The Republican journal., 1921-01-20

When the stamps first were issued
in December, 1917, dated Jan. l,
1879 Mr.. Jenkins purchased one, then
he bought one or two more Of the IS
stamps and in Marth, 1918, decided
that he would buy Thrift Stamp
every day. Being III old New Eng
land stock that was trained in thrifty
ways of living, and with the co-ope-
ration Of Mrs. Jenkins, who also has
been brought up to live economically.
Mr. Jenkins thought that this expert
ment might prove interesting and
beneficial From thai time on he has
purchased one Thrift Stamp every
day except on Sundays and during his
vacations. Saturdays he buys two
Thrift Stamps, covering Sundays in
advance, and the same rule he has
applied to the days Of his vacations,
making the purchases for the entire
time spent away from his home In
Winchester in advance. 1t was with
the belief that this was the best train
ing in systematic savings that MIR.
jenkins adopted the plan OF daily
purchases, Rain or shine, hot OF
cold, he purchased a stamp daily.
The Thrift Stamps were converted
into War Savings Stamps as fast as
the proper number haG been obtained
AT the end OF each OF the years of 1918
and 1919, Mr.. jenkins purchased
enough extra Savings Stamps to
bring the total maturity value of the
securities for that year up to SIPS
At the end of 1920 he bought enough
to give him $145 in that series, so
that he started the year 1891 with
1896 worth of the stamps and the
habit of daily purchases fixed on
him permanently. He is enthusiastic
over this easy method of saving
Il undertook to purchase one stamp
a day said Mr.. Jenkins, las a sort
OF test After time | was surprised
to find now easy it was to 60 on buy
ing, how little missed the quarter a
day and how fast it counted up In
stead of buying seven stamps at a
time to cover each week as it passed
I persisted ID the daily purchases
1t has proved we'll worth while. /
have not missed the money, needless
to say. and really get Snjo, ment out
Of setting myself such aitask, 1t Is the
best Of training in systesn-ano shows
how even q very small amount OF
money saved daily, mAl be made to
count up to respectable sum in a
year. believe that il: more people
would set themselves such q task it
would help them and help the Gov
eminent"
The first year ne started buying
the stamps, Mr. Jenkins said, his son
was born and there we're several
other calls upon him for emergency
expenses but, nevertheless. he per
sisted in ruyinS the stamps. In June
1890, MIR. Jenkins started purchasing
two stamps daily but at the end Of
two months he decided to go back to
the one-stamp-a day plan. The e1-
tras purchased during June and July
account for his having accumulated
$50 more last year than in 1913 and
1918.
This year Mr.. Jenkins plans to pur-
chase one Of the new 81 Savings
stamps as an extra each week and
with the $50 thus to be saved he will
secure two of the new SIS Treasury
Savings Certificates.
There have been plenty Of people
who rushed in and bought much
larger amounts Of Savings Stamps in
single purchase. but the Savings
Divisions officers say that they con
slider Mr.. jenkins example one deserv
ing of the greatest praise of all be-
cause it points the way for small
savers to grow their acorns into large
oaks" 1t shows what can be done by
saving systematically and persistently
ever q long period-and he still con-
sanues his plan with more enthusa-
aarr, than avaf-