The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-06-07
FRIDAY, JUNE z, 1913.
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.

The people of this state r to he
asked within the next few days to
subscribe to our pro-rata share Of
the War Savings Stamps. The War
Savings Stamps as we have at
tempted to show heretofore are the
government promises to pay for
small investors. The stamps may be
bought outright for four dollars and
seventeen cents, during this month.
They are payable on January LIST,
1928, the value at that time being
five dollars each. The difference be-
tween the purchase price and the
value at the time of redemption
represents the accumulated interest.
The stamps are as good as Lib
erty Bonds. They are better in
many respects because they carry
With them privileges that the bonds
3D., do not carry. They are offered the
people of the country, and r be-
ing offered to the people of this
county, for the a that they Of
fer a chance for every person to
become a creditor of the govern
ment and thus an interested citizen
IN the enterprises of the govern
ment looking towards the winning
Of the war.
{ These stamps offer a better in
vestment than Savings Banks or any
other institution of like kind. The
interest paid is about as much, and
the promise to redeem them is the
promise Of the government itself
rather than the promise Of a bank
ing institution. ,rtit; ,.a
The people here at home must
prepare to do their part. The Lib
erty Bonds have been sold. They
have been purchased by people with
more means than the average citizen
possesses, that is the greater pro-
portion Of them have been so pur-
chased, though many men Of small
means purchased these bonds. But
the stamps now being offered by
the government are in ready reach
of every man who has as much as
FIVE dollars to invest. Because the
Liberty Bonds have been purchased
by people with more means than
most Of us possess, it becomes the
duty of the average citizen in all
sections Of the county to buy Of
these smaller obligations Of the gov
eminent all that he is able.
We are apt to feel that a good
many calls are being made on us
ut this time for the support of the
government. But let us not forget
that what we are asked to do is for
the benefit of our own government,
which means ourselves. The Hun
has brought the war ITO our own
doors, and we are but defending
ourselves when we assist the govern
ment. We are not helping others
and we are not contributing to
charity. .t::,, -: ~
7 The men in the army and the
navy are called on every day to
: make sacrifices. Our soldiers today
are on the fighting lines in France
engaged on some of the bloodiest
fields in that war-ridden country.
They fight every day. They may
not say that they will not fight to-
day because they fought on yester-
day. Neither does the Hun find a
day convenient to u men to make
his attacks. Therefore, if we be as
patriotic as those who have gone
over, no, we cannot be that, but ii
we are, to support the government
and defend ourselves, we too must
be prepared to fight every day. We
may not select the time, nor the
amount which we will give nor in
vest, any more, than the soldier is
allowed TO select the season when
he shall fight. He fights when called
on, and defends himself and there
by defends the people at home