The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-11
THE THRIFT CAMPAIGN

THE THRIFT CAMPAIGN
The Inauguration of thrift campaign
in Pensacola, which was launched most
auspiciously on Monday morning, is an
important movement, not only as meas
Lre of war relief, but as concrete evidence
CT the sentiment for saving, which is reach
ing out into every channel of life in the
United States.
For so long Americans have lived with
cut any marked frugality, that they have
become noted not only as a nation of
stenders, but as nation of MASTERS, as
we'll The new War-Savings Certificate
: plan is designed primarily as governmental
aid, induced by the necessity of raising a
TIE war.
But it has a wider scope, even than this,
for the savings will not only lend assist
>-artce to the government in the payment OF
the obligations entailed by the war, but
they will form nucleus from which this
nation may build up that frugality which
S people now lack
For the money that is being put into
War Savings Certificates and Thrift
Stamps, is merely loaned to the govern
ment Which pays on these loans COM
pound interest. Just as on alarSer scale the
people loaned money to the government
when they invested in Liberty Bonds.
The War-Savings Certificates are an
even better mode of saving for the small
investor than were the government bonds,
because the investor can realize on his in
vestment at a moments notice.
The War-Savings Certificates cost from
S4.12 to $423 cents each, the price gong
I'D one cent per month, after Ianuary 3lst
next, as you come nearer the date on Which
YOU are to get the five dollars, which the
Government will owe YOU for your loan.
The government gives it's notes in stamps,
to be pasted on cards holding up to twenty
stamps each There will also be THRIFT
cards holding sixteen Thrift stamps at
twenty-five cents each, which may be used
as easy steps towards securing one OF the
War-Savings Certificates.
The inauguration of the Thrift Cam
paign in Escambia county under the pa
tronaee of the women of the county, would
seem to be method of wisdom 1t is true
that the women of Pensacola and West
Florida have given themselves already to
much public work, which entails large
exnendifure of time and strength, but tins
i their part in the war, and with the other
v omen of the nation they are Loyalty re
spending to the call
Pensacolians proud of the fact that
in Red Cross work, Liberty Loan sales and
all measures of war relief undertaken here,
the response has been most patriotic and
generous. The men of this section will
soon be called. upon to take their part in
making possible the next loan of the gov
eminent, necessary to the contamination
o. the war. SO the women will be relied
upon for this campaign.
= Pensacola has sacrificed already. But
the sacrifice has been as nothing to what
she and other cities of the country NAV be
called upon to do The allies are not only
ghting for ideals of liberty,-thev arr
fighting for liberty itself For the right
TO free existence
This is our war. We must win. or lose
our freedom, The purchase of stamp
may seem little thing, but the purchase
of millions of stamps is a tremendous
thing. and the millions of stamps sold in
Ills campaign will mean much towards the
winning of freedom and permanent peace