Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-27
WarWork None,
Should Not Be
Squandered
Set Large Portion
Aside for Those
Rainy Days
D., huooI. Dof.;
By A neeio Patri

There are many wage earners who
are getting more money now than
In past years. which is something to
be thankful for. We should also be
grateful for a full understanding OF
Its implications. We are living in an
unreal situation and when it is over
suddenly, we shall be in another I'M
real situation. Something like the
game the children play OF Fruit
Basket Upset." when everybody loses
his seat and has to scramble for
another, and finding there is none.
The day will come when war work
ceases and we all return to civilian
ways and unless we are prepared
for a time of change some of us will
suffer. The voice of wisdom whis-
pers, Save a little" OF course, it
is not easy to do that with prices
mounting as they are, but it must be
done somehow. A penny must be
pinched out here and there, treats
and wishes must be deferred, pleas
ures curtailed in order that some
part of this years earnings can be
laid away for the lean time that is
likely to come.
War bonds and savings stamps
are one excellent way to do this. 1t
Is the duty and the privilege OF
every one of us who earns money to
set aside a part for this purpose.
And after that, save some more. In
families where several members are
working for high wages, the tend
ency is to splurge, buy what is Of
fered In the way of clothes, expen-
sive food, treats of various kinds and
buy one stamp or one bond as a
salve to conscience. That is not
really supporting the country in its
war effort, for if we spend all We
earn, and have nothing left for our
support in the peacetime adjust
ments, the country will have to
carry us. Nobody with the self
respect of an American citizen
wants that. We would rather save,
pinch and scrape to lay aside fund
for the rainy day. Then let's do it.
First the stamps and the bonds,
then the small weekly saving for
the bank accounts. Every young
wage Garner should have savings
account. Older people should lead
the way and encourage these
Younger ones to follow. After the
war they will want to marry, and
the savings fund will be handy
then. They will want to start in
business and the fund will be in
valuable for that purpose. They
will always want to feel secure and
effective in their daily lives and a
savings account provides that feel
Ing as nothing else can do. En-
courage the young people to save.
Girls should save and encourage
the boy friends to do the same. To-
zether they form code for saving
that offers a starting place for
friendship and cooperation. Com
pairing savings, talking over ways
and means of saving. is great help
in maintaining youths spirit. Saw
Ing means looking forward hopefully
10 the future and when boys and
girls do that together. they form
bonds of understanding and help
fulness that strengthen them In evil
days.
We should have no fear of banks,
responsible ones. for they are now
under Government supervision and
deposits should be made only with
such as are guaranteed by our Gov
eminent and as freemen and voters
We can hold our Government to its
obligations. Come what may, we
shall all be better of II we have
saved some of the money we earn in
these years of war work.