Evening star., 1944-01-14

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| BocE Nelson's PIeo
To Support Drive
Opening Tuesday
War Production Board employs
today began making cash payment
toward Fourth War Loan Bonds II
support Of Chairman Donald M
Nelson's plea that a successful Ma,
tionwide bond drive beginning mex
Tuesday would encourage our troop,
overseas and discourage the enemy
The same theme was expressed
In different language, by q wounded
veteran who told liquor and win,
industry members here yesterday
that the speed with which wal
materials are placed in the hand.
Of our troops will determine the
number of lives lost and saved.
Celebrating the second year of hi.
dictatorship of WPB, Mr.. Nelson
yesterday afternoon opened WPB.
bond drive by saying a successful
campaign will express "our supreme
confidence In victory"
Tells Of Troops in England.
He had watched American troop.
in England practice on beaches fol
the coming European invasion; HI
had been impressed with their skill
fitness and courage for the difficult
task ahead, Mr.. Nelson said.
please remember" Mr.. Nelsor
emphasized, you are merely askee
to loan money at interest, Will.
others are giving lives. We at WIPE
perhaps know more about the cos
Of war than any other agency IL
Washington. It is our daily jot
to help speed the manufacture O,
needed war materials. WPB wa.
at the top OF all agencies here ir
the Third War Loan campaign; Il
should be at the top Of the Fourth
drive. The better all civilians al
home do their jobs and help theil
Government, the sooner this wal
will be over"
General Chairman William Muir.
ply announced WPB has a quota
sl00 900 higher than in the preced.
Ing drive, with employees asked te
invest IS per cent of their Novem.
Der salaries in War bonds In the
drive starting January 18, addins
that employees will be credited with
payroll deductions for two months
We'll start our drive Friday, with
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 Thoma.
E. Lodge, chairman of the ABC
Board and head of the industry
bond drive. we're asked to buy or sci
100000 worth of bonds.
Corpl. Emery Gerbig, a patien,
at Forest Glen. who escaped from
Corregidor on a PIT boat and who
was wounded on New Georgis
Island said it was his impression
that two-thirds Of America last yeal
did not know war was going on
Nobody knows a fight to tn,
death is going on except those doinl
the fighting" he emphasized. "I
have seen bodies of our boys piled
high on beachhesds We went ii
when we were ordered. We asked
no questions, gave no excuses. Som,
people asked to buy War Bond
make excuses, but excuses are no
accepted in the armed forces. They
give you job to do and you do it.
Tells Of Jap Treachery.
when Jap walks into American
lines with his hands in the air, II
token of surrender, he is likely t.
have a grenade in his pocket, with
the cap pulled. He knows he will
be killed when it explodes, but h.
is thinking not of himself but Of
the Americans be may be able tt
kill In that manner. He is a deadly
foe. This may sound like a harsh
thing to say, but if all the people al
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 jot
for America; by H. A. Beauermanr
deputy manager of the District Wal
Finance Committee, and w. Richard
Harvey of the Treasury Depart.
ment's Retailers Bond Division. Mr.
Beauermann emphasized that ia.
pan, like America, has never lost
war. He said the reported los:
Of 595 American airmen in theil
successful raid over Germany thi.
week should be IAN incentive tt
those at home to help end the wal
as quickly as possible" Mr.. Harvey
pointed out that the national re.
tail goal is $500 for each retail! store
employe, either through buying OF
selling War Bonds.
Kiwanians Hear Plea.
Members of the Kiwanis Club
meeting at the Mayflower 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 anc
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 crue
than war ITSELF" Pointing out thai
some $50 1000 10000 either will be
saved or frittered away" after
available goods are consumed anc
taxes paid. Mr.. Reilly said this sum
should be siphoned into War Bands
This amount, he added, represent:
"dynamite-it is the inflationary
gap which must be closed"
Herbert Gill, new club president
presided for the first time, and Johr
G.. Scharf, chairman of the club!
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