Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-09-20
MARYLAND's CROPS
MUST BE SAVED
Every Man. Woman And Child
Can Render Patriotic Service
BY Helping Conserve Our
! Food Supply.


the canners of Maryland. II President
Wilson's wishes are to be carried out
and II the war, which IL involving
every civilized nation, 10 to be won
by America.
Every energy OF the Government
has been concentrated on increased
food production. The farmers of
America have nobly responded to the
call and Maryland was no laggard,
as the present crop reports show, but
. condition has arisen which calls
for the rank and file of our people
to respond to the appeal Of Herbert
Hoover, In charge OF the Nation
food to help conserve our increased
production and prevent a waste Of
perishAhle crops.
Cooperating with the Government
In its efforts to conserve all food
supplies, General Carl R. Gray,
Chairman Of the Maryland Council
OF Defense has asked and received
the acceptance OF Messrs. G. G.
Honor, Jr., John B. Ramsey and
Walter b. Brooks TO serve on q COM
mittes to assist the canneries In So
curing the necessary help to prevent
any waste or spoilsge OF perishable
crops and unless this Committee is
successful in Its efforts, q great
amount of the increased food pro-
duced from the farms will be lost to
the country.
In 1915 Maryland packed over six
million cases OF the thirteen million
cases OF tomatoes packed in the en-
tire United States and in addition
packed several million cases OF corn,
peas and other canned vegetables
and fruits.
In 1S17--this year-Maryland can
almost double her production. The
crops are ready to be picked. Mary
land can help save the nation and
possibly some OF her ailies from
starving, II the people OF Maryland
will make that patriotic response to
which they have In the past been SO
accustomed.
A great emergency is upon us,
The President has made his appeal.
The farmers have Loyalty and
nobly responded and have done their
share.
The tomato crop is In the field
ready to be picked. delivered 10 the
canneries and canned.
BUT IN FILLING THE RANKS
OF OUR ARMY--IN FILLING Gov
ERNMENT ORDERS FOR WAR
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES-IN
BUILDING SHIPS AND GUNS AND
AEROPLANES FOR OUR SUCCESS
IN THE WAR-WE HAVE USED
UP THE LABOR NEEDED IN OUR
CANNERIES---AND UNLESS 1T Is
REPLACED BY PATRIOTIC VOL
UNTEERS OUR HEAVY PRoDUC-
TON OF CROPS WILL BE ALMOST
A TOTAL LOSS.
The call is sounded for help to
man the canneries.
Every man, woman and child,
above the age OF fourteen. can do
their BIT"
Every man, woman and child,
loyal to their Country, must do their
share
President Wilson on July 18th
said:
II shall expect every man and
woman who 10 not a Stacker to be at
my side throughout this great en-
terprise. In 1t no man can win
honor who thinks OF himself"
The crops of Maryland must be
saved.
The cannsries are providing
wholesome and sanitary surround
ings, the work is not laborious, the
pay ID liberal, the work ~ patriotic.
School teachers on vacations are
. enlisting in the canneries TO help
out. School boys and girls by the
hundreds are ready to respond Mar
ried women without children are
closing their homes temporarily In
order to do their share. Factories
have arranged to work half their
force, releasing the other half OF
their employees 10 spend the i've
weeks necessary In the oanneriea.
Everywhere is the sacrifice being
made
Women who have never worked
in their lives, but who are familiar
with home canning are answering the
appeal OF the Government to help
in the oanneries. Women, who in
their youth worked in canneries ara
returning this year in response to
the country's call.
In every county OF the State. there
IL a Section Of this Maryland Council
of Defense. The help each person
might give may be In their own
locality.
Every section OF the State ia or
ganizinR to win the war--to save
Maryland's crops--to cooperate with
the President and 10 be loyal TO our
country.
Volunteer today that you will
work In a cannery for five weeks.
Form a little club of ten or twelve
members-you can all stick together
for company-and you win be help
ing to do your share.
Send your name TO Mr.. James
Steele, Secretary OF the State Can
ming Committee, Fayette and Gull.
ford Streets, Baltimore. who will ad.
wise you who 10 report TO in your
own county.