| Show National War ar Fund Drive Almost Half of Money to Go Toward Cheering U. U S. S Fighters A home front army four million strong went into action October 1 in every city and county of the United States to back up the fighting fronts in providing essential wartime services for our own and our Allies In a single united appeal in some communities throughout the United States this army of volunteer volunteer volunteer volun volun- teer workers enlisted under the aegis of the national war fund and united war chests is seeking contributions contributions contributions con con- for the support of local welfare services and to provide for forthe forthe forthe the needs deeds of pf the men and women of our own armed forces American prisoners of war the men of our merchant marine and civilian war victims among the United Nations The combined objective of the volunteers in this army is contributions contributions contributions con con- in excess of oC Beneficiaries of this vast fund will be an estimated GOO O- O people who in some way will be touched by the services of the federated war chests and the 22 member agencies of the national war fund When the operations of this vast army have been concluded it is believed believed believed be be- that approximately individuals and family groups will have contributed to the vital work of the various organizations both at home and in some 91 major geographical geographical geographical geo geo- graphical areas on six continents Out of every dollar contributed for forthe forthe the national war fund agencies 46 cents will be spent to provide comfort comfort comfort com com- fort entertainment and relaxation for our own armed forces The expenditure of this proportion proportion proportion tion of contributions will finance the activities of the following organizations organizations organizations or or- USO which brings a touch of home to our fighting forces in some units from Alaska to Brazil and from Crom Newfoundland Newfoundland Newfoundland New New- to Hawaii USO camp shows which carry professional proCessional entertainment around the globe to our servicemen and women in hi combat zones in base stations and hospitals United Seamans Seaman's service which maintains a chain of hotels on six continents and andrest andrest andrest rest centers in this country for forthe forthe forthe the men of our merchant ma ma- V rine rive who see that the vital cargoes cargoes cargoes car car- goes of munitions and materials of war get t through rough to the fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing fronts War Var Prisoners aid which provides recreational educational and cultural materials materials materials mate mate- rials for prisoners of war to afford afford afford af af- af- af ford an antidote for the boredom so aptly termed barbed wire disease Approximately 32 cents out of every every every ev ev- ery national war fund dollar doUar will be spent to provide emergency relief for civilian victims of war in the nations of our Allies overrun and occupied by the Nazi invaders Assistance for the peoples of the Axis dominated nations includes food and clothing for Chinese war orphans medical kits and medicine for the Yugoslavs subsistence rations for millions of starving Greeks seeds to replant the scorched earth of Russia dried milk for undernourished Norwegian school children food packages fo for Belgian refugees seed packets for British Victory gardens to ease the critical food shortage aid for millions millions millions mil mil- lions of Polish refugees scattered throughout the world care in this country for child evacuees from Europe food an and l clothing for needy people of France and aid of various kinds for war victims of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Luxembourg Denmark Holland Holland Holland Hol Hol- land and Italy The remainder of the war fund dollar including two-thirds two for administration administration administration ad ad- ministration will be held in a contingent contingent contingent contin contin- gent fund for emergency needs and unforeseen developments resulting from the liberation of occupied na The home front army will take to its task with the following following following follow follow- ing message of inspiration from Gen Dwight D. D Eisenhower supreme commander of the Allied expeditionary force All AH Americans know it is a privilege privilege privilege lege to contribute to the national and community war funds in this year of liberation Complementing Complement Complement- ing our military campaigns the services which flow from these funds reach out to friends and neighbors at home and abroad and to the oppressed peoples of oC the world Signed Dwight D D. D er cr I |
