The Holt County sentinel., 1918-01-04
Ceunty Sehosl Notes.

message for the pupils, teachers and
patrons of the schools Of the county,
and that Is in regard TO the Thrift
Stamps and Thrift Cards and the
War-Savings Stamps and Certificates.
NsuY ef bur sons and brothers have
beer by our country TO take up
arms Il der defense. The great army
thus formeE N going forward 10 face
the fire Of battle and 10 risk every
thing for the safety and security Of
our homes and our families-ay, for
the very existence of our country.
These arc the men for whom we are
asked TO save and lend our dollars.
Certainly q country worth fighting
for Is q country worth saving for.
The government has made il pos
sible for even the children TO save
their money and help their country by
becoming owners Of "litt'e baby
bonds" called War-Savings Stamps.
These War-Savings Stamps are like
the Liberty Bonds In that they have
behind them the entire resources Of
the Government and people Of the u.
8. They have the additional advanta-
age that they steadily increase In value
from the date Of purchase until the
date Of maturity. They are issued in
two dcnominations--the 25-cent starp
and the IS stamp. The 25-cent stamp
costs twenty-five cents and Is called
the Thrift Stamp; the s5 stamp costs
2 little over 81 and Is called the War
Savings Stamp.
For the convenience of investors a
Thrift Card" Is furnished TO all pur-
chasers Of 25-cent or Thrift Stamp.
Thfa card has snnrea for "a M tav,,na
When AL the spaces have been filled.
four dollars having been paid out 10
do this, this Thrift Card may be ex.
Office, or TO one Of the banks or other
authorized agency, by adding IL cents
In cash during the month Of January,
and one cent additional each month
thereafter.
This IS stamp Is attached to q War
Savings Certificate, which is given
free Of charge with the first War
Savings Stamp, and contains spaces
for twenty War-Savings Stamp. "
this War-Savings Stamp IL filled out
between now and Jan. ~, 1918, tho
cost TO the purchaser will be very
small sum over $4,000. and on Jan.
I, 1928, the government will pay the
SWhNf W. bls GhVt.VV
net profit Of almost $1,000. This Il
based on IN interest rate Of 4 per
cent compounded quarterly from Jan
2, 1918.
No person Is allowed TO buy moro
than twenty War-Savings Stamps
(which amounts to one War-Savngs
Certificate, maturity value sioo.oo)
et any one time-and no person Is al.
1oxcaI NH hold ,,sn~a than Tan War.
Savings Certificates, maturity value
$l00O.OO(. =.
Now, boys and girls, take my ad.
vice. md when your parents and
friends give you nickles and dimes "a
spend for candy and chewing gum and
amuscments OF various kinds, save the
money and buy Thrift Stamps. BE
come q war-saver. thereby helping
the government, as well as savins
something for yourselves.
TO recapitulate: Take TWENTY-FIVE
cents TO the post Office and buy .
Thrift stamp and ask for . Thrill.
Thrift Stamp. This Thrill Gard con
tains . place for your name and I'D
dress which you should have writer
on II. and has places for sixteer
i've cents for each Of these sixteer
Thrift Stamps; when the Card is fillet
with the sixteen stamps, you have
paid out In all s4.00. You now take
this fillettout Thrift Card TO the post
vice or bank, and exchange Il for Z
War-Savings Certificate with one
War-Savings Stamp pasted on Il; Il
you make this exchange before Feb
I, you pay In addition ~ cents. dur
ing the month Of February, II you
make the exchange, you pay i3 cents
during the month Of March you pay n
cents, and so on, Increasing one cen
each month, until In December, 1913