Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-02
OREGON BANNER STATE
i'm THE FOOD CAMPAIGN
That Is Now Ambition Of
Local Food Conservation
Managers

$50 many precincts and school dis
tricts reporting 9S to 100 per cent in
the food pledge card campaign that we
believe we can make Oregon the ban
ner state of the nation if no counties
or localities fail us-''
This is the text of telegram receiv-
ed by Chairman Fred W. Steusloff Of
the Marion county food administra-
ton committee from Chairman Arthur
M. Churchill of the federal food admin
istration pledge card campaign for Ore
gon, of Portland, this morning and in
dieates that Oregon is keeping up her
record as the ranking state of the un-
ion in the food service movement as
in all other movements of a patriotic
nature.
Judging from reports, mostly incom-
plete, being received from all sections
to date Marion county is not falling
behind in the food pledge card column
and the indications now are that she
win finish well up to the front of the
other counties Of the state, Some dis
riets outside Of Salem report few re-
fusals and there have been quite a
number of refusals reported within Sa-
lem school district proper but the per-
centage taken altogether runs very low
and the county stands to clean up very
close to the 100 per cent mark.
Two school districts, No. 1923 of De-
troit, and 1877 of Silverton, have report
ed the work completed and cleaned up
100 per cent and school district 80,
Shaw is unofficially reported 100 per
cent. The other disctricts heard from,
some with only one days work finish
ed and some two days, report splendid
progress and estimate they win se-
cure practically all of the families ia
their districts.
In Salem the work is progressing
slowly but thoroughly and satisfactor-
lily and the city viii finish up with as
good showing as any community in
the state or country. While many Of
the refusals reported indicate that they
are through pro-German sympathies
without question the great majority
of the refusals, in the first instance,
were due to lack of understanding Of
what is required of the people and
some were through pure stubbornness
as expressed in the phrase twill not
be dictated to by anybody"
The work in Salem has been some-
what handicapped because many of
those who, it was supposed, had volun
teered their services to help in the
pledge card campaign failing and re-
fusing to report for duty and assist in
the work which left the heavy task
upon the shoulders of the few who
came forward and offered their SER
vices in the pinch. This has delayed
the eanvassing very materially but all
districts are getting along in fine
shape and will finish up well within
THE prescribed limit of time, Sunday,
November 4. Practically all of the
city work win be cleaned up today
and before tomorrow noon.
! Many people who think they have
been missed by the district workers
and were not served by the school chill
dren are getting anxious and telephon-
ing in to tho Commercial club, head
quarters for the food administration
work, and all Of these will be waited
upon and given chance to enlist in
the cause of democracy and humanity.
All who have window cards should
hang them up Immediately in the front
window of their homes, not only as a
sipn to the district workers that it is
not necessary to call at those houses
but as an indication to all of the neigh
bors and people who see it that the
members Of the household are enlisted
in the food service to help win the war
1t is an emblem Of service and badge
of honor.