The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-01
WAR LESSON
ON SAVING
and Exercised Too Carefully
Careful Spending Cannot Be Taught
in Our Nation
TEACH THRIFT TO YOUTH
Am 1 Too Old to Save


Recently a typical Idaho bushes
man was talking with the state di
rector of war savings. He expressed
his hearty approval of the plan fo
thrift instruction in the schools ant
for teaching the youngster to become
/ an intelligent saver. He gave it a,
his opinion, however, that you hay,
to catch the human animal young t.
teach him any new tricks, howeve,
valuable, and that it was useless t.
try to persuade tht, adult to meme
his ways.
A Lesson From the War
The director of war savings, on the
other hand, believed that live mer
and women are learning somethine
new at frequent intervals as long as
they live, and he cited many ex.
amples of men, who under the com.
| pulsion OF war conditions, were
awakened to the possibility of saving
| from their present income, which be-
fore they believed impossible. They
had bought bonds and war saving
stamps when they believed they were
already doing all they could and at
the end of the year were surprised
to find that they had some hundreds
OF dollars in this form of accumu-
lated capital.
The wise ones are keeping what
they saved and are adding to their
savings all the time; the foolish ones
fell all over themselves to sell their
bonds and cash their savings certi-
ficates. hurrying to spend the money
before it burned their pockets.
Savers Don't Fail in Life
The business man was asked to
state how many failures he had
known in his experience, in the cases
Of those who were systematic savers,
no matter when the habit was ac-
CURED, in early youth or maturity.
After bordering a little, he replied
that he believed there were none and
seemed rather surprised and startled
at the generalization which he had
made. He FASTENED to add, however,
that we must be careful not to slow
UP business or interfere with it by
advising people not to spend their
money. That is exactly what we
are not DOING replied the direc-
tor OF war savings, but quite the
reverse-we are simply urging
people to spend intelligently instead
of foolishly
5 If this nation is to be changed
from a careless and spendthrift one
to one of intelligent savers, it means
the reasonable thrift of every in
dividual citizen. 1t means the ex-
penditure of money with clear
vision of the needs of both the pres
ent and the future. 1t means post
poning useless expenditures today
in order that wise and Well-consid-
cred purchases may be made tomor-
row. The sum total of many little
useless extravagances or Injurious
might mean the owning
Of good home or the possession of
a respectable ban kaccount a few
years later.
Foolish Spenders Show Lack of Com |
mon Sense
Foolish and extravagant spending |
Is not the evidence of a mature and |
wise nation, but the reverse. |
Carnegie is wise and canny
Did bird. He started with practically
nothing and ended by owning more
millions and donating more libraries
han most of US can hope to have
'r do. He hit it off about right when
le said, Keep expenditure always,
below income, save something. The
difference between the
civilized man and the savage is
hrift.'
Are you civilized to the point
where you are free and independent?
Intelligent saving will do it and
v. s S. will help YOU"