Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-09-27
WAR WILL Be WON
BY FOOD SUPPLY
SLOGAN is ADOPTED FOR slo
STATEWIDE CONSERVATION
CAMPAIGN.
COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED
Drive Will Be Made for Gard Pledoes
Canvass to Be Made From
House to House.

Columbia.-A state executive com.
mittee has been appointed by the
United States food administration to
direct the intensive food conservation
campaign. planned TO start immedi.
ately and ending with a house to
house canvass on October 21.2S inclu.
sfve. The members are: ID. R. Co.
ker chairman, Hartsville; j. Ross
Hanahan. Charleston; Gov. Richard |.
Manning. Columbia; Mrs F. Louise
Mayes, Greenville; w. A. Stuckey.
Bishopville; S. II. McGhee, GreenvilIe.
and r. Beverly Herbert, Columbia. A.
w. Smell, who is directing the food
pledge campaign. said yesterday:
THE slogan of this campaign will
be Food Will Win the War While
the production OF food is extremely
important, ii is felt that the conserva-
tion OF food is vital The important
factor in the conservation OF food 10
the family. This campaign proposes
to reach every family in the nation.
A very successful preliminary cam
paign was Consummated on Septem-
Der by the woman's committee Of
the Council OF National Defense.
Those who signed the pledges at that
time will be given the home cards to
be placed in their windows. which will
show that they are members OF the
food administration. All these mem.
bers will be requested and urged to
assist in the present campaign.
I'm the State OF South Carolina ev-
cry organization. civic. fraternal, re-
ligious, etc. will be requested to
pledge their support. The woman's
organizations throughout the state
will have an important part in the
campaign. County organizations will
be formed with county chairmen, and
these will be subdivided into city and
township committees. Through these
cmmittees n thoroughly organized
campaign OF education to be under
taken through the various organiza-
tions, churches, newspapers. moving
pictures. billboards and posters All
these factors have already heartily re-
sponded to the call, and are now lend
ing every aid.
"The purpose OF this campaign Is to
give to the people OF America an ade-
quate conception OF the need OF food
in this war. and the relation that ev-
cry American family bears to this
subject. Every individual. man, wo-
man and child. and every individual
American family can be an important
factor in bringing this war to a sue
cessful conclusion
This campaign is to bring this fact
home, and to secure a signed pledge
by the head OF each family that thoy
will join the United States food ad-
ministration in the conservation Of
food. The autocratic government OF
Germany does not leave this matter
to the voluntary action of it's people,
but il automatically requires and
stipulates what can or can not be
believes that the American people
will voluntarily respond, once they
understand the need and the require
ments, to the call, and will Loyalty
support the government at this time
The pedge that the American people
are asked to take is not burdensome.
1t is as follows:
"I am glad to join you in the serv-
ice OF food conservation for our ma
tion. and I hereby accept membership
In the United States food administra-
tion. pledging myself to carry out the
directions and advice OF the food ad
in my home. in so far as
nv circumstances permit'
after this pledge is signed. simple
instructions will be sent to every
member, which can be readily carried
out, largely in the nature OF conserv.
ing present waste and substituting for
present foods needed to feed the ar
mics, other foods not so essential"