The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-06-07
DEFENSE COUNCIL
CONSIDERS MANY
WAR ACTIVITIES
FOOD, FUEL. WAR SAVINGS AND
SHEEP PRODUCTION DISCUSS
ED. AT MEETING.
SURRENDER WHEAT MONDAY
Percy Brown Fears All Ewes In Maury
County Win be Sold This Year De-
spite Government Appeal for More
Wool.

oPitS FNPk0ot 49, W.
Wool.
The first general meeting of the
Maury county Council of Defense
Tuesday afternoon at the War Work
building was one OF striking demon
stration OF the necessity for such an
organization. Besides the chairmen oi
practically every war organization in
the county, who are members of the
council, the meeting was attended by
large number OF community repre-
sentatives. Among the members Of
the council present Il. Dan Smith rep
resenting the Mt Pleasant Red Cross
chapter and Hinton G. Kittrell rep
resenting the Mt. Pleasant Boy
Scouts.
Chairman Fl. II. Hill presided and
addresses on the respective subjects
pertaining to their organizations were
made by Fuel Administrator w. f
Anderson, Food Administrator John
p. Graham, and II o. Fulton, chair
man of the War Savings committee
]. NJ. Dean, district farm demOnstra
ton agent, made a detailed explana
ton of the plan of organization of the
council of defense and showed how
the division OF extension, under
which he works, is cooperating with
the council. Mrs. f. f. Everett ex
planned the plan Of organization OF
the woman's committee of the coun
ell. Percy Brown made a statement
regarding the increased sheep pro
duction drive.
The matter of handling the fue
situation was referred by the council
to Administrator Anderson with the
request that he secure the early co
operation CT the Emergency Fuel
Company in formulating plan to
meet any prospective shortage in fuel
before next winter.
All community representatives of
the council were instructed to assist
Food Administrator Graham i'm secur,
ing the surrender Of all 100 per cent
wheat flour now held in the county on
next Monday. Mr.. Graham stated the
purpose of the governments call for
this flour and said that, although he
did not think there was large guam
tity in this county, he believed prac-
tically all OF it would be surrendered.
He said that none Of this flour should
be brought to Columbia before next
Monday. On that day it will be re-
ceiyed at the j. A. Sloan wholesale
grocery building near the depot,
where receipts will be given by COM
petent clerk, and checks will be mail
ed later by government agents, the
persons making delivery being paid
cost price subject to a maximum limit.
The latest food regulations restrict
the supply of flour to be held by any
family to 48 pounds and prohibit the
shipment of flour from one county TO
another without permission of the
food administrator into which the
flour is to be shipped.
Mr.. Brown, who has charge of the
sheep production drive in
Maury county, declared that he had
received but little cooperation from
the people he has called on for assist
ance and said that he hoped the
council would make it possible for
other drives to be more successful
than this one has been, He said that
he did not believe eve would be left
in this county after the shipping sea-
son, in spite of the governments APP
peal that all farmers keep their ewes
to increase the production of sheep
for wool next year.
II o. Fulton stated that the most
organization that has ever
been formed in this county will be or
ganized for the War Savings drive on
June IS. He said that about 700 men
would be enrolled to assist in
the drive, which will reach every
in the drive, which will reach every
person in the county. Maury's quota
Is 100000, and that amount is to be
pledged ON June 2S and be paid for
during the following six months.
Mrs. Artie w. Bryan pledged every
one of the 300 members of the girls
and community clubs to take
80 worth of stamps each during that
line. The council of defense will as
;ist in the drive.
The next regular meeting of the