The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-10-04
CAMPAIGN FOR FOOD SAVING.
Movement to Enlist Bamberg Coun-
tvs Cooperation to be Launched.


The national campaign for food
saving during the war is on in earn
est. and Bamberg county is expected
to do it's share. Mr.. Joe Sparks, of
Columbia, executive secretary of the
United States Food Administration
for South Carolina, has appointed
Mr.. R. P. Bellinger as publicity cam
paign manager for Bamberg county
in the food saving movement, and
an active and vigorous campaign will
be begun shortly to enlist as many
Bamberg county people in this under
taking as possible. Mr.. Bellinger will
have. number of assistants in the
field and hopes to have the hearty
cooperation of all the housewives and
citizens in this movement bearing so
directly on the outcome of the war.
According to government statistics
there are 4,139 families in Bamberg
county. That includes both races,
and every man, woman and child,
both white and black, is asked and
urged to help win the war by elimi-
mating all waste and conserving the
food supply. During the week of Oc-
tober 21st to 2Sth gigantic food
saving campaign will be launched by
the National Food Administration
when every American will be asked
to pledge himself to the food saving
idea, and every loyal Bamberg cit
izen will be expected to do so. There
will be no fees and no dues; it will
not cost you one cent. 1t is simply
an appeal to patriotism and loyalty.
1t will require a mere promise to
help, and will be fair test of ones
patriotism at home Not less than
1000 pledges are expected from Bam-
berg county, and many more are hop
ed for.
The government authorities are
using their best efforts to have the
people grasp the importance of sav-
ing food. One slice of bread saw
ed a day means just that much
more food for the boys who
are being sent to battle for
Americas cause. Seven years
ago a famous European student of
history prophesied that the next great
war would not be won by fighting,
but by famine. Today we are tight
ing that war, and famine in indeed
threatened to be it's arbiter. True
it is. to enter into this movement will
require some sacrifices on the part
of our people, but it may and prob
ably will be that those Sacrifices will
win the war, and without them the
result of the conflict may require far
greater sacrifices of us all at later
date. This is the battle that Amer
lea asks of her people here at home.
Let us look to the future when our
harbors will be filled with ships sig
mailing the return to us of our gallant
heroes from the front, and when they
set foot upon American soil and tell
us that they have won the battles OF
right against might, let it not be SAID
that Bamberg county citizens could
not face them with a feeling of duty
we'll done and reply that We have
kept the faith, and fought the food
saving battles of Democracy at home
Let il not be said that Bamberg coun-
ty citizens were weighed in the bal
ance and found wanting. Let 1t not
be said that they were appealed TO
in time of national need and founo
lacking. The experience of our al
lies has proved the food saving move
ment to be an imperative necessity
if the war is to be ewon.-ContrlDuted