Evening star., 1944-01-14
WPB Employees
Begin War Bond
Cash Payments
Back Nelson's Plea
To Support Drive
Opening Tuesday

support of Chairman Donald M
Nelson's plea that a successful Ma
tionwide bond drive beginning next
Tuesday would encourage our troops
overseas and discourage the enemy
The same theme was expressed
In different language, by wounded
veteran who told liquor and wine
industry members here yesterday
that the speed with which war
materials are placed in the. hands
of our troops will determine the
number of lives lost and saved.
Celebrating the second year of his
dictatorship of WPB, Mr.. Nelson
yesterday afternoon opened WPB's
bond drive by saying a successful
campaign will express "our supreme
confidence in victory"
He had watched American troops
In England practice on beaches for
the coming European invasion; he
had been impressed with their skill.
fitness and courage for the difficult
task ahead, Mr.. Nelson said.
please remember" Mr.. Nelson
emphasized, you are merely asked
to loan money at interest, while
others are giving lives. We at WPB
perhaps know more about the cost
of war than any other agency in
Washington. 1t is our daily job
to help speed the manufacture of
needed war materials. WPB was
at the top of all agencies here in
the Third War Loan campaign: it
should be at the top of the Fourth
drive. The better all civilians at
home do their jobs and help their
Government, the sooner this war
will be over"
General Chairman William Muir
ply announced WPB has a quota
100000 higher than in the preced-
Ing drive, with employees asked to
invest IS per cent of their Novem-
Der salaries in War bonds in the
drive starting January 18, adding
that employees will be credited with
payroll deductions for two months.
We'll start our drive Friday, with
a bond booth in the main lobby"
he announced.
Liquor Industry Goal Set.
The liquor and wine industry
members, at meeting in Washing
ton Hotel, presided over by Thomas
E. Lodge, chairman of the ABC
Board and head of the industry
bond drive, were asked to buy or sell
S3,000,000 worth of bonds.
Corpl. Emery Gerbig, a patient
at Forest Glen, who escaped from
Corregidor on PIT boat and who
was wounded on New Georgia
Island, said it was his impression
that two-thirds of America last year
did not know war was going on.
Nobody knows a fight to the
death is going on except those doing
the fighting" he emphasized. "I
have seen bodies of our boys piled
high on beachheads. We went in
when we were ordered. We asked
no questions, gave no excuses. Some
people asked to buy War Bonds
make excuses, but excuses are not
accepted in the armed forces. They
give you a job TO do and you do it.
Tells of Jap Treachery.
when Jap walks into American
lines with his hands in the air. in
token of surrender, he is likely to
have a grenade in his pocket. with
the cap pulled He knows he will
be killed when it explodes, but he
is thinking not of himself but of
the Americans be may be able to
kill in that manner. He is a deadly
foe. This may sound like harsh
thing to say, but if all the people at
home who can afford to buy bonds
don't buy them, your sons might
not come back"
His plea followed exhortationS by
Mr. Lodge, who asked Washington
beverage dealers to do a good job
for America: by H. A. Beauermann
deputy manager of the District War
Finance Committee, and w. Richard
Harvey of the Treasury Depart
ments Retailers Bond Division. Mr..
Beauermann emphasized that Ja-
pan, like America, has never lost
war. He said the reported loss
of 595 American airmen in their
successful raid over Germany this
week should be IAN incentive to
those at home to help end the war
as quickly as possible" Mr.. Harvey
pointed out that the national re-
tail goal is 5000 for each retail store
employe, either through buying or
selling War Bonds.
Kiwanians Hear Plea.
Members of the Kiwanis Club,
meeting at the Mayfower Hotel,
were told by Chairman John E.
Reilly Of the District War Finance
Committee that dollars raised
through bond sales would accom-
plish these objectives:
(a) Successful prosecution of the
war, (b) maintenance of the eco
nomic security of our country and
Co promote attainment of our post
war national and international aims.
Stressing the dangers of imitation.
Mr.. Reilly said, "if we don't protect
the economic front, we may have
fought the war in vain, and peace
may bring conditions more cruel
than war itself" Pointing out that
some ,O0O,OOO,OOO either will be
saved or frittered away" after
available goods are consumed and
taxes paid, Mr.. Reilly said this sum
should be siphoned into War Bands
This amount, he added, represents
"dynamite-it is the inflationary
gap which must be closed"
Herbert Gill, new club president,
presided for the first time, and John
G. Scharf, chairman of the clubs
War, Activities Committee, intro
duced Mr.. Reilly.
Each of the four major radio net
works will devote "a hours of activ-
ity to promotion of the sale of War
Bonds in the forthcoming drive, the
Treasury Department announced, on
the following days: January 18,
Mutual Broadcasting System; jan
uary %, National Broadcasting Sys-
tenn; February /, Columbia Broad
casting System, and February 13,
Blue Network. The monetary value
Of local and network radio time
contributed for promotion of the sale
of War Bonds in the Third War