Show EAT mt LH i LESS labb app SU GH A SIAM P S at the meeting ot of the stake and ward officers of the box elder stake and the men of the priesthood ot of the stake held in the third ward chapel sunday afternoon atter noon the war savings thrift campaign was outlined by president S norman lee who ho stated to the meeting that lie he moverine movement nt lia has s the hearty support of the general and local church authorities letters were read from the first presidency and from president heber J grant in which the people were urged to support this great movement not alone to lend money to the government but for the temporal salvation of the people themselves at tho the conclusion ot of president lees remarks bishop 11 II W valentino valentine introduced trod a resolution to tile the effect that it be the sense odethe of the meeting that we eat cat less sugar and thereby conserve this food commodity elder joseph A west amended the re resolution so to say that we invest the means saved by eating less sugar in war thrift stamps and the motion carried unanimously it was then urged upon those who had thus indicated their feelings that this matter be made a real part of their everyday lives and that they begin forthwith to carry into effect the thing decided upon to take funds from one savings account and invest them in war thrift sta stamps irps is not the meaning of the national war savings thrift campaign which is now being waged and by which box elder county is expected to invest over a quarter of a million dollars in government securities the full purpose and meaning of this great movement is to induce new savings and instill the spirit of thrift in the hearts of all people for instance instead ot of going to moving picture re shows three or four timer ar cut it down to once a week and invest the savings in war stamps instead of buying a new and expensive pair of shoes have tho the old ones mended and invest the difference in war stamps instead of buying a new suit or dress just to be in the 0 old id one cleaned and pressed and lend the money saved to uncle sam instead ot of going oft off on oil a pleasure trip estimate the lie cost and then stay at home and invest the money in ili thrift stamps instead of eating three full meals during the short winter days cut it down to two and invest the third meal in war stamps it you oung man mail have been in the habit of presenting your young lady with a pound box of candy once a meek tell her to join you in the groat great movement of thrift and cut tile the present to once a month investing the other three dollars in war stamps and at the same time aid in the conservation of sugar these are a few of the ways in aich the american people the most profligate spenders and wasters basters in the world can reform and save lending their savings to uncle sam and thus hasten the end ot of the war it is startling but true that the individual savings of the people or of germany france and england have increased many fold since the war began over there the governments are confiscating over fifty per cent ut of the earnings of the people in this country uncle sam has not yet started to commandeer anything along that line he is simply asking the people to lend him their money and the war thrift stamp has been created in order arder that the children might participate and while we are lending uncle sam our money he is paying a good rate of interest and backing up his word with the best security on earth this thrift campaign means real saving by eliminating some of the things we have been used to and can just as easily get along without have you bought your baby bond |