The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-29
THRIFT DAY IN UNION CITY
PATRIOTIC GATHERING

War Savings and Thrift Stamps. 1t
was a day generally known in Ten
nessee and Obion County took a very
lively interest in the work. Here
in Union City the boy and girl scouts
and the school children marched
thru the streets, and in various pub
lie places the committees conducted
the sale of stamps.
Before noon the crowd assembled
in the railroad park and here the
county chairman, w. E. Hudgins,
made some announcements. In the
afternoon Judge Colin P. McKin-
ney, of Ripley, was introduced, and
just as he began to address the
crowd, light rain checked the pro-
ceedings and the crowd moved to
the courthouse.
Judge Mckinney met with very
hearty reception. He spoke for an
hour dwelling on the Importance of
buying war-revenue stamps and es-
pecially on the plan of War Savings
and Thrift Stamps, the educational
as well as the patriotic value of
these stamps. One thought Judge
Mckinney made particularly strong
was the practice of accommodating in
heritances which prove more of an
evil than a blessing in a large per
centage of cases. The Judge has
served in the capacity of Chancellor
for number of years and he speaks
from a personal knowledge of these
things. The accumulation of wealth
for the purpose of supporting future
generations in idleness and ease be-
gets train of evils far reaching in
it's results, while the wealth which
is directed to the cause of human
life and liberty and peaceful pur-
suits has only a just and true re-
ward.
Judge Mckinney spoke also of use
less waste and extravaganza which
should be turned to good account in
the support of the nation in this
perilous war. We should save and
turn all our savings into war stamps
and bonds. We should bestir our
selves to a greater degree of patriot
ism because the Government needs
our help.
Buy Thrift Stamps and War Saw
ings Stamps and continue to buy
them until the world is safe for
democracy.
The sales on Saturday in Union
City amounted to approximately
$1,000. The boy scouts and the girl
scouts did nobly, the former about
$1,400 and the latter. $500. The
booths disposed of something like
$4,000 and the committees $4,000.
The county probably sold $4,000.
The Commercial Printing Office,
Union City, Tenn.-Dear Sirs: We
are very proud of what Union City
did on last Saturday towards the
war saving campaign. Some $1,000
in War Savings Stamps were sold in
Union City last Saturday. l am sure
that quite large amount of stamps
were sold in the other towns in our
county, from whom / have not yet
received report.
The business men of America are
in position to greatly aid the Gov
ernment in the war savings cam
paign. The Treasury Department of
the United States and the officials of
the war savings campaign are sug-
costing to the merchants, and the
manufacturers of America that they
assist in the teaching of thrift by
paying their clerks and their en-
ployees each pay day to small ex-
tent in Thrift Stamps. To illustrate,
if you have an employee earning |
$3.50 a week, as you pay that en-
ployee on Saturday night, pay them
S12 in cash and fifty cents in Thrift
Stamps. Thousands of the mer-
chants and business men of America
have adopted this plan and it has
proven a wonderful success. l do
not believe there is an employee in
Union City or Obion County who
would object to receiving a small
portion of his or her wage in Thrift
Stamps. suggest that you confer
with your employees, and secure
their permission to take a certain
definite amount weekly or monthly
of their wages in Thirst Stamps.
Some of our Union City firms have
adopted this plan, and, as a result of
It, their employees arc saving weekly
Or monthly and acquiring a capital
that some day will be worth much
to them.
Please pardon me in making this
suggestion, but / am actuated only