Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-31
CHILDREN Asked
TO Adm THRIFT
M'Apoo PLANS TO HAVE EVERY
CHILD BUY WAR STAMPS
IN BIG DRIVE.
RAISE FUNDS DOING cHoRE:
Suggests Children Chop Wood, Shovel
Snow, Wash Dishes or Sell
Magazines to Earn
War Money.

Washington, D. ca great drive
to induce every school child in
tmr-ira to buy at least one 25-cent
Iii" # Stamp is now being launched
Or he month OF January war savings
% -'ia'gn
II opening the campaign, the first
Of December. Secretary Of the Treas.
ury McAdoo appealed to Young Amer.
asking their cooperation In the
Thrift Stamp and War Savings Stamp
and Certificate campaign. by which II
is planned to raise So. 900, 900 900 with
in the next year. Secretary McAdoo
appeals to the boys and girls to earn
this money and make personal sacri.
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 old
chicken coops and cutting up for fire.
wood, caring for neighbours baby. act
ing as messenger for drug stores, sell.
ing me gaines. workin- in stores Sat.
urdays and waitln. on table.
Secretary McAdoo's message to
Young America" said:
Nations have their childhood and
their days of hard lessons just as chill.
~jren do. One hundred and forty years
ago, when the first American army
marched to battle, u nation was
younger among nations than you are
among your fathers, your mothers and
their friends. e
"Our army had drummer boys In
thos, days, real boys Of 10 and IL, who
marched as bravely and as proudly
INTO cannon fire as theil great chief,
Gen. Washington. himself
Our nation had little girls who
laughed and cheered and loaded mus.
kets for their fathers. who fired
through loopholes in their cabin
homes when the painted Indians
charged on them.
"Where many school houses stand
today American boys and girls may
have helped to fight and defeat the
enemy when our nation. too. was
young.
We Will Win.
"We are In the greatest war of the
worlds history and We must win this
war. We can and we shall win. II the
boys and girls Of America say SO, and
mea it, and feel 1t. and live It as the
boys and girls of rs lived and felt and
helped.
1.-THE nation needs that sort of boys
and girls today. Not to beat our
drums, nor to load our muskets. but
to start a great work which must be
done. It is the part of boys and girls
today to give an example of self.denial
and sacrifices to teach fathers and
mothers, to teach the grown people OF
the nation that We still Lave in every
young heart the spirit Of rs, when
boys led our soldiers into battle and
girls fought beside their fathers at the
cabin walls. The lesson is thrifty say.
ing to the point Of s~acrifice-self
denial Of everything unnecessary.
"Tf every boy and girl says at homo
tonight, I will fight in this war; ! will
save every penny and loan 1t to my
government to help ave the lives Of
the big brothers of America: I will try
to teach every American I see to dc
the same then 20. 900, 900 homes, the
homes of all America, will be filled
with the spir . of rs, the spirit Of the
drummer-boys. Of he brave girls Of
those days.
America will win the war again. as
It always has won, through the splen,
did strength, courage and sacrifice In
the hearts of youth. that today will
teach the nation the lessons Of SAVING
and serving which 1t must and will
learn, through The message which its
school children will carry home.
Through saving your pennies. nick.
els. dimes, quarters, and tuying Thrift
Stamps and then War Savings Certifi.
Gates YOU will help your country and
its gallant armies to win the war.
Il know you will help"