Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-01-15

AAoIo 40 hVt HOW ouOGSQ IOOO Ill
the world to feed properly its poo
PIE, and this shortage promises to
continue over a period Of years, al
though conditions promise to I'M
lrove steadily after the next har-
vest. OF all the surplus food now
| existing in the world, more than 60
per cent Of 1t Is in the United States.
This should be shared with the mil
make up the resulting shortage at
home, large crops must be produced.
1t will be almost impossible for the
'armers to attempt this increased
production without the assured as
distance Of the youth Of the country,
| which assistance is to be secured
through the United States Boys
Working Reserve. and with the
hearty cooperation Of the school
iuthorities.
In 1918 the Boys Working Re-
| serve was organized in every State
in the Union and in the territory OF
Hawaii. while the State Of Washing
ton sent a large contingent of It's re-
serve boys into the territory Of Alas
l5a, where. they rendered excellent
service IN the fish canneries. From
one end Of the country to the other,
and even in overseas possessions, the
reserve boys played their part man.
fully during the war emergency.
They have been given due credit for
their work by the President of the
United States and by their depart
mental chief, w. B. Wilson, Secre-
tary Of Labor, to whom is due the
redit for converting the reserve
from war emergency organization
10 permanent branch Of his de-
partment with greatly widened
scope and vastly increased field of
| usefulness.
The government Of tho United
States has designated the week be-
ginning January 20 as enrolment
week for the United States Boys
Working Reserve
The chief official Of the Boys
Working Reserve in South Carolina
IS S. II. Edmunds, Sumter. During
me coming year it is planned to en-
roll 100000 boys IN the reserve
throughout the United States, and
South Carolina is expected to enroll
"er quota.
How to Enroll.
There Is an enrolling officer of
| the Boys Working Reserve in every
high school in the United States.
| BEFORE enrolling boy must gain the
consent OF his parents, must pass the
examination, and must take the
hedge Of service. He is then given
~ enrolment button and a certifl-
| "te
Fly enrolling 2 boy obligates him
~&!c to the Faithful performance OF
, 80 service icr which he enrolls. To
Nr" the badge. the boy is required
~ work mt least six weeks, six DAYS
| week. and eight hours a day. En-
rolling in the reserve does not inter-
lcre with 4 boys education. AS a
:rcat part OF the work is done in the
| 'arat tion There is no expense con-
| nccted with the enrolment unless n
uniform is purchased. which pur-
| chase Is not required. The boy is
| placed through the local enrolling
officer with the consent and approval
Of his parents. No boy who has a
liz fn nrr tc
where unless circumstances require
change. Members OF the reserve
are paid fair wages for the work
they do. Whenever possible, boys
arc employed In groups and not
alone to work.
Members of the reserve working
on farms live either with the farmer
on whose farm they work or in a
, ""arby supply camp Of the Boys
! Working Reserve organization. In
. c'thnr case they are under the adc-
, "nato supervision OF Boys WORKING
Reserve officials.
In speaking of the organization
Herbert Hoover. United States Food
administrator, says: "The United
States Boys Working Reserve must
DO the dominant organiza ton in the
efort to mobilize the working BOYS
Of the United States"
1t is believed that little difr1culty
"n be encountered in enrolling sew
eral thousand boys In the reserve in