| Show national war fund drive almost half of money to go toward cheering U S fighters 0 I 1 A 4 ier T r A 4 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 workers wor hers enlisted under the aegis ol of the national war fund and u united war chests is seeking contributions for the support ot of local welfare services and to provide for or the needs ot of the men and women of our own armed forces american prisoners ot of war the men 0 of our merchant marine and civilian war victims among the united nations the combined objective of the volunteers in this army Is contributions in excess of beneficiaries of this vast fund will be an estimated people who in some way wilt will be touched by the services of the federated war chests and the 22 member agencies of the national war fund when thi the operations of this vast I 1 army have been concluded it is believed that thai approximately individuals and family groups will have contributed to the vital work of the various organizations both at home and in tome some 91 major geographical areas on six continents out ot of every dollar contributed lor for the national nat lonal war fund agencies 46 cents will be spent to provide comfort entertainment and relaxation for our own armed forces the expenditure of this proportion of contributions will finance the activities of the following organizations USO which brings a touch of horne home to our fighting forces in some units from alaska to brazil and from new toi milland to hawaii USO camp shows which carry professional entertainment around the globe to ofir our servicemen and women la in combat zones in base stations and hospitals united service which maintains a chain of hotels on six continents and rest refit centers til in this country for the men of our merchant ma inc who see that hat the vital cargoes of 0 munitions and materials of war get through to the fight tog ing fronts war prisoners aid which provides recreational educational and cultural materials for or prisoners of war to afford an antidote for the boredom so 80 aptly termed barbed wire I 1 disease approximately 32 cents out of every national war fund dollar will be spent to provide emergency relief tor for civilian victims of war la in the nations of our allies overrun and occupied by the nazi invaders Asgis assistance tance lor for the peoples ol of the axis dominated nations includes food and clothing for chinese war orphans medical kits and medicine lor for the yugoslavs Yugo slavs subsistence rations for or millions of starving greeks seeds to replant the scorched earth of dried milli milk tor for undernourished norwegian school children food packages for belgian refugees seed packets for british victory gardens to edse ease the critical food shortage aid tor for millions of polish refugees scattered throughout the world care in this country lor for child evacuees es from europe food and clothing lor for needy people ol of france and aid of various kinds for war victims ol of czechoslovakia luxembourg denmark holland hoi and italy the remainder of the war fund dollar including two thirds tor for ad ministration will be held in a contingent fund tor for emergency needs and unforeseen developments resulting from the liberation of occupied nations the home front army will take to its task talk with the follow fallow ing message of inspiration from gen dwight D eisenhower Elsen hower supreme commander of f the he allied expeditionary force all americans know it is a privilege to contribute to the national mid and community wr war funds la in this year of el liberation complementing our oar military Lampa igus the services which flow from these lands funds reach out to friends and neighbors at tome home and abroad mind nd to the oppressed peoples of the world signed dwight D er 11 |
