South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23
MishatOaka Banker Speaks
of Prosperous Times in City

Stanley Mcintosh cashier of the
AIishawaka Trust x Savings Co. is
firm believer in Mishawaka, its
future and its possibilities. He points
out that notwithstanding that the
city has gone over the .op" i'm ev-
cry patriotic enterprise. its popula-
ton is still ready and game 20 con
tribute towards any enterprise that
viii make the world safe for democ-
racy. Bank deposits were never so
good as at present The Christmas
savings club for 1918 gives promise
OF being the best patronized since
the inception Of the enterprise in
the city by the Mishawaka Trust &
Savings co. Notwithstanding the
fact that hundreds of thousands Of
dollars have been drawn from the
hanks. the deposits up 70 date show
a tangible increase.
To The News-Times Saturday Mr..
Mcintosh. i'm speaking Of the gen
eral banking situation, said:
'Prest Wilson, who has the happy
faculty of summing up a situation in
n few words recently stated that
what is needed more than everything
else i'm this country is that people
should observe reasonable and
practical economy. Those two
words. ''reasona ble' and " practical"
summarize perfectly the duty Of
every American in these days
Because human nature is what il
Is there is often a great deal Of diff
ficulty in convincing people that ex-
tremes I'M anything practically al
ways defeat their own purpose. This
Is particularly true at the present
time. Unreasonable economy, like
wastefulness. must be avoided
But every person must cooperate
10 the fullest extent with the gov
eminent by adopting its suggestions
as promptly as possible, by exercis-
ing reasonable and practical econ
omy by saving money and deposit
ing il i'm the bank or investing it in
government securities, by avoiding
waste and conserving resources. so
that every ounce Of national strength
shall be utilized toward accomplish
ING the one great purpose. beside
which all others are secondary. the
purpose Of winning the war.
United States government bonds,
War Savings stamps and certificates
cannot be bought for nothing. The
government cannot run the war
without money and this money is
not going to fall from the sky. II
must come from the pockets Of the
people and therefore it is most i'm
portant that practical savings shall
guide every individual Just as
money can be saved by avoiding un-
necessary purchases, so it can also
be saved by curtailing Christmas va
cation plans which ordinarily would
call for considerable expense.
Involves Hardships
1T may involve a certain amount
of hardship. everything that is worth
while does. but let any one ask him
self whether the hardship of putting
vacation money into War Savings
certificates can compare in the
slightest degree with the hardship
being endured by those men who are
Offering their lives and everything
I they possess TO uphold the civiliza-
dion of the world.
The careful spending of money is
/ the truest economy and. of course.
/ is the foundation of the successful
carrying on Of the war. Business
must be maintained, people must be
Kept busy working and adding to
/ the wealth Of the country and there
fore miSerlineSS or the hiding away