The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-05-10
CAMPAIGN !
TO PROTECT SHEEP
WILL ASK STATE AND FEDERAL
LEolsLATIoN TO coNFiNE
eHEEP.KlLLINo poos.
BROOM BRINGS $50; A CAT S.
Interesting Red cross Sale Brings
Over 5000 at columbia-Farmers
In Tennessee Led In Purchase
OF Liberty Loan Bonds.

sheep growers convention held at the
state capitol recently, there will be .
sheep growers organization in every
county under and within the county
councils Of defense. The convention
was attended by 300 delegates, repre-
senting So counties. There were pres
ent delegates from as far west as
Dyer county and as far east as Knox
county. 1t was decided to have q
sheep committee, with a chairman In
every county, to stimulate the produe-
ton OF sheep on every farm. There
will be under the direction Of this COM
mittee an intensive campaign for the
purpose Of inducing every farmer IN
the state to keep at least a small
flock OF sheep. An appeal will be
made to save the good eve lambs for
breeding purposes, to the end that the
number Of sheep in the state may BIZ
increased
The convention asked for both state
and federal legislation for the protec'
ton OF sheep. and, in the meantime,
the Food Administration has been
asked to invoke It's power to conserve
needed foodstuffs by the issuance oil
an order combining all dogs from sun
set to sunrise Such an order would.
Il was insisted afford q very largo
measure Of protection to the growers
OF sheep. In putting on the sheep
campaign the council OF defense and
food administration will have the sup
port and cooperation Of the division
Of extension Of the University Of Ten
nssses through the county agents.
DIR. H. A. Morgan, federal food ad
ministrator for Tennessee, under
whose call the convention was heli,
was highly gratified at the results, and
he believes that as q result OF the or
gantsatfon and the enthusiasm shswu
there will be during the coming year
a large increase In the uumber OF farm
srs owning sheep.
Hep NTo6e oobes'
Az a result Of voluntary gifts rom
the townsfolk and farmers Of the coun'
ty, Maury chapter Of the Red Cross, al
Columbia, has recently conducted Q
big auction sale that nettsd the chap
ter over $4,000. Gifts Of oil dsscrip'
ton, including meats, ponies, mules,
brooms, ETC., were given, and some un'
heard Of prices were paid. For ex.
ample, $50 was paid for broom and
Sc for a cat Hams sold az high as
$40 and butter went at dollar .
pound. The enthusiasm was contag'
ious and there was keen rivalry be-
tween the purchasers. The scheme IS
one that can be recommended to other
chapters
Whatever may have been the merits
Of the controversy during the floating
OF the first and second Liberty loans
over whether or not the farmers vera
doing their whole duty, there can bn
no question about their doing their
whole duty In respect to the third
Liberty loan. From every county
come reports OF extensive buying OF
bonds by the farmers. When the &C.
counts are finally cast up II 10 conf
IDENTIFY believed that In proportion to
population and wealth. the farmers OF
Tennessee will be found to have done
as much in making the third Liberty
loan q success a. any other class OF
people.
Enforcing tho Food Rules.
Another grocery license has been
suspended by the Food Administration
In Tennessee This time Memphis
concern, the Memphis Flour and Feed
store. for fragrant violations Of the
food regulations. was suspended FOL
30 days. J. H. Bibb, who runs two
stores at Halls, Tenn, was forbidden
the right to SCH flour until after the
next harvest. He was also relieved OF
the stock OF flour that he had on hand.
It was alleged that Bibb utterly 70
fused to abide by the substitution
rules and the limitation OF quantity
sales, in disposlng OF his flour. Sew
eral mills In the state have been closed
down temporarily for failure to abide
by the food regulations and others
are under Investigation. The Food
Administration will no longer tolerate
failure to observe It's regulations.
To Conserve Labor
Members OF the war council Of Ten.
nessee have taken up In concrete form
the question OF conservation OF labor.
Hotel and restaurant men OF Nashville
we're invited to q conference q few
days ago. and as q result they unani'
nously agreed to substitute women for
mon as walters, as elevator operators
md In other capacities, Just as soon
h the woman labor is available. An
appeal has been issued to the women
md girls of the country TO volunteer
Tor this service for the war. Medals
" buttons will be given to all women
Who answer this appeal and release q
nan for some other and more strenu-
ms. war activity In Europe the places,
4 millions Of men at the front Is be-
NJ taken by women and girls As the
'snks OF the army ape being recruited
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