The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-12-26
''PAY- YOUR OEBTS0
WEEK JANUARY 6-ll.
MANY PROBLEMS ARE COMING
UP FOR DISCUSSION.
Finding Employment for Returned
Soldiers d Matter Of Uppermoss
Concern NOw-Secretary Darby or
fers Free Information and Aid Ts
Those Who Apply-SOme Industries
Are Still In Need Of Labor

As the work of reconstruction nm
gresses, many things become apparent
(which had not occurred to The casual
thinker. 1t appears now that It viii
mot be as easy for some Of our soldier
boys to get back into profitable jobs
Las it was thought it would Be. Not
much trouble is expected III rural
counties like ours, but even here TIE
applications continue to come ia. Tha
secretary WAS called in conference
lone day last week with the chairmaa
Of other nearby counties, and it was
found that the applications for em-
Hpioyment were becoming much moFs
than the opportunities. The aathori-
lties are hoping fora speedy revival
lot alb building and manufacturing
Operations and the opening Of various
kinds Of public work. We are Just now
lirl receipt of the following notice from
1.-THE Department Of Labor Employment
Service; "The DUPONT Engineering
Co. Nashville, Tenn, has places for
200 men in operation department Ia
make powder; pay at rate Oh 58 cents
Eper hour; no over or double time: s.
hour day; no transportation; work
begins December 25, 1912. This work
requires man of more ability thar
ordinary Qlabor we will BE glad to
furnish fun information at the G. b.
IA. G. rooms.
The week of January eli has been
designated as National Paw Your-
Debts" week. and during that time
some satisfactory settlement 81 ali
bills is expected To be made. Our
business men are III line as usual and
are having something To say each
week On the subject III the Leader
When the boys come home FROM
France, Upton county must rive
monster celebration. True, thew win
not all get home at THE same time. But
q good time can be- found to honor our
heros and maybe have i generaI
homecoming Of Upton countians who
are scattered over the country
The Club has just received from ths
United States Department of Aeri-
culture copy Of Thu annual report III
Secretary Houston accompanied by
letter III which II expressed appreci
alton for "deep interest and pledges
lot active support aeeived from bust
mess organizations The letter con-
|cludes ais follows @That WE may Ill.,
pend upon the support biz your OIL
ganization, we are quite confident, ana
thank you0 Business organizations,
bankers and individual business firms
have long ago recognized the irnpor-
tanec of close cooperation with FAM
aers and All agricultural Interests.
and the Business Mems Club of cav
fngton ID anxious I'd 10 fts hit i'll that
direction, During the present year
Ne have tried To serve as messenger
nf the government iii getting its calls
for big crops, increased hog pr0duc
ton and increased wheat acreage b.
fore the people, I'D well as the aeces
sity of rigid food conservation. That
our efforts and the efforts of all busi-
ness organizations ara recognized aid
appreciated by the d aftnert Of Ag-
ricnture ~ worthwhile news to Ill.
In bis report Secretary Houston shows
the value Of the 1918 crop, together
with the value of the live stock on thu
TafTns to exceed the value Dit Till
some III 1917 hy more than three Bin
lion dollars, and that BIZ 1916 BY near
~ nine billion dollars. Thus The
american farmer helped to win The
bar and save the world from starya-
tion.