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the pageland journal .$ Vol. 8 NO. 4 PAGELAND, 5. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 1917 $1.00 per year Campaign to Enlist Every House hold in South Carolina in Food Conservation Columbia, S. C., October 8? The machinery for the registra tion of over 200,000 South Caro lina families in the food conser vation movement is being geared up and made ready for work by the State Food administra tion. D. R Coker, State Food Administrator has called foi 5,000 volunteers to assist in regis tering all families of the state A county chairman has beer named for each county and there is every evidence that the people of the State will get be hind this movement to help the Government win the war. A. V. Snell, Social Field Rep resentative of the United Stales Food Administration is now making a tour of the State interviewing the County Chair men. Mr. Snell has issued the following statement concerning the campaign for food conservation: MJt is now generally conceded that the most important factoi in the winning of this war is food. It is true that on the part of the general public this is ? U 1 ? 1- ' a naia mailer iu realize, oecausu of its very nature. The building of an army and navv, the call ing out of the soldiers coming from every section of the Na tion, city and country alike, has naturally attracted the monopo lized public attention, but the very fact that these men have been called out, men who were formerly producers, not only in all the allied nations, has caused a deficiency in the food supply. "More and more the allied nations are depending upon the United States for this supply, and this is especially true with the constant reduction in shipp ing. United States and Canada being the shortest haul, there fore cutting the number ol cVlinc ronnirorl In " - ? UUI)/^ IVVJUIILU l\/ IIIC lllillllllUlll. "Probably the most iminedi ate need in the food supplv iwheat, meat and sugar It does * not seem to be generally under stood that it is impossible to ust coin except in small quantities in France. There are no roller mills with wicli to grind the corn and corn meal will not ship. In addition, bread is baked in pub lie ovens and not in private kitchens, therefore it is almost impossible in this immediate em ergency to use corn. Wheal must be used and must be con served, as well as other nr?? ducts mentioned, "The producers of the coun try have responded to the call for increased production solen didly and it is now squarely ui to the homes of the country tc conserve the food supply pro duced. In ttiisevery household, no matter how humble it ma\ be, can have a part and perforix its patriotic service. This facl again has not been brought t< the full consciousness of oui people. Have you ever realiz, ed just what a small saving o food supply on the part of ever} individual in america, or eacl individual family, would mean: For example, one slice of brem per individual, saved each week, on the part ol all the people ir the United Stales, would be s little over one hundred million slices of bread, or a savins weekly of from six to seven mil lion loaves, enough to feed tin entire American army of ont million men, easily. "One slice of bread saved b\ each family in the United States each day of the week, would hi a total saving of ten million loaves of bread per week, or il each family saved one slice each meal, it would mean a saving o! South Carolina Expected to Do Her Part by Liberty Loan Columbia, S. C-, Oct. 8?The success of the war is assured if the American people promptly subscribe to the second Liberty Loan is the opinion of D. R. Coker, State Food Administrator and Chairman of the State Council of Defense. The publicity campaign for the sale of the bonds will be conducted bv the State Council of Defense under the direction of Mr. Co ker. He has issued an appeal to South Carolinians to purchase liberally of the Liberty bonds now offered for sale. South Carolina must subscribe $15,000,000 to the cause of guar the head of every household, : and it cau not be done other ; wise. "The above facts have been explained to the Campaign Man agers in each Stale. They ? again explain same and instruct the county chairman, the Captains, the various ^Lieutenants, ; and the Lieutenant workers. So the gospel will be carried by the workers into every home. The 1 signing ot the pledge card by 1 the individual householdei means a direct acceptance on ; his or her part, of their personal obligation in this war, and a promise that so far as their cir. Llcumslances will permit tliev will carry out instructions of the Food Administrator. These cards will then be gathered al the State headquarters and will I be used as a mailing list foi sending out fromjime to time ol > additional instructions and sug gestions. "While the work of conserva. tion is essential for the winning r of the war, and not for the low 1 ering of prices, the very conser 1 j vation ot food in itself will have >; a bearing on prices. Again, all campaigns of this character at this time are valuable in arous 1 ing the consciousness of out 1 people to the fact that we are in a great war, stirring up patri otism and unifying and solidify I ing our great nation in a nation. al will to win." II Estate Notice i r The undersigned having duly qualified as Administrator of the ; Estate of James F. Hunter, de ! ceased, hereby gives notice to those who may hold claims . against the estate to present same . at once dul\ itemized and veil i fied and those who owe the f estate must settle at once, i JAMES T. HUNTEK, [ Administrator, thirty million loaves per week. The service that could be rendered by the individual can be still better comprehended if it is realized that the saving of one slice of bread each meal of any week, by each inhabitant of the United States would mean a to tal weekly saving of one hun; dred fifty million loaves of bread. i "It is the purpose of this camr paign to bring these facts direct ly home to the individual, and to force upon his consciousness t his individual responsibility in I the winnino- of ?*?.? ! vrt 111V wait 11 i all well enough to wave flags, and bid our soldier bovs God speed, but unless the individual citizen can be made to realize that he has a part, and by no ? means an unimportant part in ' the winning of this war, we will not measure up to our obligalions as a nation. The central ! powers have not waited to call upon the voluntary service in this respect, but they oblige their citizens whether they will or not, L to conserve food. "One of the smallest demecra1 cies in the world, Switzerland, : could well be copied in America. ; Here is a democracy whose peo; pie are voluntarily conserving ' food, and who are absolutely united and unanimous in doing ' so. "You ask 'why the necessity > of the pledge card and its ac ceptance by the head of every : household in America'? From : the above it is plain that in order : to win this war we must conserve food and the place that the L individual family has in this conservation. The Food Administration expects, by the 1 pledge card campaign and the ? house to house canvass to bring 1 this directlv to the attention o< anteeing American liberty. Mr. Coker has issued the fol lowing statement to the people of die State: "The second liberty loan campaign is on. This time the Government is asking for three billions of dollars. South Carolina fell short of her quota last time. There was some excuse for the. because the last campaign came at a time when money was scarce, and all the farmers were busy in their crops. The situation, however, is totally different now. The State is assured of the cotton crop only a little below the average, and it is selling at the highest prices it has reached at this season of the year for over forty vears. Every farmer who is making as much as two thirds of a normal crop will realize afar greater profit than he has enjoyed in any past year. Many of those who are making full crops will have five to ter^ times an average profit. Coiion at twenty-three to twenty four cents per pound and cotton seed at seventy dollars a ton puts the farmer in the class of those who are enjoying war profits, and and surely all those enjoying war profits should invest fieely in war bonds. "The second bond issue car , ries four per cent, interest which is the same rate the savings , banks pay. t he Government is . safer than any savings bank, and . Government Bonds are alwavs readily saleable. Our people, therefore, ought not to need i much urging to buy these bonds, | for self-interest as well as patrit otism calls upon them to invest. I* !- - I - . ii is wen i<> remember, however | that it is -absolutely essential to i the success of the war that this . bond issue be promptly and lui illy subscribed to. Nothing will [(discourage our enemy more than to have another demon [ slration of the tremendous finan cial power and lovalh' of the citizens of the United States. 1 . believe that it is the duty of the r average one horse farmer ot South Carolina to take a $50 or $100 bond, and that the larger > farmers should invest in proportion. A general response by the 1 farmers of the State, both white and black, would be conclusive evidence of the high patriotism : of this most important and use class of our citizeds and, besides, would be a demonstrati >n of their sound business judgement. ' There is grave danger that some of our burners will not use j their surplus profits wisely, but that thev will launch into specu lation of some sort, or go to liv ing on an extravagant scale ? - wiiim <J<11III<H l>e maintained Ml normal limes. I lie iinusun'' prosperity therefore presents fea tures of serious danger as well as presenting the opportunity) for the farmer to place Ins busi-; ness on a sound and permanent-! ly safe basis. Those who put a j large part of their surplus in lib Momentous Session of Congress Closes With Hot Discussion Washington, Oct. 6.?In the \ midst of today's thrilling debate p on alleged disloyalty of Senator a La Follette of Wisconsin, the j] extraordinary session of con gress, which began April 2 and si generally regarded as the most momentous in American history, ^ was adjourned sine die at 3 p. m. today. k Vehement criticism of the ^ Wisconsin senator and his own defense occupying virtually the 3 entire day, marked the close of s the war session, with other cus- i\ tomarv legislative procedure, in- j| eluding President Wilson's at r tendance at the capitol. The j] usual 11th hour grist of legislation was put through after six j, months of impoitant war action, c and tonight most of the mem- ^ beis who had remained for the p final day were en route home to await the call of the next session, a J December 3 i With galleries crowded to ^ their capacity, the senate cham- p ber was the scene of five hours' stirring discussion of Senator v La Follette's attitude, but in the S( house there was little to mark the occasion except submission j, of a oommittee report mildlv si censuring Representative Heflin p of Alabama for criticising fellow members in connection with S( Count von Bernstorrf's request d for Berlin to furnish funds to influence congress. j The day began with a three a hour speech by Senator La Fol lette in defense of his criticisms sj of war questions Without men- n tioning his recent address before >he Non partisan League at St. n Paul, investigation for which p arrangements ' were completed \\ by a subcommittee, or naming j] any of his critics, Mr. La Follette read a carefully prepared defense of bis course and declared his intention to follow it in the Inline. He was interrupted only once and was applauded by the galleries when be closed. Senators'Kellogg of Minneso ta and Fall of Mexico. Republicans, and Robinson ot Arkan sas. Democrat, replied with criticism of Mr. La Follette's public statements. They de nounced what they termed his unpatriotic stand. Statements accredited to the Wisconsin member in his St. Paul speech were flatly contradicted, cspeci ally that regarding Former Sec rotary oj State Hryan's knowledge of ammunition being on the Lusitania before site sailed on her fatal voyage. Senator La Follette stated that he wished to make known authoiity for bis declaration regarding the Lusitania and tonight announced he would issue a public statement tomorrow. On Monday the senate privileges and elections investigating subcommittee will meet to investi gate his St. Paul speech, includ ing the Lusitania incident. During interruptions of the day's debate congress found litne to dispose of a few last moment matters, with President Wilson in attendance during the last hour in bis room near the senate chamber, signing bills. Gruff Bachelor (in restaurant) ?1 am glad t?> ?> e \?>ur baby lias kept still at last, madam. Mothe?Yes, sir. You ore the on|y thing that has pleased him since he saw the animals eat at the zoo. erty bonds will be buying the best possible insurance against the hard times which, we fear, may come upon us in the not distant future," MTCROCHAN LOCALS Mt. Croghan, Oct. 8?Mr. lack Gibson has accepted a osition wit the Bank of Ruby nd Mt. Croghan, and is work ig in Ruby. Mr. Clayton Sellers has a.portion with Rivers Bros. Mr. S. J. Huntley is clerking a the Mercantile company's tore. Mr. Len Rayfield fell off his iarn the other day, and broke is leg just above the ankle. The county fair November 7 9-10. The community fairs hould be held the latter part of his month. A prize of $25 for lie best one! We should get eadv and secure the $25 again his year. Preaching next Sunday evenag at 3:30 at the Methodist hurch. Sunday school at 2;30. row a-ie cordially invited to at2nd both. The marriage of Mr. J. Oscar "aylor of Mt. Croghan and Miss ,ucy Jordaa" of Gastonia, N. C. as been announced for the eary part of November. Mr. Paul Baker spent last /eek at home, and returned to chool at Wingate Sunday. Because of ill health Mr. oyce Baker had to give up his tudies at Mars'Hill. He came ome last week. Miss iiertice Rivers, who is in chool at Columbia, spent Sunav at home. Mr. J. O. Taylor is having Mr. . Norton to bore a deep well at t the hotel. Mrs. F. M. Moore has been ick for several weeks but is luch better now. Hope that you folks will give le any news they happen to ,ave. Don't be backward about t It will look better in print han you think. Let's get the WHIG mm 1 Airmen in tl are using WRI It steadies stoma< is pleasantly lastin: set tirmly in W sure of achievem* Our land and 1 strong for it. Or finds refreshment this economical. I teeth, breath, ai fl FIVE FORKS NEWS School will begin at Fh e Forks the 15th of this month. Hope all the small children ac I as many others as will start 0.1 the opening day. Mrs J. M. and C. W. Aral t spent Sunday at Jefferson, Mrs. L. J. Kellough and Flor ence Arant visited at Mr. W. J. Hicks' Sunday. Mr. Robert Threatt of Peach land, X. C. visited in this com munitv Sunday. Messrs. H. T. Threatt ami Frank Taylor spent Sunday in Lancast county. Mr. Will Evans is spending some time in Charlotte. Mr. Mack Starnes spent Sunday down on the creek in a scaly bark tree. Mr. James Williams says the lirge bain he built in the spring will not shelter his hay, so he built a skyscrape. An emplove of a real estate office had been sent by the bouse agents to take an inven _ r .1 * iory 01 ine drawing: room furniture of a mansion in their hands. He was so long: about the task that at last woman of the house went to see what was taking place. She found the man slumbering sweetly on a sofa, with an empty bottle beside him. It was evident, however, that he had made a pathetic attempt to do his work, for in the inventory book was written: "One revolving carpet." news in print, and the othe people will know we are on the map. Give me the news, and then subscribe for the Journal. | Let's make our column newsy I and then get our friends to subscribe for the paper. J. W. Gale. fie great war GLEYS regularly. :h and nerves, (t g in taste. Teeth RJGLEYS make snt. water forces are id the home-euard and benefit in one-lasting aid to ppetite. digestion. i pi 754 | j: | j^^AFTER