Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-06-06
STARTS CAMPAIGN
TO PROTECT SHEEP
WILL ASK STATE AND FEDERAL
LEGISLATION TO coNFINE
sREEP-KILLING DOGS.
BROOM BRINGS So; ACAT Sc
interesting Red Cross Sale Brings
Over $4,000 at Columbia-Farmer
IN Tennessee Led in Purchase
of Liberty Lean Bonds.


state capitol recently, there will be a
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 a
| sheN1 committee, with a chairman in
| every county, to stimulate the produc-
ton or 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 sleep in the state may be
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
needed foodstuffs by the issuance OF
an order confirming all dogs from sun
set to sunrise. Such an order would,
il was insisted, afford very large
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
nessee through the county agents
DIR. H. A. Morgan, federal food ad'
ministrator for Tennessee, under
whose call the convention was held,
was highly gratified at the results, and
he believes that as result of the or
ganization and the enthusiasm shown
there will be during the coming year
a large increase in the number of farm.
ers owning sheep.
Red Cross Sales.
AS a result Of voluntary gifts from
the townsfolk and farmers of the cou1-
ty, Maury chapter Of the Red Cross, at
Columbia, has recently conducted
big auction sale that netted the chan
ter over $4,000. Gifts of all descrip-
ton, INCLUDING meats, ponies, mules,
brooms, etc, were given, and some I'M
heard of prices were paid. For ex-
ample, $50 was paid for a broom and
Sc for a cat Hams sold as high as
500 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 were
doing their whole duty, there can be
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 "a
counts are finally cast up 1t is 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 a success as any other class OF
people.
Enforcing the Food Rules.
Another grocery license has been
suspended by the Food Administration
in Tennessee. This time a Memphis
concern, the Memphis Flour and Feed
store, for fragrant violations of the
food regulations, was suspended for
80 days. ]. H. Bibb, who runs two
stores at Halls, Tenn, was forbidden
the right to sell flour until after the
next harvest. He was also relieved of
the stock Of flour that he had on hand.
1t was alleged that Bibb utterly re-
fused to abide by the substitution
rules and the limitation of quantity
sales, in disposing 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
were invited to a conference a few
days ago, and as a result they unani-
agreed to substitute women for
men as walters, as elevator operators
and in other capacities, just as soon
as the woman labor Ia available. An
appeal has been issued to the women
and girls OF the country to volunteer
for this service for the war. Medals
or buttons will be given to all women
who answer this appeal and release a
man for some other and more strenu-
ous war activity. In Europe the places
gf millions of men at the front is be-
Ing taken by women and girls. As the
ranks Of the army are being recruited
by thousands every month. . similar
in this country 10 absolute
y necessary IL the labor supply 10 not
% become exhausted.