The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-10-15
CAMPAIGN FOR
FOOD CONSERVATION
Messrs. Beacham and Hodges will
Confer with Marion County
People Oct. "a

Messrs. Braxton Beacham and Le-
roy Hodges, in charge of the food
demonstration campaign in Florida,
will be in Ocala Wednesday, Oct. "a,
and will meet and confer with work
ers in this cause in Marion county.
Messrs. Beacham and Hodges will
address the people on this important
subject at the Temple theater during
their stay here, probably in the after
noon or evening of the oath, and it is
to be hoped that people will be here
from all over the county to hear them.
Necessity for immediate and united
action in this cause is imperative
Every day counts in such an alarm
ing way toward the consumption of
the food supplies that we must save
for our soldiers and our allies. The
situation must be made clear as near
ly as possible, to every man, woman
and child in this whole country, and
their support enlisted.
While this present card pledge
campaign is meant to encourage, and
insist on food production and conser-
walton IN its broadcast sense, it deals
definitely with the saving of the
things our soldiers and allies must
have, and ourselves using substitutes.
On account of the shortage of shipsy
the difficulties and dangers of ship
ping, the question of bulk must be
eliminated, and only those things
shipped that have the greatest con-
centrated food value. These things
are narrowed down to wheat, beef and
pork, sugar and dairy products. Our
country is almost the sole depend
ance of France, and to a great extent,
the other allies, for these things. On
account of a shortage in the wheat
crop, it becomes doubly necessary to
use substitutes for -four. We see veal
and lamb in all our markets, and on
all our hotel menus. If we do not stop
the slaughter of young animals, we
will hasten the coming of our meat
famine. We can cut our sugar con-
sumption in half. and be the better
off physically. Now the government
wishes the people to make these sac
rifices voluntarily, and to be able to
bring that about, they must be in
structed, and they must promise their
support, hence the pledge card cam
paign. If it becomes necessary later
to resort to drastic measures, the
people will be in a much more re-
sponsive state of mind, after having
been given an opportunity to pledge
their support voluntarily. France has
been working at high tension for a
long time. There is nothing that
would cause collapse quicker than a
famine We must feed France. We
may supply her with billions of mon
ey, but if there is no food to buy with
it, the money will be of small value
We are under obligations to every
man who has gone to the front, to
4 every man and woman who have Civ
en- their sons, to make every sacrifice
necessary for speedy termination OF
the war.
Mr.. Hodges is from Petersburg
Va. After being rejected for any
branch of the army on account of q
broken arm, he offered his services
for volunteer work He was summon.
ed to Washington by Mr.. Hoover, and
after attending the conferences fol
three days, was so impressed with the
importance of this work, that he told
them to send him anywhere from
Alaska to Florida. He came to Flor.
ida, and found no organization fol
this work, and he had only three
weeks to organize the state and gel
things going. There is absolutely ne
self advertisement, or personal ele'
ment in his work. He insists on Mr.
Peacham going about the state will
him, as he says Mr.. Beacham is the
man we must look to, as he, Mr.
Hodges, will be going back to Vir
ginia to his own business as soon a!
this card campaign is finished.
Let US give Mr.. Hodges and Mr.
Beacham good hearing, and let III
! all work together, so when the re
. turns are tabulated, it will be found
! that Marion county, whose proud