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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
4
The Vienna community weighs whether to stage a county fair this fall to boost food production and domestic canning efforts. Advocates cite crop diversification benefits and wartime charity support, while concerns focus on time, resources, and broader national needs.
A historical article discusses the American Red Cross as the official relief agency with government oversight and wartime funding. It urges pest eradication at home and criticizes food control measures as potentially harmful to farmers, mentioning Senator Smith and opposition to centralized price controls.
Public health guidance stresses keeping perishable foods cool clean and covered to prevent spoilage and germ growth. It warns against warm storage in kitchens or sunlit areas and highlights the danger of flies spreading typhoid germs via contaminated food.
Readers are urged to can surplus fruits and vegetables for winter. If you lack a garden monitor markets for plentiful cheap produce and stock up. Write to the U S Department of Agriculture in Washington or to your state agricultural college for full guidance on home canning and food preservation.
Washington D C A revolt forms in the senate led by Hoke Smith Georgia against administration bills for war emergencies. Democrats Reed Gore Vardaman among those opposing measures that would grant the president autocratic control over production transport and sale. They delay passage of bills giving priority in shipments and oppose the Lever food control bill citing dangers to democracy and individual rights.
Senator Smith warns the Lever food control bill concentrates power in a president declared dictator and harms independence. Critics call for caution, arguing the measure repeats despotism and could stifle democracy while supporting limited steps to census and boost production.
In a letter to E P V Ritter of the Merchants and Manufacturers Exchange, President Wilson says commercial conventions should not be omitted during the war. He urges using every instrument to stimulate business and speed its processes, warning against any slow up.
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