The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-28
First Meeting Held Last
Night to Outline Work of
Cape Council.
COUNCIL TO BE NAMED
IN EACH TOWNSHIP
Plans for Economy and Equal
Distribution of Food Most
Vital in Campaign.

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and powers of Cape County were start
ed last night following the organiza-
ton and first meeting of the Cape Cir
ardeau County Council of Defense, of
which DR.. w. S.Dearmont of the No
nal was appointed chairman by the
State Council of Defense Committees
we're selected to work out the details Of
the defense campaign and determine
the field of work for the County Coun-
Gil.
One of the most important problems
to be solved by the Council is the dis
tribution of food and the marketing
Ct farm products. This work will bring
the Defense Council in close co-opera-
lion with the Commercial Club and
ether organizations of the city that
have already begun campaign along
these lines. Market places for the pro-
ducers will be established in order that
the farmer may dispose OF all his prod
ucts and let nothing go to waste.
The equal distribution of food will
be brought about by cooperation with
the State and National Council OF
Defense. The purpose Of this work is
to effect lower prices for foodstuffs by
equally distributing the farm products
and taking the supplies from places
where an abundance is found to those
districts that lack a sufficient supply
for their inhabitants.
In furthering this work, cooperation
with other agencies will be necessary.
D'Nean Stafford and Judge Moses
| Whyba were appointed by DIR. Dear
mont to look after this work Of the
Defense Council. The plans on labor
VIII be worked out by N. E. Leming
end John H. Himmelberger. Both
mon are thoroughly familiar with la
Dor conditions in the city and county
and can greatly support the plans of
the Defense Council with their expe-
rience in business enterprises.
Other committees appointed were:
Agriculture and food production, c. NJ.
McWilliams, county farm adviser, C..
w. Henderson and Wash Miller; utili-
zation and economy, William H. Stub
bIcfeld Jr., and John Slagle; distribu-
ton and marketing, r. NJ. McCombs
and c. C. Oliver; finance, f. ]. Deal
and c. L. Grant; women's defense
work. r. F.. l.. Lamkin and DR.. H. l..
Cunningham.
The meeting held last night was
called by DR.. Dearmont after he had
been made chairman of the Cape COun-
ty Council of Defense. He selected the
members of the council from all walks
of life-bankers, business men, farm
ers and professional men were called
upon by DR.. Dearmont to take up the
defense work. Every member attend
ed the meeting last night and ex
pressed his Willingness to lend his best
efforts to the cause of the council.
A defense council will be organized
in every township of the county and
will work as a unit of the County
Council of Defense. Members of the
latter organization will tour the coun-
ty during the week and select an m
fluential man in each township to or
ganize the lowest unit of the defense
organization. 1t will be composed in
the same manner as that of the Coun-
ty Council with the one difference that
the field will be smaller. In that way
everything can be worked out more
thoroughly before it is turned over to
the County Council for further con-
sideration.
The members of the County Council
are: DR.. W. S. Dearmont, chairman.
N. f. Leming, Judge Moses Whybarll,
T. J. Deal, D'Nean Stafford, w. H.
Stubblefeld Jr., J. H. Himmelberger,
DR.. H. L. Cunningham and R. f. L.
Lamkin. The members from Jackson
are: c. L. Grant, C. NJ. McWilliams,
r. NJ. McCombs, C. c. Oliver, C. w.
Henderson, and Wash Miller and John
Slagle of Oak Ridge.