Evening star., 1943-06-29
u. 5. Flag Association
Honors Press, Radio
For War Bond Aid
Speakers Praise Both
Industries as Guordions
Of American Freedom

The newspapers and radio stations
Of the Nation were praised as guard
ians of freedom yesterday, as they
collectively were awarded the United
! States Flag Associations Cross of
Honor for their part in the recent
Flag Week War bond campaign.
The tributes were paid at a spe-
E-cial Flag Association luncheon in
the National Press Building audi
torium. Speakers reported that the
special bond drive, under Joint spon-
sorship OF the Flag Association and
the Treasury Department., is ex-
pected, when final figures are in, to
exceed its goal of an increase of
100,000.000 above normal in War
bond sales during the week of June
to IA.
The luncheon also was marked by
awards to the association and its
director, William F.. Seals. Mr.. Seals
and the association, represented by
Brig. Gen. Frank r. Keefer, vice
president, were presented with the
Treasury Department. citation for
distinguished service.
Citations for Press.
Citations from the association ac-
companied the Cross of Honor
awards to newspapers and radio
stations. The citation for the news
papers was lin recognition of the
truly great patriotic services they
are rendering to preserve our free
dom, and in grateful acknowledge
ment Of their daily conduct, which
demonstrates the immeasurable
value to America Of the guarantee
of a free press and our system of
free enterprise"
The scroll given the radio stations
praiased their contribution to the
bond campaign and their high
ethical standards and conduct"
Further praise of the press and
broadcasters came from Walter D
Fuller of Philadelphia. president of
the Curtis Publishing Co. and execu-
tive chairman of the Flag Associa-
ton National Council, who made
the formal presentation of the
crosses-the associations highest
decoration.
Sees Unity Promoted.
Mr.. Fuller called attention to the
success of press and radio in i'm
posing voluntary censorship and
said that both agencies have done
great deal to unity American
people in the war effort.
Without our free press and radio
we IN America would have been as
dlsunited and apathetic as Hitler
once thought we were" he said.
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president
OF George Washington University
and a director of the association
presided over the meeting.
One thing that stands out TODAY -
he said, "is the belief of the people
IN our press. That has been well
earned"
Accepting the Crosses of Honor as
representatives of press and radio
were LlnWood I. Noyes of Ironwood
Mich, president of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association
and Neville Miller, president of the
National Association of Broad
casters.
Bell Urges Purchases.
Mr.. Noyes pledged that 80 long
as Old Glory waves over a free
America the newspapers will con-
tlnue to work with it,
Mr.. Miller said that 80 long as
we have free press and free radio
in the United States I am sure the
flag of the United States will re-
main free"
In a speech hailing success of the
Flag Week bond drive, Daniel w
Bell, Undersecretary of the Treas.
ury, called for further bond pur.
chases. He told the meeting:
Americans who want to show
their love of country-their devotion
to its principles and ideals-need not
wait for Flag Week, nor for War
pond drives. They can show it quiet.
ly, effectively, sincerely by buying
War bonds every day, every week
or every month in the year"