During the Second World War, the National War Finance Committee was established by the Minister of Finance to organize, advertise and conduct all public loans used to finance Canada’s war effort.
They undertook a series of nine Victory Loan campaigns, promoting the sale of war bonds, war savings certificates and war savings stamps. Local committees were organized to promote sales in each community.
The chair of the Moose Jaw committee was Guy R. Tretheway, K.C.. The Campaign office was located at 16 High Street East. The Moose Jaw committee produced high per capita results for every drive.

Osmund Naverseth was born in Sogndal, Norway on September 25, 1909. He emigrated to Scotsguard, Saskatchewan from Bergen, Norway on March 13, 1928 to farm. He reported for war service with the Royal Norwegian Air Force on June 26, 1942. The Henderson’s Directory for that year lists he and his wife Bertha as living at 476 Selwyn, Moose Jaw. Osmund was struck off strength on October 28, 1942, and honourably discharged on medical grounds in Toronto, Ontario on April 3, 1946 having achieved the rank of leading aircraftman. Osmund received the King Haakon VII medal for his service to Norway during the war.

After the war, Osmund worked as a salesman for the Western Ice Company until the early 1960’s when he became a taxi driver for Amil’s Taxi. Bertha Naverseth died October 2, 1966.

It is not known when Osmund Naverseth died.

James Maurice Naylor was born in Hawarden, Saskatchewan on February 22, 1920. Following service with the RCAF during World War II, he entered the University of Saskatchewan, earning a BSA (1949) and an M.Sc. (1950). He continued his postgraduate work at the University of Wisconsin, receiving a PhD in botany in 1953. He joined the University of Saskatchewan in 1953 as Assistant Professor in Agriculture, and moved to the Department of Biology in 1961. He was promoted to Full Professor in 1964 and was named Head of the Department in 1968, a position which he held for five years. Professor Naylor instigated the Division of Life Sciences, and, with Ray Skinner, formed the Saskatoon Committee for the Control of Radiation Hazards. He also served as Chairman of the Faculty Association. He died in Saskatoon on September 5, 1984.

Trophy honouring Dr. Neil B. Hutcheon who was professor of Mechanical Engineering from 1937-1953.