Mansfield mirror., 1918-02-14
TEACHING PENNIES
CARE OF SELVES
10 SALIENT MOTIVE BEHIND THE
THRIFT MOVEMENT AND WAR
SAVINGS PLAN.
MAY FORGET VALUE Of PENNY
Stop and Think What the Small Coin
Means In the Saving Of World
Must Master Self to
Master World.
MAY FORGET VALUE OF PENNY

st. Louis.-Teaching the pennies
to take care Of themselves is one
Of the salient motives behind the
thrift movement and War Savings
propaganda, according to Hon. Charles
N. Hay of the speakers division of the
war savings campaign for Missouri.
Mr.. Hay represented Galloway County
In the Forty-seventh General Assem-
bly,.
In a recent address before the mem.
bers of the st. Louis Chamber of Com
merce, Hay declared there had never
been finer opportunity afforded to
the people to sacrifice, be patriotic
and save at the same time. He ex-
planned the working of the War Saw
ings Certificate, in which people are
taught thrift and at the same time con-
tribute to one Of the important factors
in winning the war.
Forget Value Of Pennies.
During the course Of his remarks
Hay asserted the average business
man, such as those who are members
of the Chamber Of Commerce, forgets
the value of the penny, the nickel and
the quarter, and advised them to stop
and think a minute of what the small
coin means in the savings of the
world.
+ Il realize that we rebel against the
doing of small things. suc4 as the saw
ing of pennies, nickels, dimes and
quarters. It's the big thing, the heroic
thing, that grips us, but If we are to
win this war and find ourselves real
masters of the world we must first
master ourselves-our desires, our
ease, our dppetites, our passions, our
indulgences. We must eliminate non.
essential things, harmful things in our
personal and business life; we must
organize ourselves for efficiency. So
far our work of giving in the war has
been somewhat of an ecstasy and we
have been carried away by the excite
ment, the novelty, the fashion of it.
Wen soon have to work and give out
Of our sorrow, and hardship, and, may
hap, out of our extremities.
but, remember. the more saving we
are now in the midst Of plenty the less
heavy the burden in the later days. If
during the year 1918 every man, wom-
an and child of America would save 5
cents per day the entire issue of the
$4,000 ,OO0. 900 War Savings Certificates
would be taken up. The purchase of
Thrift Stamp per week by every per-
son would make up $1,524. 100000 OF
the issue.
First Sep Toward Peace.
1.-The first step necessary for the
esta blishing of peace-the sort of
peace the world must have If life on
this earth is to be worth whlle-is alb
solutely and Internationally to get the
Kaiser.
But we can't get the Kaiser by
mere words These we have tried
through long months, and years before
we entered the war. Now we must
win with the cruel weapons chosen by
those who began this war. To win we
must have men; men Of blood, mind,
soul; men strong in body, true in
heart, loyal in spirit; men worthy to
live: men ready to die. These, by the
have laid their lives upon,
their cOuntry's altar
ITO equip and maintain them we
must have money. money by the bill.
lions. That money must come from
every quarter, it must come from
every pocket in the land. In the pres
ence of men who stand before the
cruelest, bioodiest war demons the
world has ever known and say, Here
Is my breast, pierce it If you will; here
Is my blood, let It If you will; I dedi-
cate my blood, my heart, my life, my
all, to the democracy Of my country
and Of the world'-in the presence Of
these, l say. every man left behind in
the security and comfort of his home
and his office should say, Here's my
pocket, 60 through it; here's my bank
account, check on 1t. dedicate my
savings to the democracy Of America
and of the world
War Certificates Explained.
"War Savings Certificates may be
obtained at any bank or postoffice or
1t other authorized agencies by any
one who purchases one or more War
Savings Stamps. When you buy
stamp the certificate. containing
places for 20 stamps, with your name
and address. will be issued to you.
Each War Savings Stamp is worth IS
Ian. /, 1923. and costs $4.12 in Janu-
lry, 1918. and / cent more for each
in 1918, reaching a maximum
price Of 1923 in December. 1918. at
which time the time for purchase ex.
pires. The amount paid the holder
ian. I, 1928. will equal the amount
paid, with 4 per cent interest on the
lverage. price for 1918, compounded
quarterly.
1T Is provided that not more than
400 worth of such stamps can be
bought BY one person at any one time,
Md the maximum amount any one
person can purchase for the entire
period is $1,000 worth.
THE War Savings Certificates are
,ot transferable. Hence, in case Of
oss by the holder he can protect him.
,elf by making application at the post
,ffice where 1t is registered, but each
stamp thereon must be registered. II |