The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-20

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nos ;tiUn Of any business MIN ~ ap-
peal personally and imprcSsivrly 10
his customers in promoting food con-
S"rvation: that by all the groc"rs
thrnurhuut the United states talking
80 only Ten OF their customers each
day. in having them sign food pledge
cards that The battle would BE- won
by he food administrat ion. which in
turn would crown America and our
allies with victory.
Save Wheat ana Eat Corn
Ne appealed to the aud,rnc" I" con-
sorry. flour and use corn for brcati: that
Franc" was calling for wheat and there
WAS an abundance" Of corn in this coun-
Try while the wheat crop that was har-
vested this year has almost been on
hausted: that tn" eighty million surplus
bushels of wheat III this country WIS
gone. Tic declared that Franco could
rot much longer fight unless relief canrcr
from, this country. and that 20 help the
allies W. must ronscrv" food in the
,wCnty-two million American homes.
Col Ogl"bay declared tina; for l"2
r";rS thr American people had been TN"
best fed - any nation on the globe; th;tt
during all that time We have had moro
food than We knew what - d" with. and
now tn" day had com" when "" must
become conservative: that "" must us"
substitutes. and II ~" Il" not "ducnt"
ourselves. IL us" substitutes AMI W" arc
defeated. th"n W" will u" glad even /"
E;,yc substitute food on which we nEly
exist.
Periodically Serving Country
cot u.;l"hay rrciac"d his address in
telling Of tn" incidents that brought
about his appointment as food admtnlS-
traitor Of WcS, Virginia. In:idcntully hs
remarked that orc newspaper in this
state had referred 10 him aS the states
food dictator" He declared that no
was not occupying such Nh Office. hut
he was appGalirc and doing all IN his
bower To tell tho people tho story OF
patriotism in doing their loyal duty by
saving food. that We may win the brittle
for democracy.
He declared that when he was named
hy Governor Cornwcll and appointed by
Herbert II. Hoover. federal food admin
istrator. that he debated whether he
should accept tho appointment. lie went
to Washington and there saw mann
moth building filled with prominent men
: IN rvcny walk of life. giving their time
and money 10 directing III" saving OF
ford. They were doing il from pa
triutism To save our country and homes
from Icing invaded hy the enemy.
Il had many business interests thnt
required my attention. but / said. 'th"
voice Of patriotism hiLs called mo. and
i gladly and chccrfully responded. MI
tho officials with whom ! am associated
in business hav" told me that they Will
h,. glad TO do my work while | am on
the firing line in helping TO win the
war
Impressive Appeal.
In closing Colonel bEl"har made
! dramatic and imIrcssiv" appeal 10 MS
! listeners to preach food rnnsCT'atinn
and have all sign food conservation
! cards; that he wanted To point with
rrdc to West Virginia as on" who has
! done her bit in the cause I" WIN the
war, at home. az we'll rs abroad.
lie stated in this connection that the
fod administration would shortly rst;lb-
, Iish headquarters in this stat" and all
| the counties make their reports 10 III"
| headQua rtcrs. whirh reports in turn will
! hc sent 10 Washington 10 be COMPARED
| with other states: that all III" T'tiE-
| five counties except five hay" hrri' "r-
gani3ed for the conservation Of fn,"i
Tribute to Wheeling.
He told of how pleased H. WAS ~ be
! back in Ohio county. and Wheeling par
| tiCularly and that h" loved /" talk 10
wheeling audience Of all other crowds.
He told OF the great work that had
been accomplished thrnu Eh"u' tn"
schools city andrur;ll. in The food SAY
ing campaign in this state: that when
tho subject was first hroachrd Ia HIM
that II campaign hr hcgun In the SCHOOLS
to teach food cultivation. il" taught
food conservation: that "" would HAY"
been in better condition ~ hay" entered
tho war if W" could have read III" fn-
tur".
IL" paid Il glowing tribute 10 IN"
school officials throughout Nv" StntH.
and Declared tha; above al! orflcialS
who is working day ana might III his
latr.uiic duty. * tiuvsrn"r tuTnWcli.
Prof. Hill Speaks.
Prof. William Hill Of l!"Ihany. assoc
cia,rd with Cnluncl OGI"hay. gave an
interesting talk. II" took up tn" new
rnactmrnls Of tn" food administration
and explained ,h"m clearly /" All CRU
crrs prevent
II" stated that ?ll Wheeling district
grorcrs+ and rn"d dealers wee invited
To communicate with him r"lailr" |"
any QucStiuns urriniuiug Ia III" Laws
that they did no' Thoroughly under
stand.
Prof. Hill closed with a moss mmir"S-