The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
ENERGETIC FOOD
 CAMP PAICN NOW
State Authorities and Department Heads of the University of Ar kansas Behind Movement
 To Enlist 100000 Women.

Fayetteville, April 18.-An ener- getic food production program for the state of Arkansas, devised as a part of the economic arm of the nations defense, has been under taken by state authorities and de- pertinent heads of the University of Arkansas.
 The enrolment of 100000 women, boys and girls to aid the thousands of farmers in the state to increase food production is contemplated in the plans. Attempts will be made to have each town do as much as pos sible to enable it to feed itself. The appointment of commissary commit tees throughout the state is being made in order that they may super wise the crop growing campaign.
 Leaders in the program are w. C.. Lassetter, acting director of the ex- tension division of the university and the federal department of agri- culture; Miss Emma Archer, state agent for home demonstration, and W. J. Jernigan, state leader in charge of boys and girls agricul- tural clubs. With them are working hundreds of bankers, merchants, school teachers, newspaper publish CTS, club women and municipal au- thorities. Surveys of unused city lots and vacant tracts of large di- mensions are being made rapidly in all sections of the state and mo- bilization of the additional women and children workers has been started.
 Mir. Jennings and Miss Archer are endeaVoring to increase the mem bership of the boys and girls agri- cultural clubs from 10000, the en- rollment of last year, to 100000. Each boy, or group of them, will be instructed to take over the larger unused tracts for the production of the more staple foods, such as corn and potatoes, while to the women and girls of the economic army, the smaller lots will be assigned for the cultivation of gardens. Bank CTS and merchants in large numbers have agreed to finance the seeding and purchase of implements for the hosts of workers and Miss Archer now is urging all housewives Of the state to collect and conserve all glass, tin and earthen containers, re- gardless of their size and shape, so that they may be disposed of for use in canning the great quantities of vegetables and food that should be forthcoming from the campaign.
 The plans to make each commu- nifty an independent unit were looked upon by the leaders as being of particular importance. Many oi the smaller cities and towns, 1t has been stated, frequently are forced to rely upon shipments from elsewhere for many food necessities. This not only evidences a failure property to diversity crop production, hul also requires costly shipments and a consequent tie-up of railroad equlp- ment that could be used elsewhere to great advantage during the na- tions need, the officials held. The commissary committees being ap- pointed will be expected to super wise the collection, distribution and sale of the products raised by the volunteer army.
 The extension department of the university has announced that Il VII provide crop bulletins and instruc- tions to all persons who ask TOT them All persons in districts not having county farm agents are urged to communicate at once with the de-