Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-10-23
sign A PLEDGE
CARD TODAY
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINS
TRATION CAMPAIGN STARTED
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21ST.
COMMITTEES In EACH DISTRICT
Government Asks Cooperation of Ev-
cry Citizen.

The United States Food Admins
tration drive started in Idaho on
Sunday, October 21st and in every
community of the state an effort
will be made this week to secure
signatures of every person to the
Food Administration pledge card.
The terms of the pledge cards are
such that every patriotic citizen will
want to sign for membership in the
U. S. food administration by promis-
ing to conserve food in order that
our own army, our own people, and
the armies and peoples of our allies
may have food. For what we waste
may loose the war;" "What we save
will win it."
The Food Administration is an or
ganization being perfected for the
carrying out of the conservation
plans inaugurated at Washington.
Some people do not understand why
they are asked to conserve certain
kinds of food. The reason for this
is that our allies need much greater
supply of these staples than in the
past owing to the fact that the fields
of Europe are not so we'll titled as in
normal times while the demand for
food is much greater.
Meat must be saved because the
number of flesh producing animals
has been greatly reduced during the
few years of war. The same may be
said of milk and all dairy products.
In Europe the saving of food is
enforced by law. In the United
States food is to be saved by the
voluntary cooperation of the nation
The people of Idaho have sent
their fine young men to the train
ing camps and trenches. The re-
Spouse to the Red Cross appeals
have been splendid. Idaho did not
falter when the Liberty Loan was
launched. The farmers of Idaho have
produced enormous crops and there
is no question but that every citizen
OF Idaho will enroll in the conserva-
ton army.
In addition to the district chair
men appointed last week for the
United States Food Administration
drive County Chairman King has ap-
pointed committee in the Cow
Creek district composed of Mrs. c..
W. Shoop and Miss Ellen Hawkins.
Mrs. Perry Wilson has been ap-
pointed to act as chairman of the
Moyie district; Mrs. j. S. Bond, of
the Naples district and Mrs. j.. r.
Chandler, of the Macarthur district.
The Food Administration campaign
in Boundary county started last week
and the school children of the North
side and Boomers Ferry schools were
given pledge cards to take home for
their parents signatures. The pas
tors of the local churches encouraged
the campaign Sunday night and dis
tributed pledge cards to the members
of their congregations. The Food
Administration campaign is also
being given publicity in all the
schools of the county.
County Chairman King has an en-
thusiastic corps of district workers
, and in a number of instances the
women of the county have proffered
F their services.
1t is to be hoped that Boundary
county will make a good record foI
! itself in this campaign. If any OF
, the readers of the Herald have not
f had the opportunity of signing &
> pledge card they should do so at once
, These cards can be secured from any
of the district committeeman or from
' the Herald office.