Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-06-07
June 2olh Namsd as awar slamp
Day" on Which Campaign iw
This Year Reaches CIImax.
TWO BILLION IS SUN ASKED.
New Mexico Is Far Behind Her Quota
IN This important Branch Of
the Wars FInancInu.

The national war savings commit
tee Of the national treasury depart
ment has started its big drive for iwo
billion dollars in thrift stamps and
war savings stamp sales before ihe
year of 1918 comes to a close. A
whirlwind campaign, naiion-wide IN
scope. is starting this week and comes
10 a climax on Friday, June 18th, by
which date il is aimed to have the
two billion pledged.
The Importance Of the stamp sale
rs q means Of revenue for pr,serni
ing the war is indicated in the aize
Of the sum asked as compared with
the Liberty Bond issue and the Red
Cross national quota. The war stamp
quota Is two-thirds the size Of the
Liberty Loan and twenty times The
SIZE Of the Red Cross quota The lat.
Ter, Of course. Is not 10 be considered
as inferior in Importance, as il rep.
resented straight-out donation.
whereas the Liberty Loan and War
Stamp sales represents loans. hut
there isno question Of the Importance
Of the stamps. They are an import
ant part Of the campaign to put The
kaiser on the blink.
New Mexico, like many other
states, is Car behind her stamp
quota; in fact, it is not likely ihai
2 single stale has reached il, because
Of the greater prominence given The
Liberty loan and Red CroAs Cor The
past few months. The Stamps II 4
way, have been regarded as more FOR
children than for adults; hnt this
idea Is exploded by the national com
mittee, which insist that nobody ssn
claim complete Americanism mil he
has added the war stamp habit 6 his
other war habits.
Postmaster W. r. Foulks, who Is in
charge Of the stamp campaign here.
reports that the stamps are being
purchased by more and more mer-
chants in the city 10 give out as
change on purchases. Everybody Is
urged to take at least one Of these
stamps in change every day, beside
the regular stamp purchases from
the committee or at the postoffice.
II this Is done there will be no trsn-
bic in raising our part Of the two bill
hon and Deming and Luna county
will have "come clean" again at the
call Of Uncle Sam.
There is no excuse for anyone not
buying the stamps. They are for sale
almost everywhere you turn, and all
You have to do is to take them and
pay the money. The daily amount IN
volved Is so small you need never
miss it.
A Thrift Stamp costs 25 cents.
card folder is provided with space,
for sixteen stamps. When il IS fnlI
You have loaned the government n
total Of "a. This folder with l6 cent.
additional is then exchanged fer
War Savings Stamp, which the gov
ernment cashes in 1929 for $500.
The s4.l6 grows by reason of ac-
cumnlating interest at per cent to
70. No person is allowed to own
more than 81 900 worth of War Say.
ings Stamps, though individual mem
bers Of the same family may each
own that amount.
The government is one Of the beat
creditors in the world, esnscialls IL
those who lend to It through lhn me-.
dinm Of a War Savines slamp Il
favors those who eannol afford io
buy a bond in this way. re by reason
Of sickness or other unavoidab|a
cnuse the owner Of War savincs
Siamps needs the money represented
he can have It back, and WHIST Is
more be can have interest for lhe time
the government has had Il. There /.
no red tape Yon present yonr war
Savings Stamps 70 tie postmaster l1n
days before you need lho money ohd
yon get i back with laleI Na
questions are asked.