Evening star., 1951-10-01
Truman Urges
All 10 Support
Chest Campaign
President Terms
Upcoming Drive
Critically important

Washington's forthcoming Com
munity Chest campaign today had
the support of President Truman
in its aim of raising more than
81 million for community and
servicemen's needs.
Mr.. Truman in a Nationwide
broadcast last night called the an
nual Chest drive IAN event of
critical Importance" and urged
all citizens to help.
The President told his audience
the Chest stands for our devo-
ton to the real. human values
that make our Nation great"
Thornton w. Owen, Washing
ton chairman, replying to Mr..
Truman. said needs of the United
Defense Fund make the drives
success "a much heavier respon-
sibility" this year. The drive opens
October Is.
The text of the Presidents ad-
dress follows:
MY Fellow Americans:
"In 1900 communities through
out the United States, we are be-
ginning a campaign to raise funds
for the Community Chest. This is
an event of critical Importance in
this country of ours. 1t stands for
our devotion to the real. human
values that make our Nation great.
1.-The ultimate greatness of a
nation can never be measured py
its material riches or the strength
of its armies. Instead, what really
counts in the long run is how
much that nation contributes to
the moral and spiritual welfare of
mankind.
Our own country has grown
great for just that reason-be-
cause it is based on moral values.
We have been taught that it is
the highest duty of man to live by
the golden rule-we acknowledge
that each of us is his brothers
keeper.
THAT is a good rule for the
Government to follow, and the
Government can and does do
many things to help meet the
problems of their daily lives. But
there are many other things that
the Government does not attempt
to do, things that friends and
neighbors have always done for
one another and will always keep
on doing. Nothing can ever take
the place of the good old-fash-
ioned rule that neighbors should
always help each other.
Heart of Ideal.
THAT is the heart of the Amer
ican ideal-people working to-
gether, sharing their joys and
their sorrows, trying to make the
world a better place to live in.
That is what the Community
Chest means to me. It is, I think,
one of the finest developments of
our time.
"The Community Chest gives
US a chance to make sure our
help will really count. As our
towns and cities have grown
larger, community problems have
become more and more complex.
1t is often hard for us as indi-
viduals to know what kind of con-
tribution will do the most good
toward meeting our community
needs. That's where the Com
munity Chest comes in. When we
give to the Chest, we can be sure
that we are helping our neighbors
and our neighborhood in the right
way. And when we do that we
are making our neighborhood and
our country a better place to live
in for ourselves and our children.
$50, I say to you: Give to the
Community Chest. Help to build
up the things that are finest in
the American way of life.
Need Is Very Great.
"How much should you give?
I can't tell you that. But I can
tell you that the need is very
great and most of us in this coun-
try are better able to give than
we have ever been before.
THE needs are greater this
year, because the Community
Chest has a double job to do.
This year a United Defense Fund
has been set up as part of the
Red Feather campaign. Through
the USO and other agencies. this
fund will provide special help and
services for the men and women
in our armed forces, for their
families. and for our defense
workers.
This defense job is vital and
deserves support from all OF us.
But at the same time, the Com
munity Chest must keep right on
with its regular job in our home
toWns-helping families in trou-
Die, caring for homeless or neg
lected children, nursing the sick,
and providing guidance and rec
reation for young people.
TO do these two great jobs we
should give all we can.
For such a cause as this, I am
cOnfldent that the Araarina.a na.