| Show national war fund drive almost half of money to go toward cheering U 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 ac communities throughout the united states this army of volunteer workers enlisted under the aegis of the national war fund and united war chests is seeking contributions for the support of 10 local cal welfare services and to provide for the needs of 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 ia this army is contributions in excess of beneficiaries of this vast fund will be an estimated people who in some way will be touched by the services of the federated war chests and the 22 member agencies of 0 the national war fund when the operations of this vast army have been concluded c it is believed that approximately irately individuals and family groups will have contributed to the vital work of the various organizations both at home and in some 91 major geographical areas on six continents out of every dollar contributed cont for fund agencies 46 the national war cents will be spent to provide comfort entertainment and relax relaxation aaion armed forces for our own the expenditure of this proportion of contributions will finance cnance the activities of the following organizations USO which brings bring S touch of home to our fighting a units from forces in some alaska to brazil brazi I 1 and from newfoundland found land to hawaii ila wail USO cam camp p shows which carry professional entertainment a round around the globe and women in in servicemen to our combat zones in basi base stations united seamans seaman S hospitals and which maintains a chain service I 1 of hotels on six continents and rest centers in abi this country for the men of our merchant ma ina rine who see that the vital cargoes ot of munitions and materials of war get through to the fighting fronts war prisoners aid which provides recreational educational and cultural materials for prisoners of war to afford an antidote for the boredom so aptly termed barbed wire disease approximately 32 cents out of every 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 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 Yugo slavs subsistence rations for millions of starving greeks seeds to replant the scorched earth of russia dried milk for undernourished norwegian school children food packages for foi belgian refugees seed packets for british victory gardens to ease the critical food shortage aid for millions of polish refugees scattered throughout the world care in this country for child evacuees es from europe fc food od and clothing for needy people of france and aid of various kinds for war victims of czechoslovakia luxembourg denmark holland and italy the remainder of the war fund dollar including two thirds for administration will be held in a contingent fund for emergency needs and and unforeseen developments resulting from the liberation of occupied nations the home front army will take to its task with the following mes message sage of inspiration from gen dwight D eisenhower supreme commander of the allied expeditionary force all americans know it is a privilege to contribute to the national and community war funds in this year of liberation complementing our military campaigns campain ns 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 |
