The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-02-14
GOOD START FOR
W.S.S. CAMPAIGN
MICHIGAN BEGINS TO RETRIEVE
IT'S ONE FALL-DoWN IN
1918 WAR DRIVE.
LEADS BIG CENTRAL STATES
Thrift This Years SIogan-PassIn0
Of Liquor Likely to
Help Sales.

An opportunity for Michigan to re-
trieve its one 1918 war-campaign fail
ure-the War Savings Stamp Drive
stamps under a new organization and
entirely different methods Of proceed
ure. Last year, while Nebraska, Iowa
and other states were fairly "whoop-
ing" It over the top, Michigan Jagged
away down in the list among pledges
taken; and il officials were minded to
tell how many of those pledges were
afterward found uncollectible, there
would be still less for the state to be
proud of.
1t couldn't have been that the state
was niggardly or unpatriotic-other
drives were highly successful. But
some way or another the campaign
never caught hold on the state.
This year, while not forgetting that
the purchase of stamps is as patriotic
as ever, the Michigan committee in
tends to talk also the sound sense
and substantial business of War Saw
ings Stamps until the idea of Thrift
reaches every household in the state.
Its campaign will last, not weeks, or
months, but the whole year. 1t isn't
drive but an education.
Luman w. Goodenough, the new
state chairman, proposes a dignified,
constructive campaign. Mr.. Good
enough is a well-known Detroit attor-
ney.
The new year starts promisingly.
In January Michigan sold more stamps
than any central state but Illinois. It
leads Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa by
very nice margin.
Hence, the campaign will be direct
ed toward, not only selling great
amount of stamps, but a great num-
Der of them. A sale of stamps to 200,-
900 homes would be considered twice
as great a victory as distribution
to 100000 oven through the sum total
of sales in dollars might be the same.
ThrIftless Days Abolished.
Along with the abolition of meatless,
wheatless and lightless days, this COM
mittee proposes the utter humiliation
and extinction of Thriftless Days.
The committee will be glad, thank
you, to sell $1,000 in stamps, the limit.
to anyone.
But if he wants to get real Dis
tinguished Service mention, the pur-
chaser must make little pledge that
the $1,000 purchase will be the result
of a conscious economy on his part,
and an actual $1,000 saving.
The campaign, then, will differ from
the old drive much as political bat
tie might from a school education. BY
the end Of the year, it is hoped that
the public will have reasoned itself
into the idea of sailing away day by
day some of the two-bit pieces that it
has been in the custom Of regarding
as simply loose change.
The committee intends also to talk
the extraordinary merits Of its partic-
ular brand Of goods. Did you ever
know that the interest on your Saw
ings Stamp certificate is compounded
tour times annually? No other securi-
ty piles up accommodating interest like
that. The actual yield is practically
per cent-and this interest, mind
you, paid in advance. Another thing:
if you register your stamps at any
postoffice, and later lose them in any
way whatsoever, the postoffice where
you registered them will give you
new ones. The stamps are so good
that no man can hold more than ST.
900 of them-a good reason for the lit
tie fellow to take his limit.
Make II Permanent.
There is every prospect that the
government will continue some sort of
thrift stamp sale Indefinitely. There
Is talk already of allowing stamphold-
ers to convert their holdings into some
sort of desirable long-term govern
ment security, if they wish. The pass
ing Of intoxicants is looked upon as
certain to release hundreds of thou
sands of small coins to thrifty invest
nent.
Luman Goodenough, a Detroit at
torney Of wide acquaintance, who has
been interested in practically every
civic movement there for years. is
the new state chairman of the COM
mittee. New headquarters are 1924
Griswold street, Detroit. Mr.. Good
enough already has been assured the
cooperation and aid of many of the