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Show Continue Thrift Officials Urge "It is to hoped that every person who can do so will exchange War Savings stamps, soon to fall due, for Treasury savings certificates," said Postmaster Linda Bardsley, yesterday. yester-day. "The large amount of money invested and the great number of persons who purchased war savings stamps showed that the people of this country could save money when the necessity arises. Now, if they will take the money they saved when they bought stamps to aid the government in the prosecution of the war and buy Treasury savings certificates, cer-tificates, they will demonstrate that the. thrift lessons of the war have not been wihout effect. "The holders of war savings stamps have seen investments of about $20.50 to grow to $25.00 in five years, and larger amounts in the same proportion. They can see the same thing repeated if they reinvest in Treasury savings certificates. Interest In-terest accumulates at the rate of 4 per cent each year, compounded semi-annually. These savings certificates cer-tificates are exempt from the normal Federal income tax, and from all state and local taxation (except estate es-tate and inheritance taxes), and may be held to the amount of $5,000, maturity value, for each issue, by every member of a family They are backed by the credit of the United States government, and afford an easy and sure method of saving." |