The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-08-28
WAR BOND
BANNERS GIVEN
LOCAL PLANTS

THE important job in this country
right now is killing" says Frank Is
hey of the Michigan War Bond Com
mitteeu 1t cost 5000 10 kill man
in the NapOleonic wars. and $4,000 In
the Civil War. 1t cost $:9JO,OOO to kill
man in World War /, and it will
cost SJO0.OOO or more in this war. We
now have only one job-victory. We
have only one gOal-a just peace"
ISbey asked over 600 employees OF
Michigan Alkali Company, both north
and south plants, the j. B. Ford Com
pany and the j. b. Ford Sales Com
pany, their wives and families, and in
tereSted citizens of WyandOtte who
witnessed the presentation Of a bulls
eye flag and six Minute Man banners
Friday afternoon, To repeat over and
over again l 4 ID y Mt ALI De
ponds on Me. Our job at home Is to
fully support those making the real
sacrifice by purchasing war savings
bonds and stamps. Ten per cent OF all
cur incomes is necessary for victory"
w. K. TOrrey, vice president Of both
the J. b. Ford Company and Michigan
Alkali Company, received the bullseye
flag for the employees of the ]. B.
Ford Sales Company, whose average
subscription TO war bonds is 104 per
cent of their earnings. A lone con-
scientiOus objector holds the Ford
Sales Company employees participation
to 30 12-1OO per cent. Five Of the
branch offices Of this national Organi.
zatiOn exceed l. per cent In their
monthly purchase of war bonds, the
Cleveland office being tops with 146
per cent.
The officials of Local 1227O, Dis
trict 80, UMWACIO, Louis Zygai,
president; Henry Denman, secretary
treasurer; Reg Hodges. recording Sec
rotary; Dan Buckley, Alex Burke and
Robert Wilson, grievance chairmen,
and the superintendent Of the three
plants of Michigan Alkali and J. B.
Ford Companies, Francis Griffith,
Milton Moore and Jerry Anglers, re-
ceived Minute Man banners at Fri
days rally on behalf Of the employees
signifying voluntary bond purchases
by more than 80 per cent of all on the
payrOlls. This week the drive to secure
10 per cent war bond purchases from
at least 80 per cent of all the employees
of these WyandOtte plants will con-
tinue
Frank Isbey, chairman of the Mich
igan War Bond Committee, was intro.
duced by h. L. Ford, president of both
Michigan Alkali and j. b. Ford Com.
panies. Dick LeClair, Of Wyandotte,
who was wounded AZ times at Pearl
HarbOr, was the guest of honor. Mr..
Isbey stated that Dick has helped sell
millions Of dollars worth Of war bonds,
and is, in his estimation, better sales
man for the government than the
movie queens.
lSbey told his audience, We've been
licked so far, and wen probably be-
licked some more. Our flag has been
hauled down in foreign lands because
OF surrender due TO sheer exhaustion.
Our job is to raise our flag again.
Buying war bonds and stamps Is our
part of that jOb-we who are produc-
ton soldiers at home" Isbey also
stated that he believed that soon one
out of every four and one-half men of
military age will be in the armed
forces.
Mrs. Colin Kelly" stated Isbey,
when told of her husbands death
dive that blew up a Jap battleship
said, Didn't he give them something
to remember him by The government
has drafted both men and materials.
Being democracy, l know there will
be no begging for money in Wyandotte.
There can be no neutrals in this war.
Ten per cent Of your Saturday night
pay check for war bonds is necessary
for victory"
Music was furnished by the drum
and bugle corps Of the Ladies' Auxil-
1ary OF Wyandotte Post, No. 1875. of
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars. A guard
OF honor from the Veterans of FOreiSn
Wars assisted in the flag raising. OF.
ficias Of the city Of Wyandotte and
OF the American Legion post were also
present. A platoon Of Michigan AIkali-
j. b. Ford plant protection officers
thanked the platform. Various officials
OF the ]. b. Ford Sales Company. the
Michigan Alkah Company, and the j.
Il. Ford Sales Company were seated
on the platform in a reserved section.
A special detail Of Wyandotte police
assisted in traffic arrangements.