Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-05-02
NINETY PER CENT OF FOOD
PLEDGE CARDS SIGNED DUR
ING DRIVE IN STATE.
BARREL DONATED BY WIDOW
Sumner County Lady Gives Half OF
Savings to Assist in Feeding Sol
diers-WilI Prosecute Viola
tions in Eating Houses.

the Food Administration is proven al
most daily. They have been among
the foremost in the work both OF In
creased food production and conserVa
ton. DR.. H. A Morgan, food admin
istrator for Tennessee, estimates thai
80 per cent of the food pledge cares
in Tennessee were signed as the re
suit of direct efforts of the women,
The spirit of the women is shown
in the case OF the poor widow IN sum
ner county, who shortly after the tlouI
boarding rules were promulgated called
on County Administrator Hunter al"
said: 81 have two barrels of flour, tie
result OF my labor and savings last
summer It will run me until neat
harvest. But l have come to tell you
that our nation needs it more than
do, and you can have one barrel for
the government; l will keep the otn-
err" There were no strings tied to her
donation. She insisted on giving the
flour to her nation that it might be
used to provide for the brave soldiers
and sailors who have gone from us II
fight our battles of liberty
This spirit is in marked contrast
with that too often manifested by full
grown men who object to the limlta-
lions imposed on the amounts OF wheat
flour that they may obtain. On the
whole, however, the people take the
food regulations in that spirit OF de-
votion and sacrifice that is character
istic of the people of Tennessee.
Speaking of the new limitations on
the amount of flour that distributors
can let any one have, DR.. Morgan said:
II fully realize the fact that these re-
strictions will cause some hardship IN
the country, where farmers must 50
many miles over rough roads to mill
at FREQUENT intervals. But their sac
rifice Is small indeed as compared
with that we have asked the farmers
sons to make in going to the battle
front to offer their lives for our lib
critics"
There is no option upon the part o.
any public eating place In the matter
OF Observing the conservation pro-
gram of the food administration. The
time for voluntary action has passed
and acting under instructions from the
United States Food Administration at
Washington, DR.. Morgan, the food ad-
ministrator in Tennessee, has an
nounced that all violations upon, the
part Of public eating places viii be
punished Especial attention will be
given to the enforcement Of the wheat
conservation regulations. Public eat
ing places that serve customers more
than one and a half pounds OF wheat
flour altogether during the week will
be dealt with.
Increased Egg Production.
The wisdom of the order of the Z.
s. Food Administration forbidding ta3
slaughter Of pullets and hens for mar
ket until May has already been dem
onstrated in the largely Increased egg
receipts at all marketing places in the
state. This invaluable article Of food
is going into the markets in volume
never before known, and despite
slumps in prices the producers have
received more money for their spring
eggs than ever before in the history
of the nation. BY holding their hens
and pullets, the farmers have also re-
ceived more profit from winter feeding
CT these fowls than ever before
War Gardens.
The Food Administration through
every agency at its command, is en-.
oouraging the planting Of gardens. No
market gardens particularly, but gar
dens for the home use. In order to re-
lieve the transportation system Of the
nation, already overburdened, as far
az possible, the Food Administration
asks the people of Tennessee to grow
at home as many food products as pos
sible. This serves a double purpose.
It adds to the home food supply and
at the same time gives larger trans
portation facilities for moving soldiers,
munitions and equippage OF war.
Local Organizations.
Only through efficient local organi-
cations can the Food Administration
hope to function as it should in every
section OF the state. The state food
administrator must depend largely for
the enforcement OF regulations upon
the county administrators. In turn,
the county administrators are finding
that in order to adequately police their
counties and reach all Of the homes
they must have good community or
ganizations. It IL recommended that
wherever possible the school house
he made the unit of organiz2
ton, having as the head some ener.
getic and patriotic man or woman whe
will personally see that every food
message goes into every home in tat
community. These communities shout !
not only be organized for food conser-
walton and food production. but for
every war activity. These community
are made to function in
all Red Cross drives, Y. II. c. A. cam.
paigns. Liberty loan. saving stamps, |
fuel conservation and other war move |
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