| Show 4 i DISCOURAGE MUST s T G lUXURIES y SJ Many of So Called So-Called Called Necessities Should Shoud Also Be Used Sparingly Sparingly Sparingly Spar- Spar as Possible Ji rt L WOULD W EFFECT BIG BIS SAVING 1 r Money Could Be Turned Into Liberty kI Bonds and Thrift Stamps and t. t ty Labor Into Essential Industries t a. a By MORTIMER L L. L So much has been said and written f In recent months on the subject of thrift that It must by this time be bethe H. H fact that unless the t rv the self evident t the f fi l' l strictest economy is practiced by the enormous if people of this country ct sums and the mass of goods which the ther r t v. v war requires cannot be forthcoming The most Important contribution which s i A the civilian population can make towards to to- I fi wards the winning of the war is to so ar life to waste yaste e order Its daily as prevent pre l t r and thus make available for military C. purposes the goods and labor which 4 would otherwise be dissipated in pro- pro 4 j. j ducton for unnecessary purposes Not f only must the spending of money for ft f luxuries be discouraged but even e n so- so J. 7 called necessities must be used as d sparingly as possible It is only In that way that the growing need of our r 1 army and navy can be metr met r The amount which the Individual i can thus contribute may seem small L but If all pursue such sueh a course conscientiously con con- d 1 1 the resultant saving Is j.- j. enormous Surely It U Is due to our ouri ouro i brave boys at the front that our millI military mili mill r o t I Ii tary tart operations be not hampered by bya j Ef f a lack of supplies due to production r b at home ll me being diverted Into nonessential non essen i t channels els It must always be borne it t In mind and cannot be stated too often l' l 4 chat that doing without something results i In a double advantage to the govern govern- ment The money thus saved is made I available for the purchase of Liberty bonds and War Savings stamps and In Ii addition a corresponding amount of nb tabor abor r and goods Is released for war purposes To illustrate te by a n concrete example exam exam- pIe If a man does not buy a new overcoat over over- l r coat but makes maltes his old one do for anI another an an- I t. t other season he not only can place at atthe the disposal of the government the money which he would have used for tha that purpose but the manufacturer I can use nse that cloth and the labor for making the overcoat In manufacturing i i a n military or naval overcoat for one of 1 our soldiers or sailors sailors' 1 Thrift Will Help Win War f V Fu Fuel 1 and food conservation work in ina inn n a similar similar way and everything which we j as Individuals do without means Just so much more for our allies or for ourselves for war purposes The gospel gospel gos IOS- J pel of thrift cannot be be preached tob too often or too strongly not only for its direct bearing on the war but also for Its eff effect ct on the future of this coun coun- I k try We have been blen so bles blessed d with J c natural resources and facilities for f r 4 t production that we have been an extravagant ex ex- 1 people and It is certain to be of incalculable advantage If we 1 et learn the value of saving We Ve hav have been extravagant not only in the ex expenditure i. i of money but also in what it r f Is even more Important In the use ct cl J our raw material an and of our land Intensive Intensive In In- farming farming- and full use of Im a Ing products are examples J of this kind ii of thrift which if It Intelligently practiced practiced tlc d will tremendously Increase our production S 'S Saving to be effective must be he systematic systematic and not haphazard In charac The I ter greatest advantage of War Wari i Savings Sayings associations ons or the he purchase e er of ot Liberty bonds on they Installment nt r plan Is that they require the setting r aside of a definite sum ea each h week weel or each month and the making of the domestic domestic do do- budget accordingly i And the r remainder of the money thus set aside Is saved and invested In the premier security of or the world In th the they obligation obliga obliga- obligation tion of the tIle United States of America t Frugality Great Asset The problems of ot peace are going ng to he he no less erious than tho those e of war h but t we face them with confidence If as OR a n result ox oi the habits we have acquired ne- ne during war time we shall have become a thrifty and economical people peo peo- pea pIe and a nation of savers Waste not not want not Is a true old saying lint but its application was never neter more important im im- than now Frances France's greatest greaten n asset et has b been n the thrift and frugality of her people and we ve can do no better 5 than to emulate her ter In this as In so many other things To do so each ench 1 must do his or her share and by so doing do do- lug ing divert production from non essen nonessentials i Into essentials and make snake avail avail- available Z able the labor and goods needed for fort forS S t military purposes In the same way a It Is only by thrift tt and economy that thata a t S we wt can sp speed ed up our production and 1 make ninke participation in the war more moret t J i. i and more effective t |
