Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-29
MAKE PLANS FOR
STAMP AMPAICN
County is Expected 10 Meet Quota OF
Almost Two Millions In
Thrift Seals.
BIG DRIVE TO START JANUARY i
Speaker VIII Appear in All Schools
and Public Places TO Ex-
plain Details.

campaign committee, which was held
at the Rock Island club today, prelim-
mary plans were set forth for the
bringing TO the attention Of the gen.
eral public the advantages and oppor-
tunities offered by the government in
its thrift stamp savings plan.
The meeting was called by County /
Chairman c. A. Hailgren. Moline was |
represented by Vice Chairman w G. |
Carpenter and NJ. j. Duryea, secre- !
tary Of the Commercial club. Devore !
n. Simonson. secretary Of the commit |
tee, and F. W Bender, secretary OF
the Chamber Of Commerce, represent |
ell Rock Island.
The plans set forth by the commit |
tee contemplate an intensive campaign
during the month Of January and will
be brought forcibly to the attention
Of every individual in the county. Lo-
cal chairmen are to be appointed in
all Of the townships In the county with
special committeeman and committee
women 10 handle the cities and VIII
lagos
Chairman Hallgren. expects 10 put
forth a tremendous drive In an effort
10 place during the coming year the
county's quota Of 100000 in thrift
savings stamps
II IL expected that during the month
speakers will appear In all Of the
school districts and villages in an ef-
fort 10 explain the details and how 10
purchase stamps In addition to this,
10000 thrift stamp primers will be
mailed out direct from the central Of
flee 10 every family in Rock Island
county County Chairman Eallgren
has opened the central Office on the
second floor Of the Rock Island club
and will devote a large part Of his time
and attention in behalf of the thrift
stamp campaign. Mr.. Hallgren said:
Thrift stamps are not understood as
vet by the general public. and IL is be-
lieved that when once the people come
10 understand the splendid investment
advantages offered In the purchase Of
thrift stamps they will be subscribed
% very literally.
To Start January,
"The plan that has been worked out
is to offer an obligation. q bond, Of
the United states TO run five years
from next January. It is in the de-
nomination of five dollars; It will be
paid Jan. 1, 1923, at its then face value
of FIVE dollars. You can buy it this
month and next for SAP. When you
buy II, il is in the form Of a stamp.
When you buy your first stamp, 1t is
attached to a certificate The certit-
cate has on il the obligation Of the
United States TO pay an amount meas
ured by the number OF stamps attach
ed to the certificate, and each certifl-
cate has a place for 20 stamps. When
you get your first stamp. you have all
the rights that YOU will have il you
fiji the certificate. except as to the
amount The certificate has your
name on IT, II YOU hold 1t until ma
turity you can cash it at any postoftice
IN the United States for five dollars
for each stamp that is on the certih.
cate
IF you need to cash it before ma.
turity, you can go 10 any postofiice II
the United States, and give the requir
ed 10 days notice and at the end o
that time you will receive what YOU
paid plus one cent a month increase
VI you hold IL until maturity. you sc
4 per cent compound interest II YOU
n cash IL before maturity. YOU get a littl
less than per cent simple interest
II YOU lose it, It is not good in any on
elses hands. If an honest persoi
finds 81, he merely drops It into a post
office box. The postofice viii return
it 10 YOU II a dishonest person find
it.. he has 10 60 10 the post Office an
give 10 days notice that he is going
commit forgery-uot a very probabl
thing If he does successfully commi
forgery. or II the certificate Is burne
up or irretrievably lost, the holde
loses his investment But the govern
ment offers something more seCur
than that, if one goes to just a littl
trouble The certificate can be res
istered at any postotfice, and once reg
istered It becomes only a pass bool
II lost, the holder can recover his los
by simply going to the postoilice an
proving his identity.
Limi; is $1,000.
Now, there is the whole story {
warssavings certificates. II can b
very easily grasped A child will III
derstand it with about two minutes {
explanation. For the child or the pei
son of very small means who want
ia accumulate gradually the price {
these certificates, we have the thri
stamps. Their only purpose is TO az
cumuate 81 They bear no interest
they are good in any ones hands
they are to be attached TO a thri
card that holds l6, and when that
full II can be exchanged by paying tn
difference Of ~ cents, is cents, c
whatever the price may be in tn
month Of exchange, and receive tn
war savings stamp, Now don't thin
because we already have a governmei
bond in very small denominations thi
these war savings stamps are inteng
ed solely for people of very sma
means. They are intended for the
convenience. But they are so goc
that the government has prohibite
anyone owning more than $1,000 an
they are so good that every man VII
can afford to should own the full 81
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