Arizona republican., 1917-12-02

will be on sale in postoffices and all banks operating under national or state supervision will be ap- pointed authorized agents for their sale. The price at which warsaw ings stamps are to be sold during each month in 1918 is shown upon the face of the stamp and the av-' craze price represents the amount which, figured at four per cent in terest, compounded quarterly, will amount to s on January 1. 1923. On that date they are payable at the treasury department in Wash ington or at any money order post office upon the surrender of the certificate. No postoffice is required to make payment until ten days after demand has been received.
 Those finding it necessary to realize upon their savings before the maturity date of the certificate. can do so by surrendering it at any money order postoffice if un- registered, and if registered, at the postoffice where registered, receiv- ing therefor the value as indicated in the table on the back of the cer- tificate If held until maturity,
 funds invested in war savings stamps earn four per cent, com pounded.
 To enable small savers to lead up to the purchase of e warsaw ings stamp, the government has provided a thrift stamp, which has a face value of p cents and bears no interest. These can be purchased at postoffices, banks and innumer- able other agencies. They will be used quite extensively in schools to encourage thrift among the children. They will be very useful in mining camps and other places where large number of men are employed and in the operation of War-saVings societies, which will be formed all over the country. A United States government thrift card is provided with the first purchase of a thrift stamp. This has 16 spaces on which to affix thrift stamps. When filled it represents a value of $4 and can be exchanged at any money order postoffice or other authorized agency for a war savings stamp. bearing interest, the few cents additional tO be paid in cash.
 War savings stamps and thrift stamps described above will be on ! authorized agencies all over the | United States. It is the purpose of the government to make them as easy to purchase as is postage | stamp at the present time. It is l hoped that large employers, merch- 1 ants and distributors of all kinds will, as a patriotic service to the | government, assist it in selling the
 stamps and in conveying to the pub | lie all necessary information con corning them. It is a patriotic priv ilege which l am sure will be em- | braced by all as one more avenue
 of real service to be performed al
 time when service is far more . privilege than a duty.
 Never before has the individual been given so great an opportunity
 to practice and encourage thrift and saving to such great advantage-ad- | vantage to himself and to his coun- l try. Never has he been able tC perform necessary daily task the | result of which will aid so ma-
 terially in the successful prosecu- ton of the war; and provide at thu ] same time benefits for himself 1 benefits which will last far beyond
 the duration of hostilities and equil
 him to meet conditions to follow
 The habit of thrift and saving con.
 tracted as a war measure will las
 long after the original incentiv
 has been removed and the lesson
 learned will result in direct benefi
 to all concerned.
 | The policy of financing the wa | reQuirements, so far as possible
 through savings is sound one. l
 is a well-knOwn fact that to equip
 arm and clothe our army, transpor
 them overseas, and provide all tn
 necessities for them there, mean
 that those at home must cut dowI
 their consumption of things un
 necessary to health and efficiency
 The individual must not come int, . competition with his government fo
 labor and material to any greate
 extent than is absolutely necessary
 By doing without unnecessary thing
 and lOaning the amount saved there
 by Co the government we releas
 labor and material and transfer t the government the purchasing power necessary to obtain them The principal is a basic and funda mental one which the experience O
 those nations which have been a war for the past three years ha proved must be followed by tn
 United States.
 There is not loyal citizen o Arizona who would have US tur
 back one step or leave undone on
 thing to attain quick and complet success in this war. We must there , fore realize the necessity of indi vidual self-sacrifice to bring tha about, The national War-saving committee, upon whom has been i'm posed the responsibility of sellin 2,000,000 of war-savings certificates needs and confidently expects tn whole-hearted support and co-opera ton of every man, woman an child in Arizona.
 The appointment by the secre tary of II. A. Tritle as state di rector of war savings for Arizona insures the successful presentatio to the people of this state of thi most vital matter. The success Nil Tritle attained in the last Libert joan campaign was beyond even hi own expectations and assures tn members of the national war say lngs committee that they have tn : right man on the job in Ari2on and that this se~ vii! reach it maximum requirements and stan { high on the list Of the Unite Savers of America"
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