STRAIGHT TALK
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ABOUT THE
SIXTH WAR LOAN DRIVE
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j^S WE MOVE closer to victory, it wouldn't
be surprising if you were saying to
yourself ? "What's the big idea of
asking for all this additional money now? Isn't
.the war almost over?"
No sir, it is not! Not by a long shot. Of
Course, for many months now you've heard
mostly about the war with Germany, where
our greatest effort is concentrated. That's
why many people have the idea that the war's
practically over.
But make no mistake about it ? nothing
could be farther from the truth ! The Japanese
war is a tremendous undertaking, and victory
Will come high* We'll have tofiebt every inch
d the way.
. , Everything Costs More?
in the Pacific War
(The European war is expensive, but al
most everything in the Pacific war will cost
more. Take transport costs, for instance: Be
cause of the longer distances, the same
amount of freight costs 25 per cent more when
shipped to the South Pacific than to Europe.
And it takes twice as many cargo ships in the
Pacific to support a task force of a given size
because turn-around time is twice as great!
More Planes . . .Tanks . . . Ships , . . Oil
In addition, we shall need more of every
thing. More B-29 Superfortresses that cost
$600,000 each. More P-47 Thunderbolts that
cost $50,000 each. More M-4 Tanks, with
bulldozer th*t co?* $67,417 each. More
amphibious tanks-- more aircraft carriers ?
more supply ships ? more gasoline and oil than
it took for the invasion of Europe!
jCare for the Sick and Wounded
And lest anyone forget, we shall need more
battalion aid stations ? more clearing stations
? more evacuation hospitals ? more convales
cent hospitals ? more hospital ships.
For many, many years the sick, wounded,
and otherwise disabled veterans will require
medical attention and care. That's the least
Uncle Sam can do in appreciation of what
they've done for us.
Maintenance for Millions
Did you ever stop to think how much monep
it costs to maintain the 11 to 12 million men
and women in our army and navy? Whether
the men are actually fighting or not, they must
be fed, housed, transported from one training
center or battle area to another, cared for in a
hundred and one different ways. That all costs
money and will continue to until the last man
demobilized is back in civilian clothes.
In addition, millions of dollars will be re
quired for mustering-out pay, for various ben?
efits and services voted by Congress to help
the boys get started in civilian life.
These are reasons enough why patriotic
Americans will want to buy heavily during the
Sixth War Loan. But here are still more ?
Winning the Peace? for Your Country
If we're to win the peace as well as the war,
the cost of living must be kept down and the
purchasing power of money preserved. A reck*
less inflation that would necessarily be fol
lowed by the catastrophe of deflation ? with
its unemployment, bankruptcies, misery and
heartache ? must be prevented at all coat.
Let's make no mistake ? a dangerous period
lies ahead. The American people have nothing
to fear, however, if they show in the future the
same common sense they have shown in the
past, and continue to put every penny over
rock-bottom expenses into the purchase of
more and more War Bonds.
Winning the Peace? for Yourself
Want another important reason? Yourself!
There isn't a better or safer investment in the
work! today than War Bonds. In helping your
country, yoa are also helping yourself! Never
in our entire history has it been so necessary
to save as right now. We'll need money, in
individually, for education, repairs, replace
ments, retirement ? and we'll
need a lot of it.
As you can see there are many
reasons, important reasons, why
our Government must have the
financial support of everyone, and
have it for many itionths to come.
Let all Americans do their part
? for their own sake, for their
country's.
I BUY SHE'S! ONE !I80 WSR BDHD...TDM!
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