The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 19, 1943, Page 6

PAGE SIX THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE— JUNEAU ALASKA g THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1943 : L N WILL YoU WRITE a letter to a Prisoner of War . . . tonight? Maybe he is one of Jimmie Doolittle’s boys. Perhaps he was left behind when Bataan 3 fell. Anyway, he’s an American, and he hasn’t had a letter in a long, long time. ‘ And when you sit down to write, tell Aim why you didn’t buy your share of War Bonds last pay day—if you didn'’t. e g “Dear Joe,” you might say, “the old topcoat was getting kind of threadbare, so I, ., ™ No, cross it out. Joe might not understand about the topcoat, especially if he’s shivering in a damp Japanese cell. Let’s try again. “Dear Joe, I've been working pretty hard and haven’t had a vacation in over a year,so ... ” Hell, better cross that out, too. They don’t ever get vacations where Joe's staying. ' Well, what are you waiting for? Go ahead, write the letter to Joe. Try to write it, R anyhow. But mister, if somehow you find you can’t finish that letter, will you, at least, do this for Joe? Will you up the amount of money you’re putting into your Payroll Savings -1,;\ ] Plan—so that you’ll be buying your share of War Bonds from 3 b here on in? And will you—for Joe's sake—start doing it M right away? 5 This advertisement is a contribution to America’s all-out war effort by A : | ALASKA ELECTRIC LiGHT and POWER COMPANY . Y