The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-18
WAR SAVING STAMPS A
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Q. Do Thrift Stamps bear interest?
A No
@. Then why are they issued?
A To make il convenient for you
to save in small amounts so that you
can purchase a War Savings Stamp
which does bear interest.
Q. May I exchange Thrift Stamps
FOR War Savings Stamps at any time
A. No: only on or before December
81, 1918.
Lending Your Money To Government.
@ What security is behind the War
Savings Stamp?
a. The United States government
promises to pay 50 for each stamp on
January l. 1928. This promise is
backed by the faith and honor of the
United States and by the taxing power
of this country which is the richest
nation in the world.
O. Why does the United States bor-
row this money?
A To pay the expenses of the war.
@ When I lend my money to the
government. would 1t be safer to buy
government bond rather than these
War Savings stamps
A. When a War Savings Stamp is
il becomes a government obligation
with the same security as the Liberty
bonds. now held by more than TO-
100000 Americans
Q. Is the 4 per cent interest. com
pounded quarterly, on War Savings
Certificates paid in the same way as
the interest on Liberty bonds?
A No The Liberty bond interest
is paid every six months. but the in
terest on the War Savings Certificate
accumulates and is paid TO you in one
sum, on January /, 1928
O. Why isn't the interest paid i'm
the same manner on both War Savings
Certificates and Liberty bOnds2
A 1t would be very complicated
and expensive to pay interest every
six months on IS stamps and for that
reason the United States government
retains the interest until January l.
1923, at which time it pays you the
compound interest and the principal.
amounting to So. the face value of the
War Savings Stamp
Q. Shall I sell Liberty bonds to
buy War Savings Stamps?
A. No. The security behind Lib
erty bonds and War Savings Certifi-
Gates is the same Keep your Liberty
bonds, but buy War Savings Stamps
also.
Q. Is the money received from War
SAVINGS Stamps and Thrift Stamps
used for the same purpose as the mon
ey received from Liberty bonds?
A. Yes.
Q. Should I take money out of the
savings bank to buy War Savings
Stamps.
A No. You should save as you can
every day and buy Thrift Stamps and
War Savings Stamps with these saw
ings.
O. How did Congress authorize
these War Savings Certificates?
A. BY act approved September "a,
1917.
Q. How large an amount of War
Savings Certificates can be issued un-
der the present law?
A. $4,000 100000.
Transfer
Q. Can I 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 I sell my Thrift Card to
anyone?
A No Your Thrift Card has your
name on it and should be filled with
sixteen 25-cent Thrift Stamps and ex-
changed at a post office. bank. or
other authorized agency for a War
Savings Stamp.
Registration
Q. Should I register a War Savings
Certificate?
A Yes, if you wish to secure pay
ment in case the certificate is lost.
O. Am 1 required to register it?
A. No.
@ Where can I register it?
A. At any post office Of the first,
second. or third class. subject to such
regulations as the Postmaster Gener-
al may prescribe.
Q. When can I register
A. At the time of purchase or any
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