The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01

HOLSTER.
Money
Twin Falls county has led the state
in some of the drives" for money.
In the first Y NJ c. A. drive $500 was
given, in the second, $12,361.90. or a
total of S15,S61.9O.
In the first Liberty Loan S220,O00 /
was subscribed
In the second Liberty Loan $678,000 |
was subscribed, or a total of $S9S,000
Probably the most thrilling and sue
cessful drive" was the first Red
Cross drive in Twin Falls county At
the big meeting in Portland to plan
the campaign. this county was asked
for $4,000 as its apportionment. The
representatives from Twin Falls got
together and requested that this
amount be changed to $4,000. When
this amount was announced in the
county upon the return of the repre-
sentatives, there were some people
who expressed doubt that it would be
raised. They'll never do it," said a
small group of pessimists.
But the campaign started with great
enthusiasm, after the county had been
most thoroughly and completely or
gained In a day or two the $4,000
was raised. The sum mounted higher
and higher. 1t kept on going until
some marvelled will it never stopi
1t didn't stop until it reached the sum
of $S5,675. A splendid spirit and
good fellowship characterized the en-
tire campaign.
The sum of $1,000 was raised at one
time 70 rthe Belgian relief fund and a
similar amount for the Jewish relief
fund.
These sums, with some $3.50 raised
Tor Company d of Twin Falls and an
even larger sum from Bull for Com
pany X. totals over $1,000,000 that
Twin Falls county has given in mon
ey since the call Ito arms" came.
Red Cross Work
The Twin Falls chapter of the Red
Cross has a membership of approx
mately $500 and has Is auxiliaries in
the following towns and communities:
Filler, Berger. Curry, HOLSTER, Rog-
erson, Hansen, Rock Creek, Kimberly,
Community, Pleasant View, Hazelton,
Eden, Castleford and Excelsior.
Surgical dressings classes meet ev
cry afternoon and evening, working
under certified instructors. More than
$4,000 worth of yarn has been knitted
for the soldiers and sailors and
score of workers are sowing and max
ing garments daily in special rooms
in the new Methodist church. Christ
mas packages numbering SIC were
Twin Falls boys now in France. Also,
225 fruit cakes were made and includ-
ed in some of the Christmas pack
ages. The approximate cost of all the
Christmas packages was $1,000. The
Red Cross also sent SIS to the Ida
no boys for refreshments when the
boys left Boise for the training camp.
Several hundred kits or comfort
bags were also made by the Red Cross
e.. i
, two large boxes containing several
hundred magazines were gathered and
, shipped to them
, The Twentieth Century club, Bust
ness Women's association and other
: women's organizations assisted with
r the packing of the Christmas boxes.
Every auxiliary in the local chapter
! has done splendid work. although they
were organized only a few months
ago. The Rock Greek auxiliary en-
a dCwed a bed in hospital and the
Filler auxiliary has a motor kitchen
. endowed.
While men and money have been
generously given from Twin Falls
county, probably the greatest avenue
for a real working patriotism is
n through food production. Hence. much
I attention has been, and will in the
n coming year be given this phase of
the county part in the great world
struggle. Increased production of
= grain, sugar beets and livestock for
next year for the war emergency de-
{ mands will be encouraged in every
n way throughout the county.
r On the Twin Falls South Side tract
i cultivation the past year.
& 20 cars of red alsike and white
e clover were raised and shipped
n Two million bushels of wheat were
= raised.
p One million five hundred thousand
bushels of potatoes.
Two hundred thousand tons of hay
Six million pounds of wool clip.
One hundred twenty thousand bush
els of beans.
Three thousand head of beef cattle
Eighty thousand head of mutton.
Fifteen thousand hogs.
Five thousand head OF dairy cattle
The above with 10000 sacks of SUI
gar, is conservative estimate O
some of the food ammunition" fur
nished to Uncle Sam by Twin Fall,
county to help win the war. Every eff
fort Will be made to increase the out
put and production of each of thu
above during the coming year
Larger Sugar Beet Acreage
Seven thousand acres of land wer,
in sugar beets this year, but 1000
will be put into beats the coming
year. Two contracts for payment 70
beets will be made with the farmers
the coming year. One of $3.50 pc
ton. or a guarantee Of $3.50 and
share of the profits above $3.50 TIL
factory is under the control of tn
government and all the sugar is ship
ped to the government commission il
Chicago.
The average tonnage per acre thi
year was IA tons, but some field
90 .