The midland journal., 1945-10-19
Md.'s Victory Loan
will Open Soon
Schools Again Play Part;
Executive Committee
Announced -

The Victory Loan Drive, summon
ing the nation to Finish the job,' Will
open in Maryland this month October
29) to raise state quota of $l7O,-
100000 in Victory Bonds.
S. Page Nelson, President Of the
Savings Bank of Baltimore, is the
newly-appointed chairman of the
Maryland War Finance Committee
for the Victory Loan. In accepting
the appointment, Mr.Nelson strongly
urged the full support of every indl-
vidual and corporation in the State
"from school children buying war
stamps to large organizations invest
ing heavily in Government securities
to put the country's last war bond
drive substantially over its quota"
"The Victory Loan is an absolute
necessity for Government financing
at this time" Mr.. Nelson continued,
sand l feel confident that every
Marylander will be ready to buy bonds
needed to purchase vast supplies OF
medical equipment for our war
wounded, to supply and maintain our
occupation forces in Germany and
japan, to cover veterans benefits and
to meet the many costs of reconver-
sion from war to peace"
Maryland schools will again play an
important part in carrying out the
war bond program in the State. Dr.
Thomas G. Pullen, Jr., State Educa-
ton Chairman for the Victory Loan,
has announced that students of public
private and parochial schools have
been asked to finance completely
equipped $4,000 hospital "units" fol-
472 Army, Navy and Air Force vet
Grams as their part in the Victory
Loan
A pre-drive campaign already has
been launched in city and county
schools to start the sale of bonds for
the hospital facilities and will con-
tinue after the Victory Loan ends on
December until the schools close for
Christmas vacation.
Several county schools have an
nounced their quotas for the drive.
Catonsville High School will work to-
wards a goal of four $4,000 "units",
which will cover complete medical and
hospital care for four wounded serv-
icemen." Oak Grove School in Upper
Marlboro, Prince Georges County, has
opened a campaign to buy enough
Victory Bonds to finance hospital
bed and wheel chair.
Er,Y,1-1;,, u;rL Coboo1 OF Poictorc
town, Nd, is planning to make the
first week in November "Victory Loan
Week." and Victory Loan activities
will be particularly emphasized dur
ing that time. The Sixth District
Consolidated School at Freeland, will
sponsor Victory Loan program on
October 18.
Nanticoke High School at Nanti-
coke, Wicomico County, has set aside
the dates between October 25 and
October 81 to hold an "all out" effort
for the Victory Loan. Allegheny
High School at Cumberland is staging
a Victory Loan poster contest in the
art department of the school.
Governor O'Conor and Mayor Theo-
dore R. McKeldin of Baltimore will
serve as the only honorary members
of the State Executive Committee
during the Victory Loan. Among
those who will serve as active men,
bers are:
Walter N. Ruth, executive vice.
chairman; Major General Philip
Hayes, Commanding the Third Serv-
ice, Command; Mrs. Sydney M. Cone,
Women's Division; and Holmes D.
Baker, of Frederick, county activities.
DR.. Thomas B. Symons, Dean of the
Agricultural College of the University
of Maryland, chairman of agriculture;
the Reverend Doctor Leo ]. McCor-
mick, state superintendent of paro-
chial schools; DR.. Thomas G. Pullen,
state education director, and DR.,
David E. Weglein, director of Balti-
more schools, all representing state
schools in the drive.