The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.
What They Are, and Why Every Pa
triotic Citizen Should Buy Them. :

WAX SAVINGS STAMPS.
What They Are and Why Every Pa,
triotic Citizen Should Buy Them. :
In offering war-savings stamps te
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. a
War-savings stamps are the answer
of great democracy to the demand
for democratic form of government
security. They are slittle baby
bonds" Like Liberty Bonds, they
have behind them the entire resources
of the government and people Of the
United States. They have the addi-
tional advantage that they steadily in
crease in value from the date of pur-
chase until the date of maturity, and
this increase is guaranteed by the gov
ernment. These stamps are issued
in two denominations, the 25-cent
stamp and the SIS stamp.
For the convenience of investors a
"thrift card'' is furnished to all pur-
chasers of 25-cent stamps. This card
has spaces for 16 stamps. When all
the spaces have been filled the thrift
card may be exchanged for a SIS stamp
at postofices, banks, or other au-
thorized agencies by adding 12 cents
in cash prior to February l, 1918,
and one cent additional each month
thereafter.
Those who prefer may buy SIS
stamp outright. These will be on sale
from December 3, 1917, until January
3d. 1918, for $4.12. They automati-
cally increase in value cent a month
every month thereafter until jan
uary /, 1923, when the United States
will pay SIS at any postoffice or at the
treasury in Washington for each
stamp affixed to a war-savings certlfl-
cate.
When you purchase SIS stamp,
you mus. attach it to an engraved
folder known as "war-savings GER
tifcatc" which bears the name Of the
purchaser and can be cashed only by
the person whose name appears up
on the certificate, except in case OF
death or disability. This certificate
contains 20 spaces. If these. are all
filed with war savings stamps be-
tween December 8, 1917, and Janu-
arb 81, 1918, the cost to the pur-
chaser will be $S240, and on January
[, 1928, the government will pay the
owner Of the certificate $100-a net
profit to the holder of $17.60. This
is based on an interest rate Of A per
cent compounded quarterly from
January 2, 1918. The amount OF war
savings stamps sold to any one per-
son at any one time shall not exceed
500 (maturity value), and no per-
son may hold such stamps or war
savings certificates to an aggregate
amount exceeding $1,000 maturity
value).
IF the holder of a war savings GER
tifcate finds it necessary to reallze
cash on it before maturity, he may at
anv time after January Q, 1918, upon
giving 10 days written notice TO any
postoffice, receive TOE
each stamp affixed to his certlhcate
the amount paid therefor plus one
cent for each calendar month after
the month of purchase of each stamp.
A registered certificate may be re-
deemed, however, only at the post
Office where registered. ..
: In other words, the plan is SIMPLE
straightforward, and certain. Ihe
hoaler 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 great government mas 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 can save and lend,
in order to feed, clothe, arm, ana
an,in a. the soldiers and sailors OF
hmer;ca and to win this righteous
war in defense of American honor
and the cause of democracy through
out the world. E,,i ,,s+
If we are to win the war, we must
win it as a united people. me say, "a,
ings of every man, woman, ana c1l,ia -
are necessary if we are to hasten the
victorious ending of the war. war
savers are life savers.
A single strand in the cables Wnlcn
UNFOLD the great Brooklyn suspension
hr;dee IS not very strong, but tnou-
sands of these strands bound togetner
UNFOLD one of the great thorough
fares of the world.
When our fathers and sons and
brothers were called by our country
to take up arms in her defense you
did NOT hear an individual soldier re-
fnse to serve because his service alone
would not win the war. Each man
was ready to do his part. The great
army thus s4~formed is going forward
to face, the fire of battle and to FISK
everything for the safety and security
If our homes and our families, and fo1
the very existence of our country.
These are the men for whom you
are asked to save and lend your dol
lars. ,
A country worth fighting for IS
country worth saving for.
To save money is to save life.
Buy war savings stamps and strlke
a blow for our country.