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Show WAR SAVINGS STAMPS "It is to be hoped that every person per-son who can, do so will exchange War Savings Stamps, soon to fall due. for Treasury savings certificates," certifi-cates," said Postmaster Tom Martin. "The large amount o money invested invest-ed and the great number of persons who purchased war savings, stamps showed that the people of this country coun-try could save money when the necessity nec-essity arose. 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, they will demonstrate that the thrift lessons of the war have not been without effect. The holders of war savings stamps have seen investments of about $20 5 0 grow to $25 in five years, and larger amounts in the same proportion. They can see the same thing repeated1 if they reinvest in Theasury Savings Certificates. Interest In-terest accumulates at the rate of 4 per cent ea'ih year, compounded semiannually. sem-iannually. These "vvings certificates ere exempt from the normal Federal income tax, and from all normal Federal income tax, and from all slate and local taxation (except estate es-tate and inheritance taxes,) and may be held to the amount of $5,000, maturity ma-turity value, for each issue, by every member of the family. They are also lacked by the credit of the United States Government, and afford an easy and sure method of saving." |