Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-04-04
CHARLOTTE FIRST
1907" CITY IN US.
MICHIGAN TOWN "GOES
OVER THE TOP" IN
w. S. S. CAMPAIGN.
WHO Will Be Next?" Is the
Query on Every
Tongue.


days OF campaigning in behalf
OF the treasury departments new
movement for the sale of THRIFT
stamps and war savings certificates,
In order 10 enlist in government fin
ancial aid hundreds OF thousands Of
wage earners and small Investors.
who do not find il Convenient 70 ali.
sorb Liberty loan issues. Charlotte j.
now able 10 point TO the fact that
there is not Il single citizen within
her bord ars who is not the possessCr
OF one or more thrift stamps and wa 4.
| savings certificate. the first town in
The nation 10 make that record
This result was attained only after
strenuous activities on tina part cf
practically every inhabitsnt OF the
town. from the mayor down TO the
smallest school boy
Dress Your Dollar in Khaki"
Thrift stamp stations were in a
score OF drug stores, groceries. the
local poatoflice. and elsewhere and
over the streets we're displayed AS
Save and Serve Buy War Savings
stamps Don't he Spender. Be a
Saver Thrive BY Thrift Buy Wer
Savings Stamps" and every occasion
was improved by speakers ana clubs
and musical organizations TO spread
the gospel of saving in small amounts.
The campaign started January -,
and lasted three days On the twenty.
eighth a rousing meeting vas held ~
he Phoenix hotel; speachrs were
made by Joseph p. STANDARD. Of De.
roit. ana r. j. Files. OF charlotte
Tuesday night 2S teams made up nf
two men each left the war savings
headquarters which had been estah.
i>hed al the community association
Office and started their city wide t.il.
paigr About one third Of the city WAS
covered on the first night Everything
was made as easy As possible ~
printed forms and advertising nj The
local newspapers as we'll rs los ban.
nrrs stretched across the streets. Mia.
ioN displays and a series OF personal
letters 10 each individual IN the city.
People Flocked 70 Pay.
one man in each OF The selling sta.
tons gave practically all his tiuc Ia
akine care OF the rush OF people who
wished 10 fill up the thrift caldn and
buy war savings stamps after they
had made their family loo per cent
from purchases made from The soil
citors. The postofice and the hankJ
I'D record business during he thrre
lay campaign. many employees WORK
hg over time checking mp returns
During the campaign the headunart.
ers Office looked at al times as
hough some political meeting we're
IA progress. people hooking there by
the scores 10 make their purchases.
The spirit OF making Charlotte the
first loo per cent city in the nation
prevailed throughout the entire com
muniiy One practical joker remarked
10 one of his friends that new ma
lady had settled over the city. and
called il Stampitis"
Thrift IS Big Lesson.
ne national war SAVINGS comm Il.
zee is now on the alert 10 see which
OF other small towns enrolled III the
yearround war saving, campaign VIII
be the FIRST 20 follow Charlotte. and
lhus be second on the list Of loo per
cent cities. The flci OF becoming 100
per cent Is not considered by the GOV.
eminent TO he so important financially.
much as there small savings are need.
"a by he treasury department 10 pro.
secutc the war, but its chief value lies
in the lesson or thrift which the great
American commonwealth viii derive
from local drives OF this sort and their
success. The government has repeat
eddy gone on record in this war saw.
ings movement that the fundamental
purpose of it is NOT only to raise the
$4,000 000.o00. allotted as the neces.
sary quota. but 10 inculcate the spirit
of saner spending and investment IN.
stead OF boarding. which will be one
Of he biggest constructive lessons ~
the entire war 10 this country.