The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-15
THRIFT I STAMPS
FOR CHRISTMAS
G | rs" THE IDEA
Chairman George F. Dullam Urges
That s. P. U. G.'s Of Bismarck
fr"4: Boost the War r. ~
SPECIAL APPEAL TO,
CHILDREN TO SAVE

Give a Inrl1t stamp lOr Cnrlst
mas. "&
start some youngster on the path
to success via the savings route.
BE S. P. U. G. and Patriot at
the same time.' .,',.s
This is the appeal made to. Els
marck folk today by George F. Dullam
He addresses himself particularly to
the young people of the community
to whom he carries this appeal from
William G. McAdOO, secretary OF the
treasury:
Nations have their childhood and
their days of hard lessons just as Chill.
dren do. One hundred and forty
years ago. when the first American
army marched to battle, our nation
was younger among nations than you
are among your fathers, your mo-
theirs and their friends. Our army
had drummer boys in those days, real
boys of 10 and u, who marched as
bravely and as proudly into cannon
fire as their great chief, General
Washington, himself. Our nation had
little girls who laughed and cheered
and loaded muskets for their fathers,
who fired through loop-holes in their
cabin homes, when the painted Indian
charged to the very doors.
Where many school houses stand
today, American boys and girls may
have helped to fight and to defeat the
enemy, when our nation, too, was
young ".
1--WE are in the greatest war of the
worlds history, and we must win this
war. We can and we shall win, If
the boys and girls of America say so,
ana mean it, and feel it, and live it,
as the boys and girls Of '76 lived and
felt and helped.
This nation needs that sort of boys
and girls. today. Not to beat our
drums, nor load our muskets, but to
start great work which must be
done. 1t is the part of boys and girls
today to give an example of self.de.
NAL and sacrifice; to teach fathers
and mothers; to teach grown people
OF the nation that we still have in
every young heart the spirit Of 10,
when boys led our soldiers into battle
and the girls fought beside their ia
theirs at the cabin walls. The lesson
is Thrift to the point OF
neutrality-suspicious. of everything un'
necessary. If every boy and girl says
at home tonight, 4 will fight in this
war; I will save every penny and
loan it to my government to help
save the lives of the big brothers OF
America 4 will try to teach every
American see to do the same'-Then
20,O00,0O0 homes, the homes of all
America, will be filled with the spirit
OF '76, the spirit of the drummer boys,
of the brave girls of those days. Amer
lea will win again, as 1t has always
won, through the splendid strength
courage and sacrifice in the hearts of
youth, that today will teach the ma.
ton the lesson of saving and serving
which it must and will learn, through
the message which it's school children
will carry home.
Through saving your pennies
nickels, dimes, quarters, and buying
thrift stamps, and then war-savings
certificates, you will help your coun
try and it's gallant armies to win the
war / know you will help.-W. H
McAdoo."
Now on Sale.
Thrift stamps and war savings GER
tificates now are on sale at every
postoffice and practically every bank
and department store, express office
and in many other places of business
in Burleigh county. A thrift stamp
costs 25 cents. With it goes card
upon which 20 thrift stamps may be
pasted. When this card is filled, II
may he exchanged anywhere for wal
savings certificate, bearing four pei
cent interest, compounded quarterly
and which natures in 1923 at S..
The present price of these savings
certificate is $4.12, which price viii
hold over January. In February an
other cent is added, and for each new
month during the year another penny
is attached to the cost of the certi1
cate. This certificate is just baby
government bond, bearing higher
rate of interest than ordinary, anc
running for shorter period.
Chairman Dullam is much pleased
with the interest which has beer
shown in Uncle Sans new financia
enterprise, and he is confident the
thrift stamp drive in Burleigh county
will Ego big"