OCR Text |
Show HOW THRIFT STHWS MAY BE PURCHASED Postmaster W. W. Browning has Issued Is-sued another' '"conversational announcement" an-nouncement" relative to thrift stamps and thrift cards. The announcement Is made for the dual purpose of creating creat-ing now interest in the campaign for thq sale of war-saving certificates and thrift stamps and to more thoroughly inform the public upon the methods of I purchase. The announcement follows: Q. If 1 do not have enough money saved up to buy a war-savings stamp and can only save In small amounts, what should I do? A. Buy a 25 cent Thrift Stamp at a postofllce, bank, or other authorized I agency and ask for a Thrift Card, to which you can attach your Thrift j Stump. Q. Is there any charge for a Thrift Card? . il A. No. It is given you Jo hold Thrift Stamps and contains a place for your name and address, Q. How many Thrift Stamps will this card hold? A. Sixteen stamps, which represents a value of $4. Q. When I have filled the Thrift Card, what do I do? A. Take it to a postolfice, bank, or other authorized agency, surrender the card and pay in cash the few cents difference between the 4 worth or Thrift Stamps and the price of a AVai Savings Stamp for the month in which the exchange is made. Q. What do I do next? ! A. You take the War Savings Stamp given you in exchange for your Thrift Card, ask for a War Savings Certificate, if you haven't one already, and attach the stamp to'the certificate ' Q. Should I continue to buy Thrift Stamps? A. Yes. Ask for a new Thrift Card and begin again. Q. Do Thrift Stamps bear interest? A. No. Q.- Then why are they Issued? A. To make it convenient for you to save in small amounts so that you can purchase a War Savings Stamp which does bear Interest. ' Q. May I exchange Thrift Stamps for War Savings Stamps at any time? The sales at the Ogden office are increasing each day. There is reason to believe that as the Christmas holidays holi-days are passed and the Christmas presents bought and distributed, that the public will begin giving its attention atten-tion to investments in war certificates and thrift stamps. nn |