. The Ladies' home journal. a Lives couple who, ona total income of $71 a week, manage toput away $71 a month, are two poorsuckers. They are being disgracefullycheated, and they dont know it. Theythink they are practicing a good old vir-tue— thrift. But thrift is no longer avirtue. It is an antisocial vice whose per-petrators are penalized right where ithurts—in the pocketbook. Let them take warning from one whohas been through the mill. A thousanddollars saved before the war is now, inpurchasing power, $500. What it will buyten years hence is a matter of since the days of Colu
. The Ladies' home journal. a Lives couple who, ona total income of $71 a week, manage toput away $71 a month, are two poorsuckers. They are being disgracefullycheated, and they dont know it. Theythink they are practicing a good old vir-tue— thrift. But thrift is no longer avirtue. It is an antisocial vice whose per-petrators are penalized right where ithurts—in the pocketbook. Let them take warning from one whohas been through the mill. A thousanddollars saved before the war is now, inpurchasing power, $500. What it will buyten years hence is a matter of since the days of Columbus, the pur-chasing power of American money hasbeen steadily on the downgrade. Ten yearshence a dollar will probably be worthtwenty-five cents. The saver plays a losing game. This isthe dawn of a New Era, in which the re-wards of improvidence and waste aregreater than those of hard work and , MARIO A. PEL m Maybe Ben Franklin should havesaid, A penny saved is a hapennyearned. ED. (Continued on Page 8). \j£? FRENCH DRESSII Perfect choice for any occasion is ttossed salad—but the dressing right. Get Kraft French! Deligfully seasoned, Kitchen-Fresh, aiimade with really fine ingredients J Its Americas fawri NOTE: Kraft has another brand, MiraFrench, for those who like just a tanta!ing touch of onion and garlic.
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