Evening journal., 1918-02-21
EXCHANGE THRIFT
STAMPS FOR BOEDS
Du Pont Company Makes
Offer TO Employ eS Who
Subscribed
WOULD BUY LIBERTY
BONDS OF MEN. TOO

The dupont Company has issued a
Circular letter to its employees offe. p
ing them the privilege OF exchangiug
the payments ALREADY made by lnem
on Liberty Bond subscriptions for the
same amount IN Mar Savings stamps
and Thrift Stamps. The letter states
that the finance committee Of the
company has authorized the purchase
by the company Of q sufficient amount
Of these stamps to exchange for the
bond subscriptions paid in. Subscrib-
ers are offered a present Value in
stamps equivalent to the amount they
have paid in plus interest accrued on
such payments, provided the amount
due any individual does not exceed
$1,000.
The letter to the employees reads
as follows:
Acting on the assumption that the
majority Of our employees who have
subscribed to Libe ty Loan Bonds un
der our plan viii ind the new War
Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps,
recently offered for sale by the Gov
ernment, more convenient form of
investment, the finance committee has
authorized the purchase by the com-
pany Of a sufficient amount OF these
stamps tC exchange with the employ
for payments already made by them
on Liberty Bond subscriptions. Sub
soribers are offered a present value
In stamps equivalent TO the amount
they have paid in plus interest accrued
on such payments, provided the
amount due any individual does not
exceed $1,000
War Savings Stamps have cash
value during February, 1918. Of IS i3
til January 1, 1923, when they will be
worth their face value of 50. Tn
increase in value represents interest
on the investment
Thrift Stamps are issued at a fixed
price OF % cents each and bear no
interest, but are convertible into War
Saving Stamps on presentation at any
postofiice OF sixteen such stamps to-
gether with an added payment Of 10
cents in February, "a cents in March,
and so on, TO equal the current value
OF a War Saving stamp
"a Subscriber who has paid $50 on
a Liberty Loan Bond, on which interest
amounting TO cents may be due him,
would receive in exchange
-Four War Savings Stamps at
Sab each, equal to.............si652
Fourteen Thrift Stamps at 25
cents each, equel to............ $50
United States postage. .06
Total .............'s SO og
and be relieved Of further liability on
account OF his Liberty Loan subsorip-
tion.
WAR Savings Stamps may be cashed
at any postof1lce at their current price
upon giving ten days netice Thrift
Stamps are redeemable only when con-
verted into War Savings Stamps
1.-THE subscribers will receive an in
vestment absolutely fixed as to prin-
cipa and interest which may be in
creased at the pleasure Of the investors
by the purchase Of aid .tlonal War
Savings and Thrift stamps, with the
assurance that they are aidlpg the
Government by so doing
This offer applies equally to en-
ployes who have placed their sub
scriptlons for Liberty Bonds through
banks and trust companies. The du-
Pont Company is willing TO purchase.
at par, those bonds held by such in
stitutions for dupont employees ac-
counts.
THE company recommends this ex-
change and hopes that its subscribers
will accept the offer War Savings
Stamps provide an investment wh oh
in time Of need may be easily con-
verted into cash on ten days notice /
on the ether hand the investment may
be increased 10 any amount not eX-
coed ng $1,000 by .he purchase Of addi- /
tional stamps, thereby contributing to
the fghting strength Of the count y
ITO signify your Willingness TO take /
advantage Of the eompany's offer, /
please sign the enclosed form and re-
turn il as quickly as poss Bile TO
Charles Copeland, assistant treasurer. |
CHARl Es COPELAND, Assistant Treas
urvr Wilmington, Del Feb 2, 1918
Women will find good clerical posi- /
tions offered through the Want Ads /