The Robesonian., 1917-05-17
VOL. XLVHl
CAMPAIGN FOR GREATER PRO-
DUCTION OF FOOD STUFFS

I 400 People Have Attended Is
Meetings in the County This Week
schedule of Meetings for Next
Week-The People Are Aroused to
the Seriousness of the Crisis and
Are Eager for Information
That the campaign of the Robson
g,ountv FoodConservation commission
r. arouse the people to realization
n the urgent necessity of increasing
tbis wear the production of food crops
ie Going to bear abundant fruit would
seen1 TO be indicated by the crowds
Of earnest women and men who have
been attending the meetings.
Fifteen meetings have been
held in the county this
week. and these meetings hacve been
attended by 1900 people. County
DEMONSTRATION Blanchard and those he
has associated with him in the work
arc greatly encouraged by the inter-
est being shown. The people are
aroused to the necessity of raising
more food crops and a1e eager for in
formation.
In Mnday's Robesonian the ap-
pointments for this week were Civ
on The appointments for next week
follow:
Monday, May 21st-Rex, 10 a. n,.,
Lumber Bridge, 3 p. M, Center, 10 a..
M, Baltimore 3 p. M, Pleasant Hope
3 D. NJ, Iona 10 a. m.
Tuesday, May 22nd-Marietta 8 p.
M, Barnesville p. M, Alfordsville
3 D. M, Elrod 10 a. M, st. Pauls 8
D. m, Purvis 10 a. M, Orrum high
school 10 a. m. Raynham 8 p. m.
Wednesday, Nav 23rd-McLeod's 10
a. M, Hillside 8 PM, Mt. Moriah p.
M. Students Hope 10 a. M, Shannon
10 am, Mt. Tabor p. M, White
Pond 3 p. m.
. Thursday, May 24th-Cedar Grove
10 a. NJ, Sand Hill 3 p. m.
The following speakers are assist
ants in this work: Mr.. T. B. Parker,
head of the State farmers Institutes;
Mrs. F. S. Eubanks of Durham, can
ming and preserving expert; District
Agent T. D. Mclean if the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture; Prof. Lo-
gan, head of the agronomy depart
ment of the State college OF agricul-
ture and engineering; Prof. 0. o
Dukes, principal of the Robson coun.
ty farm life school; Mr.. w. M. Scott
of the State A. and E.. college; Mr.
Henry Page, Sr., of Aberdeen; Mai
A. ]. .McKinnon of Maxton; Mr.. w
P. Barker, president of the county
Farmers union.
That the people of Lumberton art
interested, especially the women, wht
want to learn about canning, is shown
by the crowd that attended the meet
ing at the school auditorium Mon
day afternoon, 100 women and 9 mer
being present. Supt. R. E. Sentellt
introduced the speakers. Mr.. I. B
Parker talked about gardening. HI
said that from the number of well
cultivated gardens he had noticed
about town he felt that not so much
need be said about how to garden
The country now faces, he said, tht
most serious crisis it has faced since
the Revolutionary war.
Mrs. F. S. Eubanks talked inter
estingly and instructively about hov
to avoid waste and about canning
She told how to can a number O.
vegetables and the ladies in the aud
ienre showed their keen interest b.
ask.rg questions, which Mrs. Eubank
answered. A pamphlet explaining
the best methods of canning various
vegetables may be obtained by writ
ing a can1 to the Stale Department
of Agriculture at Raleigh.
Tit following local co,nmittee ha
been appointed by Mr.. Blanchard t
Distribute literature about canning
Mesdames R. d. Caldwell, L. 7
Town erd, H. T. Pope, w. w. Car
lyle, n A. Mclean.