In the first year of World War II, England's children saved pennies, lent their Government between ten and 15 million pounds. At the war's beginning there were 23,650 Schools Savings Groups, carried over from World War I. By last week, in spite of evacuation difficulties, there were nearly 30,000, representing 93% of England's schools. To promote further saving, a children's poster contest was held, which brought in 1,200 designs by youngsters aged 5 to 18. Of 420 put on show in London, some were so good that professional artists slipped in, took notes.
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