The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-20
THE WAR SAVINGS CERTIFT-
CATE CAMPAIGN.


Uncle Sam, on December 1st, be he.
he has ever undertaken-to teach
the neople of the United States what
a quarter is worth; thu properly
| invested, it would help 20 win the
war against Germany.
bstTf e. g nSy nna De sspeefs
raise raise exactly sae s $1,000, 100000 Cap
proximately s4S 100000 of it in
foway and in this campaign the
quarter will play the most important
part it has ever playel in the history
OF the United States. 49,. -
Iowa soon will be in the midst OF
jus H now there IS doubt in the minds
of many about what a War, Savings
Certificate may be, but before the
Campaign of education is ended, it
is safe to predict that no locality in
any state will be ignor?nt Of the
merit of this newest opportunity Of
fered the people to share in an in.
yestmcnt backed by the government
OF the United States.
Briefly outlined, there are three
methods Of obtaining war Savings
Certificates:
stamps which complete at once
S,o
office, bank or other authorized
3. purchase one or more at
time of $500 War SAYINGS Stamps,
twenty of which complete War
Savings Certificate.
thrift stamps at 25 cents each, six:
teen of which, with the payment "f
a few cents, may be exchanged for
$500 War Savings Stamp.
The plan was devised by. com
mittee appointed by and acting uns
der the direction OF the Secretary OF
vide a way for children. and those
who were perhaps unable to pur-
chase Liberty Bonds to do their
share toward financing the war. 1t
is the small wage earners "nd grow
ing young Americans opportunity
to do his bit towards financing and
More than providing the govern
ment with additional funds, 1T. in
stills into the minds of American
children the need for thrift. the ad-
visibility of savings and is bound to
rout what, in the past, has been the
average Americans contempt efoI
"a few cents"
TO make it easy for all, arrange
ments have been made for the sale
of thrift stamps and certificates. IN
postoffices, banks. trust companies,
railroad and express companies, de,
partment and other retail stores ana
authorized agents OF labor, fraternal
and other associations.
BY the payment OF ~ cents cent p
anv one of these agents the pur-
chaser is given one thrift stamp and
a thrift card. There are spaces on j
this card for sixteen thrift stamps
and the card, when filled with an
additional few cents may be eXchang-
ed for War Savings gs;Ss 5;oS Sts stamp P
acquired, the holder is given another
S. 90 stamps. When this folder
card is filled with 20 $500 Stamps,
the owner has fully paid up War
Savings Certificate,
Following are a few important de-
/. The 25 cent Thrift Stamps do
. $500 War Savings Stamps. il
purchased in December this year, OF
January, 1918, will cost you s4.l2
cash. rive years later. however. on
anuary !, 1s2S the dhe 60 goyf = The
So cents represents interest, com
pounded at per cent which the
Government pays you for the use of
& If you do not buy your War
Savings Stamp until February, ~
win cost you $4.13; in March S4.lt
and so On cent added tor eacn
month you wait dur1ng9 'he year
1918.
4. The owner. OF a War SAVINGS
Certificate may have his csrtlhcate
registered without cost at us POI"
office if he wishes.
5. One may cash his War say
ings Certificate whether it bears one
or more Savings Stamps, at MS post
office at anv time, thu only condl-
tion required by the government be,
ing that that person give ten days
notice to the postotfice OF his desire
" 6. If one loses either his Thrift |
card or his War Savings CeTtlncate
card the finder may dro" il IN a
mril box without affixing any post
age and theS postman, who PCS az
ren6v been instructed from Wash
ineton. will return it the owner
whose name appears upon it.
The above are but a few OF the
salient features Of this great plan TO
p1,aple LeoEle further to aid the
rove, n1neat You are not asked TO
lake year savings from the bank 10
invest in War Savings Stamps. INC
Dlan was devised SO as = to ehaDle
those who are saving nov. 10 save
more. and to provide al. easy way
for all those who are not now say
NO. to aid their government, thell
: ~ and navy, and in he enc tLeh.
selves.