Putnam patriot., 1917-12-07
THRIFT STAMPS
 PUT ON SALE
Aim Is to Encoarage Saving and Help
 United States
Judge Laeius H. Fuller Buys First War
 Saving Stamp

Ameficats newest plan for raising war funds and encouraging baptts of thrift went fnio operation throughout the country on Monday morning with the opening of sales of war savings stamps and certificates Appfoxi mateiy S5,0O0 worth ol the Thrift Stamps, snd s2.500 worth of the War Savings stamps were allotted the Put nam postgeiee, and ep to The present time about twelve citizens have taken the opportunity to invest in Uncle sam E latest scheme of raising funds to carry on the wat or the Thrift stamps, which are sold for 25 cents, the first was purchased et the local office by U Worcester man, and the first War Savings 5tsmps, present value s4 i2, wns purchased by Judge Bucius II. Fuller, who also has the distinction of opening the first postal savings account in Putnam.
 The new savings system works AS follows: Go to the postotfice and give the clerk T querter He, in turn, will issue you card with sixteen blank squares printed upon It. In addition to this you will receive green stamp. Stick this stamp oE your card, and then, as often as you have spare twenty five cent pieces purchase ad ditionnl stamps and place them or the blank squares. When your card k full, or, m other words, when you hBve purchased sixteen Of the green stamps. take your filled card to the posfoiliee sgain, and in exchange for Il, plus 12 cents, you will receive Nar Savings Stamp, which in 1923 the government VIII redeem for 3o
 Twenty of these War 5svinRs Stamps make War Savings Certificate for which the country will pay you sl00 iu five years. The War Savings stamps and Certificates bear interest, bat the ffhrift Stamps do not, so as soen es y5af original card is fllled fe- turn Il IL once. If yaa do not care to bother about the Thfift stamps, you can purchase one 3f the War Savings Stamps outright, at present., for s4 F.
 Yon een get back your money in. vested iu War Saeings stamps, with interest, at any tiuae, by giving ten days notice al anY pnstoiliee.
 Your savings will nelp win the war. *i E now, brings you S5 in t928.
 Every postotfiee lu the country has a big supply Of stampe and certificates and by tomorrow arrangements viii be made to supply millions Of other agencies such IN fetai stores, schools and savings societies
 Allotments for each state and the six districts into which the country has been divi ed for organization pun. poses have been made. Every slate will assiRn certain poftion Of expect ed sales to each country, city, town or sub division on the basis 0f about S20 Tor eneh person. The competition be- tween states CT sub divisions Is count ed oil strongly by those promoting the movement te stimulate interest, and a number Of optimistic state directors reported todny that they expect to reach their quotas wilhia three months.
 Public meetings have been planned for the first lew weeks of the campaign in nearly every locality.
 Billboard advertising, circulars and street ear posters have been provided in most states to boost the sale of stamps, particularly for Christmas presents. Officials believe many mil lions will be purchased in the next three weeks for this pufpese.
 The campaign to raise war funds in the above manner Is to continue for Il year in expectation of receiving the S2 ,o00 ,000 ,0p0 maximum authorized.