Quota
Trailblazers Aid in
Portland Bond Rally
275th Bond Drive
Going Full Blast
70th MP Officers
Set War Bond Pace
WILL HELP ADAIR'S 4th WAR LOAN DRIVE
If any Trailblazer need* a good
example for buying War Bond* in
the 4th War Loan drive, the 70th
M P platoon is hereby nominated.
The 70 men in the platoon have
already purchased over $1.1810 rash
in bonds and Lt. C. H. Owens, Jr.,
who Is in charge of the drive there,
predict* that the total Will r$aeh
well over $1,500. He is setting an
example for the exemplary platoon
with his $250 worth of (Minds, and
Lt. Walter C. Berger ha* salted
away a $500 bond during the rim-
I
ARMY OHJECTIVEH
Thine »re the objective» of the
War Department in it* phane of
the Fourth War Loan Drive.
Tr»in>l»r»r H im «
Chief Boatswain’* Mate Victor
CREDIT FOR THE clevere«! bond-«a le« “thermometer” in
the 4th War l.oan Drive gees to 27Mh Inf. When the «hell from
the gon being fired b? <>l. < harte« H. Bentley flower right) resche«
the top of the regimental qonta it »ill «trike the piane from which
Hitler and Hirohito ore leaning oat. Kgt. Milli« E. Diece left. CpL
Jame* Clone? look on.
.1. Increase in the enrollment
of civilian employee* under the
Claaa A Pay Reservation Plan
to a minimum of 10 percent of
gros* payroll by at least 90 per
cent of personnel.
2. The initiation of or increase
in Claaa K allotment* among all
military personnel.
3. The purchase, for cash, of
at least one additional bond by
all civilian and commissioned
personnel.