The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-03-01

attepaed the great farm meet
that have been held in twenty
soyen communities OF the county
snriog the past week by members
: the Marianna Commercial Club.
~ho food situation, the war crisis,
40 government system for the dis
,,,bution of flonr and sugar, the
ssstr;ctions that have been placed
.san tbe consumption of meat, the
.aoossity for a great production Of
nod and feedstuffs. live stock, gar
i ,on truck. and finally the RESPONSE
/ Au;tv that rests upon every citizen
i stand suuarely behind the presi-
i don't and the departments of govern
ment have been discussed, explained
and emphasized to scores OF people
| At every appointment. Six teams with
trom four to six men to each team,
| have participated in the whirlwind
/ smpaign of the county. The people
| have flocked in great numbers to
| the schoolhooses and the churches to
hear these vital matters discussed
and explained. They have evinced
keen interest at every appointment.
They are anxious to know all about
the food regulations and want to
comply with both the letter and
the spirit of rulings of the food ad-
ministration. They want to help win
the war-want to find a substantial
and tangible means of expressing
their patriotism; want to make what
ever sacrifice is necessary to keep
our armies an good fighting shape;
want to show they are big. loyal
Americans. The meetings have been
a revelation and inspiration to every
man who participated in them. They
have given several thousand people
new concertion of world affairs, a
new vision of the big issues at
stake and new determination to
deal a death blew to the hell-born
schemes Of the Prussian autocracy.
Never before in the history of
the county have the pople in the
towns and on the farms been so COM
pletely cemented In a common pur-
pose. Never have men and women in
such large numbers thrown aside
selfish and sordid considerations and
|, entered whole-heartedly in a big
NATIONAL movement Never have Lee
county farmers gone about their
Iari operations with such zest and
zeal and with such firmness in their
decision to revise the system they
pave been following for generations.
Nineteen hundred and eighteen is
gong to be the period of regenera-
uon fof the thirty odd thousand
people who comprise the population
Oh this imperial county They are
gong to iop off excesses and luxur-
'es They are going to get maximum
returns out OF their farms. They are
| so'hg TO raise record breaking crops
of corn, hay oats, peas. and on a
reauced acreage, under modern meth.
0ds they are going to produce the
usual big cotton yield. They are
gong to have more hogs. more cows.
nore chickens than were ever known
here
lie food crisis is one of the
,alses for this revolutionary change
local farming operations. The
mtriotism of the masses is another.
'ae torceful manner in which the
s"a9tion has been put to the farmers
" the teams that have Just COM
e.I their tour of a large portion
.Ae t9unty is still another.
n.. 40 'ihec piece of work was ever
nae" or undertaken by the Com.
e'oi"i Cub than was the farm
~.up'isn this year. The message
a. a. carried to me people at the right
Inv INC Just as tlny are entering upon
activities ior a new crop sea
,a ana Just as the new food regu-
''0as went into effect. The result
oeen that at every appointment
wy ,1 buildings We're either comfortabl
'seu or packed, and the farmers
NJ through no idle curiosity nor
sh any desire to seek entertain
fhey came to confer. to learn
ls expected OF them and with
yea purpose to do their full duty
Thursday night of last week
In teams filled appointments at
N 'V' the colored school at La
ise' pilgrim, Mt Zion. Scott's
E' anu Second Paradise. The
attendance at these meetings
sSS- On Friday night the an.
Iments were az Walnut Grove
nd City. St J0Ans Scrnygs,
vAei and st. Marks church n
sViile. Six hundred ana twaptv.
people attended these five maat.
IN On Monday night OF this waaly
teams spoke at South Plain .o,.
school at Old Moro, Long Cane
II white school and colored
GEh at Oak Forrest. Five hun-
and ninety people attended
five meetings On Tuesday
N neetings were held at Peters
ubrey. Springfield. New. Hone
gle Nest. with total 81.
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