The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-06-23
WAR VAR SAVINGS SAVINGS STAA STAMPS
DRIVE STARTS FRIDAY
AMOUNT ALLOTTED TO THIS
COUNTY is NEARLY HALF
MILLION DOLLARS.

OLA lIbtltsio-
Garland county is no by any means
at the bottom OF the list OF Arkansa;
counties, in fact il ranks among the
leaders Strenuous efforts must be
put forth if the entire state is not to
fall behind its quota in war ssyings
stamps,
President Wilson has set aside next
Friday as the day Tor a nationwide
drive to secure pledges Of purchase
for war savings stamps to bring the
entire country up to its quota. Gov
ernor Brough has also issued a proc
lamation having the same end in
view with reference to the state
Plans are about completed for the
campaign in Hot Springs and Garland
county. BY ten o'clock next Friday
night ii is expected that Garland
county will be able to report that ii
has gone over the top. In all other
war time enterprises this citizenship
has nobly responded to the needs of
the government and it has gone over
the top each time. 1t will not fail
in this present call.
Hot Sprins share of this sum is
little over $300,0 1T will be raised
in the one day, next Friday. 1t means
that the biggest drive put on by the
local citizenship will be completed in
about twelve hours. The districts of
the city are so outlined that the vari-
GUS committees viii be able to COM
plete their work in one day easily
Every house in the city will be visited
and every business enterprise and
professional man. War savings
stamps will be found in every home
and as far as possible every man.
woman and child in the city will have
a war saving stamp certificate to fill
With the stamps.
1t is not planned that the purchases
of this 100000 in Hot Springs be
made at that time. on that one day.
It is planned that pledges be taken
as far as possible from every person
in the city 10 buy a certain number
of stamps each month until January
first.
There will be four clubs formed
and the names OF those who agree to
buy to the several amounts will be
published
One thousand dollar clubs or limit
clubs. 1t will consist of all those
who agree to buy between now and
January first stamps whose face
value is $1,000
Five hundred dollar clubs This
viii consist of all those who agree to
purchase stamps to that amount be
tween now and January first
Two hundred and fifty and one
hundred dollar clubs. Like the other
two clubs these will consist of those
who agree to purchase stamps 20
these amounts between now and jan
nary first
Every person and family in Hot
Springs who can possibly do so
should join one of these clubs, the
highest club possible for their re-
sources.
The war savings stamps constitute
an ideal investment "''oy mature in
1928, draw high rate oil interest, are
free from taxation. They possess
this feature which is peculiar to this
form of investment; on ten DAYS no
tice at any money order postoffice
they can be cashed at the sum paid
for them, with interest. They are in
reality a ten day sight draft on the
of the United States.
There can be no depreciation in value
at any time.
For those who desire a savings in
vestment or a secure place to put
their savings this offers the best adj
yantages
For those who have trust funds in
their possession which they desire to
keep safely at good rate of interest |
war savings stamps cannot be sur
passed.
No single individual can hold more |
than one thousand dollars worth OF
war savings stamps.
Begin now to plan to purchase |
these stamps BE ready Friday to |
let the committee that calls on you
know how many YOU expect to pur-
chase between now and the first OF |
the year Buy as many as you pos
sibly can.
The complete list of the various |
committees will lie published in the |
ia pers within the next few days, to- |
gether with the various districts ot |
the city.
A war saving stamp is firing your
money directly at the enemy. 1t is |
enabling your government to sue
cessfully prosecute the war. 1t will
come back to you in its entirety with
interest, You can, If necessity com
pels You to raise money. cash these |
in by ten days notice at any money |
order postoffice.
by cooperation Hot Springs win
again come to the front on next Fri
day Hot Springs and Garland county
viii put over in one day IT'S biggest