The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-12
WOMEN PROVING
TOWER OF STRENGTH
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-Will Prosecute Viola
tons in Eating Houses.

Nashville.-That the women OF the
state are a real tower Of strength to
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 that
80 per cent of the food pledge cards
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 flour
boarding rules were promulgated, called
on County Administrator Hunter aL9
said: Il have two barrels Of flour, the
result OF my labor and savings last
summer, 1t will run me until next
harvest. But l have come to tell you
that our nation needs it more than I
do, and you can have one barrel for
the government; I will keep the 9TH
err" There were no strings tied to her
donation. She insisted on giving the
flour to her nation that 1t might be
used to provide for the brave soldiers
and sailors who have gone from us t.
fight our battles of liberty.
This spirit is in marked contrast
with that too often manifested by full
grown men who object to the limita-
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 n have, Dr.. Morgan said:
Il fully realize the fact that these re-
strictions will cause some hardship In
the country, where farmers must 90
many miles over rough roads to mill
1T frequent intervals. But their sac
rifice is small indeed as compared
with that we have asked the farmers
SOM to make in going to the battle
front to offer their lives for u lib
critics."
There is no option upon the part Of
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 will 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 win
be dealt with.
Increased Egg Production.
The wisdom of the order Of the q.
s. Food Administration forbidding tia
slaughter OF pullets and hens for mar
ket until May l 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 a 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-
more profit from winter feeding
OF these fowls than ever before
War Gardens.
The Food Administration, through
every agency at its command, is en-.
oouraging the planting Of gardens. No
gardens particularly, but gar.
dens for the home use. In order to re-
lieve the transportation system Of the
nation, already overburdened, as far
as possible, the Food Administration
asks the people of Tennessee to grow
1T home as many food products as pos
sfble. This serves q double purpose.
adds to the home food supply and
Il the same time gives larger trans
portation facilities for moving soldiers
munitions and equippage Of war.
Local Organizations.
Only through efficient local orEant
can the Food Administration
hope 10 function as It should in every
Of the state. The state food
administrator must depend largely for
he enforcement OF regulations upon
he county administrators. In turn
he county administrators are fading
hat In order TO adequately police their
and reach Ill Of the homes
hey must have good community or
II 10 recommended that
wherever possible the school house
be made the unit Of oreanixap
ion, having as the head some ensr
retic and patriotic man or woman whe
VII personally see that every food
Message goes into every home In tat
community. These communities should
lot only be organized for food eonssE-
ration and food production, bat Far
VERY war activity. These community
wganiEations are made to function IN