Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-02
CONSERVATION OF FOOD
PREACHED IN HOPEWELL
Better Attendance Reported Among
sys.a Negro Residents OF Danyillc
Than Among Whites.
CoLoRED COOKS co-opEK,rE
Du Pont Company Fattcns Hogs on
Garbagc-Womcn Who Sign NO
Wheat" Pledges Have Names
Thrown on Movie Screens.

8 y HONEYWELL. VA. Jane I.--Scvcral
years ago the magazines and news
papers were publishing accounts of the
magic way in which the Du Font city
OF Hopewell sprang into existence in
few months time in the woods at
the junction OF the APPROXIMATION and
James Rivers. in Virginia Amazing
records in the quick erection Of build :
ings we're published. astounding sta
tiStics of the fortunes mad" by SpecU-
lotton in Hopcweil real estate were
K circulated: lurid tales were told o:
the lawlesSncss rampant in its streets.
Then the papers lot Hopewcll alone.
and it proceeded quietly on its way
that way being the efficient way %
all the Du Pont enterprises. And it's
new reputation is FOR effective orCar:i
zation for splendid business efficiency
and for fine response 20 every patriotic
call. Perhaps there is some war spirit
hreatled in with those strange fumes
from the greatest GUn cotton plant III
the world rh;rh uakes the 1000 in
habi;ar.s OF 'ioocwel SO patriotic.
BE that rs = may. Liberty loans wax
fat in HOY, we'll. HOpewcll's contribu-
tions 10 thr Ee6 Cross have already
aIroua;ei TO ovor S55.cO0 in money. be-
sides n" numbers pf Knitted garments
ana the dress mss ana hanGages sent
OH to the allies ana rs this article Is
beiEg written there is "A big parade
scnS lSrNalo IN tcN.We!. ia. OFT
repeated slogan OF which is "a DAYS
pay a month 10 the Red Cross" The
officials feel confident OF 100 per
cent response to this appeal. This
resronse viii mean approximately S35.-
600 "A month from this plan, for the
Red Cross.
But this isn't Red Cross story
nor Liberty lean story. but food
conservation story. And this story
didn't begin well.
Late in March, some time after the
State food administrator had pro-
nulgated the plan OF organization for
each local food administrator, "a rep
resentative of the home economies sec
zion visited HopcweN 20 try to hurry
tho appointment of = leader of the or
ganiaation OF the women.
well" she was :oii, you'll have
to get tho compenys hacking If YOU
want TO get anything through in this
town" She was fortunate enough to
secure An interview with w. L. Allen
gest gun cotton factory, who would
make an interesting story all by him
general manager OF the worlds big
self, so alert. so busircsslke. SO force
full and so universally popular is he
AS soon she had stated her business
he shot this characteristic challenge
at her: We'll. have you people any
definite plan about it?" We had. and
Sne lalC II heiore MN "hllc ne gave
it all his attention. when she left she
felt that She had the company's back
ing"
But there was still the question of
WHO will be the leader"
COMPANY OFFICIAL. APPOINTED
ECONOMICS DIRECTOR
At length. one OF the officials at
the plant got interested In the mat
ter OF food conservation and saw that
'tl,was Imperative that the people be
aroused to it's necessity II Hopewell
were TO do her share Of this vital war
service. Being mhued with the true
Du lont spirit OF organization. he
realized that il would take organiza-
ton 10 accomplish the best results so
he Interviewed one woman after an
other trying TO get Il leader Failing
in this, he decided that he would un-
dertake The work himself rather than
see l!opcv ell fail 10 come up to the
scratch. SO he got the local food ad-
minisiratoI 10 appoint him local home
economic director.
To understand the plan of his or
ganization II is necessary to under
stand the plan Of the interesting in
dustrial city, which has grown up
around this war-nouriShcd runcotton
plant The comDany's houses are d!-
vidcd into village Eroups-A Village.
North Village. South + Village and
James River Nillare.. y new village
-Davisvilie-is noS <. GOING. up for the
negro workers -1:.--h- company vii
lage has itS community center. which
is the Y " g.. y Binding in tn.
case Of each ono except \ Village.
which has p most attractive clubhouse.
me name Hopa"rN is used to dcsig-
iialt an ihe "pnpaay'+ villages ana
Two indeDeud.ut communities hcsid..s
These are Du 'ou' Ci,y on tn. out