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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1918
Page
4
In Atlanta and across six Southeastern states in the 1917-1918 period soldiers joined Y M C A activities. Reports show extensive educational lectures, religious meetings, personal interviews, Bible classes, and social events with millions of attendees and thousands of decisions.
Soldiers in France report the Y M C A staff endure heavy danger with the troops. More than a thousand Y M C A secretaries serve in forward positions facing shell and gas fire. American sailors also support the Brooklyn Navy Y M C A branch, depositing nearly a million dollars last year.
Faene families would have less sugar than the people of war torn France if we depended entirely on our home grown sugar stocks. Approximately 75 percent of our sugar is shipped to our shores. We produce about 1 000 000 tons of sugar a year. Our imports from abroad amount to over 3 000 000 tons a year in normal times. The United States Food Administration asks each family to limit its use of sugar to two pounds per month per person for household use. The military situation demands that every available ship be placed at the disposal of the Army or Navy. When we save sugar we save shipping.
A war era corn show held in a county court house yard drew crowds for an educational day in fall 1917. The event, organized in support of war production, served its purpose as a public display and community engagement activity.
A period timetable lists Hag Station trains Nos 1 2 3 with daily runs except Sundays Nos 7 and daily except Sunday Nos 4 carry minion ear. It notes a connection at Shulls Mill with the Automotille Line for Bowing Kook and mentions GEO W Hardin as Vice President and Superintendent.
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