Show Straight Talk About Victory Bond Drive Washington D D. C. C The C.-The The war is over Over Over- ver- ver but that's not the whole story Lets Let's finish the job This was the appeal by bythe bythe bythe the War Finance Division of or the the Treasury Treas- Treas Treasury ury as the Victory Loan passed its its half halfway h l way mark Why must we have a Victory Loan 1 To pay the bills bUls for munitions still unpaid 2 To pay the cost of guarding Ger Ger- Germany Germany Germany many and Japan 3 To pay for the care of our wound wound- wounded ed and disabled 4 To pay off ort and provide benefits for over ov r veterans to be dis dis- discharged dish dis- dis discharged charged h by next July 5 To keep the lid Ud on price inflation The Victory Loan Drive opened Octo Octo- October October October ber 29 and extends through December Dec 8 1945 Its ltd eleven billion dollar quota In Includes In- In Includes eludes a four billion bUlion dollar goal for In Individual in- in individual individual Americans A lot of ot money I ITHE ITIlE THE TIlE MONEY lO E IS NEEDED Why The Treasury must meet the enormous enormous enormous ous obligations incurred in the achievement achieve achieve- achievement achievement ment of victory Government expenditures expendi expendi- expenditures expenditures tures are being drastically reduced reduced and and this will continue Despite this how how- however however however ever the aftermath of or war carries grave responsibilities that must not be shirked and in facing this task every Americans American's help is needed Before the end of 1945 the peoples people's Treasury must look to the I people for support I ARMY l AIt AND A D NAVY r A substantial Army and Navy must be maintained until order Is restored throughout the world It means a fight fight- fightIng fightIng Ing tag force to stand watching watching and and wait- wait waitIng and log Ing and hoping but still watching It means supplying occupation o forces with equipment supplies pay small pay small Indeed compared to the value of their precious extra days away from home but all adding up to a lot of ot money The Army estimate is that as late as July 1 I 1946 some rome of our finest will remain on guard overseas There are in hospitals The Navy plans to discharge by September 1 I 1946 leaving only In service by then then but but that's a year away The Navy still has a big Job to do BRINGING OUR OUR BOYS BOYS nOYS HOME i Millions lons of homes are waiting for the millions of our boys and many girls who i have bave peen Deen away too long We must bring I them back quickly with every attention to to their needs Travel Is Js costly Its It's an expense well we'll gladly pay A fair estimate estimate ate of ot the cost of bringing our forces home me is is CUtE CARE OF Ot THE TIIE WOUNDED ROUNDED We Wo cannot pay pay this debt We can only Continued on Page u |