Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-07-19
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Why not organize a bunch OF live
young fellows who Will agree to put
ten Thrift Cards with stamp at.
tached to each IN his pocket every
morning and sell them during the day.
He stops friend or . stranger and
says, Loan Uncle Sam a quarter"
gets the quarter and hands over the
Thrift Gard with The stamp attached
Try It yourseH-tt Is simple. Any man
who really wants to stand by the Gov
eminent can start ten War Savers a
day with very little trouble.
W. S. S.
The Virginia War Savings Commit.
tee ID not going to overlook the sum
NOR resorts this season. Director j,
r. McAllister, of Bath county, has an
nounced that booth for the sale Of
Thrift Stamps and War Savings
Stamps has bean opened at the War
Springs Hotel
W. g. s.
These are days Of enlarged spheres
OF usefulness Even the hen feels II.
Formerly it was the hens chief bust.
ness TO lift the mortgage of the farm.
Now many farmers wives are using
their egg money to buy War Savings
Stamps.
w. s. S.
Two thousand boys and girls Of the
John Marshall High School, at Rich,
mond, participated In Thrift Parade
at the opening of School Thrift
Week"
w. s. S.
Has the War Savings habit caush.
you yet?
w. S. s..
SAVINGS SOCIETIES INcREAsE.
War Savings Societies are on the
increase In Virginia, so It is. quite nat
ural to assume that the sale Of War
Savings and TAKft Stamps viii In
crease.
Once in while 1t ia found that
some men and women are rather hard
to persuade TO Join one of, these 20
cieties. but once they are In, they are
found to be the most enthusaa stu
savers In the society. Net all sosie-
ties are organized in the same way
they are organised according TO the
communities Of which their members
are part. In some sections u the
State, the societies are so enthusiastic
that they hold weekly meetings, and
make full report Of their progress for
each seven days In other communal
ties, particularly the farming cemmu
mites. nsetinm ore not held oftsner
than once month, because Of the dis.
sances TO the courthouse Or wherever
the meeting y to be held
DssidAs the aid to Uncle Sam IN
~ DasUhAAe Of fhrfft and War Say.
iA0D otsmps. there Is the benefit which
sc~ues to the purchasers Of the
stamDs-the idea Of saving and thrift
which has never before been brought
actively before many people Of this
country. The idea of thrift Is an en-
tireiy new one to many Americans
they. for the most part, have never
felt the necessity Of being thrifty and
therefore, have spent their money free
y. Now is the time when the most
carefree are going to feel what II
means to be thrifty-in families where
the wages have been small, necessity
has made thrifty people = bat nsw
the free spenders are going u look
at their pennies, quarters end dollars,
several times before they Invest them
and In nearly every case a portion
OF this, at least, will be invested In
thrift stamps Eventually all ~ 1t
will exchequer, but ne will have Uaiosd
a member In his stay -at-home army,
n army that win continue hong aesor
the present war Is over.
The fact that the children OF toAnv.
most of whom belong to War savinen
Societies, will be the men and womqo
Of the future. promises well for Uncis
Sans future-the thousands and haa-
dreds Of thousands Of children Who
are saving pennies and nickels, now,
will be saving them II IS and no
sills beaors nnaU ypan.
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