The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-09-27
WAR WILL Be WON
BY FOOD SUPPLY
SLOGAN is ADOPTED FOR BIG
STATEWIDE CONSERVATION
CAMPAIGN.
COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED
Drive VIII Be Made for Gard Picdues
Canvass to Be Made From
House to House.

Columbia state executive com.
mittee has been appointed by the
United States food administration to
direct the intensive food conservation
campaign planned to start immedi.
atcly and ending with house to
house canvass on October 2l.2S inclu-
sive. The members are: ID. r. Co
ker. chairman. Hartsville; ]. Ross
Hanahan, Charleston; Gov. Richard I.
| Manning, Columbia; Mrs f. Louise
Mayes, Greenville; w. A. Stuckey.
Bishopyille; s. II. McGhce. Grecnville,
and r. Beverly Herbert Columbia A.
" Smell, who is directing the food
pledge campaign. said yesterday:
"The slogan Of this campaign will
be Food VIII Win the War While
| the production Of food is extremely
| important ii is felt that the conserva.
ton OF food is vital. The important
factor in the conservation Of food is
the family. This campaign proposes
| to reach every family in the nation.
A very successful preliminary cam.
paign was consummatcd on Septem-
| Der s 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.
"In the state Of South Carolina ev-
cry organization, civic fraternal, re-
| al w ~
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 subdvided into city and
township committees. Through these
cmmittces thoroughly organized
campaign Of education to be under
taken through the various organiZa
tions, churches, newspapers. moving
pictures, billboards and posters. NJ
: these factors have already heartily re
: sponded to the call, and are now lend
: ing every aid.
"The purpose Of this campaign is L
give to the people OF America an ado
quate conception Of the need Of foot
in this war, and the relation that cv
cry American family bears to this
subject. Every individual. man, wo
nan and child. and every individual
American family can be an important
factor in bringing this war to sue.
cessful conclusion.
This campaign is to bring this fact
home, and to secure signed pledge
by the head of each family that they
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 its people
but it automatically requires and
stipulates what can or can not be
eaten, but the American democracy
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 burdcnsome
1t is as follows:
"I am glad to join you in the sarv.
ice Of food conservation for our ma.
ton, and hereby accept membership
in the United States food administra.
ton, pledging myself to carry out the
directions and advice Of the food ad
ministration in my home, in SO far as
my 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 conscrv.
ing present waste and substituting for
present foods needed to feed the ar.
mics, other foods not so essential"
Killed With Pine Knot.