Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-08

just aa essential TO the life Of tkis ma.
tion and the perpetuity OF it, instita.
lions Gs is the boy in the unifssn en-
the front line in France or T1AAAssu Or
on the high seas.
When you think, my friends, Of the
enormous burden placed upoa the fooz
administration. which must not oaly
stimulate In every way posaiAls the
production q fOedstutfs, but mast sss
that they are % conserved ana die
tributed, THAI tn addition 70 fssding
the hundre4 end ten millisAs Of eur
own peOpaA Msrs shall be q surplss
sufficient eeessd sixty millions Of cur
allies and % abundance for the Ill
lions OF men whom We have sent aad
win send to the firing has In our De-
Tense. you will appreciate that I have
not exaggerated the important part
that the county foed admfnistratog
must play in this struggle.
IF We are 10 effectively administer
the rules and regulations a he foo6
administration Il 10 not oaly nsssssary
that ths county a6ministzatcss know
than. bat also thai 49, AsRs ss@s
underwriting q the rsaMms vkisA
have prompted tAsiS psomuigatssa- In
short. the county Administrators saght
to be able not only 10 explain, hut to
defend the necessary regulations ID
the food Administrations 10 De shjs
requires time and study. Ton are busy
men Few Of you Grs - kitnated that
you can live withosa gtvtAg some al
tention to your psivsts sftAirs. but this
Ii the hour for sacrifice. This war Il
going to be won eeiy Through The sac
rifics and devotiez az ths American
people; those behind The lines ~ we'll
a. those who 20 over ne cop Unless
you are willing to make this sacrifice.
to give Of your time and efforts, you
have no place in thia orgnAsation. Yos
are cog in its wheels. Every reguls.
ton issued by the food administration
Is founded In the grim necessities OF .
nation desperately battling for he very
existence. Its rules should be fear
lsssly promulgated. not apologstically
or half-heartedly announced. Thess
rules are not issued until the whole
field, not only in tAis country, but in
the nations allied with us, and the M
ttons from which We can draw sup.
plies, has been fully surveyed BY that
genius for organization. Herbert Hoov.
or, No man in America las Q finer or
q larger vision Of the task that con-
fronts the nation, than Mr.. Hoover.
His grasp Of the problems before him.
HIS wonderful magnetism, his dssp
consecratlon to duty, mark him rs
probably the second man In the ma.
tion's serTice today. Nc order of the
food administration GENES as the re-
suit Of within or caprice They are
all the result Of profound study and
keen conception Of the problems 70 be
solved,
Yours 10 q thankisss task. II there
Is any man In the organization who
expects any reward other than tAst
which comes frem . consciousness OF
duty we'll done, he b doomed to dissp,
pointmsnt have NO illusions Aboat
our work. know that NO matter how
great our sacrifice, how intense our
devotion. this job u wholly lacking In
thrills and therefore IL u idle to 81.
pect popular applause or public apprs
citation. To constantly interfere with
established customs q business; to
stsrnally tell men thus far you shall
90 and no further In Jour selfish de-,
sire to make money; to b forever gu
the housetops shouting warnings 10
men that they cannot indulge appetitss
rs old rs life itsslf-thsss things. 40.
suredly, are not calculated to make US
popular heroes or to prove stepping
stone to future prefermsnt. II one o.
you thinks for moment that this serv.
ice paves the way to either riches or
fame. Danish the idea otherwise you
are destined to die Of . broken heart.
TO this task We must dedicate our
ell. Food will not win the war alone.
but assursdly the war cannot be won
without food. Civilization, everything
that makes LIE wogtA while. u inve,v.
Cd In this struggle. earsiy " can g1vs
the best that b IN - to - service Of
our nation and of humanity. Born e
the necessities 6 wsrid q the cross,
Of q nation at 0seAssmaaa he food -
without chart or ooo-
pass. with - prsosdsnts 70 guide n.
with nothing but the Asvo>1sn and pa
triotism Of the men end women a
America TO finance IL srganiEatien, -
itself rssolutsly 10 . siutisa Of prob,
lems that we're stasssyins 10 ooatsnr
plats. Alter nearly . ysar q activt
ties. in spite Of mistakes that were
and expected \ surveys
Its accomplishment With . pArasns-
BILE pride.
without II hope Of reward. sse4
ated solely By love Of country. dsvo
ton to humanity. In response - ns
dictates Of duty. urge you - con.
tinus the splendid service which yeu
have rendered In the past May God
give you the grace 70 90 where duty
calls."