French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-03-14
War Savings Stamps; What They ase
and why You SShOuld Buy Them.

War Savings Stamps; What They are
and Why You SshOuId q Inem.
In offering "War-Sasings stamps' to
the public the United States Govern
ment has made Immediately available
for every man, woman, and child in the
country a profitable, simple, and secure
investment.
What They Are.
War-savings Stamps are the answer
OF a great democracy to the demand
fora democratic form of government
security. They,are "little baby bonds:
Like Liberty Bonds, they have behind
them the entire resources of the gov
eminent anu people or
SUaLes. Iney have the additional al
vantage tnaC they sLeaulIy increase IN
value from the date OF purchase until
the late OF maturity, n this increase
is guaranteed by the government
These stamps are issued in two denom-
nations, the 25-cent stamp and tine 30
stamp.
For the convenience Of investors a
Thrift Card" is f~urniShedNto all puF-
chasers of 25-cent stamps This caTd
has spaces for l6 stamps. When all
the spaces have been filled the. Thrift
Card may be>exchanged for a So stamp
al post offices, banks, or other author
lied agencies by adding II cents in
cash prior to February 1, 1918, and. L !
cent additional each month thereafter.
Those who prefer may buy a So
stamp outright. These will be on sale
from December 8, 1917, until January
81, 1913, for $4.12. They automatical-
ly increase in value a cent a month
every month thereafter until January
1, 1923, when the United States will
pay S. at any post Office or at the
Treasury in Washington for each
stampaf1xed to a War-Savings Certi-
ficate.
When you purchase a S. stamp, you
must attach it to an engraved folder
known as a "War-Savings Certificate
which bears the name of the purchaser
and can be cashed only by the person
whose name appears upon the certifi-
cate, except in case OF death or dis
ability. The certificate contains 20
spaces. If these are all filled with
Was-SaVings Stamps between Deem
Der 8, 1917, and January 81, 1918, the
cost to the purchased will be $S2.40,
and on January 1, 1923, the Govern
ment will pay the owner-0f the certi-
icate $100-a net profit to the holder
of $3.50. This is based on an interest
rate of 4 per cent compounded quarter
ly from January 2, 1918. The amount
of War-Savings. Stamps sold to any
n person at any one time shall not
exceed $500 (maturity value), and no
person may. hold such stamps or War
Savings Certificates to an aggregate
amount exceeding $1,000 maturity
Yaluel.
If the holder Of a War-Savings Ger
tiicate finds it necessary to realize
cash on it before maturity he may at
any time after January 2, 1918, upon
giving 10 days written notice to any
money-order post Office receive for !
each stamp affixed to his certificate
amount paid therefor plus l cent for
each calendar month after the month !
of purchase of each stamp. A regis
cred certificate may be redeemed, how
ever only at the post office where reg
istered.
In other words, the plan is simple, |
straightforward, and certain. b
holder of the certificates can not lose
and is certain to gain. He is buying :
the safest security in the world in the
most convenient form in which the Sc /
curity of a great Government has ever
been offered to it's people
Why You Should Buy Them.
The main reason for the purchase
OF War-Savings Stamps is because your !
country is at War. Your Country
needs every penny which every man,
woman, and child a save and lend in
order to feed, clothe, arm, and equip
the soldiers and sailors of America and
to win this righteous war in defense
of American honor and the cause of de-
mocracy throughout the world.
If we are to win the war, we must
win it as a united people. The savings
Of every man, woman, and child are
necessary if VI are to hasten the vic
torious ending of the war: War Savers