The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1918-11-30
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.
What They Are, What They Mean,
What They Bring.

are little things in themselves
but in the aggregate. if the hope
and expectation of the Treasury
Department is reached, they will
equal in revenue producing pow
or one of the Liberty loans.
More than that. They will have
inculcated in many homes thrift
that thrift which has helped
so largely to win the war.
Obviously all people may not
own Liberty bonds and, equally
obviously, the smaller investors
wish to help the government in
it's time of need, to help it in
proportion to their means. That
is why Thrift Stamps and Baby
Bonds we're originated. to en-
able all, rich and poor, to aid in
the war To give the people of
more moderate means the ad
vantage the War Savings Sta mps
were made the finest of all the
investments offered by the gov
eminent, the easiest to buy, the
easiest to pay for and the easiest
to sell. They are such fine in
vestment that the amount any
one individual may buy is limit
ed to 81 900. If there were not
such a limit the very rich would
take all there were becaus Of
the investment advantages Of
fered.
To make them easy to handle
a unit system WAS devised. The
Thrift Stamp costs but % cents
and Is of the stamps plus a few
pennies buys a. Baby Bond which
on January /, 1928, becomes
worth S., though when bought
it does not cost that much. It
is the interest the government
pays from date of purchase to
date of maturity January /,
1929 which makes an invest
ment of 1922 in November or
4.23 in December worth SIS after
four years. Thus 16 stamps
costing 25 cents each or 81 for
the whole Is with % cents add
added in December will produce
at the liberal rate of interest for.
such class of investment which
is allowed by the government.
SIS. in four years.
It was figured that on an aver
age each person would take 500
worth of these War Savings
Stamps Or Baby Bonds, as they
are popularity known. In Ari-
IONA but one county so far has
met this expectation and some
counties have not as yet aver
aged SIS per person.
Thrift Stamps and Baby Bonds
are really just the same as so
much money. They can be re-
gistered at the postoffice and
then only the real owner may
cash them but if they are not
registered anyone holding them
can go to any postoffice and on
10 days notice receive for them
in cash the money they cost. In
the case of the larger stamps,
the Baby Bonds, not only will
the holder get back bis money
but he will get it back with in
terest as we'll. Thus the stamps
are really the same as cash with
the additional advantage that
the bigger stamps bear interest
while cash in the pocket does
not,
With the approach of peace
people may ask what is the need
of continuing the sale of War
Savings Stamps. Even with
final peace, which will not be
signed for some months. large
army will have to be maintained
to see that the terms of peace
may be carried out. The cost of
the war will be felt for years
and War Savings Stamps will
help to foot the bill for winning
the war for a long time to come.
Every method of raising revenue
will have to be used, just as it
has been used during the actual
fighting. There will be at least
one more Liberty loan, heavy
taxation and Thrift Stamps for
a future period the duration of
which is not yet known, for an
army and navy must be main
tanned for an indefinite period.
All experts are agreed in this.
You can tighten the burden of
taxation, help pay the bills for
winning the war and stand So
Idly back of your government
by purchasing Thrift Stamps
and Baby Bonds now just as in
in the time of battle.
Mo-, tho Horpoci1lo