The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-26
NEWSPAPER MEN
PUSHING CAMPAIGN
EDITORS MEET IN COLUMBIA AND
DISCUSS THEIR PART IN
PREPAREDNESS
COUNTIES ARE ORGANIZING
Several Counties Reported WhirIwind
Canvasses and Will Urge Growing
of Food Crops.

of Food Crops.
Columbia. - The press conference
held at Columbia at the instance of
President William Banks, to consider
cooperation III the food preparedness
campaign, continued for more than two
and onchalf hours. The exchange OF
views demonstrated the practicability
OF the undertaking and showed how
much real work has already been done
within the last few days in stressing
the Importance Of larger food crops
in South Carolina.
David r. Cocker, Of Ilartsvilc, state
chairman Of the movement. discussed
1T from every angle, first cmphasiz.
ing the patriotic and then the eco
nomic phase. Mr.. Coker made it
plain to the newspaper men that
more food crops was one of the vital
issues in the war, and that it was
not fair to the balance of the nation
that South Carolina should be a
draln, as 1t had been. upon the re-
serve stock OF other sections, and that
the more than $100 100000 that this
state has annually spent for the pur.
chase of food stuffs that could and
should be raised in South Carolina
was an economic waste. Mr.. Coker
showed how prices had been increased
within the last two years on the
ordinary food stuffs used in South
Carolina, and why. from purely
selfish standpoint. these articles
should be raised here. He said that
If this country should have food
famine the price Of cotton would
likely go down instead OF upward, and
that with 20-cent cotton it was essen
tial not to pay three times the pres
ent value Of food stufs, if money
Is to be made out Of the cotton crop,
regardless Of the price.
There were present at the meeting
and cooperating the following: e. II.
Aull. Newberry Herald and News; III
G. Osneet, Sumter Daily Item; Thos.
NJ. Seawell, Winnsboro News and
Herald; j. l.. Minis. ILdgefeld Adver-
tiser; G. e. Moore. Honea Path Chron-
iclc: George r. .Koester. Greenville
Piedmont; Charles II. Plat, Mullins
Enterprises; August Kohn, News and
Courier; w. w Ball. Joe Sparks. The
State; "A. B. Jordan. Dillon Herald
Sam Leaphart, Lexington Dispatch !:
Allison Lee, Laurens Advertiser; II.
Fl. Coker, Jr., Hartsville Messengers
w. FL Greeyer, American Lutheran
| Survey, Columbia; John X. Aull,
Charleston American; William f. Rob.
ertson. secretary Greenville Chamber
OF Commerce; O. *. Williams, Rock
Of re
Charleston News and Courier and 9TH
ers sent messages saying they were
unavodably detained but pledging
their full cooperation.
During the course of the discus
sion all angles were viewed and every
one received a stimulus towards more
effective work x
Ira b. Dunlap. prsdent of the
South Carolina Bankers Association
supplemented Mr.. Coker's talk along
practical lines. He told Of the 80
meetings held Monday in York coun-
ty alone, at which teams of speakers
stressed the importance Of raising
food stuffS at home. Mr.. Dunlap
outlined the plan Of organiza ton in
York county and suggested how these
views could be adopted in other coun.
ties.
II. G. Osteen. Of the Sumter Daily
Item, gave a detailed statement OF
how Sumter county had organized for
the food production campaign, and
especially how the negro farmers had
been enlisted Mr. Osteen has taken
an active hand in this organization
which is now perhaps the most thor
oughgoing in the state.
! George r. Rooster, of the Greenvillt
Piedmont. made an interesting talk
emphasizing the idea Of garden.
among the mill operatives and the
Importance Of domestic science il
the homes.
E. Fl. Aull. Of The Herald and News
Newberry, and E. II. DeCamp Of TIL,
Gaffney Ledger, were particularly in
terested I'm the ma "keting phase, an,
made many suggestions along th
line. Messrs. AulI and DeCamp bot
claim the distinction Of being tn
authors Of the "hog and hominy
propaganda.
Joe Sparks, secretary of the CON
mission, outlined what work had a
ready been done. what had been plar
ned and how the newspapers coul
further the cause. There will be n
lack of material from headquarters
he said
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