Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1918 — THRIFT AND ECONOMY [ARTICLE]

THRIFT AND ECONOMY

The Council of National Defense and the Advisory Commission of the council believe that a concert' ed effort for economy by the people of the nation will not only go far toward paying America’s expense in the war, but will also reduce consumption of raw and manufactured materials essential to the conduct of the war. The council urges all to refrain from unnecessary expenditures of every kind, and <o> bear constantly in mind that only one thing is now of real importance, and that is the winning of the war. The nation’s resources in man power, money, transportation, food stuffs, raw ’materials and fuel, have already been subjected to heavy strain, and it is the clear duty of every citizen to guard against fin 1 ' creasing this strain by a single wasteful act, It is most creditable for everyone— man and woman, boy and girl—to be • economical in dress, food and manner of living. Every evidence of helpful self-denial on the pjart of all in a time like this is most commendable. This war is more than a conflict between armies; it is a contest in which every man, woman and child can and should render real assistance. Thrift and economy are not only a patriotic privilege, they are a duty—COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE,