The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26
Food Piedgc-lard Canvas
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Ccaaty Da obtain ssgaalasvs 10 the
Food Pledge Carl Gssnsaiig,a ~ia
hegin. This asasass wiA bic finish
sf during tins @e*g.
Every hesas~snlA in ihe eognsy
every meutes u iaat household
from ID yssrs and ~. sill be askssi
w sign . sspnrle card ~hieh p4vsiges
support 10 aax 4an iaae9 e1aaus In
iis ~sfosss To eSsslsesse sassA wa tlsss
will lie O., gasts aud Al. a6aGsiaaes
10 trsi oar gallant soldiers sud sail,
efs sad oss allies
Ia Costs nothing ta sign ihls eafi
II il slmply a vtaaataty pledge thai
the ssgssvs silt do what be ~ ssst
can ia etalsg 90 eoartyr fond toosi
that our saRiiers ani aRs allits must
have II this natinh Ii 10 wih the
great contest In WEsIc1, II " tay0ivs
ed. To refuse IN sign this card. a
simple alss!ge pi loyalty 10 one oi
the MOST vital Of thu ttoytTnmtns y
departments h ~ tail tn ) line up
wish the counsgy Ia rs war with y
tofeign tne. something that II N nas
believed many Americans wil care
To do. t'snsasssts have bern ap
pointed In each es,sa,y 10 viaii all
ri ,he ssatss-- aad secure Signatures
TO these cards. hul II Tor any teasua
a home IL missed the members sho
desire 10 enlist in this important
service iot the t,opefumrni esu
make their intentions known ara
secure cards,
Reports III the Eumhay who have
signed the cards viii hs wired daily
10 the state hs headquarters II Nash
vile aud in turn srnt 10 the bead
quarters at Washington.
This movement has received the
endorsement u President Wilson,
Governor Rye, every department. ni
sAe Estate, LaoSer u,getat~ the state
cdunSff III Ssatriiiiisff ffss~f%ffSS. VT ~
the Industrial. eommoresai and ira
tetpal organizations el shT state, The
religious bodies wiihaW regard IL
ienomsnatia n--- 4tsi IA Tact, ntae
tics!ly every owe organization 10
Tennessea,
The importance II the hood pledge
card campaign, AZ one II The vital
measures NJ national DEFINES, il so
well understood and ~ highly ap
preciased thai the National fotei
Administration al sshlnetou
would regard th@ failure to secure
the allotted number III signature. 10
the cards A. little less than a ca.
lamliy
Georgia. tlnsida and a number u
other States IN the nien have chai.
lengesi the eutlre countr~to shaw
larger percentage III signrfs a. l,gpu
lation. This challenge has heen
accepted by Tennessee thru II A
Morgan. the Food emons,tatnf IN
Tennessee and in otdsr to make
rood THE challenge every county
must exceed lts allotment There
has been some MISUNDERSTANDING
about the campaign due Ia teuoft-
circulated IN many instances b
those who atc not loyal io iha ns
liens. un~ ~ tis fsgtr,,- ~ thai sss
movement has been promoted by
high salarled fellows anxious to
make hlui' at earning their pay
Sothins could bs further frou the
facts Mr. Hoover. the National
Food Administrator. receives only
81 A week from the National TteAs
ury. livery member OF the state
Organization, every lnFn'tF III ff1F
various county organizations aud
every canyasser ~ nnt oniy serving
withou, pay but IL paying his NJ
her own exp.nsts surely undti
these circumstance ,hp people can
respond and respond tbe-rsaily and
willingly X Ia. utaft that the sutu
EN- sisn promptly when the oatds
are presented 10 them 50 thai the
voluntary workers ato arr sersing
without C0mpfns alton may MOI NJ
required to give any nere time ~
the task than IL necessary. =
Any eue interfering wItlr the
pledge card propaganda. wtsy seeks
10 ohsrucs II ~ vino msseS faise
statements s,lh respegf9 10 il. IL /
guilty II the vlolstInn ~ tie FEEDER.
al E-piooase las. s'ftns ha- t~rn
called 60 the att.npinn oi a,i stat,
and federal officers by Kaslfia-
Smith. Chairman Of the State Coun
al OF Ile'enY and Representative d
the Fe-ieFAh{,oetrnment m Tenn.