The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-10-12
MAURY COUNTY TO
Sign $500 FOOD
CARDS IN A WEEK
THIS NUMBER ALLOTTED OUT OF
100000 TO BE SECURED IN
TENNESSEE.
SAMPLE PROCESS GIVE
No One Expected Or Asked To Eat
Less But to Eat More Wisely
Shortage of Wheat, Meat, Sugar
And Fats.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. S.-During
the week of the pledge card signature
campaign of October q to October 2S,
when 100000 family units in Tennes-
see will be asked and expected to
join the national food administration
for the saving Of food Maury county
will be expected to secure $500 en-
rollments. The state campaign COM
mittee has made seventy-fve per cent
of the family units according to the
| last federal census, the goal for each
county and the above are the figures
for this county.
Between now and the date for the
signature campaign it is expected that
the chairmen, men and women, of the
county council of defense will have
completed the organization of the
county tor securing the signatures.
Canvassers will be appointed in each
community, the territory Of the coun-
ty having been previously divided by
the county council and during the
week of the signature canvass every
family will be given the opportunity to
sign card.
The card is simple. By signing one
simply becomes a member of the M
tional food administration, pledging
cooperation to the government in it's
efforts to conserve the food supply of
the country to the end that there may
be enough for our gallant soldiers and
heroic seamen and for our valiant al
lies.
No one is expected or asked to eat
less, bue to eat more wisely. There
is great shortage of wheat, of meats,
OF sugars and fats. These things are
needed and will be needed in increas
ingly large amounts for shipments
over seas if we are to win the war
The American housewives are asked
to substitute potatoes and corn fol
our bread as far as possible leaving
They are asked to substitute beans
: and peas and other proteins for meats
and to use more poultry and less ba
con and beef and mutton. Sugar i.
scarce in Europe. For months thu
/ French and British have been on al
allowance that is less than one-fftl
of the normal consumption per capita
y of this country. The people are asket
/ to use more sorghum and syrups ant
0 less sugar.
I This is a movement that should ap
e peal both to the patriotism and thu
e spirit of thrift of the American PEG
pie. The more fats and sugars ant
0 bacon and beef saved the better OF
e they will be financially and at uh,
same time they will be just as healthy
r Not only that they will be renderin:
= an inestimable service to the nation
and to the heroic allies who have TO
j. three long and desperate years beer
e fighting our battles, the battles TO-
e civilization and humanity.
f Reports from all over the state in
dictate that the movement is meetins
with the most enthusiastic reception
and that the 100000 enlistments asked
in this state will be easily secured
Practically every newspaper of tn,
} state has pledged the most hearty co
operation. Every department Of the
state government, the churches, the
clubs. the commercial organizations
the bankers, the colored organizations
all are behind the movement.