The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-10-05
FOOD CONSERVATION.

The war is to brought to every home
in the state of Washington.
The week of October 21 to 2S, by
special decree from Herbert c. Hoover
United States Food Administrator
from the capital at Washington City,
Is to be a special food conservation
week. All states in the Union will be
thoroughly canvassed, house to house
by the various state organizations. The
message is to be carried direct to
every one of the twenty-five million
homes in the United States. The cam
paign would put every one of the 22,-
600, 900 homes on the Hoover food con-
servation basis.
Food will win the war" is to be the
battle cry of the nation for the one
week, the slogan in all of the 4S states
hat are to bear the brunt of the war
for democracy.
Nearly two million women have al
ready taken the pledge to furnish the
food our allies and overseas armies
require and already they are visibly
increasing the available supply. The
small amount each individual is asked
to save through substitution and the
avoidance of waste when multiplied by
millions, becomes an effective total.
The whole problem will be solved if
the American people will eat less of
the foods which because of their con-
centrated nutritive, must be sent over
seas and more of the foods of which
there is abundance. The foods which
are to be saved are wheat, pork, beef,
dairy products and sugar. Those that
should be used generously are fish
poultry and vegetables.
Most of the states have already COM
r,eted their preliminary arrangements
for securing the complete success OF
the effort within their borders. The
state of Washington has been thor
oughly organized by Charles Hebberd,
Federal Food Administrator, who has
orened offices in the Columbia build
ing, Spokane and has named his COM
mittee that will carry this campaign
into every city and every country dis
trict of the state.
"The campaign in the state of Wash
ington is to be directed in each county
by the County Denfense Council said
Mr.. Hebberd yesterday, in outlining
his plans for the food drive in the
state of Washington. "They will act
however, through the schools, both in
the city and country districts.
"The quota set for Washington is
23O 900 pledges, that is, pledge to
live ND to the Hoover Food Conserva-
ton program from each OF the 29o,ooo
homes in the state of Washington,
This total is now being apportioned
among the counties according to the
number of families in each county.
"The plan in each county is to dis
tribute in the various schools, accord
ing TO the number of families repre-
sented there, pledge card, house
card of instructions and a home card
for nlacing in the window to advertise
the fact that this home is "Hooveriz-
ing
"During the week of October Il, act
ing on instructions from superlntcnd-
ents and teachers, the children Will be
sked TO take home these pledge cards
to be signed by the parents and 10 De
brought back to the school authorities
the house card of instructions and the
window cards to be left at the nome.
"Sunday, October 21, all churches
ord Sunday schools will be asked to
emphasize the necessity of food con-
seryation and the signing OF these
pledge cards.
"Women's organizations end feder-
,ted clubs and boy scouts will be en-