The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-06-06
How I Can Best Serve My Country
in Time Of War.

grade.)
1 love my country better than any
other country. I will try to serve II
in any way I can.
I am too little to fight and rur
airships, but I can plant a little gar
den and raise things to send my
country.
l a raise potatoes, beets beans,
and other vegetables.
q learn to knit scarfs for the
soldiers and I a crochet caps fol
them to e
I will not 60 to the moving picture
show, or drug store and will save
money in that way. I will not eat
to much but enough to keep me
running.
I will read the paper every day
and see how the United States are
doing.
1 will not go on any pleasure trip
this summer.
/ wish I could be there and en-
couraging them. -.
I will not dig trenches but I will
plant vegetables. .
I will not shoot cannons but will
send food.
I will not kill men but will pro-
duce food.
I will hope that the United States
will win, but I have a reason for
that, it is my W country.
I will not want to have everything
pretty 1 see, I will be satisfied with
what / have.
i will not buy very much except
what I need.
i will hope that Woodrow Wilson
will be able to rule the United States
lin time of war, and that he can bear
the bad news that is to come.
] will hope that the Kaizer will
have a softer heart toward the Unit
ed States.
will 20 to school and learn my
lessons good, but that will not helI
my country very much except that il
my country hears I am learning they
viii not think I am ignorant.
Woodrow Wilson is a strong mar
I know, but I hope he will not gel
weaker. :,
I will think about my country al
! the time, I will never forget abou,
it.
I a not be a Red Cross nurse
but I wish I could because I wish u
nurse the men Of the United States
live in a small town and / low
lit well as I ought to.
The colors Of our flag is Red
, White and Blue. The red is To-
brave, the blue for true and TIT
white for pure. ,,.
I think these are the pretties
coolers I have ever seen together.
-. l know the Germans are sly blu
they can not u over the onl1e'
States.
woodrow Wilson and Manning ar!
great men, and I know they are witt
the United States.
I must finish now.
How I Can Best Serve My Countr!
in Time Of War.
(By Willie McLane, OF the seventh
grade.)
I can serve my country in time O.
war in many ways. l can plant m
a garden which will mean a grea
deal. I can save all of my nickel
; and dimes and help buy my clothe
and food. I could do all of the cook
ing at home then five or six dollar
will be saved.
/ could fix me up a cannary an
, can vegetables and fruits and pu
| them up for this winter. l coul'
learn how to knit and sew and thel
/. I could make clothes and socks TO-
the soldiers. Instead of planting 81
much cotton the farmers should plan
more wheat because the Boil Weevi
will be here in a little while.
The boys that do nothing but loa'
around town could get him a job AM
support himself if no n else. -.
Instead of using so many tablet
and pencils in school l could be
little more saving on them.
Canada has so much land and no
body to work it. She wants tn
United States to send farm hand
up there to work the land, but Shit
has not any to spare.
l could plant butter beans ant
keep what we do not eat up tn!
winter until the next. l could pu'
nv winter clothes up until the mex
winter instead of just throwing then
around.
I could take what money l hac
and buy me some chickens and raise
chickens and eggs. Then I coult
sell my eggs and buy me a pig so
could have it in the winter and make
meat and also lard. ,
I could do without buying so much
ribbons, stockings and dresses. When
vacation time comes I could wash my
own clothes instead Of hiring a wash
woman. I could also write letters