Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-06
VHEATLESS DAYS FOR
CITY ARE PROBABLE
Food Conservation Suggests
Two Such Days Weekly
During the War
WILL ASK BAKERS
TO AID MOVEMENT

Wilmington is TO have wheatless days.
The particular activity today IN the
food conservation campaign was plan
ming for two wheatless days each week
in Wilmington
Mrs. a. ID. Warner. ana a committee
OF women, today requested Frederick n.
Steinle president OF the Wilmington
Bakers Association 20 Gals a meeting Of
bis association for the purpose of con-
sidering the possibilities Of the bakers
combining their operations on two days
each week to the manufacture OF no
products IN which wheat is used. The
object is, If the proper cooperation can
be obtained, 90 save that much wheat
each week.
There are about $4,000 families in New
Castle county Figuring at the rate Of
one loaf of bread to. family, which is
a conservative figure. two wheatless
days each week would mean 60.OOO
looyes weekly and 100000 loaves-
yearly.
II the equaslOn was carried out In
the entire Stale, II would mean a saw
Ing in one year Of 3,i72.O0O loaves Of
wheat bread The committee says The
Significance Of this can be realized and
a great saving effected II the entire ma
tion would follow suit.
Mrs Warner has informed Mr.. Stcnle
that her committee has five recipes for
the making OF bread from flour other
than wheat. These she Will present
lo the bakers for their consideration
and criticism, and all OF them have
been tried ont and found satisfactory
Beginning this afternoon Boy Scouts
~ This city VIII begin a systematic
survey OF the city 90 ascertain what
aNes have signed pledge cards
and who have not been supplied with
window cards and kitchen cards.
Where Che Scouts learn that no pledge
card has been signed. they will offer
o. window card aud ask that % be dis
played IN the front window Of the
Failure Of the housewife 90
Ire' one Of the cards In the window
will result In the fact being reported
the food headquarters I'm this city.
t1 older person will then be- sent 90
NAT house and an eXplaiion made OF
the circumstances. showing why the
government is anxious 60 enroll every
Hte IN this campaign. II this
effort is a failure. then the housewife
'ahlo 90 receive unkind critl-
clsm from her neghbors.
uc o the biggest things that the
| Food Administration is putting into ef-
I feet now. is The licensing OF food and
/ provision dealers According TO the
, regulation, every retailer doing a bust.
| Ness of SlOOO00 and upwards yearly.
! must take out such a license. Pending
/ the granting Of this license. retailers
! are permitted TO continue in business
/ but their application for a license must
be made.
The effect OF the plan, it Is predicted
| by food officials. will be a speedy low
ering in the price Of canned corn. TO-
| matOes and peas. Many lines 0i
! canned goods We're bought by dealer.
| at low prices last spring on futur.
I contracts. These goods are now beins
delivered. II dealers take only a rcas-
enable margin OF profit on these goods
/ the prices 90 the consumer Should bC
/ reasonably low.
10 is expected that goods which thC
wholesalers still havd on hand and
which were bought carly, will be sold
on a lower margin. under the licensine
| regulations that has prevailed 60 the
/ present. and also in accordance with
voluntary assurances given by them &c
the Food Administration.