El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-01
SCHOOLS PUSH
THRIFT STAMPS
Though Commended by
Chairman Coles, Are Not
Letting Up in Work.

i Although the PUBIC SCuOOAS nave
made such a record in the sale of
thrift stamps as to draw letter of
approval and commentator from A.
p. Coles. the chairman of stamp sales
work, they are not going to stop, ac-
cording to Supt- R. J. Tighe.
The following letter from Mr.. Coles
to Mr.. Tighe has just been circulated
to the schools:
Il wish to congratulate you on the
magnificent showing made by the
/ schools, under your direction. in the
/ sale of the war savings stamps, by
your report Of Jan 19.
! THE first months work, OF course,
was more educational than anything
else, and it should now be easy sail
Il ing, and I hope you will continue to
| push this work as much as possible,
/ and call upon me whenever can be
of any assistance to you"
I Mr.. Tighe sends the following to
| the schools with Mr. Coles letter:
] please impress upon your teachers
and pupils that the thrift campaign
/ has only just begun and that We must
] not slow down our efforts because the
/ flag contests are over. I am having
some account sheets printed for use
of pupils who cannot get together
enough money at one time to purchase
a 25-cent stamp. These will be dis
LrlbuLeu laleE.
There is only one way in which FL
Paso will ever raise the S1s6OO,OOO al
lotted as its share Of this loan and
that is by each man. woman ana
school child pledging certain amount
to be purchased during the year 1918.
The lesson of thrift. which is the
big lesson of this drive cannot be
taught in a month nor in six months.
It will take at least a year to inculcate
the principles underlying a real con-
sciOusness Of the idea Of conservation
and economy. Can you not encour-
age your pupils and teachers TO set
goals for themselves for the year 1872
Let the least be IS ". S: S; They
have all summer during which they
can earn money to pay for it
I'VE must get away from the idea
that the money paid for W s s Is
gift to the government II is one OF
the safest and best paying invest
ments available. Keep this fact up
permost in talking to pupils that 1t
is like q bank account, only better.
Now, 1 suggest that you set GER
tain amount as the goal for your
the end of this term 1 have set S5u,-
600 as the aim for the whole system
VIII you help2
A pledge to be signed by employees
authorizing employers to pay on
salaries a certain percentage OF their /
savings in war saving stamps viii be /
circulated in business offices. stores /
and other concerns in the city. &C
cording to a resolution introduced at
a meeting of the war stamp ADVISORY 1
board held Thursday afternoon at
o'clock in the directors room OF the
First National bank.
This pledge will be entirely a vol
untary matter on the part OF en-
ployes, but it was pointed out that It
would be greatly to the interest OF 1
every employee in the city on a small
salary TO have a systematic manner
of saving, and by laying aside from
one-tWentieth to one-tenth OF his or
her salary each week or month they /
would soon have enough money saved
to aid them IN supstanllaI INV nv, 81,
ments. The resolution was drawn by Il
a committee consisting Of A Schwartz,
Z. NJ Whitaker and Robert Krakauer.
The resolution adopted was one OF
the various ways considered Tor AID
ing in the observance Of National
Thrift day" which will be Monday,
Advertise Thrift Day
A special committee consisting Of
E. A. Shelton, Rev P R kn1cker-
booker, c. N. Harvey and Rev. Fran
els Upton was appointed to see that
National Thrift day was advertised at
all the churches and Sunday schools,
was appointed at the meeting
The whole city will be covered
Monday by persons with war stamps
for sale" said A P. Coles Friday.
and it is expected that the city viii
take at least $4,000 worth which will
help in making up the amount that FL
Paso is now behind in the canvass.
to about 100000"
Women VIII Canvass.
Young women wearing nurses white
APPS with the words, war savings
will be on the streets with stamps for
sale, and others. bareheaded. with
White band, bearing the badge around
heir heads will be seen There viii
llso be women and girls at the vari-
JUS booths with stamps for sale while
)ther canvassers will visit offices,
torres and other business houses.
Ask Dessert Eliminated.
Ell Paso people will be asked to OBJ
erve the principle of thrift in every
way on this self denial day. The
of dessert at dinner will
Ie a popular form Of saving. while
will be expected to walk If the dis
ances are not too great All the
money saved will be put in thrift
lamps, and it is expected that people
7ill buy thrift stamps to the limit.
The fact that the war saving stamps
{ the IS denomination are redeem
bic at the postoffice with interest
rill be impressed upon every pur-
haser.
Plans for the observance of the
National Thrift day" were being
lade at a meeting of team captains
nd committees working under the
Of which R. Burt Orndorff
; chairman AT the grill rom of HO-