The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-21

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Upton county people are getting on
the governments war program with
spirit of patriotism and loyalty.
Under the direction of Food Admin
istrator R. X. Mcbride, flour is be-
ing distributed and put back in the
channels Of trade as rapidly as is
practicable under the circumstances.
A good meeting was held at Burli-
son Sunday afternoon, and addresses
were made by |. L. Bringle, Peter
Fyfe, r. X. Mcbride and ]. Winfield
Darby on various phases of our part
in the great war as citizens. There
was representative crowd of good
people of Burlison community present,
and the Upton county citizens agree
ment was signed by those present,
representing, with their families, 104
people. J, N. Lavelle and w. j. Daw-
son were elected chairman and sec
rotary of a community club, which
will hold other meetings and do COM
munity work during the year.
A meeting was held at Brighton
Monday night, and addresses were
made by Peter Fyfe, w. M, Simon
ton and ]. Winfield Darby. The coun-
ty agreement was signed by those
who represented in their families TIA
people. Much interest was manifest
ed and it was evident that these
good people fully appreciated the ne
cesity of the citizen standing square
" behind the soldier.
Miss Ruby Moffatt, government
home demonstration agent, gave dem
constructions at the high school in Cow
ington Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week. She will return for an
other engagement in a few weeks.
Her next work will probably be done
in another part of the town. She
works only in towns, and other agents
do out-of town work.
The Salem people are planning an
all-day community meeting to be held
in the near future. The Salem folks
don't do things by halves, and those
who attend viii be well paid for
their trouble.
A big meeting of Covington mer-
chants and business men was held
Tuesday night of this week, at which
it was planned to have a Merchants
Spring Opening on Wednesday and
Thursday, April 10 and III. Every
business establishment in Covington
will make special preparation for these
days, and the glad hand will be ex-
tended to friends from far and near.
The lead pencil is said to be the
best agricultural implement ever in
vented. Now, if this be true, isn't
this a good time to do some close
figuring? For instance: Last years
cotton crop is, for the most part, still
in this country. We have not been
able to get shipping space to send
it to Europe. We are told that ship
ping space will be scarcer next win-
ter than it is now. Now, as food
will have to be shipped, is not food a
surer crop than cotton? The Mem
phis Cotton Exchange is asking the
government to put on a food cam
paign in the south. Let US figure
some. Germany is fighting the war
without cotton, but she cannot fight
it without food.
The club has been in correspondence
with the Western Union Telegraph
Co., in regard to the location of an
Office in Covington, but the secretary
is in receipt of a letter stating that
owing to the shortage Of men and ma
terial, the office could not be opened
at this time, but that the matter
would be considered again when con
ditions improve.
A large manufacturing plant, which
has been considering the matter of es-
tablishing a branch here, has notified
us that owing to conditions, it would
not be possible to undertake the work
at this time. They thanked the club
for courtesies extended, and suggest
ed reconsideration of the matter at
another time. Not much expansion
viii take place in big business under
war conditions.
Next Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock
there will be big mass meeting for
c0lored people at the Canaan Bap-
fist church on North Main street.
The subject viii be Taking Care Of
Ourselves and the Boys on the Firing
Line During the Great War" Adj
dresses viii be delivered by Judge R.
B. Baptist, Hon. w. NJ. Simonton
and j. Winfield Darby.
The colored folks realize the mag
nitude of the struggle in which we
are engaged, and seem anxious to
do their part.
SECRETARY.
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