The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14

+ the card and pay in cash the few
cents difference between the 81 worth
of thrift stamps and the price of a
war savings stamp for the month in
which the exchange is made.
\ O. What do | do next?
I, A You take the war savings
stamp given you in exchange for
your thrift card. ask for a war saw
ings certificate, if you haven't one
already, and attach the stamp to the
\ certificate.
O. Should | continue to buy thrift
stamps?
4 A. Yes.Ask for a new thrift card
and begin again.
Q. DO thrift stamps bear interest?
A A. No.
Q. Then why are they issued?
A. To make II convenient for you
to save in small amounts so you
can purchase a war savings stamp,
which does bear interest.
Q. May | exchange thrift stamps
for war savings stamps at any time?
A. No. Only before December 81,
1918.
Transfer
Q. Can | sell or transfer my war
savings certificate to anyone?
A. No The certificate is not
transferable and is of value to the
owner only except in, case of death
or disability
Q Should | sell my thrift card
to anyone?
A. No Your thrift card has your
name on it and should be filled with
16 twenty five cent thrift stamps
and exchanged at postoffice, bank
or other authorized agency for a war
savings stamp.
Registration
/ O. Should | register a war saw
ings certificate?
A. Yes, II you wish to secure
payment in case the certificate is
lost
/ Q. Am | required to register it?
III A NJ
Q. Where can I register it?
A. At any postoffice of the first,
second or third class, subject to such
regulations as the postmaster general
\ may prescribe.
HI @. When can | register it?
4 A. At the time of purchase or any
/ later time.
@. Is there any charge for regis.
tration?
A. No,
Q. Can I register thrift stamps or
my thrift card?
A. No.
, @. Can | register war savings
certificate for anyone else?
~ A. No.
Should a married woman use her
own or her husbands name when reg
istering?
A. Her own name-Mrs. Mary
Brown, not Mrs John Brown.
Q. Suppose married woman wish
: es to surrender her war savings
certificate which is registered in her
maiden name?
A. She should sign herself Mary
Jones, now by marriage Mary Brown
@. If | have five war savings
stamps in my war savings certificate
ard have it registered and put one
more stamp on, must have 1t regis
tered again to have protection on my
sixth stamp?
A. Yes. Each stamp must be.
: registered
u II lose some detached thrift
stamps can | get mymoney back?
A. No. These stamps are of val.
1 ue TO the bearer, just as postage
stamps are.
Q. II lose my thrift card, what
can | do?
A. Be sure and put your name and
address on your thrift card. so that
if the finder drops it into any post
office box without postage it may be
returned to you
4 @. Is an unattached war savings
stamp of value to anyone who finds
it?
A. Yes. For this reason YOU
should attach it to your war savings
certificate at the time of purchase
You should write across the face of
the stamp your name and the number
of your certificate.
O. If a registered war savings GER
tificate is lost or destroyed what
should be done?
A. If it is not returned to you
within a reasonable time, report 1t
to your postmaster where you had
the certificate registered
@. How do | get my money back
II my registered war savings GER
tificate is lost?
A. BY applying at the postoffice
where you registered it.
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