The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-06
HOW Housewives Can Help

II Was "lnphutiCally brought OUT nj
TIA" meeting that Ia" Er"rrrS ar" wiling
: and anxious IL comply with tho food ad-
miul$trati'H orders and they wish tn
! work hand II hand with ;h, publi, 10
i"duC" m" h!Gh cost "t lNiug Il WAS
: brought ont that lh"r" WEE 81 many
things that could b. done 10y tn" house.
wifi Ia r.dt!r. IN" prize If PROV Isiuns
! in the homes 10y r"-"nrratiun with her
| grocer. TIL" rrin".pal factors have
h""n r""i"I ai"I". II was shown that
If I'l"nhnu" orders w"r" sent ~ the pre-
| rcdinE afternoon ar early in tn" nurniug
deliveries could i". greatly reduced. one
! grocer stated that tn" ma jnrity ~ wn-
men ph"nrd in their orders lat" in III"
afternoon. which n"r"ssitarcd An extra
carly afternoon delivery.
| 1t WAS suggested that COL Earl W
OEl'hny. Food administrator. l. asked
: 10 address the next meeting and he
! would, h. asked I" max" som" prov ion.
If Possible. t. prov id" lh,' Wheeling dis
| trirt dealers with a larger aiuuuu. of
| sugar
Charles NJ k"t"hun. general manager
| Of tn" Wheeling Commercial aSSuCint Inu
| offered Il nuInh,.r II valuMhl" suggestions
It. Il" worked mit hy IN" grrc"rs and the
! public. He stated that ihr ass,,"iat ion
| would h" pleased [" furnish credit rat
| inES IL all members at the ASSo,'iul ion
Present AMI rp iii" all rnr"rlS '"f drln-
! Gu"nt grn""ry Cr"dIi"IS from all nom
| m"ml,.r$ to guard ia" lm.,nlmrS Of the
organization against dead beats"
! The meeting w.ts lr''sidd over by y.
+. Elri"h. with William j. Kaiser as
secretary. Nj. ilrl"n WAS named To
select c"minIttr." IL WORK nuI Il plan
IN ""-"p"rat" with ia" federal food ad-
miniSt and III" puhlh' Nm"th"r
| meeting Will II" held within u short
| tImr Il" au"pt further r"S,! uI iunS and
| take up important matters. that will hG
| Of interest 1" III" public in general.
| The following r. solution Was ahuptcd
/: last night. which w'r" signed hy the ma
. JUrity Of thu Ernr"rS present.
! Resolution Adopted.
| Resolved. Fha: we. tn" under
| sighed r"lHil d"H l"rS III fumisIufls III
| tn" Wheeling district. commend the
| president Of tho United States on
! III" appointment of I1rrh"rI &.
Hoover and 'ol. T.. W. uelehay aS
national and state food admInIstra-
| tors. respectively.
| That .wr commend IN" pulley If
! conservation adopted by Them. aud
! approve mf H." system Of lit.nSInE
| producers. wholesalers and iuhhrrS
Of foodslun'S for III" purpu$" of
regulating prices :" TIA" retailer and
nholshInE proitr"riug and eN;or-
!. iHtIOn.
Resolved. That II Is our earnest
desire no. only 10 comply fully with
| the letter Of any regulations pro-
i nlulgatrd by IN" food administration.
lrit To lend the largest d"grr" OF
! hearty corporation with tn" spirit
and rurluS" thereof. I" IN" end that
food NAV h" produced. distributed
IN ~, nj
! the luw"Si price commensurate with
tn" COS: thereof.
! Resolved. That We concur in the
appointment al n Cuinmittr" Of five
whose duty II shalt bc To confer with
| the authorities and ascertain full de-
! tails of IN" plan In regulate retail
prices Of foods. ILuG that we agree To
| put into practice any rcCummcnda-
JImns which such Committr" may
| make which. in lis Judgment are
| necessary for the fullest compliance
J with the spirit and l"t,"r nf Tn" al
| ministraticns object and purpose.
| Resolved. That ii shall be- the fur
thcr duty Of this committee I" make
| such recommendations 10 consumers
| MS may be. necessary tr secure Ihe
! fullest vo-oprraG ion in carrying out
! conservation measures adopted by
! tho committee In futhrraIce Of
: ,hr food administration plans.
IT, f., ErhrcnS company. h. w. Srhrhc
and Sons W. f. Crisis, John r. Ehbrrt,
NJ n. Mct'rsland. II. McNnlt". Block
burn company. II. f. Warnccka. Edward
! Ncinhaus. J. r.. Rnrl, I. f.. Muhicman,
IT,. IT, Alvey. ". =. Sullivan. i. II. Cli"v-
: is Ward and Scott. y. r. Bn~mnn.
! George kaltcnharh. 4. G. Muir, W. 1t.
Bowers, Julius CASTILLO, Il L. Schafer,