The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-05-15
4-h|NUTE SPEECHES BY
BOYS and GIRLS FROM
CLARENDON'S SCHOOLS
Continued from Page q

must have.
For the purpose of equipping this
country for war this year Congress
has appropriated N billion dollars.
Do you know what billion dollars is :?
Perhaps you can understand it lit
tie better when you know that all the
money spent by our government from
it's beginning down to the present
time amounts to little over 26 billion
dollars. And just think the U. S. has
got to have 10 billion dollars in one
year. Where is it coming from? Why
right from the United States. Our
people are going to raise it. And
how? BY savmg-in every way they
can. There are numberless ways in
which we can save. We can deny our
selves of many little pleasures and
luXurlcs which are not beneficial to
us-such as buying cold drinks, candy,
chewing gum and going to moving
picture shows and other places of
amusement. This is not a time for
amusements, but for serious thoughts.
But don't take it all out in thinking
let us get to work and help our soldier
boys win this great fight. It is easy
to save our pennies, nicklcs, dimes,
and it will surprise you to know how
quickly nicklcs and dimes will amount
to dollars. Do not spend your money
foolishly for things you do not need,
for every time you spend dollar you
either help our government or you
help the enemy. There are three
things you can do with dollar: You
can hoard it; you can spend it, or YOU
can invest it. A boarded dollar is an
idle dollar and is just as much drag
on community as an idle man. The
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something worse than Stacker. A
Stacker does not do anything actively
to defeat the nations purposes. A
dollar that you spera ncedlcssly, a
dollar that employs labor and con-
sumes material that could be used by
the government, is an ally to the enc
my. If you hoard your money and
the Germans win this war, your mon
ev will be worthless, so why keep it ?
The president is sending direct ap-
peal to you, boys and girls, to save
your money and lend it to the Govern
ment. Do not let your dollar be a
Stacker, or traitor dollar, but make the
most of it a patriotic dollar by lending
1t to the government.
Because Uncle Sam needs money
to fight your battles, TO protect your
homes he is having special bar
gain sale of War-Savings Stamps. To.
day you can buy a $5 War-Savings
Stamp for $4.1G. Next month they
Will cost you SALT, and in December
$4.23: They cost one cent more each
month, and if you buy orc today it
Will be worth 8 cents more in Decem
Der. When you buy Il Thrift Stamn
you can get pocket folder with
spaces for 1G War Savings Stamps
1t is the Governments promise to pay
the amount represented by the stamI
and it can be redeemed in January
1923, or before then if the money is
needed. 1t is as good as bank note
or Liberty Bond, and is one of the
safest investments we can make OF
our money.
10 those who cannot afford to buy =
Bond the Government is selling Thrift
Stamps. These stamps cost only 2E
cents and are similar to postage
stamps. Any boy or girl can buy one
OF these. But don't stop with one
buy as many as possible. You car
get Thrift Card free with your name
on it when you buy Thrift Stamp
When 16 stamps have been attached
to your Thrift card it is then worth
$500. This $4.00 card, together with
the odd cents required may then be
S'~N w ouy war odNlIlSS olamD al
the month selling price
Now, what are you going to do ?
Are you. going right on spending you,
money foolishly, thus aiding the en-.
emy and proving a traitor to you,
country? Or are you going to save
an the money you can and buy Thrift
Stamps that will lbe helping our Gov.
ernment and our Allies. Our bows at
the front are fighting for us--to pro.
tect our homes, our country, our loved
ones and us. But thcy can't win tho
war alone. When our Liberty and
Freedom are threatened, are we going
to sit idly at home and do nothing ?
Let us get to work and do our bit in
this war. If we cannot fight there arc
countless ways in which we can help
SO let us get to work and buy Wan
Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps
and give our brave soldier bows such
nearly support at home that it will
put new courage in them, and they
VIII be sure to be victorious in this
great struggle.