The Adair County news., 1919-01-08
FLU INTERFERED
With Relief Week
FEW COUNTIES WERE ABLE TO
CARRY OUT COMPLETE
PROGRAM.
LEADERS WILL TRY AGAIN
Food Organization is Preserved Intact
and Will Carry Forward Work
of Saving the World Now That
the War Has Been Won.

Louisville, Dec. 16.-World Relief
Week in Kentucky was a success as
far as it went, but because of the
Spanish influenza it did not go far
enough; hence the Food Administra-
ton volunteer organization will be
preserved intact and the work will be
taken up whenever the general health
situation permits. Not more than 20
counties were able to carry out the
whole weeks program as cOntem-
plated.
In those counties where World Re
lief Week was observed, such as
Jefferson, Washington, Bracken and
Boyd, there were held church services
on Sunday, December 1, club rallies
on Wednesday, school exercises on
Friday, community gatherings through
out the week and big countrywide
rallies at least once in each county.
The message of the Food Administra-
ton that the war conscience" must
now give place to the world con-
science" was impressed with great
effectiveness, and it is quite well IN
deFstood and appreciated in all such
counties that the people of Kentucky,
now that the war is over, will save
more food than they did while it was
still going on. But this message must
yet be carried to the people of at least
100 counties in Kentucky who were
prevented by the epidemic of influenza
from receiving it.
Mrs. Morris clifford, chairman of the
State Conservation Division, Miss
AlexfHa Booth, chairman of Schools
and Colleges, and Mr.. Fred w. Hard
wick, chairman of Religious and
FraternaI Organizations, have receiv-
ed from the highest authorities the
fullest praise for the success with
which they carried on World Relief
Week under difficult circumstances
When the work is resumed they will
be found at the head of things They
send their sympathy to those County
Conservation chairmen and County
Administrators whose preparatory
work went for naught and promise
them every means of cooperation
when the time for resumption of eff
forts becomes oppOrtune.
1t may be early in January, it may
be late in spring, when the influenza
epidemic is finally conquered; but
whenever the time, the volunteer
forces of the Food Administration,
who led the people of Kentucky in saw
ing the food which won the war, will
he ready to lead them again in saving
the food which will save the world,
and thus make victory complete.
With the return of all-wheat bread
to American tables following the re-
taxation of substitute regulations,
farmers of the country may expect a
somewhat increased supply of mill
feeds. The amount will be further
enlarged by the recently increased
purchases of -four by the Food Admin
istratiOn Grain Corporation for export.
Export of -four rather than wheat
liz now possible because of increased
ocean tonnage available since the sign
ing OF the armIStlco.
A third factor which is expected to
increase supplies of mill feeds is the
cancellation of the so-called milling
extraction rule" which, as a war time
measure, diverted into flour a consider
. able proportion of the wheat berry
ordinarily used for feed.
All Of these developments combined
are expected to increase the mill feed
output fully one-fifth, and this extra
feed should be available about the end
of December. In presenting these
facts the Food Administration warns
against excessive optimism over the
situation, since there will be a con-
tinued shortage of mill feed compared
with pre-war years The price of these
feeds is being maintained by regula-
ton at an artifciaily low level which
obviously stimulates an abnormal de-
Inand. Briefly, more mill feeds are i'm
prospect and they will be available
about the Christmas holidays, but the
supply will be short of demand and
continued conservation is necessary.
70 the grownups, too-the Food Adj
ministration sends the glad news that
they need not stint themselves on
Christmas candy. Santa Claus, who
was one Of the most faithful soldiers
i'll Mr.. Hoover's food army, after being
decorated for various Sacrifcial serv-
Ices, has received an honorable dis
charge, and this year will devote his
entire time to making the world a
happy place for little children to live
in. And if he decides the world must
be made sweeter in order to be hap
pier, that is his business and nobody
else's
More than 775,OO0 tons of sugar
were saved in the United States be-
tween July and December as a result
Of the certification plan of the Food
Administration. This means one bill
lion, five hundred and fifty million
pounds, or fifteen and one-half pounds