Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 278, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1917 — Children, Buy Thrift Stamps [ARTICLE]

Children, Buy Thrift Stamps

The Government dampaign to raise two billion dollars in flve-dol-lar War Saving Certificates has opened. The machinery is in operation. The postoffices are made the prime agency for the sale, and the schools have been utilized to aid in securing purchasers. The phan is simple. Thrift Stamps are sold at twenty-five cents each and with sixteen of them a five dollar certificate can be purchased payable January Ist, 1923—but redeemable at any time on ten day’s notice. There are three convincing reasons why children, and persons with small incomes should purchase these stamps: First, from patriotic motives. The government needs the money. It is engaged in a death struggle with the enemies of liberty. Its soldiers and saidors are shedding their blood and risking their lives in its behalf, and funds are needed to furnish clothing, food and munitions. Secondly. The certificates are a safe and profitable investment. The government is sure to pay. There is no possibility of loss. The income is 4 per cent compound quarterly—almost as good as 5 per cent simple interest.

Thirdly.it is an education in thrift. Not only will the purchaser save in order to buy and get interest upon the money paid for the stamps, but, what is of greater value, he will acquire the habit of saving. The child or adult who denies himself of luxuries in order to buy the stamps, will soon find delight in such sacrifice of the needless in order to secure the valuable. \ Only think! The “Thrift Stamp” bought every week for 48 weeks, with a few cents additional the next 4 weeks, will, within the year, purchase three of the War-Saving Certificates which four year later— January Ist, 1923 —will be worth fifteen dollars. Is there an adult who cannot by little economies—savings that will scarcely be noticed —purchase a-twenty-five cent Thrift Stamp every week for a year? Is there a child old enough to appreciate toys or presents who cannot be led to forgo the fleeting pleasure of the gifts, for the greater joy or purchasing at least sixteen of these stamps during the year? The three arguments for the purchase reduce to two —Patriotism and Thrift. There are at least 30,000,000 people in this country to whom they ought to appeal with convincing power. The sale of the Thrift Stamps and War-Saving Certificates begins Monday, December 10th. The schools have been utilized in advertising the plan and canvassing for the sale, especially of the Thrift Stamps. The children, and through them the parents, will be informed of the patriotic business proposition, by which the government is to be aided and those who help will make money for themselves. The children can be led to prefer a Thrift Stamp to a toy for Christmas. An effort will be made to sell to every possible purchaser at least one Thrift Stamp before Saturday night, December 15th. Those who are able may purchase as many as they please, and it is hoped that within the week following, by December 22nd, the grand total wijl be more than 30,000,000. Children buy Thrift Stamps!