Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-14
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standpoint of the purchaser OF smaller
amounts makes the investment at
tractive No person may purchase at
one time more than $4,000 worth or
hold at one time more than 100000
worth OF these certificates.
These obligations of tho United
, States will be evidenced by stamps Of
two denominations War Savings
Stamp costing from s4.12 to s4.23 ac-
cordng to the month in which pur-
chased and having a maturity value of
$500. and a Thrift Stamp costing
twenty five cents.
During December. 1911. and January,
1918. Savings Stamps will be sold
for S412 each. st tho beginning of
each of the succeeding months Of 1918.
starting February |. the cost of a
stamp will increase one cont per
month. All War Savings stamps is
AIRY /. 1928. when They will lie re-
deemed al $500 each. The difference
between the purchase price paid at any
time during 1918, and $500. represents
tho interest the government will pay
the holder.
With the first War Savings Stamp
u SHt liIt Iul Nii'iStl Nil o'JtdiII Win
out expense a War Savings Certificate
containing spaces for twenty such
stamps. IF the twenty spaces are
flied during Decembcr 1917 or .Janu-
ary 1918. the cost to the purchaser
will have hccn SAP FOR each stamp or
sS24O for the filed certificate and on
January I, 1923. the government will
redeem the certificate at 10000 giving
/ : bo m
use Of his money
Thrift Stamps costing twenty five
cents each are from time 10 time AZ
purchase to be affixed Ia Thrift
Cards. which will he supplied without
cost. Thrift Stamps Will not bear in
forest hut a Thrift card when filled al
"A cost Of $500 may bc exchanged for 4
War-Say'n-s Stamp bearing interest
at pcr cent compounded quarterly
merely by turning the card III 10 tho
/ poStofficc. bank or other sales agency
and paying tls difference between a. 90
and tho current price Of a War Say
/ inGs Stamp. The Thrift; Stamp fca
turc Of tn" plan will afford an nm
paraliclcd opportunity Tor the small in
NcNlor I" save in order to place his or
her money al interest with absolute
safety.
The privilege Of Suircndcrinr a
CcrtlhCatC to the Government aud -
rclNlnc tho cost thereof plus interest
It th" rate Of about 3 pcr cent has been
/ provided for the convenience OF those
! VINO may hay" bought certificates and
| idtof on find themselves in need Of
Their money II is hoped however
that this privilege viii bc cxcrciSod
/ only IN cases Of necessity. I'pon ton
DAYS written notice after January Isl
next n"stmastcrs will pay off ccrtif.
cafes at their cost to purcba sers nlus
~ increase Of one cent month an
oach War Savings Stamp on tho
certificate surrendered. as shown nv a
'ahIe OF value appearing on the Ccrtif-
! cate. Under this plan il will be obeola
iHteIN Impossible for 4 Certificate or
the stamps thereon 10 dcprociato IN
value. nor can there ever be am 49,
| ton that it is worth the price show
, thereon u
That Is the story If tho systen, =,
der which the sale and redemnt;on 80
Nar-Savings Certificates WIN ,onor,,a
| Ihere can he no technicalities IN ~,
fnse, no change Of dcpreciation J.,
NaIue. nor any operations which .n,
, enid who can read and count cannnt
comprehend '''''
Money derived from war sayiprs d.
vestments viii be used to meet TIC y,
penses Of the war The ore,,o, -.
OF these funds Will be expended within
'he borders of the United States.