The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-05-24
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FOR wHEATLEss RATION

FOR WriEATLEsS RATION
On next Sunday there will be read
in the pulpits and Sunday schools of
Maury and the other counties of Ten
nessee an appeal from Mr.. Hoover for
a much larger measure of sacrifice in
the saving of wheat flour. People
who can possibly do SO. and that
means more than nIne-tenths of the
population of the county. will be ap.
pealed to for the total elimination of
wheat flour and all other wheat pro.
ducts until the crop from the next
harvest is available. 1t will be many
weeks before the new crop will be
available. 1t will be many weeks be-
fore the new crop will be available in
exp0rtable quantities for the feeding
OF our allies in this war The sup
port of the armies of France and
Great Britain, the feeding of the
civilian populations, depends almost
altogether upon the devotion and
sacrifice of the American people. At
the present consumption of wheat
products there will not be sufficient
flour to furnish even the minimum al
lowance for our allies. A failure to
send them wheat would mean starva-
tion and disaster for the cause for
which we are battling.
Surely the people of Maury county
will respond to this appeal to their
patriotism and devotion They have
responded spIendidly to all other ap-
peals. Every war fund has been over
subscribed. The Liberty loan quota
was exceeded seventy five per cent.
Scores and scores below the draft age
have volunteered for the army and
navy But in the matter of wheat con-
servation candor compels the admis,
sion that Maury county people have
not done all that they could or should
have done. II they had responded
whole heartedly to the appeals of the
Food Administration in this respect
no flour would today be sold in
Maury county except to invalids and
those who for any reason cannot
maintain health upon wholly wheat.
less diet.
It is inconceivabIe that in this great
crisis, when wheat is Just, as neces-
sary for our allies and our soldiers as
are the munitions of war, that the
people of the county should fail to
make response. The merchants OF
the county should do as they have
done In scores OF counties throughout
the nation, agree that until the crisis
is over they will sell no more flour
or wheat products. The consumers
should voluntarily pledge themselves
to wheatless diet. The flour remain.
ing in the county, In unbroken pack.
aS5Co, Will JIG tuncu uftI Wy Tie lUuu
administrator, Prof Graham, and
shipped across the seas for the relief
OF our heroic allies. 1t will be paid
for at cost by the government.
A wheatless diet would involve lit
tie actual sacrifice upon the part of
the people OF this county, many of
whom from choice. have always been
large consumers of the best wheat
substitute In the world. corn and its
products. But who among the patri-
otto citizens of Maury county, would
place his taste for wheat flour above
the interest of THIS nation? Who
would confess Ills willingness to make
selfish indulgence In the qualification
of his appetite for wheat flour. super
ior to the obligation to all humanity
1t would be a glorious thing il ON
next Sunday the people of this county
could get a genuine baptism of pa,
triotism in their churches and Sunday
schools and take solemn vow that
SO long as this crisis exists they will
abstain absolutely from the use of
wheat flour and wheat products. The
Herald hopes to be able next week
to record in its columns this addition.
al vow of devotion from the people of
this county.
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There is opposition from sound
thinkers to the enactment of drastic
laws against Migrants and idlers.
But sound thinkers often differ in
their opinions. The Herald holds the
opinion that no law against Migrants
and oilers at this time. with the ma
ton crying for the application of
every possible energy of man-power.
can be too drastic. Any person who
is driven from a community by dras-
tic laws requiring every able-bodied
man to work. will but relieve the COM
munity of a burden. There is no
danger that such laws viii brighten
Industrious. loyal citizens.
RED CROSS
With due respect to the well bred