Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-01-10

lost by fire, or through decay, and to take care
of the increase In population. Consequently we
found ourselves about million homes short. OF
our requirements
This situation was met, or, rather the govern
ment attempted to meet it, by inaugurating the
"Own Your Own Home Campaign" Everyone
was urged to build homes, because homes We're
needed and because 1t was necessary to supply
work for the many thousands Of workers VINO
were released from the war activities. But Tor
reasons that many at a loss to explain
there were not and have not been as many homes
built as it was confidently expected there would
be- The real reason for this fact. to my mind, IS
that while everyone urged to build home
no method of financing the home building prob
ects was devised. nor even suggested, by the gov.
eminent.
10 meet this deficiency in the governments
campaign, publicspirited citizens in number of
cities dubbed together and furnished limited
amounts of money to be loaned to home builders.
The response to this offer was so great that the
funds available did not reach half way. There
were several applicants for loans to every loan
that could be made
Thus after nearly year of campaigning on the
part of the federal government, the state govern
ments chambers Of commerce in thousands OF
cities and by organizations made up of public
spirited citizens little has been accomplished.
Every man of family wants a home of his own.
He knows that he can build a home for himself
and his family and pay for it while he Is living in
it. But he also knows that before he can build
the home and move into it he must have
tain sum of money, small in comparison with the
cost of the home but large enough so that 1t is
rather difficult to get 1t together. It's that first
payment that has baked the desire of thousands
upon thousands of families to have homes of their
own If is to make it possible for everyone to get
together in any easy manner sufficient TO
build home that have suggested to builders,
bankers and the public generally the formation in
every community of "0wn a Home Savings clubs"
and these clubs are already springing up in many
localities.
The initiation fee in an Gown Home
Savings club" is the desire TO own a home,
The dues payable either weekly or month
~ are what the who desires home feels
that he can spare from his income.
The benefits that the member derives from
his club are many. First, he will have home
of his own Second. he will save money.
Third he will have comfortable plaza in
which to ve it will cost more monthly
than ne pays in rent and after term of
years he will have the greatest of assets-a
home of his own. all paid for and readily
convertible into cash.
The Inauguration of a Gown a Home Savings
club Is simple. All 1t requires is initiative on
the part Of the bankers of the country They are
the ones who must start these clubs. And after
they are started predict that being member OF
an Gown Home Savings club" will be as popu-
lar as owning a Liberty bond or two was during
the war
Before considering the reasons why Gown a
Home Savings clubs will be popular let me ex-
plain more fully how the plan is conducted.
A bank that naugurates club SHOULD make It
a separate department, just the Christmas
Savings clubs are. Special pass books calling for
the deposit of a certain at stated intervals
should be given the members Tables showing
exactly how long it will require the depositor to
accumulate the sum ne needs to secure home Of
his own should be prepared. And knowing what
that sum must be is the vital part of this plan for
IL gives the club member definite objective. Take
away this objective and make 1t just plan to
save Systematically and the club will fail. 1t was
having such an objective that made the partial
payment plan of buying Liberty bonds success.
The purchaser Of a bond knew just how much he
was required to save and exactly how long il
Uould take to accumulate that amount.
By first helping the members of the club TO
leet the type of home he wants. and knowing the
cost of that home. the bank can fix upon the sum
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