The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-12-13

Christmas" is q slogan adopted by
the Michigan War Savings commit
tees. Banks, manufacturers and bus
mess houses who are in the habit Of
making presents to their employees
every year are requested to make at
least q part if not all of the gift in
thrift and war savings stamps. This
plan was successfully carried out by
the REQ Motor Co., Lansing, the Bur-
roughs company of Detroit and by
other big Industries last Christmas
and it is believed it can be done again
this year to even greater advantage.
"The need of saving Is more urgent
today than it was while the war was
one" says Elijah G. Poison, vice d.
rector of war savings. "Are we, go
ing to say to our boys in France: Eel
lows, you performed mighty good
work, in fact won the war, and we're
gratified but now that it's over we're
sorry but we can't raise any money to
get you back and you'll have to get
home as best you can.
"Today we must be patriotic bust
ness men, soldiers, if you will, with
the glory largely left out. It's mighty
easy to be an acute hero at the apex
of excitement but to be continuous
hero is dull The supreme test, as
see in, Of the home people today, is
whether we can be continuous heroes.
You didn't hear so much OF Foch when
he was being pushed back by the Hun.
But Foch exercised his greatest ability
in holding his forces together at that
time than when he was later success
fully attacking on all points.
"War Savings Stamps are going to
be with us for long time. 1t is now
a part of the government plan, under
the federal reserve banks, to raise
money and at Christmas every present
made by one person to another should
include one or more of these stamps"
"Give me whiskey," said the red
faced man, rushing up to the Thrift
Stamp booth in the hallway of big
New York Office building and throw
ing down quarter.
The girl in charge smiled recogni-
ton, handed out a Thrift Stamp and
swept the quarter into her box.
"Why did he ask for a whiskey?"
inquired a grinning bystander who had
overhead the request.
at really isn't funny" responded
the. girl gravely." That man, so the
elevator starter tells me, has been in
the habit of dropping into the cafe
across the hall five or six times day
for drink. Now, whenever the crav-
ing gets so strong that he can't stay at
his desk, he comes downstairs and buys
a Thrift Stamp. 1t will be time
enough for the rest of us to laugh at
him when we can show sapd enough
to give up our pet weaknesses for
Uncle SAM"
"You're right, Miss, said the abashed
inquirer, hauling out SIS bill. "Let
me have bottle of champagne"
More than coo, 900 persons in Mich
igan have signed pledges to purchase
war savings and thrift stamps this
year and to each Of them is now GO
ing forward a letter urging them to
Keep their pledges in order that the
state may make an adequate showing
in the national campaign before the
end of the year. The letters are being
sent from the w. S. S. headquarters
in. each county. ~
With the letter is inclosed post
card asking the recipient to report on
the number of stamps that have been
purchased up to this time, whether the
pledge will be fulfilled and also re-
questing that more stamps be pur-
chased.
Early returns show that in most. in
stances the pledges are not only being
kept but those who subscribed are.
now increasing their holdings.
"In other words" says an officer
Of the committee, "the general pub
lie is learning how to save. Thrift
Stamps, even % cents worth at a time,
provides the easiest method. Before
the thrift stamp campaigns are over
America will become nation Of saw
ers instead of one OF spenders."
Prove to yourself that you did. not
overestimate your earning capacity
or your desire to keep your word
whensyou signed your War Savings
pledge last June.
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