The Clinton News Record, 1918-4-25, Page 5Clitrton Newt -Bucolic
; pril 251h, 1918
,An Open Letter—
Tu the lUayoi and Councillors of Clinton
Have your citizens organized to increase food production?
If they have not yet done so, We, the Organization of Resources Committee,
earnestly ask you to call them together in a Mass Meeting, and lay before them the
necessity of immediate and vigorous efforts --the food situation is critical.
It may astonish you to learn that in 1917 Ontario did not grow enough wheat
for its own needs. Consequently every Ontario farmer whose land is suitable, has
been urged to sow 5 acres more spring wheat This year so that Ontario's demand for
wheat shall not be met at the expense of that portion of the Western crop that should
more rightfully be shipped overseas.
For this same reason every householder who has a garden or a piece of
vacant land is being urged to grow vegetables, because the more vegetables that are
grown and eaten in Ontario the less wheat and meat there will be consumed, and, that
being so, the Ontario wheat crop should then be sufficient to feed our own people,
and leave more Western wheat and other foods available for export.
By intelligent effort, in the cultivation of his own back garden, or from the
• cultivation of a nearby piece of land, the average citizen can grow, this summer,
enough vegetables to support his family through the next winter. And remember,
if food restrictions are enforced next winter, a supply of vegetables in the cellar
will be very desirable.
If you already have an unofficial or semi-official organization to stimulate food
production, so much the better. That will give you the basis for a comprehensive
committee.
A plan that has been adopted in many places is here outlined. You should
adapt it to the needs of your own community.
1. A General, Committee should be placed on farms locally through the
formed, representing every impor- Agricultural Representatives or the
tant interest of the community. Government Employment Bureaux.
(e) A Farni Lands sub -committee, com-
posed of groups of men to cultivate
larger tracts of vacant land in the
vicinity of cities, towns and villages.
Flax growing is profitable and suit-
able—flax seed and fibre are much
needed.
(f) A sub -committee on Schools, to en-
list all school -children of sufficient
age to work either in home gardens,
community gardens, school gardens,
or on farms.
(g) A sub -committee of women on Con-
servation to deal with the problems
of food -saving in the homes; the
more broadly representative it is of
women's activities the better. Exist-
ing women's organizations should
not be interfered with, but since con-
servation is one of the greatest prob-
lems, there should be a women's
committee in each community to
deal with this problem alone.
,3. An Executive Committee should be
appointed, to include the chairman
of the general committee and .the
chairmen of the sub -committees.
This committee should meet fre-
quently.
4. A Secretary to the committee should
be chosen, for his knowledge of the
. situation, who would be free to de-
vote considerable time to the work.
2. The work should be done by sub-
committees. The following list is
sufficiently comprehensive ,for the
largest places. You should adapt it
to your own community.
(a) A sub -committee on Finance. The
Organization of Resources Com-
mittee is willing to help local
branches financially with publicity,
public meetings and organization.
(b) A Publicity Committee to place local
problems properly before the people,
supplementing the larger work of
the province -wide publicity, by
securing pledges, sending out circu-
lar letters, arranging for addresses
in churches, schools, motion -picture
houses, etc., and by supplying local
papers with news items.
(c) A sub -committee on Vacant Lot and
Back -Yard Gardening to include re-
presentatives from horticultural so -
cities, school teachers, etc.
(d) A sub -committee on Farm Labour,
composed of employers of labour,
representatives of organized labour,
war veterans, etc. Labour is the key
to the food production problem. All
boy, girl, part-time and vacation—
labour
acationlabour should be enlisted. Make sure
that sufficient labour is ready' o meet
any demands made by your farming
community. This labour should be
c
Lack of food threatens the battle -line and we must deal
with the situation.
TO THE INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN
If you have not yet decided to plant a vegetable garden make up your mind to
do so now. You will not regret it. There is still lots of time. Potatoes and beans may
be planted up to June 1st and these are the best substitutes for wheat and meat.
For good, practical advice upon how to lay out and cultivate a Vegetable
Garden, write for a free copy of the booklet entitled: "A Vegetable Garden for
Every Home." This has been prepared by the Ontario Department of Agriculture for
the guidance of citizens who will respond to this call for increased production.
Send for copy now. Mail the coupon below:
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It Might Have Been Much
Worse
Last Wednesday ,evening as Mr.
(Albert, Adair and his son ,Tames
were striving home along the Lith
concession they met with an accident
which resulted in the loss of a val-
uable mare but which might have
had much more serious results. bir.
Mair, Sr., was driving the horses at-
tached to a wagon atter his son was
driving another: Dean along side.
,rust as they landed upon the south
end of the railway bridge the abut-
ment gave way and horses wagon
and driver ware precipitated into
the water, Mr, Mair, Sr,, fall
among the horses 'and the marvel is
that he was not killed. As it was
he escaped with an iaiurad log and a
few minor braises, Mr. .lames Mair
Was not thrown.frrom •the wagon but
lumped and lit upon his fent. 1.10 p
had•to be obtained to extricate the
horses from the wreckage and before
it was managed oriel had been killed.
or drowned. ' The others are appar-
ently but little the, worse for their
experience. Nobody was aware that
the bridge was not perfect,y safe, it
appears, but it is thought that the
freshets may have undermined it a
bit and when the frost wont out of
the 'ground the abutment probably
settled and became displaced. Mr,
Mair hadla very narrow escape and
though he sustained the. loss of a
horse he is faclined to congratulate
himself that nothing more serious
resulted.
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Hull �
Mrs, ('arbert of Stratford spent
the. week -and with friends in ills
neighborhood.
Me, 'flltacles Shanahan has paellas -
ed a new Chevrolet car, -
Varna.
Local. showers ]lave hindered seed-
ing these. last few days,
Mr. anti. Mrs. 0. Steil have taken
rip their residence in our village..
Mr., Wm. Beatty, manager of lite
Union Baltic, Tlillsburg, passed.
through our. burg Saturday last on
route for Dungannon.
The many friends of Mrs. William
Relit, Parr Line, will he pleased to
know she is able to move about
again.
Messrs. William Beatty of hills
burg and. G. Beatty Jr., motored to
Dungannon Saturday last.
Mr, and Mrs. It Stephenson, Parr.'
Line, received word that their: son,
George, had been wounded in Franco.
1.,gniet wedding took place at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs A Poster
when their, oldest daughter, Jessie,
was married too Mt, ('halls , ;Stene
of 'Varna, Only the imnediatc re-
latives were present, The ceremony
was performed by Rev. A. ,Tohnstna,
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