Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-08
War Loan Campaign
Workers Are Warned
Wars Only Half Over

AS America turned to the war In
the Pacific workers here in the
Forthcoming Seventh War Loan
campaign, opening officially next
Monday, were spurred by warnings
from their leaders that the fight is
only half over and, the home front
must support its fighting men in
their struggle against Japan.
The challenge was sounded at a
so-called Kickoff" luncheon of the
District War Finance Committee
yesterday at the Mayflower Hotel
Speakers stressed the dangers ahead
and warned volunteers not to relax
because of the termination of hos
tilities in Europe.
Signs prominently erected around
the hotel ballroom read, Germany
surrenders. Japan is next!"
Stirred by News.
More than 500 leaders in the
forthcoming drive were stirred by
announcements from the platform
of the surrender of Germany and
by martial display of flags of the
Army, Navy, Marines and Coast
Guard by a color guard marching
to field music of the Marines. A
silent player of Thanksgiving for
"the end of the European conflict
and for success of our fighting
forces in the Pacific" impressively
opened the program.
The theme of Japan next" was
stressed by Wilmer j. Walle
chairman of the District War Fl
nance Committee, who presided, by
1t. Col. Roswell P. Rosengren
wounded veteran, and by Billy Re-
paid, VOL radio newscaster. The
Marine Band Orchestra furnished
music. 'The Star Spangled Ban
ner" and God Bless America" were
sung by Miss Hollace Shaw, the
Vivian" of radio fame.
Rounds of applause greeted MI
Walters declaration that now ECU.
rope is out of the war, the japanese
soon will be given the full attention
of America and it's Allies"
Warning of the fanaticism of the
Japanese, Mr.. Waller pointed to thu
capture of millions of Germans,
while only about 5000 japanese
have been taken alive.
THE last lap of any race is thu
hardest" he declared. I'VE mus
not fail now that we are going dowr
the home stretch. We have got tt
show our fighting men in the Pacific
that we know the war is not over
We open the Seventh War Loan or
solemn note"
The intensified campaign, he ex.
planned, will run from May IA t.
June 80. The national quota il
81 ,000, 100000 for individuals, o.
which $4,000, 200, 900 is expected from
the sale of series E bonds. Tn.
local quota is $70,000,000 to indi
viduals, including SIS, 100000 in
bonds, mainly through payroll de-
auctions. The accounting perioe
for the loan drive is from April !
to July 7. The payroll deduction
campaign already is under way.
Denies Selling Rumors.
oSOtC1i411S QlilOlO VI dldI lIllllS re-
demption of War Bonds, Mr.. Waller
quoted Treasury Department fig.
ures to the effect that between MAY
/, 1941, and March l, 1945, E, F anc
G War Bonds had been issued ir
excess of $44, 645 600, 900 to IS ,0O0, 00(
people. But redemptions, he said
left invested in such bonds 86.3 pei
cent of the original still in the
hands of the public. He also stressed
the Treasury,s policy, which he said
was to get into War Bonds all Tex
cess income" to defeat possible in
hation.
Col. Roswell. in an eloquent adj
dress, pictured wildly his personal
experiences with injury and death
in England and on D day in Nor
mandy.
The Germans robot bomb, one Of
which injured him, he described as
the "vileSt and most effective piece
of ordnance I've ever seen"
Mr. Repaid called for success Of
the loan, in memory of the late
Rrsident Roosevelt, in tribute tt
President Truman, who stepped
into the toughest job in the world, >
and for the boys who still mus