Ripley County democrat., 1918-01-11
CHILDREN Asked
TO AID IN THRIFT
M'Apoo PLANS TO HAVE EvEHr
CHILD BUY WAR STAMPS
IN BIG DRIVE.
RAISE FUNDS DOING CHORES
SUGGESTS Children Chop Wood, sho"e'
Snow, Wash Dishes or se"
Magazines to Earn
War Money.

Washington, D. Ca great Drive
10 induce every school child In
America to buy at least one Ze-ceht
Thrift Stamp Is now being launcneu
for the month of January war savings
campaign. an.
In opening the campaign, tine lirs'
OF December, Secretary OF the Treas
ury McAdoo appealed to Young Amer
ica." asking their cooperation IN the
Thrift Stamp and War Savings stamp
and Certificate campaign. by wnicn u
il planned to raise $2,oOo,ooo.oeo with.
in the next year. Secretary mcAdoo
appeals to the boys and girls to earn
this money and make personal sacrr
flee by saving their spending money
and earning money by beating carpets
waxing floors. sitting ashes. helping
parents, cleaning cellars. washing WIN
dows. cleaning silver, cutting WOOD,
vanishing chairs. tearing down oia
chicken coops and cutting up for fire
wood, caring for neighbors bapy, ac.'
ing as messenger for drug stores, sell
ing magazines, workin:- in stores sat
urdays and waitinG on table.
Secretary McAdoo's message 10
Young America" said'
"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 mothers ano
their friends. =,
"our army had drummer boys In
! thos, days. real boys Of 10 and IL, whe
marched as bravely and as proudly
: into cannon fire as theii great chief
\ Gen. Washington. himself
/ "our nation had little girls wh'
n laughed and cheered and loaded mus
4 kets for their fathers. who fire'
through loopholes in their cabi'
n homes when the painted Indian
O charged on them.
!. "Where many school houses stan
q today American boys and girls ma
q have helped to fight and defeat tn
ts enemy when our nation. too. wa
10 young.
n. We VIII Win. ya,
eve are In the greatest war OF IN
y. worlds history and We must win Tn
- war. We can and we shall win. II IN
!, boys and girls Of America say 80. ar
i mean II. and feel It. and live II as Il
in boys and girls Of '7e lived and felt ar
te helped.
IN "The nation needs that sort OF DO!
= ana girls today. Not to beat o.
oo drums. nor to load our muskets. b
=, 70 start great work which must
done II Is the part Of boys and gil
:. today to give an example Of self-deni
- :. and sacrifices to teach fathers al
~ ~ mothers, to teach the grown people
- the nation that we still have In eve
\. Young heart the spirit Of 70, VIII
=. boys led our soldiers into battle a
girls fought beside their fathers Al I
ns cabin walls. The lesson Is thrifty 81
a. ing 10 the point Of sacrifice-st
for denial Of everything unnecessary.
eel aIf every boy and girl says al hol
- tonight, I win fight in this war; Y
ner save every penny and loan i 70
government to help save the lives
tes the big brothers Of America; will
ust to teach every American ] see to
the same,' then 3o,ooo.ooo homes.
homes Of all America, will be III
! Z with the spir .of '7e. the spirit Of
: drummer.boys. Of she brave girls
: those days.
= .America viii win the war again,
it always has won, through the spl
did strength. courage and sacrifice
the hearts Of youth, that today
! teach the nation the lessons Of sav
! and serving which II must and
! learn, through the message which
J = school children win carry home
!. : -Through saving your pennies, 2
. els. Dimes, quarters, and uying ~
: Stamps ana then War Savings Ger
: oafcu you will heip your country
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