Show church tells members to prepare for future the probability of hard times to come as an aftermath of the european struggle even if the united states become involved is called to the attention of oc members of the L D S church by its leaders with the advice to prepare for them now at least a years supply of bread stuff and clothing should be the aim of every family they state and the church Is taking steps to do what it can to help in this direction grain elevators for storing wheat are being considered and other plans are arc being made to aid m members but for the most part the responsibility of preparing for atres sing times which are almost certain to come must be assumed by the individual families the churchs churche message in this connection was brought to the parowan carowan wards on tuesday night by the stake presidency and members of the welfare committee speaking to east ward members president palmer pointed out that with much of europe fighting instead of farming with agricultural areas converted into battle fields and the fertile lowlands of holland denmark and belgium flooded and their crops destroyed there I 1 is certain to be food shortage and famine worldwide world wide if the war continues for long the united states has about an eighteen months supply of wheat in sight president palmer said and if we divide with europe it will take care of our needs for less than a year if we become involved in the conflict we will certainly have faveto 0 if we manage to stay out of it we still will have to do what we can to relieve suffering and starvation if I 1 f each ea ct family f a mi 1 y makes ma k e s preparation p r e lal ara ti j i n now f for 0 r t their h air 0 own w n ri needs e c for r at least a year they will be on the safe side and may avoid hardship and enforced privation president palmer also urged that there be no let down in our support of the church welfare plan which he said has two objectives to care for the worthy poor of the church and to improve our individual condition other speakers at the meeting in the east ward were W L adams adama and W clair rowley of the bishopric george A wood chairman of the welfare work committee bishop frank armstrong nellie M clark who discussed clochin clothing needs and conservation and barbara M adams who talked on the preservation and conservation of foods in the west ward meeting the speakers were L E wilford day alice M stevens barbara M adams nellie M clark and john H pendleton these speakers also stressed the importance of food and clothing conservation |