The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
DRIVE
 GOING GREAT
Waterbury Attains $8l,- 400 to Date in N. E. Lib=
 berty Ship Campaign

Waterbury has attaned a total of $81 400 through the Franco Amer jeans in the New England Liberty Ship Bond Drive.
 Assisting at the Victory House on the Green in Exchange Place Thurs day were Patrolman Conrad Baril. Mrs. Romeo Dumouchel, Mrs. Alfred Pepin, Frank Massicote, Robert Les carde, Mrs. Anita Lemieux, Mrs. Leo Pepin, Mrs. Homer Bernier, Mrs Robert Schneider, Ida Demers. Ce- cile Frechette, and the following Girl Scouts from Troop 15: Berna- dette Cyr. Jeanne Farrell, Patricia Farrell, Natalie Gurskyfl, Rosemary Marin, Jeanne Hebert and Irene Guilbeault
 The N. E. Liberty Ship Bond drive was first suggested to the Franco American group by the Treasury De- partment as a forerunner of other drives to be conducted by other foreign language speaking groups and is intended to reach principally the small investor, the man who purchases bonds under the payroll deduction plan, of whom we ask that he purchase more than he al ready does. By far the greater part of bonds sold in this drive are of the smaller denominations and this represents additional sales which the Treasury would not otherwise have. If viewed in this respect. the goal was a substantial one and it is most gratifying to see that it is being reached.
 The drive extends to all the New England States, each state having a quota, that of Connecticut being $9OO, 1000 and each town or city within the state having substantial Franco American population having its own quota. The largest quota in Connecticut is that of Hartford $138,0O0. Next there come Water bury with $9o,00O. Putnam with $78,O0O. Willimantic with $7O,OOO Bristol with $6O,000. Taftville with $52,000 and so on down the line.
 To date, the following places have achieved their full quota. Hartford Taftville. Norwich, Putnam ard Jewett City. Fest results have bsen had ill JeWett City and the Taft Norwich area. Putnam has it. self almost tripled it's quota. Our total sales to date in the entire state amount to about $715,000. We have confidence that we shall reach the full quota. Some localities have not yet made a report but are eX- pected to make fine showing such as Meriden and New Britain.
 The objective of the drive is to allow the Franco-American group to select names for three Liberty ships. A special committee is now working on this matter and re- port will be made some time in September A total of Is names will be submitted from which the Maritime Commission will select three. If we reach $8,O0OOO0 we shall name four ships. A Liberty ship costs in the neighborilood of $2,OOO,O00
 It is most worthwhile drive. It has brought together in single enterprise all of the Franco Ameri- can groups of New England. The general committee is headed by Father Aime c. Boire of Manchester, N. H., an outstanding bond sales man and orator. Each state has had its coordinator, the general CO., ordinator being U. s. Marshal Henry Goguen of Leominster. Mass. In Connecticut, it has been Adhemar Brodeur of Putnam. From the very outset, we had the wholehearted CO., operation of our bishop, Maurice McAuliffe, who undertook to send letters to all French priests in the diocese and letters to be read from the pulpit. He subscribed for the first bond sold in the drive. AS much as possible, priests in every locality are engaged in the work. Announcements are constantly made from the pulpit.
 We are satisfied that we have had the help and cooperation of all parties and we urge everyone to make a special last minute effort to go beyond quotas.