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Show "a . M The Basis of Prosperity. 1 Individual Thrift to be Developed by I the Annual Observance of I "Thrift Day" I TO DESIGNATE FEB. 3rd AS DAY. j I Much Is now being said on tho sub-Ject sub-Ject of propnredness preparedness for war, with all of Its horrors, dls-tiess dls-tiess nnd human loss. A measure of preparedness for Individual ltnppl-ness, ltnppl-ness, content, old ago and the future welfnro of dependent ones Is equally If not moro, lmportnnt. If wo aro Impressed Im-pressed with the Idea of preparedness for u posslblo exigency, wo will ho n'l tho moro Impressed with tho necessity neces-sity of making provision for thoso things which fall to tho lot of all Individuals In-dividuals who continue to live. Now Is tho opportune tlmo for every ev-ery Individual to enlist In tho movement move-ment for a thriftier nation. Our country hns entered upon an era of prosperity which promises to surpass any wo havo hitherto enjoyed, nnd while good times In themselves do not of necessity mean thnt thrift will bo practiced to n larger oxtent yet It Is nt such times thnt indlvldua'is aro better ablo to glvo tlmo and attention at-tention to tho devising of ways and mentis for their contlnunnc. It is generally recognized that tho fundamental basis of nil national prosperity Is a bountiful crop production. produc-tion. Tho crops of tho past year havo broken nil previous records commanding com-manding good prices, with a big foreign for-eign market open nnd rendy to receive re-ceive nil thoso not needed for homo consumption. U Lnrgo earnings do not necessarily i I of themselves represent thrift. It Is I n fnct borne cut by reliable statistics l that while our country Is the wealth- 111 lest country In tho world wo have a H lower percentage of Individual sav- 9 1H Ings accounts than nny other of tho I II foremost nntlons. it Is nlso often 11- Bull lustrated In our overydny associations Ailil that many citizens with Incomes nvo 1 (I times thoso of tho averago worker lltfl aro far less constructive nnd bcnctlc- iSliH Inl to the upbuilding of tho comiuun- j mm lty than their follow citizens of moro ! modest earning capacities. JM Tho plan of designating Fcbrunry 1 1(9 'A ns Thrift Day has as Its foundation : f9 tho Idea of turning tho constructive I 19 thought of every Individual, lrrcspec- I K9 tlvo of his particular vocation or his 9 earning capacity in our nation of ono I M hundred million pcoplo toward tho ' Kl elimination of wasto In its every ' II 1)9 form. Nor Is It tho Idea that only Ijlfl on that pnrtlcu'nr day should ntten- I I'l Hun bo directed townrd conservation, , I j9 but rather that it should bring nbout I juBJ a prevailing tendency nnd nblllty to , I hi seo with n clearer vision methnJs M for greater thrift on overy day In tho ljjl jenr nnd mark nn actual start In oh- Bl serving tho ncknowledged ways nnJ ImlS menus to this end. 1(1 11 |