The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-14
FROM BUSINESS MEMS CLUB
Ry the Secretary

A great mass meeting was held
last Monday afternoon at the Meth
odist church. Citizens of Covington
and surrounding country came togeth-
er and pledged to the country and
to each other their loyalty to the gov
eminent and their determination to
comply with the food and fuel reg
ulations, the requirements for great
production Of food and hogs, and
any other request that the govern
ment makes, and which good citizen
ship requires them to observe. At
least 700 people were present, and
cards were signed, agreeing to abide
by the government war program, by
those present and their families, in~,
volving at least 1900 people 1t was
stated by w. NJ Simonton, fuel adj
ministrator, that coal would be as
scarce next winter, and in all prob
ability, much scarcer, than it has
been this winter, and that it would
be absolutely necessary to use part,
| if not all wood.
Food Administrator r. X. Mcbride
asked for the heartiest cooperation
and increased production of foods.
DR.. Williamson, of Memphis, who was
to have delivered an address, was UNI
avoidably absent, but his place was
taken by local speakers, and great
meeting was held.
This meeting will be followed by
others in important community CEN
ters in the county, and our people
will be better organized and drawn
closer to gether than they have been
before. Our boys are going to the
front, and we will stand unitedly be-
hind them.
The War Savings Club continues
to grow. DR.. Baltzer, town chair
man, has some live committees at
work. If you are not patriotic, and
are a poor business man, by all
means, avoid these committees, be-
cause it is their business to sell you
a stamp and thus hit Kaiser Bill one
lick below the belt. Mr. Elan, al
the postoffice, says the drunlmers
are among the best buyers of saw
ings stamps. These fellows used to
be regarded as jolly set of care
free men who spent their money
freely, had a good time and let the
world take care of itself. Now they
are usually leaders in commerciar
i thought, sober, industrious and pa
triotic to the last degree. A pretty
good bunch of fellows.
We are not yet able to give a
Est Of the members of this club, but
will try to do 50 later.
| Let's don't forget that We want
to hold a big agricultural fair this
fall, and let's hegin now to make
preparations. Let the potatoes AMI
pumpkins be better, and the pigs and
calves finer than ever. Tiptoa cou.-
ty must lead. We have the firGst
soil and the best people, and it Is
Cur duty to make the best shown r..
The secretary has ordered lot Of
farm bulletins issued by the govern
ment department of agriculture, AMI
they will be on file at this office.
II you are in need of any of this lit
erature, call on us and we will order
it if we haven't it on hand. Let
this club serve you. We expect to
have lot Of garden seel from the
same source.
AT a meeting Of the direct,-s of
tie G. B. M. c., held Tuesday night,
the following War Council oemmittee
was elected. 7. G. Howard, j. j.
Green, w. M. Simonton, r. X. Nc
Bride, J. H. Flippin, E. H. Mead
den, N. B. Ports and ]. Winfield
Darby This committee is expected
to aid in the enforcement of all war
lneasi res, to help officers IN the en-
fcyctment Of laws especially yagran-
cy laws. All war questions we are
called upon to consider M ! be re-
felaed to this committee. If officers
o. the law are TO round up the slack
sr soldier boys. then good citizens
sht X round up the Stacker citizen
who fails to do his duty.