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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20
SAVE 100000 BUSHELS
OF WHEAT THAT FORMERLY
WAS LOST IN THRESHING
warmers, Urged by Food Admlnlstra-
tiea, Provide Seven Extra Loaves
q Bread for Every American.

Bx adopting cleaner threshing meth
~ods sad by literally combhg harvest
Yf1ells to gather grain formerly vast
ed, yhreshermen and farmers of the
United States this year saved fully
1900 900 bushels of wheat, estimated
as equivalent to about seven one-pound
Ioaves of bread for every person in
the country. This result, accompanied
by corresponding savings of barley,
oats, rye and other grains,is shown by
reports from 33 grain states TO the u.
s.. Food Administration. Other states,
although not prepared to furnish def
mite figures of conservation in the
grain fields, report greatly reduced
harvest losses.
This rural food saving achievement
accomplished in scarcely six months
time, was in direct response to re-
quests by the Food Administration,
which asked farmers and threshermen
to reduce harvest losses from about
81 per cent.--the estimated average
In normal times-to the lowest posi-
BILE minimum. Country grain thresh-
ing committees carried into every
grain growing community the officia
Recommendations for accomplishing
THE results desired.
In numerous instances drivers OF
racks with ieaky bottoms were sen
from the fields TO repair their equip
rrnent and frequently bad order thresh
Ing machines were stopped until thu
cause of waste was removed. But II
proportion to the number of person
engaged in gathering the nations grail
crop, cases of compulsion were com
paratively rare. The Food Admins
.tration freely attributes the success 0
the grain threshing campaign to pa
rfYiotie service by farmers, threshei
.rmen and their crews incidental
grain growers of the United States ar
many millions of dollars sin pocket
as a result Of the grain saved.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20
PROVED SPIRIT
OF DEMOCRACY
Voluntary Basis of Food Saving
Showed Heart Of America
Beat True for Freedom:

To the voluntary service and sacri-
flee of the American people must be
attributed the continued health,
strength and morale of the Allied ar.
mics and the civil populace.
Upon this spirit of service and sac
rifice will depend Europe's fate in the
months to come, In the past year we
have carried out an export program,
the magnitude of which is almost be-
yond comprehension. But with the
new demands that have come, with
the liberation of nations freed from
German oppression, our exports must
be almost doubled Instead of 11,S2O,-
600 tons, we must ship twenty million
tons of food to Europe in the coming
year-as much as can be pushed
through our ports,
II the Allies had not been fed by
America, it would have been impos-
sble for them 10 maintain their de
Tense against Germany.
Meeting this world need on purely
voluntary basis the American people
have conclusively proved that democ
! racy is a success ano that in time OF
need it will rise to its own defense.
If there were no other accomplish
ment to its credit the very fact that II
has shown the strength Of democracy
has in itself more than justified th'
existence of the Food Administrator
in the eyes of the world.
Less than four months after thu
United States declared war the United
states Food Administrator expressed
his determination to meet America
food problem on basis of voluntar.
action and reiterated his contidenc'
that awakened democracy would prov
Irresistible.
"Niany thinking Americans" salt
Mr.. Hoover, "and the whole worl'
have been watching anxiously the las
four months in the fear that demo
cratic America could not organize t
meet autocratlc Germany. German.
has been confident that it could not b.
done. Contrary proof is immediatel
at our door, and our people have al
ready demonstrated their ability t
mobilize. organize, endure and prepar
voluntarily and efficiently In many di
rections and upon the mere word o
inspiration aside from the Remarkable
assemblage of our Army and finances.
] The history of the Food Administra
ton has clearly shown that the trus
of those who put their faith In democ
/, racy has not been misplaced
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20
FALLSBURG.

Sunday school Is pro ressing
nicely at this place with Jim Austin
as superintendent
People in our community are very
busy making cellars
John Presley VAS calling on Ganey
Finn sunday
The women in our community are
very busy sewing for tho Red Cross.
Mr. John Tomlin was visiting his
sister. Lizzie Dyre, Sunday
we we're sorry 10 hear OF the death
OF wallace Cochran.
Juson Lambert was in our town one
day last week.
We all arc expecting Garland Webb
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20
Wayne TO Improve.

Wayne 70 IHtPTUVV' .
Action taken by the town council
OF wayne at meeting held Monday
evening precedes boom for the good
town OF Wayne The council unani-
mously agreed TO put in street lights.
The council also contemplates hold
ing a special election to obtain funds
70 put in system OF waterworks. An
election will be held in a few weeks
and everything will be in readiness
inst az soon as the funds are available
The propt 4 construction OF the
hard roads connecting tsis place with
the river towns, Fort Gay, East Lynn
and intermediate points has acted as
a stimulus to our citizens and the
spirit OF progress is prevalent every
where.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20
WAYNE, w. VA.

Clyde Skages at Homo.
Clyde S. SkaGgs has returned home
having received an honorable dis
charge from the army, He is glad
to get home but regrets that he did
not get to cross the big ditch.
He was appointed to the officers
training school at FIT Meyer and grad
uated from the officers school re-
ceiving high grades and diploma.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20
NO ONE SUFFERED HERE.

The marvel OF our voluntary food
saving, now that we are getting re-
Suits" is that no one ever actually
suffered any hardship from it; that
we all are better in health and spirit
and better satisfied with ourselves be-
cause of our friendly self-denial.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20
Americas Pledge of Food
Gave Heart 10 the Allies
In Their Darkest Hour

Whatever is necessary America will
send. That was Americas pledge to
the interallied food council. And be
cause the American food army had
hitherto made good the. took heart
and went forward,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20

home soon from England.
Marie Webb was calling on CHARLSE
Moore Sunday.
Drew Ekers and Charley Collins
worth were calling on Martha And
Stella Moore Sunday.
Everett True.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20

Food control In America held the
y-uSsfce of breadstuffs steady, prevented
vicious speculation and extortion and
\ preserved tranquility at home.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20

In no other nation is there so willing
sense of voluntary self-sacrifice as
in America that was shown In the
abstinence from wheat.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20
veteran Dies.

Veteran DIGS.
The funeral and burial of John
Moore aged IT, veteran OF the con-
federacy was held here. Mr.. Moore,
who was a membmer OF q prominent
virginia family. several members OF
whom moved to Wayne county after
the close OF the war, had resided In
west Huntington some time prior TO
his death. He is survived by his wild
ow, and a son and daughter,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20

Good will rules the new world as
ssear governed the old world. Through
sharing food America helps make the
.sEhole world kin.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20

Food control made sufiiciency from
.abortage, kept the rein on food prices,
cave the nations full strength exer-
seine.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20

lyFfnd more wheat. 1t came; more
pork, it came save sugar, 1t was done.
So Americans answered the challenge
OF German starvation.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20

Farm enterprise and much soft corn
increased pork supplies, food eonser-
walton increased exports total ship
ments doubled.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20
No. 7i22 Statement OF the Condition OF
THE LOUISA NATIONAL BANK, AT LOUISA IN THE STATE or
KENTUCKY AT The CLOSE OF BUSINESS NOV. I. 1918.
RESOURCES.


Loans o ant , SSa1,' ss q.
sss: ss.ss 4, $4,000
f'''' loans " ...,. -''''s'' ,,n77,.
1 ,,o, !, ass,, sG9s: but
deposited circulation par
,nase s ..,s,
4 Liberty Bonds - - cent
Liberty Bonds
Bond. securities. s,e eotner s.
Securities a o'ae s" than g. mot
stooEsl owned unpladscd sasist7 -
stock Of Tedera Reserve BANK per cent Of
10 value Of banking
I n 'sts s' Win aP Ps saF .ssss: s ss'
Cash , IRON MAJ 'ss'in
! e sss@,' sss s @ %
Checks banks located outside OF city town l.
ea.%P s'f u1 s" s ans osh'1 s and aa.
Il i7,r. srlfnn
!. !. ssss' ' ssss Pa ; $685.
@ss current expenses interest ss.s
4 as.Ss d ssss .a's s + ssa
to So 81.
Time deposits
]. ss CO. :.y,... .s... 's s:..:
Other United states deposits including deposits ~
disbursing 100000 100000
Total .........,.........,.. ;ss77.i7s
Lawrence l. M r. conlss Cashier
The .eG mse as . that The above
.o GSrss- 5.s..
4 4 Y v SRonsnT Director.
Subscribed and sworn to before hi.
,sh 1881 = N0'ry Public
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20
FAITH JUSTIFIED
BY EVENTS.

!, l do not believe that drastic
. force need be applied to main
! tain economic distribution and
} sane use Of supplies by the
. great majority of American peo-
. pie, and / have learned deep
: and abiding faith in the intelli-
} gence of the average American
} business man, whose aid we an
; ticipate and depend on to RENE
; dy the evils developed by the
; war.-Herbert Hoover, August
; 10, 1917.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20

starvation by Germany challenged
all the world; food conservation IN
America answered the challenge
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20

Wood conservation in America has
u,ee~ the triumph Of individual devo-
don to the national cause.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20
WAR IS GONE PEACE ISlECOME
AND YET THE GOVERNMENT STILL ASKS FOR
Bookkeepers and StenographerS
PEACE IS!|COME
WAR IS GONE

PREPARE 70 rthis NOW DELAY may be COSTLY
We can take teachers and months qualify them for
positions which pay all the way SIS and continue twelve
months outo of he instead of six eight
pupils finished the eighth grade and make good
Them they draw salaries
where rom$ %
girls who have far the eighth grade and
DEPARTMENT deficiency
make splendid bookkeeps and stenogphers out Of them
BUSINESS SCHOOL the that its build
therefore, right that what do
financial backing make good
TEACHERS eag practical
pupils generally successful
We enroll Of pupils qualified
positions and mend them business
>~
is the but you do not make
80 Write
busy RIGHT NOW
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20
LAST CALL FOR TAXES.

Al persons that have not paid thstr
tax please call and do NO. as they Aps
due and must be paid within the ncrt
tcv Gays. II is our duty 70 levy sf-
ter january / on all who have net
raid VIM, TAYLOR, Sheriff. o..
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20

Buy the Famous Martha washing
ton candy at Louisa Drug Store cotf
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20
aMM-L FARM wANTED.-wauI

SMRtE FHHM WHNF WIZ
to rent q small farm with 8-roorh
house or more. Write JAMES PAR
SONS, a4s0 Bank-st.. Louisville, Ky.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-04-11
Government Wants Roads Used.

The Council of National De-
fense, Washington has addressed
the State Highway Commission,
Frankfort, Kentucky, the following
'It is the patriotic duty of every
state to further all means of trans
portation during this present great
emergency The following resolu-
ton covering transportation of mer-
chandIse over the highways has
just been passed by the Council Of
National Defense and is sent you
for your information.
"The Council of National De-
fense approves the widest possible
use of the motor truck as a trans
portation agency, and requests the
State Councils of Defense and other
State authorities to take all neces-
sary steps to facilitate such means
to transportation, removing any
regulations that tend to restrict
and discourage such use.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-04-11
To Abrogate Contract.

Harris & Myers, the Contractors
who did some road work last
Spring on the Lulbegrud road, but
quit before doing very much, have
agreed to abrogate the contract so
the Fiscal Court can relet the job
90 ,th., pa,ii,s. THIS Is siaa hssss
to every citizen Of the county who
loves roads While this firm is very
capable, there were adversities in
the county last year that held them
up, aud they did not seem to care
to tackle il again.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-04-11
Effects of Bad Service.

The road election in Wolfe coun-
ty to have taken place the last Sat-
urday in March was not held be-
cause the ballots did not arrive in
time. While the ballots only came
from Louisville, the delay was suf-
icient. This is the experience we
are all up against. 1t now takes
twice as long as formerly, it seems,
to get any kind of shipment to us
when it comes from over any other
line. Orders from Chicago now re-
quire at least 80 days to get returns
whereas two weeks was formerly
sufficient.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-04-11
Prof. Ransom to Leave Us.

1t is with regret that the Times
records the fact that Prof. Neal A.
Ransom will leave our city schools
at the close of the present term to
go to Hodgenville, Larue county
where he has accepted the Superin-
tendency of the city school at an
advanced salary over what the
Clay City school is paying him.
Prof. Ranson has had charge of
our school here for two years and
has managed it well. We all want
him to stay with us, and the Prof.
wants to stay, butt is merely ques-
tion of salary which the local board
cannot meet because we have not
the funds.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-04-11

Near Stanton, in Powell county
J. II. Dugan, Atkinson and Brader
will drill in their No. 3 John Will
Jams, next week. Operations here
have been handicapped by a crook.
ed hole. No. 2 on this farm is show
ing for about 25 barrels. 1t has
been plugged, prior to the com.
pletion of three other wells on the
farm, for which contract has al
ready been let.
In the Pilot district the Petroleum
Exploration Company got 40-bar-
rel well at No. 20 Miller-Prewitt-
Golf, Nos. %, "a and l03, pump,
40, 20 and 10 barrels, respectively.
White Brothers and Huff, of Lex
ington, have drilled in Nos. 81, 81,
So, 54, So, sc, and 81, John NJ.
Ashley, and the wells are credited
with 25, 25, 25, 25, 20, 10 and 10
barrels, respectively. The Cum
berland Petroleum Company at No.
3 Weed Townsend, got 75-barrel
producer. Carl X. Dresser got a
5-barrcl well at No. 16 E. M. Rog-
ers. No. IL was dry. The Henry
Clay Oil Company's No. 9 Ludisa
Sparks pumps Is barrels. w. S.
Raydure's No. 4 Green Kinser is
rated at 10 barrels. The Ohio Val
ley Oil & Gas Company got one for
40 barrels at No. 4 r. Townsend.
The Kentucky Petroleum Produc-
ing Company's No. | Alvin Lowry
is credited with 5 barrels, as is the
Barnett Oil & Gas Company's No.
10 James aker, and the LaSalle
Oil Company's No. 4 Samuel Rog-
ers. The Wood Oil Compay's Nos.
9, 10 and IL Abbey Mccoy are
creditsd with 10 barrels each.-Oil
World.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-04-11
Miss Vcllmer Entertains.

Miss Helen Vollmer entertained
with a party Saturday night at her
home in honor of Miss Fanny Mize,
of Quicksand
Those present were: Misses Fanny
Mize, Adalene Hazelrigg, Halle and
Abbie Rogers, Ethel Duncan, FAN
ny Mae Shimfessel, Lula Johnson,
Elizabeth Park and Ruth Moore,
of this city, and Ethel Kilburn, of
Stanton. Messrs. Shelby Martin,
Austin Johnson, Harry O'Rear, Of
this city, Morgan Lyle and Hen
dric Wells, of Stanton, Earl Davis,
of Paris and James Hendricks, of
Middletown, Ohio.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-04-11
Clean Up and Paint Up.

Every year, just at this time, II
is customary to shout "Clean Up
and Paint Up" from the housetops--
so that all may here it, and, hear
ing, take heed and obey the com
mand, says one who believes that
Cleanliness is next to Goodness"
So far as the city is concerned, II
we would have a healthful town, we
must clean out attics, cellars, sheds,
stables, as well as the yards, alleys,
streets and vacant lots, and get rid
of the accumulations of trash, dirt,
junk, filth, garbage, rags, cans,
bottles and weeds. We must empty
toilets, dispose of manure heaps,
drain barn lots, fill up mudholes
and Shiny, ill-smelling ponds, open
cutters, repair streets and burn
rubbish.
Then we must use soap and scrub
brushes, brooms, rakes and shovels.
We must throw lime freely about
toilets and stables. Why? Because
disease germs and germ-carrying
insects, especially house flies and
mosquitoes, breed in filth and
spread typhoid and consumption
when they enter our living rooms,
alight on our food or bite us while
we sleep.
And after the dirt is gone we
should repair our buildings and fix
our fences-and then lay on the
paint! Paint everything that needs
it, inside and out, for paint is the
best known preservative and its
Frightening influence will make the
dullest town in the world look spick
and span.
OF course, when we buy paint
and lime we put money into the
paint dealers and lime dealers
pockets. But, if we get sick and
die, the doctor, druggist, undertak-
er, sexton and tombstone man takes
our coin. Most folks would sooner
spend theirs on paint and lime
take your choice.
Come on, now folks. Let's get
on the job. The prize is worth the
trying-health and happiness.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-04-11
Buys Car Load Of Hogs.

J. w. Dawson was here Tuesday
and bought a car of 1872 hogs. He
got 115 of them from J. T. Wright,
of Vaughn's Mill. He paid IA and
Is cents for them. Many persons
were heard to remark that these
hogs should not have gone out of
the country. 1t is pity, but feed
for them could not be bought to
pay to keep them until corn is
made at the prices, and the neces-
sary labor cannot be had to raise
the spare corn for them. So there
is nothing left to do but sell them
while they are shotes, from 60 to
$50 pounds.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-04-11

The Third Liberty Loan is on,
and as usual, the Clay City Nation
al Bank, in its inception, went Over
the Top by subscribing $4,000.
The quota of this bank was S27 500,
In the previous sale the quota of
this bank was S2l ,450 and it SUBJ
scribed $4,000. The bank also sub
scribed S35, 900 to the first sale. In
the three sales the bank each time
passed its quota by substantial
per cent. The last purchase of
$4,000 makes 100000 in all for
this bank which has $4,000 capi-
tai. We pause to ask if there is
bank in the state that has purchas-
ed Liberty Bonds to equal four
times its capital? We will go fur
ther and ask if there is a bank in
the whole country that has done so
we'll?
The banks quick action entities
Clay City to ''The Liberty Loan
Honor Flag"
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-04-11
An Enjoyable Occasion.

Mr.. Harry o Rear entertained q
number of friends Monday night in
honor of Miss Fannie Mize, OF
Quicksand. The evening was en-
ioyed by good music and refresh
ments.
Those present were Misses Fan
ME MiZe, Lula Johnson, Reese and
Fannie Shimfesses, Ruth Moore,
Adalene Hazelrigg, Helen Vollmer
and Ethel Duncan Messrs. Aus.
tin -. Johnson, Philip X. Miller,
Shelby c. Martin, Chas. II. Dun
can and Lisle c. Hazelrigg.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-04-11

There is a demand for one vol
unteer from this county to 60 TO
Indianapolis, Ind. to enter inten-
sive training for an automobile am
bulance driver for two months then
to 60 to France. The only require
ments are that the applicant has
passed the sth grade in grammar,
and is not q farmer.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-04-11

Don't glut the market with chick
ems, live or dressed, soon after May
first when the Federal CLOSED sea
son" on hens ends. This advice
to farmers is given by the United
States Department Of Agriculture.
TOO many fowls on the market
may result in food losses" says the
department. Poultry stock should
be sold gradually. Farmers will
have better markets II they avoid
glutting them.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-04-11
Gets Nice Home.

A. T. Whit has purchased the
Orphans Home property of about
thirty acres for $1,000 90 and will
convert the same into a model
farm. If he makes as much of a
success at farming as he has at the
banking business and selling Fords,
he will be of great benefit to the
county.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-04-11
School Census Taking Time.

This is the month to take the
school census. The age limit has
been dropped from 20 to Is years,
though we think i'll advisedly.
While it will make fewer pupils to
pay on, the per capita will be in
creased, and the change will have
but one effect that of keeping some
children Of the older age from school
that should go.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1918-04-11
Clay City High School Purposed

The County Board Of Education
met in Clay City Tuesday morning
TO investigate the possibility. of Sc
curing location for County High
School. The Board is very favora-
bly, impressed with the outlook in
our town and we must land it. A
number of sites have been mention.
ed but none selected. The citizens
of the town will furnish the site
even though they have to go down
into their pockets and fish out the
cash and buy it and donate it to the
county.
Mr.. J. M. Kennon offers to give
as much land as is needed if the
Board of Education can use any
or all of his choice lots. This is
very commendable of Mr.. Ken
non and if others who have land
would make such generour offers
we will get the school.
Bells. E.riodes and Kills Three.
A boiler attached to a grist mill
on White Oak creek, in Estill coun-
ty, blew up Friday and killed two
men,, Cole Neal and Charles +.
Masters, dead and injured half doz-
en- more. Tom Crouch, owner OF
the mill, died Sunday from injuries
sustained. Joe Pickett lies at the
point of death and is probably dead
by this time. The mill was blown
some distance from its foundation.
Every one at the mill was more or
less injured.
Mr.. Masters and Mr.. Crouch are
both well known to the editor to be
fine men and good citizens. We al
so know their families and to them
the Times extends our deepest sym
pathy in this sad hour of their be-
revement.