The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-08
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George R. James Addresses
Rally Of Corn, Pig and
Poultry Clubs Held at the
Chamber of Commerce.


Taking 90 his text the possibility Of
the Memphis trade territory being cut
OFT from the rest Of the world by the
coal strike and other Industrial dis
turbances, George II. James, president
OF the william r. Moore Dry Goods
company and national figure in media
ton OF industrial Engagements, urged
Increased, production Of corn, poultry
and pigs on the girls and boys Of the
Shelby county. poultry, corn and pigs
clubs; He spoke at a mass meeting OF
the club held IN the Chamber Of Conn
merce- saturday morning and presided
oyer by w NJ. Hardy, county boys
Mr.. James declared that no one
counties OF the Memphis trade terri.
tory would be brought to the point Of
starvation should they be cut of from
the remainder OF the country. 1.-THE
ufe Of the people In this section may
depend some day on whether you raise
enough poultry, hogs and corn" he
said.
He also urged increased production
OF farm products to aid IN alleviatins
the shortage Of commodities which has
been created because the ~"srownups"
don't seem to be able to get back to
work after the war and are not pro-
ducing enough TO go around"
." don't car II cotton goes 10 81 a
pound" be said, 1T won't do you any
can't eat cotton"
Mr.. James said that every dollar sent
out OF this territory to purchase food
elsewhere was just a dollar lost which
never would come back, TT Is said
that II comes back when you are paid
for your cotton" he said, nut 1t does
not. When you get 50 cents a pound
for y0tIr cntinh Vou have IN nav Al h0
the pound for the finished product
which comes back to you. And you
car get along without clothes-some
OF the styles OF our women have proved
that--but you can't go without food
long"
As a solution Of the present high
prices for necessaries. Mr.. James de
olared that II all the women in the
country were to 60 on a one-day strike
against buying, lust refuse to buy any
thing for one whole day, the prices Of
commodities would Immediately drop
33M per cent,
Pig club prizes offered were announced
by Mr.. Hardy; /, Justin Lyle, Cuba
Q, Leo c. Jones, Buntyn; 3, Charles
Ford. Capleville; 4, Foster Tuggle, Ca
pleville; S, Clarence Bowe, Caplevllle. s,
Herman Seward. Eds. For the best
showing OF the season, |, e., money made
and records Kept ], aired lhttlng,
Lenow: 2, Justin Lyle, Cuba: 3, Lyn-
wood Schoultz, city; 4, Edward Rich
mon, C~apleville, 5. Emma Lou Latty,
Lenow; 8, Edward Thompson, Rose
mark; Z, Pete Hammer, Rosemark; 8.
Clarence Bowe. Capleville; ., Glenn
Weaks, Cordoys.
Miss Cara Harris, county agent for
Girls club work, h%nnonced the follow
ing Boys and Girls Poultry club
awards:
Barred Plymouth Rocks-Woodson
Bows, Capleviile club. $3.50: Gilbert
Kellky, Brunswick club. st7; Eva KEEL
ley. Brunswick club, $3.50; Mary Lee
Caruthers, Collierville club, fifth tih-
bon: winston Hines, job McLemore
avenue. city, sii.50; Carolyn Yancey,
Cuba club. 30 cents.
Rhode Island Reds--kenneth Dale
Owen, Oil South willet street, city, SlI;
Buford Wallace, Messick club. So:
Emma Louise Singleton, Dulard, Miss,
white orpingtons--Charles 7. James,