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Show (?TfQ)IIIPPJT Til M y ujliriliiyli 1 JHlLlr& 4 ABOUT II 1 ill ISM U Li LiL Vjy Li u u LI L-3 u u U Li Li Li Lsw U u LI I r :j r-;.. - . ,, , .. . : -w, m tic ' ! THE 7th WAR LOAN starts May 14. Americans as ir.divid- , voted by. Congress to help our veterans get siarted again in civilian life. uals are taking on their biggest quota to date 7 billion dollars, 4 billions in That's the least we can do in return for what they've done for us. ; E Bonds alone. You may be wondering, "Why this biggest of all individual quotas now? Winning the Peace Haven't we already reached the peak?" A fair question requiring a straight answer. There are other weighty reasons for supporting the 7th War Loan reasons ; vr that take us from the present to the future. ' Tl MAnA lr MJJ J. U.. Bv investing in the 7th War Loan, the patriotic American is safeguarding I The Money IS Needed tor War his own future, his country's future. The Battle of Japan has just begun. It must be backed up, paid for, fought for By putting every dollar over rock-bottom expenses into the purchase of by a free people, intent on sweeping the Pacific clear of fascist hate forever. War Bonds, he is delivering a body blow to wartime Inflation thus putting With the war in the West our first and major concern, we have not yet been d on the cost of living and maintaining intact the purchasing power of the I able to go all-out in the East. But neither has the Jap. dMar- At tne same tune too he 13 insuring the country and himself against The war to crush Japan will be bigger, tougher, and longer than most SjynfwLJf deflati0Mith itS de J Americans expect. The Allied Military Command has estimated that it will pi0Vment ana neartacne. I take years, not months. . bo save tor your, country save for yourself. In helping your country, you ! 'The destruction of Japan's armies has not yet reached the annual rate of TSS neThomTi rTwT ? j normal replacements-between 200 000 and 250,000 men a year. And the Jap, St I as our men in the Pacific know, fights to the death. , Savings Bonds " b" lu yvur yuai man united states As far as Japan is concerned, the outer Empire-and the men who defend . ' . it are expendables. The Jap will fight the Battle of Japan from inside the Making 2 3 inner Empire, of which I wo Jima was an outpost. And Iwo Jima, according r. i to Admiral Nimitz, was a pattern of the resistance our forces may expect to 7 . ye 7,ere be only tw War Loan Drives, not three. But in those two meet in future offensives. . drives the Government will have to raise almost as much money from indi- . viduals as m the three drives last year. That means bigger extra bonds in. the ! New Tasks New Needs -Because only by buying more can we make 2 take the place of 3. j n. , l , ,r The 26 rnillion Americans who buy bonds on payroll savings are already off I 1 he single greatest obstacle to our crushing of Japan is distance. While 'in the t0 a nying start! These patriotic men and women began their buying in April j Battle of Europe supply ships from our bases in England had only an over- And tney will keep on buying extra bonds through May and June' j f t Tmakf158 PaCifiC W l0ng-reaCh taMng UP ItS n77 t0 r6St f Ur turn t0 - To raise the vast , , lu o monins to maKe. needed every American will have to dig deeper into current income die ing eqS mentPan 1,?ack"breaking eflort overpower- deepermto cash reserves. Only by buying bigger extra bonds can we stretch Millions of fighting men freshly outfitted and equipped will have to be Let all Americans do their part for their own sake for their mnntrv's moved from Europe halfway around the globe and supplied day-in, day-out If you have an income wWW i i j country s. by hundreds of new ships now building. Wte'toTtoLV More of everything will be needed. More B-29's. More tanks, half-tracks, qUta m,ake lt! jeeps, and trucks. More rockets, mortars, airborne radar. ' " ' T A whole new air force is in creation huge new bombers dwarfing the Super- - QUOrA ' ' ' ffF HI fortress-fast new jet-propelled combat planes, the P-80 or "Shooting Star," Turaverag Tmonal I maturity f m.chty) cormng off the hnes by thousands. income war bnd value of These are just some of the 101 ways in which your dollars are needed more PER MONTH ,Si (cash'valuei b?r lOAN p-rS than ever to bring America's might to its full strength so that we may crush . 1 GHT teff our foe the faster, make an end of killing, and bring our men back home 250 ' $i87.so $250 g 22S"250 ; 150.00 200 Jf t 1 And Lest We Forget . ZZl iStf l&M The sick, wounded and disabled will require medical attention and care. 100-14 37.50 rHYm Many millions of dollars will be required for mustering-out pay and benefits 1 Under 100 s.7s 25 i 1 I t All OUT T-QR THE MIGHTY 7ih WAR LOAN "Ofninx)T?rin nnnp rnrpn |