The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-11-19
WAR SAVINGS STAFF TO launch
WOMEN AT WAR WEEK, NOV. Y
$4,000 Organize To Roll Up
Greatest Weeks Volume
Of War Bond Sules


lion American women, the most potent
war force on the nations home front,
prepared to launch "Women At War
Week From the gildcd halls of New
York to the weathered ranch houses
of the West, Miss and Mrs. America
swing into action on an intensive
SeVen-day drive, from November 22 To
November %. during which they will
weld themselves into IL unified force
dedicated To furthrring the war effort
through the sale and promotion of
War Savings Bonds
Beginning Sunday. November 20
and continuing through Saturday. No
vember 2S, Women At War Week"
will reach into every community Ia
participate actively in the war pro
gram through the sale purchase or
promotion of War Savings Bonds.
Planned by the Womcm'S Section of
the War Savings Staff of the Treasury
Department. th" program is intended,
through carefully organized activities,
10 allow the women of the nation to
demonstrate their abilities as believers
in, and buyers of War Bonds
From coast to coast Il continuing
program of special activities will mark
the week. In addition to womem'S
parades, rallies pag"antS and II host
of other special activities, the pro
gram will emphasize wOmenS import
ance in the current drive TO enroll
every one of the nations wage earn
erS in the plan for regular purchase of
Bonds through payroll savings.
That the slogan, Top That 10 Per
Cent by New Years. applies 10 the
army of women workers as we'll aS
men will b" stressed during Women
At War Week"
Through scores of WOmrn'S organ
izationS, such aS business, social
cviic fraIeimal and welfare groups,
the program will be carried to the
women of th" nation. Every phase of
Women's activities win be covered
IiomemdkcrS will be shown the vital
part they can play in lh" victory drive
through arranging home tlIHncrs so as
10 provide for lhe regular purchase of
War Bonds.
Some : 300, 600 women now engaged in
war work Will b" shown their import
ancG in the payroll savings picture, rs
Will the millions of other women cu-
ployed in various other fields. Wives
will be called upon to Impress their
working husbands with ia" absolute
necessity of Investing at least 10 per
cent Of their pay in Bonds.
outWardlN "WOmpn Al War Week
will max" itself felt in every com
munity through Il series of women
sponsored displays. Plans have been
mad" for lorchlght parad"s. fashion
shows. War Bond teas, rallies, store
window displays, victory balls, Stamp
and Bond booths, pag"ants, community
sings and Bond MHrIiS GI;IS. In each
instance, the sal" and promotion Of
War Bonds Will b" the them" of li"
activity.
In NOR" than 400 communities viz
tory Display committees, CONFUSED of
representatives of slUr" display de
parmcnis, Will cooperate in utilizing
store windows for promoting TIA" Week.
Womcn'S hom" front activities win h"
dramaizcd in the displays nS well aS
products produced 10y III" ever grow
ing army of women workers in war in
duStricS. \ number of localities hay"
planned exhibits of what women did
in helping to win previous wars, such
rs Knitting World War socks and
bandagcs of civil War vintage.
Stamp and Bond booths which now