The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-19
FOOD CONSERVATION PLAN
IS PROPOSED BY PROF. HILL

Prof William I'M, or the state Fed
! eral Food Administration. IN diStriou-
ting pamphlets wherein The United
States Food Administration suggests
/ plans for conservation organizations IN
each State.
! An organization NJ this kind. with nm
advisory committee ably representing
! tho press. schools. womcn'S clubs. thti-
: tres, churches and like organized forms
Of publicity. with their far-r reaching
: channels, will be In a position to greatly
help in the cunservatt ton or food. Mon.
women and children are waiting Tor an
| opportunity to hrlp III this great move
ment: all they need il Il start
Purposes OF Organization.
! The organization. when f"undcu'
should be charged with the following
, definite duties, wherever applicable /"
| the locality:
| l)-TuIdIng State. county or c*y
war conventions. at frequent intervals
for general instructions ns To the pur-
poses and status of the war. with prac-
! tical reference 10 Its food aspects
(2l-The holding OF small local neigh
! borhond meetings al l"ast monthly. eith-
er in homes schools or chfchcS' LOT 'He
. following proposes:
! fal-rcachiug conservation ms mat
tor of self-sncrific. and impr"sslnG upon
| the public that the iirSt duty Of I'll" food
! administration is 10 feed our SnIh!HrN
! and our associates In the war. AZ what
! ever cost tn ourselves.
| (b).-Announcng and explaining tho
program Of tho Food administration on
conservation with Its necessary changes
! from time tn time.
| (r)--Iliscussng suhSiitut!ons. dcSir-
| able receipts methods ~ canning an"
drhydrn ting. and relntire nutrItlfn val
ucS OF various foods.
(dJ--t'o-Oprratng with the agrlrul-
turnl fnrcoS and other agencies III c"n-
Quoting cooking demonstrations.
/ trl--Wiih like cooperation. creating
interest in the stimulation of production
bv instruction in III" best m"ih"dS of
| planting and cultivAtinE war Gird"rS'
and OF raising pigs, poultry. etc.
I3I-ViSiIinE the homes Ia lnefrIc'
+ along conservation lines and t" hsr'r-
| tain how recommended measures ale be-
! ing followed
(A-Dlsiributng, BY word Of mouth.
| messages frrm IN" food administration
| which may hr either TO" urgent In per-
nit or not sufficiently Important |" r"'
. uirr printing.
/ lsl--,'arrying printed messages or
'
: homes.
,6,--Msking n rensus Of the homes IN
= ,n,, ic,Iit, and nrrpnrinc n complete
I,,,.,l directory ana mailing list, and III
. hi. connection ,umrlctiug the pledge
card canvas
! (7I--l'rcatng public senilmch'
which will pln'r III window "i ever!
home the membership card and S"rh'"
H., r.,,n,ior thar, Tor the period Ct the
,,.,r md suuplyiu,. new cards for Ihus"
! d,.,r,r,d ~ lost
,S,--t'auyns~inr Ia ascertain The r"-
! crntiun IF various luru administration
rn,sures
! IuIuducinp local clergy. Cralcrnal
,r,,,n,,,tiuus rrr.s and schools Ia give
: ,,I,,,,,s,,, ,i,rnIiun f.. .nud ronScr; !.
! ,i,
! tIn,-rnrorrling tho public aS 10 fair
rrlc" lists. anh checking ami r'pnftltiE
I'M. drgrr,. uf compliance Herewith ny
, merchants.
! Notwithstanding posters ana adN'E-
Using matter iu stores. 'ir.
! r"l--,',uyns,iny In induce III" rtn-
,rurilI In xiv. rt,r"rrilcr I" retail
! SrnraS which hay, taken tho member
! SHIN rI..,i:.
ti3)--lu,!UriHr merchants |" institute
policies rar"r.d by Iii" food admnIS-
,Irayiuu. such ~ ihr cash ANA CARR or