Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-31
TO DRIVE RUM OUT
Of MOORE COUNTY
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR PAGE OUT.
LINES PURPOSES OF COUNCIL
OF DEFENSE.
SENT OUT TO ALL COUNTIES
Folder Used BY Moore Council is Sent
Out All Over State.-conserve All
Food.

Raleigh. Administrator Henry
A. Page, Of Aberdeen. chairman OF
the North Carolina Council of De.
Tense, has put into the memorandum
or the purposes of the Council, o
clause declaring 1T is the special pur.
pose OF the Moore County Council OF
Defense and the Committee on Law
Enforcement to drive liquor from the
county" The aims and purposes Of
the Moore County Council have been
tabulated and distributed throughout
the Sand Hills, and Secretary w. s.
Wilson, OF the State Council, thought
them so good and so clear In their
definition Of the purposes OF both state
and county councils that he mailed
copies to every county council In the
state.
The Moore County Council is com.
posed Of Chairman Page, II. p. Nc.
Pherson, Cameron; ]. NJ. Brown,
Hemp; II. +. Seawell, Carthage; DR..
NJ. Z. Street, Glendon; J. R. Mcqueen.
Pinehurst, and J. N. Powell, OF South.
ern Pines.
The folder issued by the Council
says: Our actions now, and our atti.
tude toward our country's need will
determine what shall be recorded OF
us, whether OF praise and appreciation
forever, or ignomy and shame. Let
US not forget that we are now making
the history OF our home county. AL.
ready, some OF our citizens have laid
down their affairs and consecrated
themselves TO the service OF our home
land; some are just ready to step out
from General Pershing's training camp
into the fighting trenches; some have
left their Moore county homes and are
training with the National Guard for
early service at the front, others are
hearing the call for re.enforcements
and are busy arranging their affairs to
answer that call"
Praises Exemption Boards.
OF the Moore county exemption
board the folder says:
THE three citizens who have long
ago throw their own private bust.
ness over and given themselves to the
high duty OF service on the board OF
exemption should receive, as their ser.
vice merits, the appreciation, appro.
baton and sincere gratitude OF every
Moore county man. Let US sustain
them and support them in their labors,
and express our appreciation OF their
sacrifice and service
Continuing, the memorandum ex.
plains that the business aid commit.
tee will attend to the business inter.
ests of any and every man who finds It
necessary to leave home, who has no
near relative to look after his affairs.
Or, II you prefer the committee to
some relative or friend, 1t will be glad
represent YOU 1t says, rather than
to do so. They will take charge OF
property for you and conserve 1t while
you are away; they will answer any
business demands that may be made
on you; handle suits at law, II you
have them, and represent you and take
care of your interests during your alb
sence." -
Committees on information and his.
tory, on agriculture and food and on
law enforcement have been named and
are ready to continue the program Of
work.
Away With the Rum Evil.
1T seems to be true that there is a
tendency to lower all standards o.
conduct during wartime" says the
folder. 1T is the purpose Of thi,
committee, composed of forty.seven OF
the leading citizens Of the county,
with the assistance Of the members OF
the county council to so organize and
agitate throughout the county that
respect for law shall be supreme and
good order prevail ever. where.
1T is the special purpose OF the
council OF defense and the committee
on law enforcement to drive liquor
from the county"