Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27

oations Of Fooa au.es--0Wing To
Loss Of Sugar Ey Submarines Foad
Administration. Issues More Drastic
Regulations Governing Sale OF Sugar.
Nashville, Tenn.-Another violator
of the Federal Food Administration
regulations in Tennessee was brought
to terms this week when a penalty OF
$25 was imposed on Y. c. Ellis. a mer-
chant of CGokeyille, who sold flour in
violation of his agreement not to sell
flour until the next harvest. This pen.
atty was imposed for the benefit of
the American Red Cross. The penalty
was accepted by Mr.. Ellis, who agreed
that in the future he would be the
consistent ally of tile food administra-
tion and would be an example for 9th.
ers to follow
Because Of the persistent violations
of the food regulations the Warren
House at McMiagli.e has been requir.
ed to make oath and execute bond in
the penalty OF $4,000 that it will here
after observe all OF the regulations OF
the food administration The mill OF
j. A. Justice at McMinnville was sus.
pended for thirty days because Of the
sale to the postmaster and the assist
ant postmaster at that place flour
without at the same time requiring
the purchase oi an equal amount Of
substitutes.
A bakery at Knoxville has paid to
the Red Cross penalty Of $75 fog
violations Of the food rules. These
ere only partial list OF the cases that
have been disposed of by the food ad
ministration during the. past week
|. Through the enforcelrent division. Fha
foud afdrisisstialio. IL ins. ssi1s mare
and more upon the faithful observance
of its regulations.
New sueor Regulations.
Owing to the destruction of millions
of pounds OF sugar by submarines op-
Grating on car coasts, the destruction
of thousand u tons Of coastwise ship.
ping that ca7ot be easily replaced, It
has been ne 53sary to issue much
more drastic regulations governing
the sale AMI distribution OF sugar.
Hereafter the amount that can be oh.
tanned by any household in a city OF
town is limited to two pounds, an
aggregate purchases during the mont.
shall not be more than four pounds
for each person in the household.
Sugar may be obtained in auanti
ties not exceeding twenty-five pounds
for immediate home canning and pre-
serving purposes by the execution o,
an affidavit form of which has beer
approved by Federal Food Administra
tor DR.. Morgan
This affidavit must be executed IL
duplicate, copy of same being given 10
the party making the purchase and
the other to the merchant making the
sale. At the end of each week the m 81.
chants must send their certificates or
affidayits to the county food admins.
traitor to be checked by him. Justices
Of the peace, notaries public, postmas.
ters and judges of courts of record
are authorized to administer the oaths
REQUIRED to obtain the sugar.
New Beef Ration.
Hereafter no public eating place in
Tennessee may serve beef at more
than four meals during the week un-
der instruction just issued by the Fed.
eral Food Administration Beefsteak
may be served only once weekly;
roast beef only once weekly and boil
ed beef only twice weekly. This rule
applies to all hotels, restaurants,
boarding houses and cafes. No private
household shall, during any week, buy
more than one and one-Quarter pound
of clear beef for each member Of the
household, nor more than one and one.
half pound including the bone. Coun.
ty food administrators have been in.
structed to rigidly enforce these regu.
lations.
Flour For Government.
No more flour will be taken over by
the food administration for the relisf
of the soldiers, sailors and our allies.
This action was made necessary be-
cause of the coming into market Of
the wheat from the new crop. 1t would
be an expensive proposition to the
government to take over flour at ex-
listing prices from consumers and
dealers when the mills now have an
abundance that they will sell to the
government at lower prices.
"The response to our appeal has
been magnificent" said ]. !. Finney,
who has been in charge of the flour
movement in the state, "but we can
not continue indefinitely to take over
flour, much as the tenders are appre-
niatod MANY nf thn nnuntiaq have