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Show October 12, 1957 Till; JOURNAL Page CHARLES VAN DOREN Explains why U. S. Savings Bonds are even better. investments now than ever before. Mr. Van Doren : Q : What two new benefits have been added to the U. S. Savings Bonds Program during 1957 ? Every Series E Savings Bond bought since February 1, 1957, pays a new, higher interest 3 Yi when held to maturity. It also reaches maturity faster in only 8 years and 11 months. Q : What should every Bond owner do about his older Savings Bonds? Mr. Van Doren: Just hold onto them. The rate of interest a Savings Bond pays increases with each year an owner holds it, until maturity. Therefore, the best idea is to buy the new and hold the old. Q: Because cash lost, stolen or destroyed is gone forever. But the U. S. Treasury will replace Savings Bonds, including interest earned, without cost to you. Mr. Van Doren : Q: Mr. Van Doren: Mr. Van Doren : Why are Savings Bonds better than cash ? What is the average investment in U. S. Savings Bonds per Bond owner? $1000? $100? $500? Over 40,000,000 Americans now own more than $41,000,000,000 worth of Series E and H Savings Bonds with an average investment of more than $1,000 per Bond owner. Qs What is the safest and surest way for a U. S. citizen to guarantee his own and his country s future financial security ? By investing regularly in U. S. Savings Bonds either on the Payroll Savings Plan where he works or by regular Bond purchases People who know the answers know the value of investing in U. S. Savings Bonds. So sign up for Payroll Savings where you work. Or buy Bonds regularly where you bank. Tht V. S. Government doet not pay for this advertisement. The Treasury Department thanks, for their patriotic donation, the Advertising Council and at his bank. 7 |