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Show National War Fund Drive: Almost Half of Money to Go j Toward Cheering U. S. Fighters ' rine who see that the vital cargoes car-goes of munitions and materials of war get through to the fighting fight-ing fronts; War Prisoners aid, which provides recreational, educational and cultural materials mate-rials for prisoners of war to afford af-ford an antidote for the boredom so aptly termed "barbed wire disease." A "home front" army four million strong went into action ac-tion 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 10,000 communities throughout the United States, this army of volunteer volun-teer workers, enlisted under the aegis of the national war fund and united war chests, is seeking contributions con-tributions for the support of local welfare services and to provide for the needsof 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 con-tributions in excess of $250,000,-000. $250,000,-000. Beneficiaries of this vast fund will be an estimated 60,000,-000 60,000,-000 people who, in some way, will be touched by the services of the federated war chests and the 22 member agencies of the Approximately 32 cents out of every ev-ery national war fund dollar will be spent to provide emergency relief for civilian victims of war in the nations of our Allies, overrun and occupied by the Nazi invaflers. 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 Norwegiar school children; food packages for Belgian refugees; seed packets fo: British Victory gardens to ease the critical food shortage; aid for millions mil-lions of Polish refugees scattered throughout the world; care in thi imuu6iiuui uie wuria; care in this country for child evacuees frorr Europe; food and clothing for needy people of France; and aid of various kinds for war victims of Czechoslovakia, Czechoslo-vakia, Luxembourg, Denmark, Holland Hol-land and Italy. The remainder of the war fund dollar, including two-thirds for administration, ad-ministration, will be held in a contingent contin-gent fund for emergency needs anc unforeseen developments resultinf from the liberation of occupied na tions. national war fund. When the operations of this vast army have been concluded, it is believed be-lieved that approximately 35,000,000 individuals and family groups will have contributed to the vital work of the various organizations, both at home and in some 91 major geographical geo-graphical areas on six continents. v Out of every dollar contributed for the national war fund agencies, 46 cents will be spent to provide comfort, com-fort, entertainment and relaxation for our own armed forces. The expenditure of this proportion propor-tion of contributions will finance the activities of the following organizations: or-ganizations: USO, which brings a touch of home to our fighting forces in some 3,000 units from Alaska to Brazil and from Newfoundland New-foundland to Hawaii; USO camp shows, which carry professional entertainment around the globe to our servicemen and women in combat zones, in base stations and hospitals; United Seamen's service, which maintains a chain of hotels on six continents and rest centers in this country for the men of our merchant ma- The "home-front" army will take to its task with the following follow-ing message of inspiration from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander of the Allied expeditionary force:"All Americans know it is a privilege privi-lege to contribute to the national and community war funds in this year of liberation. Complementing 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 the world. (Signed) Dwight D. Eisenhower." |