Word: thrift
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Germanicized" . . . And German troops were stationed throughout France until it should be paid. So hated were the German garrisons, that the French went to work with a will−exports flowed out, gold flowed in, and within three years the indemnity had been paid . . . But, the spirit of thrift and hard work remained, and France came into her days of greatest power and wealth. "The next time Germany wins a war," said Bismarck, "we will pay an indemnity−we will not collect...
Humphrey had many volunteer advisers who assured him that the problem was not really as bad as it looked. Noting that federal spending in July was $674 million less than in July a year ago, they argued that if this rate of thrift could be maintained for six months, the Government would spend only about $32.5 billion in 1953's last half, v. $37.4 billion expected to be spent, and that the $5 billion difference would not only keep the debt below the $277 billion figure Humphrey had predicted by December, but under the $275 billion ceiling...
...other engineering projects dear to the hearts of Congressmen. With wondrous forbearance, the Representatives resisted the pressures and blandishments of lobbyists and constituents, bravely cut $86,250,000 from the already trimmed-down Eisenhower budget. It was $171,675,000 less than last year's pork appropriation. Congressional thrift touched off speculation about the pending foreign aid bill. If Congress is niggardly with funds for the Missouri River, Capitol observers asked, what will happen to appropriations for the Rhone...
...topsy-turvy world, the accepted standards of business thrift and prudence go out the window. Companies in the EPT bracket have no hesitation spending money on extravagant projects. Example: Reynolds Metals Co., wanting to show off its new Jamaica bauxite mines, chartered an ocean liner and gave 130 bigwig guests an eight-day cruise to Jamaica and back. Of the total cost, the company really picked up only 18% of the check. The remaining 82% was EPT money which, if not spent, would have gone to the U.S. Treasury...
...Later, as a solicitor's clerk, he blithely adds his name to an invitation list to the fanciest ball of the year, where he boldly dances with the hostess, the Countess of Chell (Valerie Hobson). In time, he inveigles the countess into becoming patroness of a highly profitable thrift club he has set up. Through such bamboozling, Denry becomes wealthy, marries a beautiful young girl (Petula Clark) and gets to be the youngest mayor in Bursley's history. All in all, the yarn is a neat switch on the adage that worldly success is based on hard work...