Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-04-19
JEAN FULMER WINS
OVER OLDER RIVALS
delivers Best Four.MInute Tau.
Contest Between Grade and H,o.
School Pupils

! "N0h WEN contest for q
junior four-minute speaker was ho,s
among the pupils of the high schoo,
and the sixth, seventh and a,oh,,
grades. Topics were suggested \,
the teachers and each pupil preperaa
four-minute talk. The winnar /.
each grade then delivered the TON,
before board of judges. The con
est was won by Jean Fulmer of tbo
| seventh grade, age II years uo,
'.ctory over the older pupils in tho
nigh school was a notable one ana
entitled her to have her name n,aooa
on the national roll of Junior Four.
Minute Speakers and to deliver hon
address at the Grand theatre Satur-
day evening. Her address was 40
follows:
We think nothing of spending
nickle for candy, of stopping at Nm,
tons to get a treat. or of going 70
the movies. Indeed, many of us do
all three in one week. If each of tho
700 pupils in Pullman would save
Just one nickle a week, the sum of
this would be $35-enough to huv
seven war saving stamps. and wou,d
average 80 war saving stamps in one
month.
"A war saving stamp is a stamn
worth 50. 1t is something m ore than
merely stamp. 1t is a stamp which
Will help the government. One pays
between sap and $423 for this
stamp, for which the government on
January /, 1928, pays 50. In reality
then, it is loan to the government
for which the government pays inter.
est. If person does not feel able
to buy war saving stamp at once
he may purchase 25c thrift stamps at
the banks or post office He will be
handed a thrift card on which TO
paste his stamps. This thrift card
has spaces for 16 stamps. AS soon
as he fills this card he can exchange
it, with 15c, for a war savings stamp.
Then he is given a war savings GER
tificate in which he pastes his war
saving stamps, On this certificate
there are 90 spaces. If all of these
spaces are filled the stamps are
worth 500.
Every war saving stamp which we
buy helps lick the kaiser. 1t helps
feed, clothe, arm, and pay the sal
aries of our soldiers over In Europe,
How can we help win this war?
There are many ways. We can plant
war gardens to furnish us with vege-
tables that otherwise we would have
to buy at the stores. In this way
more food can be sent to our soldiers
and allies, and We will have more
money to loan to the government
Instead of discarding our shoes that
have become partly worn, we can
take them to the shoemaker and
have them patched and re-soled
Thus, we can help win the war In
two ways. First, the money we
would have spent in buying a new
pair can be used in buying war saw
ing stamps. Second, the leather
which would have been used In fur
nishing us with new shoes that we
did not need could be made into
shoes for our soldiers and allies who
need them. We can help win the
war by using substitutes for wheat
flour and by using less sugar and
fats. All these are great necessities
for our armies and the supply Is less
than the need.
"A Stacker dollar lounges in cor
ners. 1t lies in box on the shelf or
in the bureau drawer. 1t hides In
the old china teapot or under the
floor in the cellar. 1t gives no help
either at home or in the war. 1t Is
of no use to its owner or to its coun-
try. A traitor dollar helps the en-
envy. 1t buys more sugar and pork
than is needed 1t buys the white
flour which is boarded. 1t is ex-
changed for some of the 100000
boxes of chocolates consumed in the
United States each week. 1t pays for
extravagances which cause unneces-
sary labor
"A patriotic dollar buys war saw
ing stamps and helps win the war
Which kind of dollar would you
rather OWN"