The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-09-28
SIGN PLEDGE I'd SAVE FOOD.
WEEK OF OCTOBER 81.

Every ldully III BOURBON county is
exepcted to offer it's cooperation in
the countrywide campaign about to
be launched for the conservation of
the nations food supply, and word
has been received here that Mr.. Fred
M. Sackett, of Louisville, Federal
Food Administrator for Kentucky,
has indicated it to be his opinion that
Bourbon county will not fail to heed
the advice for stopping wastage of
food in the homes. According to Mr..
Sackett the national administration
anticipates the heartiest cooperation
in every American home and regards
the elimination of waste in the kitch-
en- as vital factor in the successful
prosecution of the war.
On Sunday, October 21, volunteer
members of the various county organ
izations will begin a house-to-house
canvass in every county of the State,
and householders everywhere will be
asked to sign cards pledging them
selves to avoid wasting food and to
follow such general directions for the
conservation of food as may be issued
from time to time by the United
States Food Administration.
L
families in Kentucky and that the
average number of persons in each
family is four, and upon each of these
will devolve the duty of living up to
the pledge given the government by
the head of the household. The task
will not be difficult one, and if met
conscientiously and cheerfully the
work of the Food Administration will
show some splendid results immedi-
ately.
''It would be shameful thing"
said Mr.. Sackett, eff when the final
figures are announced Kentucky is
found to be tagging in this her prime
duty of the moment. At Washington
it is estimated that of the total num-
Der of families in each State approx
imately IS per cent. will sign the
pledge cards I anticipate that Ken
lucky will beat this record and that
50 per cent. or possibly larger fig
ure than that, will take the pledge to
aid the Government in this great
emergency. Ours is a great opportu-
nifty. If we grasp it promptly we
will place ourselves on record with
those who wish to win the war quick
ly and at the same time rele5<e food,
| that otherwise might be wasted, to
our needy allies over the seas"
The following general suggestions
| have been made by the Food Admin
| istration as helpful in meeting and
making effective the Governments
aims in conserving the food resources
of the country:
Buy less; cook no more than
necessary; serve smaller por-
Use local and seasonable sup
plies.
| Patronize your local producers
and lessen the need of trans
portation.
Preach and practice the "gos-
pei of the clean plate"
We do not ask the American peo-
pie to starve themselves. Eat
plenty, but wisely, and with
out waste.
Do not limit the plain food of a
growing children.
Do not eat between meals.
Watch out for the waste in the
community.
You can yourself devise other
methods of saving to the ends
- we wish to accomplish. I'm
der various circumstances and
with varying conditions you
can vary the methods of econ
omiZing.
Kentucky was one of the first-rank
States in the matter of food produc-
ton this year. Her people. in cities
and towns, as we'll as on the farms
nobly responded to the call for more
vegetables and grain. The harvest
has been plentiful and now the ad-
vantage thus gained must be protect
ed by guarding against waste.
Food that is thrown out is wasted
The government has no desire to
ask it's people to deprive themselves
J of whatever food they need; neither
is it intended to dictate to them what
they do with the supply they have
laid up. They may use it themselves
sell it, or give it away. All that Is
urged by the Government is that ne
good food be wasted.