Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-14
Sta tie Committee Issues
State m g mt Announcing
With Passing of Christ
mas Will Rush Sales.
NV. s. s." to Become Popu-
larly Known to Promote
Thrift Among Those De-
string to Save Their Earn
ings.

With the passing of the Christmas
and holiday season the thrift war
stamp saving campaign is to be pushed
vigorously, the state committee in
charge of the drive In Idaho announces.
A statement issued from headquarters
today is as follows:
Now that Christmas is past and the
new year has begun: now With the
liberty bond campaigns. Red Cross and
Y. M. c. A. war drives successfully
completed and things of the past, our
attention will center chiefly on the
w. s. s. campaign.
wv. S. s. as you all know stands
for war savings stamps. These letters
will soon be seen in all the public
buildings throughout the land and in
every school house and schoolroom.
Following the example of Great Brit
ain in plan which proved marvel
ousy@ successful there, the United
States government is starting out
campaign to emphasize the import
ance, the dignity, and the absolute, ne
cessity of thrift. Intelligent saving IS
to be urged upon every citizen in the
land. And furthermore. by this war
savings stamp plan all savings may be
put Immediately into a simpI, and
convenient form of government secur-
ity which bears per cent interes,
compounded quarterly. These are tn
safest security in the world today
PLAN is SIMPLE.
''The greatest beauty of the plan is
It's absolute simplicity. Thrift stamps
may be purchased for 25 cents and
with the first stamp goes a thrift card
with a place for IS stamps. When the
card is filled 1t has a face value of
"a. This card presented at any post
office. together with 12 cents added
may be exchanged for a savings stamp
with WHICH goes savings certificate
with a place for 90 of these stamps.
These savingg stamps cost at the pre-
sent time s41z. They have face
value Of IS which the government
agrees to pay for them five years
hence. A full savings certificate with
face value OF 500 in 1923 thus costs
ts2.40 at the present time You see
the compound interest is figured and
all paid at maturity-no littL, driblets
OF interest come to you. but five years
hence your s4.12 has become IS. ANY
individual may buy not to exceed 800
face value of these stamps and certi-
$1,000 worth in all-no more
HOW TO BUY THEM.
where can they be purcha sed? At
any postotfice. of any postman. or
rural mail carrier, at any bank, at any
railroad station or telephone or ex-
press office. and at many other places
where will be seen the sign "W. 8. S.
for Sale Here"
The organization for the state OF
Idaho for tine advertising of the thrift
savings stamps has been competed
Every county has its own county di-
rector and its special committee and
sub committees. all of which are in d.
rect touch with the w s. s. state
headquarters in Boise, as are also all
OF the schools in the state Ex-Gov-
ernor James II. Hawley Is stat. di-
rector and Allen b. Eaton Is state
secretary. II there is any information
which you cannot get from your post
office or bank or county committee.
communicate with state headquarters
Now let everyone help in this great
work; help preach the Gospel of Saw
Ing" We have been called spend :
thrift nation; let us show that we are
not.
start the New Year right
Save something every day and buy
a thrift or savings stamp.
Help yourself and help your coun-
try at the same time"