The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-03-06
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR WOOD
CONFERS With LOCAL men
Explains Food Regulations, Says
Wheat Situation Is Grave, Ample
Supply of Rice

For the purpose of bringing about
a better understanding of the many
phazes of the food laws James A.
Wood, Food Administrator for Ne
yada held a conference last Thurs
day at the court house with the local
board and a number of dealers,
restaurant and hotel managers.
E. L. McKeown, local food admin
itsrator, presided and Mr.. Wood
stated that the work of the different
food boards is principally that of
education, dependent upon the pa
triotic attitude of the people for an
observance of the regulations.
Continuing he said that to invoke e
the power of the law was the last
resort, and that the people of Ne
vada did not realize the gravity of
the situation confronting them in a
food shortage, and that in four
months from now we will lack white
flour, thai we are 100000 bush
els of wheat behind in the shipment
of wheat to our soldiers and allies,
and Independent of our needs they
must be supplied, and we on our
part must resort to the $3.50 basis
of substitutes in bread stuffs.
Considering the recent complaint
that the Fallon Flour Mill had vio-
lated the food regulations. it was ad-
mitted that the mill had a legal
right to exchange flour for wheat
with farmers, but could only give a
80 days supply to any one party and
on the basis of 70 per cent of normal
requirements.
Ii the mill sells flour it must eth
er sell an equal amount of designat-
ed substitutes or have a written GER
tificate showing that the purchaser
has bought the same amount of sub
stitutes in connection with that par
ticular purchase.
Replying to a question of Mana
ger Mccall of the Fallon Flour Mill,
who stated that he was anxious to
comply with the law, Mr.. Wood said
that if ID farmer wished to purchase
-four from the mill he must produce
a certificate proving that he had pur-
chased substitutes on the $3.50 bas-
is. but in the event of the farmer
being unable to obtain the necessary
substitutes he may claim release by
substituting potatoes.
Mr.. Wood agreed that if the mill
would place an order for a car or
half a car of substitutes he would
arrange that it would come as a pre-
ferential shipment.
He said that the average Nevada
family consisted of four persons and
that the sale of sugar should be on
the basis of three pounds per person
per month in towns. and five pounds
to each person in the country.
Contrary to- an erroneous opinion
held by many, rice flour and rice
meal is still a substitute for wheat
flour.
The cause for the advance in price
of rice is attributed to the fact that
most rice mills have been running TO
full capacity in order to supply the
demand for 100000 bags of rice
for our fighting forces and associ-
ates
AS a result of the normal supply
for home consumption has been tenn
porarily reduced.
This fact has given rise to the err
roneous report that there is a short
age of rice in this country.
Based on recently and officially
compiled figures there is approx
mately 150.OO0,OOO pounds surplus
here which is ample for our domes-
tic requirements.
In this state there is but one meat
less day, Tuesday, but that day it
should be borne in mind is both
beefiess and porkless.