Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-02
i.N'AL CAMPAIGN CLOSED.

rhc WalhalIa section Of the Oco-
ace Food Preparedness Campaign
CLOSED with tie meeting at Oconec
@%r<",k last Friday night. and it was a
most satisfactory closing for hard
geek S work. The arrangement OF
1he iiinr. AIRY had been planned at the
preparedness meeting at the Court
tlOuSt on Saturday. April list. at
Which DR.. Riggs. Of clemson. and
Mnn 4. \. Cooper. OF l.aurcnS, were
hhc principal speakers. representing
'tn0 state Preparedness Committee.
monday morning Of last week found
snh earnest body OF men and women
.N the Baptist church in Walhalla
rnady to lay the plans for Il quick
ana carly campaign for the territory
,l*SlSnrh to the Walhalla workers. 1t
embraced the eight sections repre-
&entc2 by the schools at lIbeneZcr,
IulrnC!d. Krowcc. Picket Post. Nor
h0n, FairVicW. Salem and OcOnce
Greek. Two committees were ap-
pointed. thus enabling these workers
80 finish the campaign during the
N"ftk, closing Friday. Working from
Nhc TWO ends OF the sections en-
hraccd by these schools. the commit
Aces joined forces 1T Oconec Greek
FRIDAY night. and the best attended
snreting OF the campaign was held.
And we believe that Oconee is
.9UinG TO do this year what she has
never done before-.provision herself
and have something to help along
she great cause OF feeding other sec
1ions so that the great food-produc-
ing West can this year furnish sup
plies Tor our own armies and for
hhc allies Of our country without i'm
posing unnecessary hardships upon
1hc South. We say that we believe
HhiS because we have seen the sturdy
nltn Of this section Of our county.
have talked with them. and have
AGard the ready response Of the wo-
nHcn Of these communities to the ap-
pcalS OF the women members Of the
Preparedness Committees; we have
'*crn the evidences OF determination
nn the part Of these good people to
40 their part to the fullest extent in
Nhis the nations hour OF need. Our
slountN. we believe. is thoroughly
awake, our people alive to the ncccs-
Sity OF living ut home this year, and
not only living at home. but helping
10 furnish to others those things cs-
Sential to sustaining life. We have
always had an abiding faith IN Geo.
Icr and OconCc'S good people. but
we have never had the faith in her
and in them that we have to-day.
ThiS because We have seen more Of
nur county in process OF preparation
Tor service to the home and to the
world than ever before, and because
We have seen and heard more OF .hc
people and thrir expressed desire to
81 Of wider service than has over
neen our privilege in the past to SOC
ana hear. We have a great county
and this county is the home OF the
c"St people on carth---a Il section and
pcONlr in which amt in whom il Is
safe 10 rely.
OcoH"c and her people will do their
part or this we reel as certain US
that the sun will rise each m0rni,.
and set each evening in the future as
Niou has ordained that il shall do till
Ei'nr ShaN be no more. We alc
proud OF ncoNcc. proud Of her people.
and &lad tina, we had this special op-
EortuA!ty of mixing ANA mngling
"nh thrm IN y rla"ucr not hereto
iore our privilege
%)concc is going to work i'm earn
&st from a sense Of duty and from
a scr&c OF patriotism. But there is
more than national patriotism for
thc moment and personal duty in
slime OF need embraced in the good
TSork that Is being done. There is
e."lf-nroS"rvaiiOn at the bottom and
Sase and the opportunity to serve
in n nation wide sphere this year as
1ever before. And then, too. We are
going to learn Il lesson. we believe
SHAT Will prove beneficial in the years
20 core. when peace reigns supreme
and wars shall have been forgotten
'hc a!c going to reap the fine fruits
OF liFing at home and making the
SOnth's great staple crop subscrvien
so our wills and our interests. We
'an na ton are to fight war OF
t'" m"""nrv os against the autocratic