The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-28
H. Randall, who are to frame letter
bearing specifically on the sugar situa
tion, to be sent to all grocers and
others who may deal in sugar.


To the Public:
The County Federal Food Admins
tration Committee desire to set clearly
before the public some Of the features
of the Federal Food Control Act, and
to ask loyal and patriotic support to
the provisions, and prohibitions con-
tanned therein.
/ The primary purpose of the Food
Control Act is to prevent the hoard
ing of foods and food products by the
dealer and consumer by which an equi-
table distribution of such foods may
be distributed.
i Sugars may not be purchased by the
consumer in larger than five pound
amounts, nor canned goods such as
peas, corn, tomatoes, salmon and sar-
dimes in larger number than four cans.
Your dealer is prohibited from sell
ing in excess. of above number or
amount.
Flour may not lawfully be sold in
quantities to provide more than thirty
days supply to family.
| The consumer may purchase or pro-
vide fresh fruits and vegetables, dried
fruits and molasses in reasonable
amounts for his use until the next
period of production.
The Committee is credibly informed
that certain persons in the county
have, contrary to the above provisions.
secured food supplies in excess of their
present needs by making purchase Of
such supplies from different dealers.
The Committee views with great
disapproval this practice, and hereby
notify these people, and also any 9TH
ers who may be tempted to secure alb
normal or unlawful quantities of con-
trolled foods, that a continuance of
this practice can best result in more
drastic regulations, and bring chagrin
upon themselves should their names
appear in print as violators of The
Food Control Act.
County Federal Food Administration
Committee. George McNeal, Sec'y.
To The Retail Grocers and Dealers:
The Medina County Food Admins
tration Committee confidently expect
that each retail dealer within it's iuris-
diction will conform absolutely to the
requests and suggestions contained in.
the communications which they may,
have received from the office of The
Federal Food Administration for Ohio.
In these notices you have been re-
quested to limit your sales of sugar to
flve pounds to customer, and canned
goods, especially peas, corn, tomatoes,
salmon and sardines, to not more than
four cans to any one customer, in or
Ger to secure an equitable distribution
OF the supply and prevent boarding.
You are permitted to charge no
more than &c for beet, nor more than
lOc for cane sugar.
The United States Food Control
Act prohibits the purchase of food sun
plies by any person in quantity in
excess of his actual need for use with
IN reasonable time.
| You are requested to use every en-
deavor to prevent boarding on the part
OF your customers.
Flour may not be sold to provide
more than 30 days supply to any one
family.
Other articles of food should not be
sold in quantities to provide any per-
son supply in excess of the reason
able needs for 60 days.
Fresh fruits and vegetables, dried
fruits and molasses may be sold in
quantities to provide person a reas-
enable supply till the next period of
production. :"
The discovery of any violation of
the above requests will result in i'm
mediate action to prevent their rene
tition.
County Federal Food Administration
Committee. George McNeal, Sec'y. |
1t is known that many families. in
order to get supply of sugar to Law
by, purchase as much as thew can
from as many dealers as will sell it to |
them, to the great disadvantage of |
those who are trying to abide by the |
administrations plan of conservation
OF this food article, and who are fire.
quently unable to secure any at all.
According to Fred r. Croxton of
the Federal Food Administration for
Ohio, owing to scarcity of sugar no
person buying for a family of five
should be allowed to purchase in ex-
cess OF five pounds, or to replenish his
supply until necessary.
The county committee is urged to
take every precaution to prevent
boarding on the part of consumers.
Where complaints are received inves-
legations should be made and the
facts reported to state headquarters
for action. Croxton also states that
where the county committee deem it
advisable, they may report any ap-
parently well-founded rumors of hoard
ing and investigation will promptly
be made by special investigators or
by representatives of the United
States Department of Justice.
The U. s. Food Control Act pro-
vides that "any person who wilfully
boards any necessaries shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined not ex-
ceeding $4,000, or be imprisoned for
not more than two years, or both"
With reference to boarding by con-