The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-04-25
let THE SOLDIERS
HAVEYOUR FLOUR
etate Food Administrator Appeals to
Loyal Tennesseans 10 Abstain from
Using Wheat Flour and Give All 70
Feed Allies and Troops in France.


Feed Allies and Troops In France.
ille.-Through the county food
administrators of more than half Of
the counties Of the state, DR.. H. A.
Morgan, federal food administrator In
Tennessee, has issued an appeal to
the people of Tennessee to turn over
TO the government, for the use Of its
army and navy and its allies, all the
wheat flour that they can possibly
spare. This flour viii be paid for at
fair market price to be fixed by Dr..
Morgan, after conference with those
who are familiar with price conditions,
II Is expected that the merchants OF
the counties will finance the PROPOSE.
tion-that is, they will pay for the
flour as 1t is turned in, and then they
will be reimbursed when the flour ia
loaded on cars for shipment to the
United States grain corporation.
In making this appeal DR.. Morgan
said: 1.-THE people of Tennessee can
spare from their stocks Of flour, am
sure, q carload or two for our govern.
nent in this CRISIS, without making a
very great sacrifice. 1t would not in,
convenience us very much If we
did without flour altogether until the
next harvest. In Grimes county, Tex.
as, nearly everyone responded to the
appeal, and three carloads went for.
ward We can do the same thing
here"
The boarding of wheat win not be
tolerated by the food administration.
There is now, in the judgment of Dr.
Morgan, no reason why any farmer in
Tennessee should continue to hold his
wheat. A list of those who still have
wheat on hand has been secured by
the food administration, and where
they will not respond to appeals to
their patriotism the wheat is being
taken over under requisition papers,
as provided in the food control act
One farmer had 1000 bushels and re,
fused to part with 1t, and requIsition
papers were issued and the wheat
taken over for the government.
To Abstain From Wheat.
Following number of inspiring ap.
peals from eloquent speakers. the
women war workers Of Tennessee to
the number Of more than 1000 assem-
bled at the capitol at Nashville,
adopted a resolution pIedging them.
selves to abstain as far as practica.
BILE from the use Of wheat flour prod.
ucts until the next harvest, and In no
event to use during any one month
more than one and one-half pounds OF
wheat flour per person, the same to
be carefully weighed. At a meeting
OF the district demonstration agents
and war workers at Chattanooga a res.
olution that went even further was
unanimously passed pledging absolute
ahstention from the use of wheat
products until the next harvest, and
declaring that each person present
would seek to influence others to
make the same resolution.
The meeting of district agents ana
women war workers at Chattanooga
was decided success and the mem.
beers pledged enthusiastic cooperation
In all of the war activities. ] |. Fin.
ney OF Columbia represented the
United States Food Administration,
delivering strong appeal to the won.
en- for conservation and service to the
nation In this crisis.
On the call OF the war emergency
council Of the National Bakers and DR..
II. A. Morgan, federal food administra.
tor, the bakers of Tennessee to the
number Of about 40, representing all
sections, from Bristol to Memphis, as.
sembled at the Commercial club in
Nashville and perfected a state organ.
ization by the election Of Charles X.
Evers OF the American Bread com
pany, Nashville, as president. The
bakers were addressed by DR.. Nor
gan and ]. l. Finney of the food ad.
ministration. Full cooperation with
the food administration was pledged
and a technical committee OF five
nominated to act with the food admin.
istration in the Interpretation OF rules
and regulations governing the bakers
of the state. A number have joined
since the organization and it is now
representative of that interest.
Patriotism Of Hotels.
Five OF the leading hotels of Chat
tanooga have voluntarily gone on
wheatless ration until the next har
vest, having agreed to eliminate all
wheat products froIA their menus
Houston r, Harper, hotel representa-
tive of the food administration in Ten.
nessee, is confident that large mum.
Der of hotels in other places in the
state will make a similar resolution
At a meeting held at Chattanooga the
hotels of the state were organized and
full and hearty cooperation pledged
TO the food administration in the OK
ecution OF its rules and regulations
Maj Rutledge Smiths efficient work
as chairman of the council of defense
Of Tennessee has been recognized by
the council at Washington and he has
been asked to bring the organizations
Of other southern states up to the
high standard Of that Of Tennessee.
It is generally conceded at Wash
lngton that Tennessee has one OF the
best war organizations In the Union
Not only have the heads Of all the war