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Show Here's a home built by United States Savings Bonds: Independence Drive has real meaning to this family Ntvy worker's reserve of Savings Bonds enables him to remodel old (arage into comfortable home. 1'hoto at left , Z f".V be,ore Ber"' bf " alterations. At r sht, Is the way building looki today. Mr. BergRrrn at right to seen showing his two children Liberty Bell Symbol Sym-bol of Independence Drive now under way. Most everyone envisions a pretty 'JtUe home they would like to own some day. Many Americans are jO)R Wo doin8 the "e thing which will Yt-a?i, turn that dream int0 reality, and tnat s saving a portion of BfTAXd their income systematically. ? fiil m A stalwart advocate of that i VjLv custom is Harold A. Berggren, i- Af supervisor of the Electronics fc fihop at the u- s' Nayy Under- Vlrtu' water Sound Laboratory. New London, Connecticut. Due to the habit of regular saving by Investing Invest-ing in U. S. Savings Bonds Mr. Berggren now owns his own home at Old Lyme, Connecticut. Before starting on this venture he had built up a substantial reserve of Savings Bonds which provided him with sufficient security to permit per-mit the utilization of his regular earnings for the added expense incurred, some $7000. Married, and the father of a son, 12, and a daughter, 7, Mr. Berggren Berg-gren had long dreamed of a home of his own where he could be independent in-dependent and enjoy a happy home life with his wife and children. The dream began to materialize In 1946 when he purchased an old garage, ga-rage, vintage of 1923. Despite its age Mr. Berggren realized that it was structurally sound and was able to visualize the improvements needed to convert it Into a modern home. In the fall of 1946 he set about the task of rebuilding. Doing the bulk of the work during spare time with some help from relatives, rela-tives, and from Mrs. Berggren, he remodeled the entire exterior. The interior job included new parti- . , , 1 tions, walls, ceilings, installation of a heating system, plumbing, electrical system, and insulation for six large rooms and bath. He dug a half-cellar, cemented the floor and walls, Installed a heater and laundry and still had space for a workshop. Mrs. Berggren did all the painting and paperhanging. With all this completed he moved into the home in June, 1947. To date he has partially completed landscaping the property and has started construction of a garage. Mr. Berggren shares with his son David enthusiastic support for the symbol and slogan of this year's Savings Bonds drive, the "Liberty Bell" and the slogan "Save for Your Independence." When asked "what does the Liberty Bell mean to you," David replied: "It means Independence for our country, the right to freedom of speech, of press and of religion. It means we can do anything inside of the law without anyone telling us not to do it." And David wants to start investing in U. S. Savings Bonds just as soon as he is old enough to earn some money. As he explains it: "They make it possible possi-ble for people to have their own homes, such as we have, to educate edu-cate their children, and to be abls to retire when they are old." U. S. Savings Bonds enabled Mr. Berggren to build his home without with-out arranging any further financing. financ-ing. Having realized this first ambition am-bition he continues to invest in Savings Bonds looking forward to the day when these Bonds will supply sup-ply the money necessary to educate edu-cate his children, and to the day when he can retire with the realization real-ization that in his home dwells all that a real American holds dear; love companionship industry pride of country and of the Individual, Indi-vidual, and independence. Mr. Berggren is an outstanding example exam-ple of the U. S. Savings Bonds slogan: "Save for Your Inde pendence." The U. S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory, under direction of Capt. W. L. Pryor, Jr., has consistently con-sistently maintained an outstanding outstand-ing record for Payroll Savings participation with 65 per cent of the some 600 employees enrolled. Mr. Berggren was one of the first to sign up for the purchase of Savings Sav-ings Bonds. V. S. Trcaiury Dtptttmnt |