Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-19
SAVE FOOD AND
WIN THE WAR
Our Army in France Can Not
Fight Enemy Successfully
On Empty StOmachs.
GIVE BOYS BREAD BULLETS
MIR. Hoover, ut Suggestion of Presi-
dent Wilson, Postpones COnser-
walton Week to Oct. 2S-Noy. 4.

| Inc general county committees on
the Pledge Card Campaign for Taze-
well county met mt the Court House
on the 18th. Plans were made to
reach every home in the county in
this campaign and give every woman
m opportunity to register for food
conservation. The county has been
, divided into districts and II captain
Gppo .nted to have charge of the work
in each district. The meeting was we'll
, attended and number of the COM
mittec who could not be present wrote
letters that they would take up the
work in their ncighborhoods. From
the interest manifested by the work
ers and the people in this campaign,
it is evident that Tazewell county
will do her part to support the boys
in the army.
At the suggestion Of President Will
son, the enrolment pledge card cam
paign will be postponed one week,
making the intensive campaign for
the signing of pledge cards come dur
ing the week of October 2Sth to No
vcmbcr 4th.
Here is the Presidents letter:
"The White House, Washington,
October 10, 1917.
"Mr. Dear Mr. Hoover:
"The eXigencies of the treasury
has required setting the final week Of
the Liberty Loan campaign during
The period of October "a to 2S. This,
! understand, brings it into the same
week rs the food conservation pledge
campaign.
at seems TO me undesirable, in the
interest of both of these capital mat
ters. that this should occur. In all
the circumstances, therefore would
be glad if the pledge campaign could
be deferred one week, that is, until
October 2S to November i.
"ln asking this alteration of the
plans of yourself and your associates,
should like to take this occasion To
impress upon them that |, in no way
undcrrate the Importance of their cf-
forts If we are 10 supply our allies
with the necessary food and are to
reduce our own prices Of foodstutfs
during the coming winter.
at can only be accomplished by
the utmost self denial and service
on the part of all our people through
the elimination of waste and by rig
id economy in the use Of food
Therefore, would &c glad if you
would convey to all of your staff
throughout the country my feeling
of the prime Importance of their
plans and their work wish par
ticularly to express my great apprc-
citation of the service, which this nd
ditional tax their time will impose
upon the many thousand volunteers,
who have already deferred their own
concerns to public interest in the i'm
portant work.
"I ask them not to allow this alter
alton in programme to dampen their
fine enthusiasm, but rather TO rcdou-
bic the energies in their vry great
branch of national service.
CORDIALLY and sincerely yours.
"WOODROW WILSON"
MIR. Hoover replied as follows:
"Dear Mr.. President:
81 am obliged for your favor of
October 10th. We, of course, have ta-
ken the necessary steps to comply
with your wish as to deferring the
final work of our food conservation
pledge campaign until the week of
October 28, to November a. You will
of course, realize that we may he un-
able to reach some of the more re-
mote districts.
81 have no doubt that the 800 900
workers, who have enlisted in this
service, will Loyalty respond TO your
request for Il greater anl- longer con-
tinued exertion. Your emphasis on
the national Importance of the CON
servation campaign should stimulate
our large body of devoted workers to
the utmost efforts during the new
week. Yours faithfully,
| "HERBERT HOOVER
The Presidents letter TO Mr.. Hoov-
er emphasizes the Importance of the
Pledge card campaign.
In Tazewell county this extra week
will give the local committees and the
team captains needed additional time
to organize their communities. After
the Presidents encouraging appeal,
there should be no abatement of this
important work. Hunt up the COM
mttee in charge in your community
and sign pledge card.
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