The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-22
BUSY DAYS FOR MEN IN POSTAL SERVICE OF US, Every Moment Is Precious. Says Bulletin Sent by
 Department. INTENSE TRAINING TO HANDLE DUTIES Adopt Slogan 'Sell and Buy Thrift and War Savinqs
 Stamps"


 Washington has sent the following bulletin to station superintendents letter carriers and window clerks in i the employ of the department en- phasizing the fact that every moment is precious so that the test of the strength of the nation may be made. l
 There are busy days before us. l Every moment is precious. Every day opens up opportunities to test our strength and our sincere interest | in the welfare of our Nation.
 We realize today, as we never re- alized before, that we not only are l in the Postal Service, but that we are ; in sympathy with and a part of every other branch of the government ser vice. We are a part of every branch of the civil and military de- partments of the government and we must be constantly undergoing in- tense training in order to be ''it'' for the performance of our numerous du- tics one of which is the sale and pur- chase of Thrift and War Savings Stamps.
 We have done splendid work in the past month but we meant to do better; we want to have as our slo- gan Sell and Buy Thrift Stamps and that means that while we are selling them to others we should buy them 1 ourselves not only with a view of helping our government in victorious ly terminating this conflict, but in our own interest and in the interest of our II patrons.
 We must be serious about it. When we approach a patron with request to buy Thrift Stamps or ask him if he has bought Thrift Stamps, let us not do 1t in a jocular manner but with a sober countenance, with anxious hearts and concerned minds It is not a matter that provokes smiles or mental reflections of a light character, but it is one that calls for an interest that touches the soul; re- allzing that it's greatest success will relieve suffering on the field of bat tie, will banish woe, and dry the tears of mothers and wives and sis
 ters, and bring joy to the hearts of fathers.
 Mothers and fathers of our land plead for universal. cooperation in
 behalf of their sons, and the appeals from the soldiers who are sacrificing their all for us, demand that we de- l vote every spare moment of our time to urging the sale of these stamps on
 all of our people. Every patron of
 the post office should be a participant
 in the purchase of these stamps. Not one home should be omitted or
 should be neglected.
 ''The government finds it necessary
 to appeal to every one, to the artisan, the laborer, and even to children, to save and with the savings purchase
 thrift stamps and war savings certifi- cates, and it is through you, the em- ployes of the United States govern ment, whose duties bring you into the a closest personal relationship with the
 men, women and children of our
 great city, that it desires to reach every resident and to cause all to re- alize the necessity that exists for the purchase of these stamps.
 Think of Thrift Stamps; talk Thrift Stamps; write about Thrift I Stamps; sing about Thrift Stamps pray about Thrift Stamps; pray fol the speedy success of all of the efforts ; being put forth by our National gov
 ernment and the President in the in. a terest of humanity everywhere. "Our government not only need: 8 the funds which will be raised in this 4 manner, but needs evidence of cordia heartfelt support on the part of it! q citizens which can be furnished in nc s better way than in offering to loan O. % our substance that which will bring a victory to our arms. Our govern
 ment expects of us our greatest en q deavors in the sale of these Stamps.
 "So let us go at it in a determined z way, fully appreciating the fact tha i the effort to secure purchases o
 Thrift and War Savings Stamps i : an easy task compared to the terribl
 struggle Dn the field of battle.
 Everybody realizes that WE MUS 2 win this war-and WE WILL. WI M MUST be victorious, and WE WILL H if we ALL do our duty as we should E To us has been assigned the patriot M duty of inducing every man, woma E and child to be thrifty and to inves @ their savings i'll these Thrift Stamp
 and War Savings Certificates. LET H AUJ