Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN IS ON
Postoffice Clerks Busy with Sale
of Thrift Stamps.
Later They May He Obtained at MANY
other Public Plaees-Chittenden
County's Apportionment II
o600,4eO.

The war savings campaign openou
auspiciously In Burlington Monday. Lons
lines of people were waiting in the post
ONCE before the money order window was
open, and the sale Of thrift stamps kept
the clerks busy all day.
Chittenden county's apportionment IN
this campaign is $500, $50. based on S2o per
capita on population as estimated by the
bureau Of census. July 1, 1917, ana IL IL
hoped that 1t will be exceeded.
Thrift stamps may be bought at post
offices, banks, ticket offices. stores, NOV
ing picture houses and other public places.
These rules have been made regarding
the stamps:
1. No person can hold more than l,VW
worth Of certificates nor is 1t lawful Tor
a person to purchase more than 500 worth
at one time
2. Each purchaser of war savings GER
tificate stamps shall be furnished without
cost United States war saw
ings certificate to which certificate
stamps shall be affixed. The certificate
Is not transferable and has no value I'M
less one or more war savings certificates
is affixed thereto.
3. The price Of these war savings
stamps will be during December and
January, 1918, $.12: and shall be increased
one cent each month thereafter during
the calendar year Of 1918.
4. Thrift stamps bearing no interest
shall be sold for Is cents each. The
purchaser Of such stamps shall be fur
nished with thrift card to which such
stamps may be afflxed. When 10 thrift
stamps representing q tota! Of 1870 are
affixed to a thrift card they may be ex-
changed for a war savings certificate
stamp with a cash payment Of from Il
cents to q cents.
5. War savings certificates may be reg
istered at any postos.ice Of the first. SAC
ond or third class. Unless registered, the
United States will not bs liable for pay
ment II made to person other than the
lawful owner.
6. War savings certificates. II not reg
istered, are payable at any money order
postoffice and on January !, 1923, at the
treasury at Washington: but IL registered
they are payable only at the postoffice
where they were registered and to the
, person In whose name registered. They
may be payable before that &c to at the
amounts specified in the redemption table
printed on the back of the certificate.
Postmasters shall require a ten days no.
| tie In writing before paying said Ger.
! tificates.
7. At the end Of Ave years these war
savings stamps shall have the valve OF
$500. interest being compounded semi
annually at four per cent.
3. A war savings certificate holds q
stamps which may be purchased tol
$s2.40 during December and January, 1873
and on January 1. 1923. this certificate vii;
be worth 500, and will be redeemed 70,
| this amount, the interest being 81. 60 c,ea,
gain to the holder Of the certificate.
Every man. woman and child in thu
country is expected to help carry or
this war savings campaign. Rural let
ter carriers and city carriers are re
quired by postohlce regulations e
carry these stamps and solicit thei,
purchase. The schools will help as tn,
teachers all will explain the plan to tn,
children. helping to start them in tn,
habit Of thrift as we'll as to bring tn,
campaign into their homes.
In England a similar plan has beer
tried out and 1t was found that do
posits in the savings banks were in
creased to remarkable extent. It 1,
hoped that the campaign will NEE
with the same success here.