The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
ny DOLLY DALR AIPLE

do not see how any worthwhile thing could be accomplished Last Wednes- day there was a meeting ct the producer; 10 get their viewpoint first They voted
 10 remove the market from Morris ave- nue. one going so far as 10 say it could not be much worse at the 1au. The temporary market will be on inc -nst side of Capitol mark. accessible Ia all housewives, clean and roomy. Judge Locke has called a meeting Of the women or th's city to discuss this question on next Wednesday at the Civic Associa- l tion at | o'clock
 We have assumed a great responsibiI- ilN m removing the market from Morris avenue. where the farmer was assursd qulck market from the huckster and
 nerehant, but We wished to see that the consumer could get new tomatoes and other vegetables and fruits at il prIee Wiheh would Day .hem to can ana ptexIe l them. Tte production of the worlds sun i llY or food has not kept pace with its | eohsuMpten' The high price Of cans. h. 1 her and increased freight rates will eal1se ne priee Of commercial canned food oil the market to be almost at q prohiblted l pflee to the average consumer and We l urge the women 10 patronize the farm l CTS see that he sells out to the con
 sumer and not to the huckster or mer- ehant, and go thou and can while you
 can
 The Jefferson county farmers have promised, If the demand and price justi- Fled 1t. they would plant fall gardens ana make every effort possible to supply the tables of Birmrgham. This is a step l to permanent Earket which they so
 much desire and winch the people of this | clty should require. Judge Locke calls 1 on the women for cooperation. The greatest cooperation is to go to The market and fill 1 CTS will remain there till about Ii o'clock for Nour convenience. Remember he is anxious 10 return te work. so market as
 early as possible. The market will he on the east side of tte park on Twentieth street from Monday please learn the way l at once, and on noSt Saturday, the 21th, l we will have a formal opening with l speeches and a general get-together and
 frove to tie farmer while he is producing
 food we are producing the customer. The l park should be oVe5flowing with women !"
 Following the visit to Birmingham last spring of Miss Ed.h C. Strauss of Wash 1 ingten, the director Of womens activi- ties under the department of justice. when she stressed emphatically the value of the campaign being waged against the high cost of living and an rounced herself as tine gouger S enemy activities in Alabama began in earnest
 and Miss Strauss appointed Mrs Ere i yard Jones of Montgomery chairman of
 the Alabama campaign; Mrs. Kenneth 1 C, Charlton, field organizer and our own capable, competent, talented Mrs. Fra
 zier. executive secretary.
 An office was opened at No 920 Elm pire building, and at once the work of
 organizing the women of Alabama fol- 1 lowing the organization outline sent out
 by the department began
 Continuing her remarks concerning the work Mrs. Frazier said yesterday.
 "rhe work is largely educational, and
 we have made an effort to place a chair
 man in every county and town to get the
 message to the individual woman through organizations. churches, etc. We
 urge upon the women to find themselves
 in their own hemas operate and con
 duct those homes sanely and to realize that upon the individual home and ndi- vidual woman lies much of the responsi hility of national prosperity. Since the armistice, there has been a period oi fitful production and feverish consump-
 ton and extravagant and senseless buy
 ing, l knew of one young man who has
 been making S2o0 month for two years and in the last six months has bought three automobiles and has several $l2
 silk shirts and yes is always behind with 1 his board bill, and could not give his sis
 ter sl0 fer vacation trip. Girls and 1 women buy high-priaed millinery and ex-