Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-01-04
. MUST LEARN
To SAVE

Something is happenning IL
America. It is happening surely
ard splenndidly; and whe:, i IS
finished, it will stay with Us .,orayer.
we are becoming savers Instead of
spenders. The dollars which were
once carelessly spent are nov being
put % wiseruse, and every day brings
o'1r people to a clearer understand
l. Of the fact that unless we save
more and more of our earnings, and
use our savings wisely, we will have
a heavy price to pay in the future. |
Every one knows that America
has been called the money-mad
nation among the great powers.
Just as the Germans used to cali
England a nation of shop-keepers,
so they called us nation of dollar
chasers.
And they were right. 1t is fact
that a great part of Americas brain
and energy has been given to the
making Of money. Not until re
cent years has America turned lis
wealth into paths which have been
followed by European countries for
generations past, such as govern
ment aid in improving farm lands
and farming methods, conservation
of forests, development of water pow
er for the direct benefit of the peo-
Pile. and the betterment of rural
conditions of living and travel.
Many of these plans have been SC
recently developed that the country
has not yet realized the full benefit
therefrom. A vast amount of ma
uonal wealth has been created, bu
+ only small part of it has gone te
! those ends which make Lylsg con
| ditions finer and better.
Extrayagence has come hand il
Ilhand with money making. Quickl.
sls laas. e,a.sas frsel'
| spent for non essentials as for tt
| necessary things of life. This
| particularly true of the cities, bu
| it holds good for rural communitie
as we'll. During .hc year now clo
ing the farming people, as a clas
have made and spent more none
than in any recent years. WI
have they done with it? The
know best whether it has gone
essentials, whether it has been Wis
ly invested, whether it has be-
-~ used for the benefit of the count
IS at large.
The new thing which is happe
ing in America is this: the count
q as whole is awakening to the fa
Z that no man can use his proper
= for himself alone. The possessi
8 of money creates an obligation,
& the part of its possesor, to aid
E fellow man and his country throu
b its proper use.
r This obligation takes two form
b which seem contradictory yet {
& the same in effect:
& One: To keep money In circulate
8 Two: To save money wisely.
3 Keeping money in circulation is t
{. opposite Of boarding and hid
S your profits. Saving wisely mes
B putting your profits to work in
b most productive way.
Z What better way is there to I
h your money than to lend it to W
q country at interest? Today Anne
4 ca offers it's people a splendid
& portunity to help the nation, h
B the soldiers. to help themsel'
B and to help to lessen the suffer
of bleeding Europe. Each m
+ woman and child in America sho
i turn every dollar and quarter
Z War Saving Stamps 1t is &
E investment, and at the same t
y the biggest-hearted thing you
E do for humanity.
Il Do you believe in the brot
T hood of man. 10 you want to
/ suffering and bioodshed come to
Z end? Do you want to hasten
splendid day VIXEN all the pc
.,:u o+cpI chor{lior fo ahn:5