Ripley County democrat., 1918-01-04
CHILDREN ASKED
TO AID IN THRIFT
M'ADoo PLANS TO HAVE EVERY
CHILD BUY WAR STAMPS
IN BIG DRIVE.
RAISE FUNDS DOING CHORES
Suggests Children Chop Wood, Shovel
Snow, Wash Dishes or Sell
Magazines to Earn
War Money.

Washington, D. ca great drive
to induce every school child IN
America to buy at least one 25-cent
Thrift Stamp Is now being Launched
for the month Of January war savings
campaign.
In opening the campaign, the first
OF December, Secretary Of the Treas
ury McAdoo appealed to young Amer
ica," asking their cooperation in the
Thrift Stamp and War Savings Stamp
and Certificate campaign, by which It
is planned to raise $4,000, 100000 with
in the next year. Secretary McAdoo
appeals to the boys and girls to earn
this money and make personal sacri-
flee by saving their spending money
and earning money by beating carpets,
waxing floors, sitting ashes, helping
parents, cleaning cellars, washing win,
dows, cleaning silver, cutting wood,
vanishing chairs, tearing down old
chicken eoops and cutting up for IRE
wood, caring for neighbor's baby, act
ing as messenger for drug stores, sell
ing magazines, workin.- In stores Sat
urdays and waiting on table.
Secretary McAdoo's message to
Young America" said:
Nations have their childhood and
their days Of hard lessons just as chill
dren do. One hundred and forty years
ago, when the first American army
marched to battle, our nation was
younger among nations than you are
among your fathers, your mothers and
their friends.
"Our army had drummer boys In
thosa days, real boys of 10 and IL, who
marched as bravely and as proudly
into cannon fire as theil great chief,
Gen. Washington, himself
"Our nation had little girls who
laughed and cheered and loaded mus
kets for their fathers, who fired
through loopholes In their cabin
homes when the painted Indians
| Inot ecu Uh thCms
"Where many school houses stand
today American boys and girls may
have helped to fight and defeat the
enemy when our nation, too. was
young.-
We VIII Win.
I'VE are in the greatest war Of ths
worlds history and we must win thii
war. We can and we shall win, II th'
boys and girls OF America say 20, ant
mean 1t. and feel It. and live 1t as th'
boys and girls OF rs lived and felt ans
helped.
"The nation needs that sort Of boy
and girls today. Not to beat ou
drums. nor to load our muskets, bu
to start great work which must b.
4 done. It Is the part Of boys and GIRL
today to give an example Of self-denia
and. sacrifices to teach fathers AMI
, mothers. to teach the grown people o
the nation that we still have in ever!
young heart the spirit Of rs, wbel
boys led our soldiers into battle AM
girls fought beside their fathers at th'
cabin walls. The lesson is thrifty say
ing to the point OF sacrifice-seli
denial Of everything unnecessary.
'if every boy and girl says Al hom
tonight, I will fight In this war; vii
save every penny and loan Il to m,
government to help save the lives 0
, the big brothers Of America; | will tr,
to teach every American see to d
the same then 2o.0oo.0oo homes. tn
homes Of all America, will be fiiiel
with the spir i. Of 70. the spirit Of III
drummer-boys, Of the brave girls 0
those days.
america viii win the war again. a
! II always has won. through the spler
did strength. courage and sacrifice i
the hearts OF youth. that today vii
teach the nation the lessons OF savin
, and serving which It must and vii
!, learn, through the message which It
school children viii carry home.
Through saving yonr penniea. nicl
els, dimes, quarters. and uying Thrift
Stamps and then war Savings ceftif
Gates you viii help ypnr country an
= III sailant armies 10 win Die war.
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