The Robesonian., 1917-05-10
TOWN SISTERS SHOULD
DO THEIR PART
ss.Farmer's Wife" Suggests That Sen
sible Town Women Should Cut Out
Unnecessary Entertaining

SibIe Town Women Should Cut Out
Unnecessary Entertaining
Gov. Bickett received the other day
the following letter, signed merely
"A Farmers Wife, which tells it's
own story and may cause some town
women to sit up and take notice:
81 am a farmers wife and knowing
your wish to help North Carolina do
her part in this great war, | make
bold to address these lines to you.
at is all right to insist on the
farmer planting more food stuff, his
boy raising more pigs, his daughter
canning more and his wife doing more
along all lines to produce and con-
serve food supplies. But | want to
say that while we are working from
a. m. until 9 and 10 p. m. las we
have done all these years. we want to
zee our town sisters doing their part
also. know they can't raise pigs,
chickens, fruits and vegetables as we
do, but they can cut out needless ex-
pense and thereby show their patriot
ism. If the good, thoughtful towns
woman will take stand to spend no
money for such things as fashionable
weddings, teas, card parties, recep-
tions and serving refreshments to peo-
pie who have three square meals ev-
ery day and therefore are not hungry,
that will help.
'There are missionary societies that
spend SIS, more or less every time they
meet, for refreshments. These people
are not hungry. Can't we get them
together and transact any business
without feeding. Then there are So
da fountain drinks, tobacco in sew
eral forms, chewing gum, candy, NOV
ing pictures, shows and other amuse-
ments. While these are not all harm
full, they are not necessary, as | who
do without them can testify. Pleas
ure trips, all these conventions (very
necessary in normal times) could be
left off just now. Food, clothino and
everything else is gettin ghigher in
price and We will have to pay war
tax, so can't we let our money 60 for
these things instead of luxuries.
"There are very poor people who
are going to suffer unless the monied
people help them. If the luxuries
were cut out and the price used to
help the poor and sick, that would be
patriotic. If women of wealth and
prominence WOulu LdhC d SCdAu, OGAACA .
would fall in line. Why on earth
should little boys and girls wear
shoes and stockings this hot summer
and next winter some have to go
barefoot and maybe get sick and die
for want of shoes. Foolish pride.
Some people are born foolish Aand
weak and they feel they must do as
others. That is why prominent wo-
man is her sisters keeper.
81 know some women and girls are
doing Red Cross work and helping
that way. All honor to them and
others who are helping. l merely
wish to insist that the newspapers,
while telling US what to do, should
take shot at some others. They talk
a lot about men and boys not enlist
ing. Who can expect it of them when
they have been reared with little
training in self sacrifice, loyalty or
potriotism? We should be ashamed
TO be seen trifling away time and
money now with our country in per-
IL. A wman who continues extrava-
giant should be frowned down on. This
is no time to try to out-shine ones
neighbors and deride those who are
thrifty and Industrious. Won't you
appeal to the people fthe State to
look at this matter seriusly 2"
"a FARMERS WIFE,