Evening star., 1943-09-19
Increased Need Cited
By WiIIett in Outline
Of War Fund Budqef

The Community War Fund has,
night released its l943 budget in.
crease breakdown to explain VIII,
the campaign goal next month vii,
represent a 20 per cent increase owe,
last year.
The increase generally consists OF
expanding services to men and
women IN uniform, to war prisoners
and to the homeless and destitute
people OF the United Nations.
In addition, a number of oreani-
zations have become part of the
Community War Fund for the first
time this year--including the United
Seaman'S Service.
The other increases which add I'D
to an overall goal Of $4,000. 900 are
represented by an IL per cent in
crease for Community Chest aee1,-
cies because Of the rise in living
costs and by the addition Of sew
eral agencies in Montgomery County
which last year made separate ap-
peals.
Cites Need of Increases,
Whenever campaign goal is in
creased" said Herbert L. Willett. il. ).
executive director. Of the campaign,
people want to know why and they
deserve to know, because increases
are always easily explained in human
terms"
He gave as an example the amount
Washington is asked to provide for
the USO, $765,661, an increase of "a
per cent over the goal of last year.
This, he explained, was due to USO
expansion which now has more than
doubled its centers to a, total of
1900.
ANY one who reads the news of
the growing Army, Navy and Marine
Corps" he said, can easily under
stand why more USO service is es-
sential. Naturally, it costs more.
Incidentally, more than $500 900 of
this money will be used in and
around Washington-in II or more
USO centers, where men and women
in uniform and Government workers
are entertained and given a touch
OF home away from home"
War Relief Doubled.
The appropriation of $5l, 1862 for
the United Seamens Service, he ex-
planned, is new expense but "is
necessary because we owe every bit
Of help and entertainment we can
give to the brave men who are carry
ing our war supplies to far corners
Of the earth"
Aid ITO the United Nations War
Relief has practically doubled this
year. Mr.. Willett pointed out that
not only do the war relief societies
OF Great Britain, Greece, Poland,
Holland, Russia and China have
more people to care for this year and
next than they did previously, but
other countries also need help. For
the latter reason, he said, relief or
ganizations for Belgium, France,
Luxembourg, Norway, Czechoslovak-
Ia and Yugoslavia have become a
part Of the Community War Fund
this year, adding new item to the
budget.
Closely related to the United Ma
tions relief agencies, he added, are
the War Prisoners Aid COMMITTEES,
Refugee Relief Trustees and the
United States Committee for the
Care Of European Children.
Raises Detailed.
OF the four Community Chests in
cluded In the Community War
Fund, the Community Chest of
Washington, which takss in. the
ageiacies In Prince Georges County.
has asked for an II per cent in
crease over last year because food
and other supplies have increased
IN cost, and salaries have been
somewhat increased, although they
are still below Government levels,
Mr.. Willett said.
The Arlington County Community
Chest has asked for % per cent
increase to meet the expanded de-
mands Of its war-swollen popula-
ton, Mr.. Willett explained. The
Fairfax County Chest has asked for
9 70 per cent increase in its budget
to provide for increased recreation
and care for children.
THE highest increase in any
budget" Mr.. Willett said, '.is that
OF Montgomery County's newly or
ganized Community Chest because,
In the last campaign, Montgomery
County has no chest. The campaign