Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-21
School Children and Loans.

Even fifty dollar government bonds
are beyond the reach and usually be-
You'd even the understanding OF school
children. Many fond parents have
made purchases OF Liberty bonds OF
This denomination and oven larger for
their youngsters and IL Is d most com
mendable as well as "a sensible ihlng
10 do. The collection of interest even
II II Is but a dollar every six months,
will teach thrift and the value OF IN
vestment. And ten or twenty years
hence the principal viii be- welcome,
for Just then the money cau he used
best
. Yet all this, advisable rs it is, is
not teaching the child the groundwork
OF saving and Investment says the
Youngstown Telegram, 10 IS not bring
ing home TO him the fact that America
Is financing a great War 10 give him
opportunity 20 live under a free gov
eminent when he grows up. IL is not
giving the real personal interest 10
the war that ne would feel when he
lends money himself The gruWnup
person who, IN the last six months,
for the FIRST time IN his life. knows
what a renewed interest be has in the
government, his country and bis coun-
trys successful prosecution Of the war
since he has become part of its tnan-
cial machinery.
To- reach the person Of limited
means who wants TO help his country
and 10 save money, too. but cannot buy
bonds at $50 and upwards the govern
ment has issued savings certificates
and thrift stamps They are not de-
signed for young folks by any means
They are meant rather for adults, bat
they offer such a splendid opportunity
for investment on the part Of school
children that they cannot possibly be
4 overlooked
For the benefit Of those not yet IA
miliar with this new form of credit il
h may he explained that the savings
\ certificate Is q note issued by the gov
eminent payable ia five years At this
postotlice, OF wherever else sold. ONE
may buy war-sayings certificate dur
ing December, 1917, OF January, 1918
for SAP, On Jan /, 1898, the gov
eminent buys It back for IS. The Ger
tficate may also he bought during an,
month in the next five years, but i
costs one cent more each month, o
N Sab In January, 1915. S4ls iu Iehru
airy, 1918, and so ON. And while Oh
certificates are redeemahle ON Jan
1923, they viii bg bought back by TIA
IA government al any tiWe with one cen
NJ premium for each month they hav
N been held
This means an investment of SAL
II or upwards But the government !
even more friendly toward tine SINAI
n investor On the payment Of IS cent
N ii will issue a thrift card with one q.
NJ cent stamp on g. To tbis card
NJ thrift stamps may Doc attached AN
h they may be bought one or more at
VI time When the card s filed 10 Ter
N reseuts "a. Then this may be turne
" in with the extra pennies and saw
ings certificate purchased at St12 w
IA wards.
N So every child can make a staI
N with a 25-cent piece Neither saving
certificates nor thrift stamps win D
NJ sold IN the schools. This Ia not th
III Intention at all But the school chi
N dren are going 10 take to buying then
N parents who want 20 teach their CHI
4 dren thrift will encourage tho NOV,
y ment and there will be rivalry botwee
n schools for the hest showing made
n will be even better for the child il
earns his own quarters 20 invest
N But how fine Il would he fl ever
W school child in this city becomes Oh
N owner OF a war savings certificate G
@ is started on the road to the owner
N ship OF one.