Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-23
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
Baby Bonds for Quarters.
CUMMING HARRIS,
Assistant Postmaster, AUGUSTA.

TO carry out the plan of the Y. M.
Z. A. campaign of thrift now being
conducted among the soldiers at Camp
Hancock, and to aid and show the men
simple, safe and practical way of
saving money, arrangements have been
made to sell, on February 4, 1918, at
each of the Y NJ c. A. buildings, War
Saving and Thrift Stamps.
What they are: War Savings Stamps
are the answer of a great democracy to
the demand for democratic form of
government security. They are little
baby bonds" Like Liberty Bonds.
they have behind them the entire re-
sources of the United States.
A War Savings Stamp is sold during
the month of January for S4.12, and
when purchased it increases in value
each month until January l. 1923, when
it viii be redeemed for $500. At any
postoffice a certificate will be fur
nished without cost on which to affix
the stamps. This certificate contains
20 spaces. If these are filled with War
Savings Stamps between January 1,
1918 and, December 81, 1918, the cost
to the purchaser will be approximately
1874; and on January 1, 1928, the
government will pay to the owner of
the certificate S100-a net profit of
$12.66. Should it not require year
to fill the certificate, the profit would
be greater; in other words, should the
twenty spaces be filled during jan
uary, 1913, your profit would be $3.50.
The interest is computed at 4 per cent,
compounded quarterly. Should you
so desire, after making a purchase of
one or more War Savings Stamps, to
realize in cash on it, you can have the
amount of each stamp paid to you, plus
one cent for each calendar month after
the month of purchase of each stamp.
If you do not have money enough to
buy a War Savings Stamp, and can
only save your money in small amounts
you can buy q 25-cent Thrift Stamp.
When you buy a 25-cent Thrift Stamp
you will be given a Thrift Card to
which you can attach your Thrift
Stamp. After you have purchased 16
Thrift Stamps you can convert them
into an interest bearing War Savings
Stamp by paying in cash the differ
ence between the 81 worth of Thrift
Stamps and the price of a War Saw
ings Stamp,-this d ference during the
month of January, 1918 would be only
IL cents.
The War Savings and the 25-cent
Thrift Stamps Will be ON sale at each
Y. M C. A. building on February 4th
and any soldier is invited to be on
hand at any time on this date between
vantage of this excellent and safe way
of starting a savings account in a
small way.
Quarters, like sheep, follow each
other. Start the first one right, and
you will be surprised to find how easy
it will be to keep it up, and how large
the savings will grow in time.
The local postoffice, which has the
Savings and Thrift Stamps on sale
down town, readily agreed to help in
any way to make the campaign sue
cess. and to this end the postmaster
will detail for duty at the Y M. c. A.
buildings six of the young lady clerks
not men-to sell the stamps. Come
over, boys on this date and invest a
two-bit piece and get first hand in
formation from Unc'e Sans young
ladies Oh how to saves If you do not
care to start saving now, come over
anyway and get the information. You
know you would like to get informa
ton from this source.
After you start your saving OF the
Thrift Stamps, further stamps may De
purchased at the mains postoffice down
town or at the camp postoffice,-o
maybe. we may have the fair young
workers of Uncle Sam UP again.