The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-01-02
PROGRAM FOR
NATIONAL THRIFT
WEEK JAN. l7-24
National Thrift Day or Bank Day,
Saturday, January 18th.


Saturday, January 18th.
Benjamin Franklin's birthday. To
emphasize the services bank rem
ders community. That bank is
the fundamental and tremendously
valuable asset to any community and
to the economic welfare of the coun-
try, is fact very few people appre-
ciate and understand. To induce
more people to begin systematic
saving.
Share With Others Day, Sunday,
January 18th.
To emphasize the Importance of
sharing with others and to bring out
the fact that how a man thinks about
his money matters is fundamentally
related to his character develop
ment.
National Life Insurance Day, Mon.
day, January 10Th.
To emphasize the Importance of
protecting ones loved ones with life
Insurance. The value of life insur-
ance is so much taken for granted
in some circles, we fail to appreciate
that a large number of people in our
country have no conception of its
value. This Ia well illustrated by
the fact that over 80 per cent, Of
the men demobilized from the army
have given up their life insurance,
Own Your Own Home Day, Tuesday,
January Goth.
To emphasize the importance of
person owning his home. 1t is es-
timated that there is d demand for a
million houses in America to shelter
those who are unable to get what
hey consider satisfactory living
quarters. To emphasize owning
ones own home will help to relieve
yhis shortage, and at the same time
it will make for better citizenship
aid happier family life both of which
usually obtain in communities where
the largest percentage of people own
their own homes.
Make Will Day, Wednesday,
January 21st.
To emphasize the Importance of
person making will. Few people
make wills, and thereby much money
IS lost needlessly in litigation and
aaimosity is fostered between the
heirs of the deceased. The failure
70 make wills often leaves the fami-
les of limited means in embarras-
sing financial straits before the es-
cate can be settled.
Thrift in Industry Day, Thursday,
,nusry 22nd.
To emphas eaeed for factory
thrift and the conon. value of CO.
operation between capital and labor.
On this day it is intended to teach
a most important doctrine, namely,
hat what is Of advantage to the en-
ployer is also of benefit to the en-
ployee, and vice versa.
Family Budget Day, Friday,
January 23rd.
To emphasize the Importance Of
operating personal and family f.
nances on the budget plan. The
average family knows what its earn.
ing capacity is, but few know what
their spending capacity Is. The bud.
get plan is a measuring stick, q
Hatch-dog Of the family treasury
Business principles should be observ,
cd IN the business Of running a home
rs well as in running a factory.
Pay Your Bills Promptly Day, Sat.
urday, January gath.
To emphasize the moral obligation
to pay debts promptly. TO teach the
1ebtor that just 50 long as he is in
debt his creditor has mortgage on
1im, and that therefore he is greatly
handicapped in even making a start
'oward saving for old age.
Does This Program Appeal to You ?
Does 1t? .Then-Get Behind
IL and Help Us Make 1t a
Success.
Write to Harry G. Atkinson, Box
776, Jackson, Mississippi. for de-