Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-16
YOUR POCKET BANK
BY II. Arlington Bruce

BY Fl. Arlington Bruce
~ ONT forget your pocket bank when you go
J on your vacation this summer-the bank
that Uncle Sam has devised for the nations
good, and that is officially known at Thrift Card
1t is the most convenient portable bank for
small savings that ever invented. slender
slip of folded cardboard it fits the inside pocket
OF your coat without weighing it or bullying it.
And it is contrived that money you deposit
in it adds nothing to its weight or bulk.
For, instead of directly putting into it your
small change, as you would have to do were it an
ordinary metal savings bank, you have the privi-
lege of first converting money into stamps is
sued by the United States government in denomi-
nations of twenty-five cents.
These stamps-Thrift Stamps-you affiX to
your Thrift card. You can obtain them at any
postofice, national bank, trust company, and
at many stores Your pocket bank to be sure, will
not hold many OF them-only sixteen in all.
But when you have filed the bank, you can
obtain another one for the asking. Nor need you
trouble any longer, to carry the filled bank with
you, or to store 1t in safe place at home.
On payment of few additional cents the gov
eminent will take care of it for you. And the
government will give a receipt for it in the form
of War Savings Stamp WHICH IMMEDIATE
LY BEGINS TO DRAW INTEREST FOR YOU.
Today War Stavings Stamp will cost you
Thrift Stamps, $4.1S in all If you hold it until
the expiration date-1923-the government will
pay you for it $4,000 in casE
This is another feature of Uncle Sans pocket
bank that should appeal to you strongly
When you put money into the ordinary device
for home savings, that money has interest
drawing power. But as soon as you fill your Thrift
Card and convert it into War Savings Stamp,
the money thus saved begins to accumulate in
terest.
Nor it this all.
Every quarter of dollar you thus save is at
once started working for you by the government
1t is put to special of great significance to
you.
Four years ago another government-the gov
eminent of Germany-began wicked attack
the liberties of the world.
1t ruined and enslaved free people after
another. Steadily it made clearer it's fell pur-
pose of attaining the world dominion, and extin-
gushing throughout world government of the peo-
pie by the people for the people.
To defeat this terrible scheme of conquest ev-
cry penny that you save in Uncle Sans pocket
bank will be used Could it be put to better
use?
You appreciate the blessings of freedom You
thank God that you a free citizen of free
country.
Understand plainly that neither your
country nor you will longer be free If Germany
wins the war. Understand plainly that to pre-
vent Germany from winning, money is needed,
vast sums of money
You want to help defeat Germany. Of course
you do. One way you help is by putting
ey steadily into Uncle Sans pocket bank.
Carry that bank with you during your
ton. Garry it daily when you return home. And
keep filling it with the little green Thrift Stamps
tokens alike of your wisdom and your love of
country.
Copyright, 1918, by the Associated Newspapers