El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-11
GUT UP
F0RF00D WORK
George Clements Gets 9th
District; Campaign Be
gins Next Sunday.

AnGOEEE IL. Clements one OF the 80 ~
campaign managers Of the federal
food administration board for Texas
and southern New Mexico, returned
to FL Paso Thursday morning from
a conference held in Houston and viii
go TO Albuquerque tonight for a con-
ference with the food administrators
Of New Mexico.
To Mr.. Clements has been assigned
the eighth division of Texas, made up
OF the following countless FL 'Paso,
Hudspeth, CulbersOu, Reeves, JeII
Davis. Preside, Pecos. Brewster. Ter
rel. Val Verde, Crockett, Upton, crane
Ward, Loving, Winkler, Ector, Mid
land. Gaines. Dawson, Borden, Scurry.
Andrews, Martin, Howard ana
Mitchell
In each or those counties chairmen
viii be named vino VIII have charge
Of the work OF organizing their re-
spectiye counties under the direction
of Mr.. clements, who in turn is under
the direction Of r. a Peden, Of Hous-
ton, who has been named by the
Hoover commission as federal food
administrator of the state
Names Eight Managers.
At the conference held in Houston
Tuesday afternoon and evening, Mr.
Pedeu divided the state into eight
districts and named district managers
as follows
District No. !. J. r. Bsbcock. assist
ant to the president Of the chamber
Of commerce at Dallas
District No. ., C. 3. Collins, Secre-
tary Of the chamber Of commerce at
district No. 5. C. T.. Bone. secretary
chamber of commerce at Beaumont
District No. q. j. G. George. gen
eral manager OF the chamber Of com
- Ion Nv
district No. ;. J. B. Darlington. sec
rotary Of the chamber Of commerce at
san Antonio.
District No. 6, i. Z. Eirkpatrick.
secretary Of the chamber Of com
merce, Brentwood
secretary chamber of commerce, Il
District No. S, Porter B. Whaley,
secretary Of the board Of city de-
velopment, Of Amarillo
Clements Appoints County Chairmen.
Mr.. Clements Thursday morning
named county chairmen as follows;
Val Verde, John j. Foster OF Del
Rio. Terrell, Joe Kerr, OF Sandersoni
Brewster, John Young, OF Alpine :
Preside, Mead Wilson. of Maria; JEFF
Davis. Dr T.. =. Jones, Of Valentine;
Pecos. j. Od0m, FLStOckton; Reeves,L-
Y. Casey. PeCos, Fl Paso, r. krakauer,
OF FL Paso; Howard. J. B. Llttlers OF
Big Springs. % Ward. Taylor Black, OF
Barstow. Ector. f. n. Higgins, OF
Odessa. Midland. judge + i. Bryan,
OF Midland CuIberson. Judge c. T.
Hunter. % Van Horn; Hudspeth, IL
don SiIliman- OF Sierra Blanca
@. A. Martin was named by food 4d-
mfnistraror Pedel as the representa-
tive Of the western portion or the
state on the general committee on
uubIicft- and r. g. Orudorff was
-
tive or the general committee on no
tells
To Secure Housewives Signatures
The campaign for securing the sig
natures OF the housewives OF the
state will be begun on sunday, Oc-
tober Il. and end on Saturday even
ing, October - In the mean tim 2
however, q complete organization
must be effected. in each precinct OF
each county, the object Of which VIII
be to instil in the minds OF the mousse
wives that measures Of economy
should be taken in order to conserve
the food supply of the country and in
duce them 10 pledge themselves IN
writing that they viii practice the
necessary economies so Ear as they
have the power TO do So
Has Cards For Distribution
The great work Of the campaign
aside from arousing interest in It.,
VIII be the distribution Of pledge
cards. in order that they may be
actually placed in the hands OF the
housewives who VIII sign them, Mr.
Clements said. He will have a
quarter Of a million Of cards for dis
tribution in his district in a few days
and for purposes Of distribution he
hopes to secure the aid OF women S
organizations OF every kind the
signing Of the card involves the ex-
penditure Of no money. the postage
even being paid by the government