Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-09-19
THE FARMERS GlVE-A-BUSHEL
WAR FUND is SWEEPING
THE STATE.

This is farmers movement to
raise funds to help wounded Amei-
can and allied soldiers, sailors and
their family during and after the war,
and to help returning soldiers and
sailors re-establish themselves salts
factorily in civil life; to induce our
civilian population to back up the men
in the trenches by putting the same
quality Of self-sacrifice and patriotism
into their work at home that the sol.
diers are putting into their fighting
abroad; to make America, when she
welcomes home her returning sons, as
worthy OF love as are those battle
CARED heroes who are daring all In
49, defense; to help the soldier
49, the world safe for democracy"
md - ~ Up the civilian make democ-
racv safe n r the world"
Thia n,n,,a uent was started il
c1eve1and corn ty, Ark, by Mrs.
C. K Elliott, anu Is 70 0e
taken up by every sfA 70 IN inc Union
and by our allies. In h nieiiea aionc
1t Will produce fund cs '0o' ~, ~,
a year. No man connected ieh 1hls
organization draws a cent of ~ ialy'
therefore. every bushel given wiz :"
in full for the cause it is intended.
1t must be remembered that our
boys 'oyer there" who are making
the supreme sacrifice, do not COM
plain of winter billiards and summer
drsoutbo opd ,oarfnr,o, thoir boro.c
tasks in the face of every known OBJ
stacle. There must be no drouth or
other condition to prevent our doing
our duty over here. Some Of our boys
will come back MANNED, blinded, or
incapacitated for the duties Of civil
raised.
Every man, woman and child should
see the school director of their dis
trict at once and contribute a bushel,
or the value thereof, and thus become
member of this organization.
The headquarters of this organiza-
ton are in the State Capitol. Little
Rock.
Brough Approves Plan.
Hon. c.. X. Elliott.
State Director "Give-a-Bushel"
Movement,
Little Rock, Ark.
Ny Dear Mr.. Elliott:
have heard, with great deal of
pride and interest, of the great cau4-
paign you and your respective county
cAairmen are waging for the Give
a-Busher' movement.
In my opinion this is one Of the
most democratic and helpful move
ments that has been launched III con-
nection with our present struggle for
liberty and democracy. 1t reaches
every farmer and farm home in our
state. 1t typifies the spirit of sacri-
ice and of giving on the part of all
standpoint it interests people in the
success of our cause who have not
heretofore been reached. Every far
mer and every prodcer can easily give
a buShel of his most abundant crop
for the care of the dependent fami-
lies of our killed and MANNED sol
diers and sailors. No other move
ment or voluntary undertaking has
been inaugurated for this purpose.
The "Give-acBushel" movement has
the endorsement Of President Wilson.
Vice President Marshall, Speaker
Champ Clark, the Department Of Az
riculture and our leading national al
thorities. 1t is an Arkansas project,
begun by you and your good wife III
Cleveland county during our recent
Red Cross campaign. and netting in
that county over $1,000. Its success
in our state will be an everlasting
monument to the patriotism OF Ark
ansas and the most substantial AL
vertisement our state could possibly
obtain. 1t is proposed to carry this
movement into our ne1ghboring |
states. thence into every state In the |
American Union, and, finally, into our
allied countries. 1t is safe to say,
from the reports from practically ey-
cry county in the state that have
come into your Office recently, that
over 100000 bushels will be contrib
uted in Arkansas, and there is a
strong probability that the amount
will reach 100000 bushels.
While those in charge of this move
ment recognize the effect OF the Ie-
cent drouth, it must be remembered I
that our brave boys over there" who
are making the supreme sacrifice, do
not complain of winter billiards. and
summer drouths, and perform their
heroic tasks in the face of every
known obstacle. Let the people OF |
Arkansas emulate their example, and |
the sacrifices we make will be hai-
lowed by the fact that they are gen
uine sacrifices, and, remembering the |
Biblical tribute paid to the woman
who broke the alabaster box of ONT
ment, what you do in this campaign
will be told as a perpetual memorial