The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-21
WOMEN HERE
DECLARE WAR
ON POTATOES
Urxe All Persons TO Refrain Prom
UainS "Spuds" Because
OF Price

Women Of Belatre have declared war
on "Spuds" because OF the high Price.
The movement TO boycott tuoers
been initiated by the WOman's Civic
club. ,
club declaring state OF war on tna'
Vegetable for the time bong. tn" born
bardmcnt from the kitchens OF the C:tE
will continue until the price IS mater
tally decreased
front line trench" but they call upon
all restaurants and hotels in ne Ciiy
10 eliminate potatoes from IN" menu
and tO refuse 20 buy them a. the pres
po,9,Scs in Rrilalre yesterday were
selling in most stores ~ Sl.60 the peck
ROyCotts have been worked WIN ad-
vantage IN many cities throughout the
/ country since the price has mounted
Sugar : also likely TO come under
the local ban N the near future. II IS
stated.
Announcement IS made of hG auto
mobile parade 20 be held the coming
Saturday al 1880 a. n, in the interest
beginning Monday. The autos will b.
decorated with signs urging al 70 oh
serve cleanup week" Tho Woman :
Civic club plans to place a big sign IN
the city park in connection with n"
cleanup and will also placard windows
Of the business houses.
Girls Win Honors
Girls Of the Senior class ot ne aiEh
year course and for the last year or
their school course. The girls having
the highest honorS Tor t. jouT year
Miss Edith Graham. second. and Miss
I.ura Gallagher. third. Mss Anna Har-
baught has the best percentage Tor N"
last year The above four will speak
~
The class has selected the following
TO speak also: Hazel Snyder. Leslie
Keyser and Robert Perkins.
The rsma!ntnE three fp~19Ners a,,' MI DC
Congregation Met
A meeting OF the coUGTc cation OF the
United Presbyterian church was held at
the church last night \ number or
Important matters were given atten-
''"''' Leap Year Bali
The local court OF Daughters OF Is
abeIa is arranging for big leap year
bali 20 be held Thursday evening. at the
Eagles haIl. Hurts orchestra will fur
nlsh the music for The occasion
Big Masonic Event
Announcement is made that the Ionic
lodge Of Na<aons Of this city will Oh
serve it's lftiech anniversary on October
18th. Initial plans are already beng
TO even rival the big meeting held Mon
day evening Of this week.
Coos to France
Tony GcntvsrH. VOL known local man
has left for NV York civ from which
port ne win sail in few days for
France to Visa with relatives. Mr.. Cen
Were has been local resident for
many years. ppe OF his brothers vas
killed during the World war while
fighting with the French army.
Production on
A report made by the state Industrial
commission shows that Belmont county
stnl leads in IN" production OF coal
among the Ohio counties. Tn" produ"
tion in this county during 1919 totalled
sST6.953 tors This was a failing of
OF nearly one third from the production
IN the county for the year 1918.
Primary Election Next Week
The presidential primary in Ohio will
be held next TuesdHy. Little interest
is being manifested q E"llaire or Bel
mont county in spit Of the fact that
both Harding and Wood have entered
the contest FOR the Republican endorse
ment with both candidates having dis
tric, delegates at large.
Produce by Truck
There Is very little Ereen produce in
Reilaire at the present time, Il being