Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-27
NATIONAL DEFENSE
Campaign For Increased Food Sup
ply Production Begun in Fulton
County Boosters Club Cooperate
With Crop Commissioner and
Special County Agent - County
Schools Enlisting.

The response to the Presidents ap-
peal to the people of the United
States to enter upon a campaign for
increased production of food supplies
and economy has been prompt and en-
thuslastic in the State of Ohio and
no less prompt in Fulton county. A
week ago last Monday the Board of
County Commissioners appointed R.
H. Fernald as County Food and Crop
Commissioner in accordance with the
plan of action outlined by Governor
Cox and his advisors. Mr.. Fernald
went to Columbus Tuesday to post
himself in regard to the contemplate
ed line of action. At Columbus the
Ohio Branch Council of National De-
tense has been organized, through this
organization campaigns have beer
started to mobilize both the resources
and labor of the State, the College Of
Agriculture of the Ohio State Uni
versity cooperating and directing the
movements along these lines.
Among thirty special county agents
appointed for this emergency service
in counties not having regular county
agents, c. W. Waid was appointed g
special agent to cooperate with the
Crop Commissioners of Fulton and
Williams counties
Last Friday night a special meet
ing of the Wauseon Boosters Club
was held in the Toledo and Indiana
Railway hall for the purpose of hear
Waid and preparing to cooperate with
these gentlemen in any way in which
they could.
On account of the recent death of
Mr.. Fernald's uncle, he was unable tc
be present. Mr.. Waid was present
and outlined the plans so far as they
have been perfected. Superintendent
of schools Perry announced that the
schools of the county would cooper
ate by releasing from school duties al
boys whose help was needed on the
farms and would pledge to devote
their time to farm work giving such
boys full credit for the unfinished
school work of the year. Mr.. Waid
stated that the first need which the
Ohio Branch Council of National De-
fense were endeavoring to meet was
that of labor on the farms.
A motion was carried that The
Boosters Club take up the matter of
gardening within the city limits and
another motion was presented and car
ried that the president of the Club ap-
point such committees as he deems
necessary to forward the movement
and that all persons appointed on COM
mittees consider themselves as draft
ed and serve.
Mr.. Howe pledged $50 from the
firm of Lyon & Greenleaf to be used
in any way deemed advisable in fur
thering the movement. Suggestions in
regard to means by which all avail
able ground might be PLACED under
cultivation for growing food stuffs
and cooperation in the securing OF
help for farmers and farmers wives
who may need such help in order to
secure the largest possible crops were
made and a motion carried that the
chair appoint in addition to other
committees a committee whose duty
it shall be to enlist men, not liable
for military service for whole or part
time on farms as their services may
be needed.
Last Monday night the committee
appointed by F. R. Guilford, president
of the Boosters Club on gardening ir
Wauseon and vicinity met in the
office of County Superintendent c. D
Perry. This committee is composed
of Davis B. Johnson, chairman; M. l.
Altstetter. Fred H. Wolf, c. D. Perry
Howard McClarren, H. D. Meister, F
R. Guilford. F. E. Kenyon. This com
mittee divided the town in district:
assigned to the various members o1
the committee for the purpose of list
ing all lots and lands which may bC
secured for cultivation, the plan O.
the committee being to encourage thu
planting of all gardens and vacant lot
by the owners thereof or others t.
whom they may be rented and to Sc
cure such lots and lands as woult
otherwise remain uncultivated assign
ing from the lands so secured tract
to those who should register as desir
GUS of cultivating such tracts. TIL
canvass of the town was completes
Thursday and the result and list plac
ed in the hands of the chairman Davi
B. Johnson at the office of the clerl
of courts.
Parties who may have lots or idl
lands that they are willing to hav
cultivated are requested to max
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