The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-01-18
PURCHASE or SMALL SECURITIES
SURE SIGN OF BUYERS
AMERlcANlsM.
BEAR 4 PER CENT INTEREST
official Intention Is to Have These
Evidences Of Loyalty Scattered
Widely Among People
Redeemable in Gold.
By FEsTUs ]. WADE.

War Savings Thrift Stamp and War
Savings Certificates:
A campaign for the sale Of 5000,
oOO,O 900 Of War Savings Stamps and
War Savings Certificates was inauEu.
rated in the early part OF December.
The primary purpose OF this new Is
sue OF government securities is to r
ate thrift among the people Of the ma
ton and place within the means OF
every man, and child OF the
country an opportunity to buy a gov
eminent security ia units as low as %
cents. Therefore, arrangements are
rapidly being made to place on sale at
all postoftices, all banks and trust
companies. all railroad offices and all
business houses. wholesale and retail,
two kinds OF securities
(a) The Thrift Stamps are sold FOR
rs cents each, and when the purchaser
has accumulated 1G Of these stamps
he may go to hls bank or trust com
pany. or to a postoffices and by paying
~ cents and turning in 81 in stamps
he can secure a S. Government War
Savings Certificate Stamp, due five
years after Jan. /. 1918. The differ.
ence between the purchase price of
the Certificate Stamp, /. e., SAP, and
IS, the face OF the Certificate Stamp,
is interest at the rate of 4 per cent per
annum compounded quarterly.
tbl Those who wish to purchase the
Certificate Stamps .p to $1,000 may
purchase same by paying A.l2 for
each of the Certificate Stamps pur
chased. The difference between the
purchase price. Sap, and S., the face
value Of the Certificate Stamps, repre-.
sents interest at the rate Of 4 per
cent per annum for a period Of five
years and compounded quarterly.
The purchase price of Thrift Siam py
remains the same at all times, namely
% cents. The purchase price Of Wal
Savings Certificate Stamps. being Sal.
in The months of December, 1917, and
January. 1918. increases at the rate o.
] cent per month thereafter.
In order to absolutely secure tn,
widest distribution OF these Certifi
cate Stamps, it Is against the law FOL
any one person to own more thar
$1,000 Of them.
In order to avoid initiation In the
currency OF the country, these stam p'
are made non-negotiable, payable &C
the purchaser and not to the bearer
and, therefore. are not transferable
Should a purchaser wish to cash then
in before they mature. they will b'
J redeemed at any postoffice, and inter
est will be returned at the rate Of ap
proximately 3 per cent per annum
but they cannot be sold from hand L
hand,
1t is the hope and expectation Of tn,
/, government that these notes will b,
distributed among at least q 5000. 90
Inhabitants of the United States o
America.
The underlying principle behind thi
whole issue is that 50. OOO. 0OO, OOC O
!, the war loan will be held by at leas
. g. O0O. 600 people Of the nation VIII
have really saved that amount With.
! the val period, as It is distinctly
T thrift and saving issue and is know
!, as The Thrift Stamps and War Sav
E ings Certificate Stamps. 1t has for II
! additional object the inducement {
, those who carry pennies. nlekeli
dimes, quarters and dollars In cuI
boards. safe deposit boxes or 9th {
places to turn in the ready currenc
or coin to the government in orde
that Il might be circulated throughot
the nation and thus strengthen to thu
extent the financial power OF the nj
zion.
j. II will be seen. therefore. that. asid
= from the raising OF 4 wal fund, eac
rs cents or $4.12 contributed ia. tn.
I distinctly th-ift waT saving plan VI
leave with the people OF the natio
Y these stamps, which will be redeeme
at the end Of five years, thus avoidir
to hat extent any initiation and ais
putting The people OF the nation, irT.
y spective Of their station in life, in
position OF owning $4,000, OOO, 1000 Of II
war loan.
d A better security was never issue
ncr can be issued. It Is the mortgal
OF all the United States and It's Pc
a sessions. II is guaranteed by the 10
q atty, fealty and confidence, OF 10000
600 people OF the nation. and, Their
fore. IL is expected that Il Will receI-
y tho unanimous endorsement Of Il
e men. women and children Of the n
n ton
These War Savings Certfica
es Stamps are better than gold, silver
q paper money, for the simple reas,
e. that sl.l2 in gold. silver or paper
y the end Of five years is worth on
$g.l'. Nlereas If YOU invest each 81
you oNn IN these Mar Savings Cert /
\. ca,t Siamps they VIII be worth Sc
gold III the end Of iiy years