Show PATRIOTS MAIL GIFTS TO U U. U S 8 1 WASHINGTON April 30 IF President Roosevelt an aid said Thursday is receiving an an amazing amazing amazing ing number of checks from Individuals individuals Indi indi- individuals plant managements workers workers workers work work- ers and workers workers' organizations who want to make direct contributions contributions contributions contri contri- to financing the war ef ef- fort Presidential Secretary Stephen Early said the checks had run as high as and that only this morning one for was in the mails The checks represent outright gifts from people who who want to help the government win the war he said and ana they are turned over overto overto overto to the treasury Under a recent act of congress Early said the treasury may accept accept accept ac ac- the donations and use the money in so far as possible for the purposes to which the donors want it devoted Fifty or 30 so of the larger checks which have come in during the thelast thelast thelast last month Early asserted totaled totaled totaled to to- more than He said he was not announcing names o othe of f the contributors because he did not have the necessary records and it would be unfair to omit anyone Most of the checks are made out to the president himself Early said |