The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-05-30

Opportunity is now offered, through
Federal Food Administrator w. p.
Aver. for Oregon families and manu-.
featuring firms using wheat flour, TO
make voluntary personal sacrifice
for the benefit Of Uncle Sans boys in
the Army and Navy. Mr.. Aver has
announced that any family. public eat.
ing place, OF factory using wheat flour.
such AZ bakeries and cracker factories.
now has the privilege OF directly con-
tributing 10 the flour bins Of the Army
and Navy by turning back to the gov.
ernment, at the market price. such
portion OF their wheat flour allowance
as they will patrio,!caily refrain from
consuming themselves.
Such gifts OF wheat flour, while not
going directly TO France for the boys
overseas, will be turned into the gov.
| ernment commissary at the nearest
point. and will release an equal guam.
tity OF wheat flour on the Atlantic
sea. board for immediate shipment
"over there" Under this novel plan
when a patriotic Oregon family goes
on a wheatless diet for week or q
month. or longer period. the wheat
flour they save and turn back 10 the
government actually represents an
equivalent OF wheat flour three thou
sand miles away. which Immediately
starts TO move forward 20 the fighting
forces. This arrangement has been
made In order 10 save transportation
across the continent.
II am hoping for a splendid wheat.
saving record IN Oregon" said Mr.,
Aver the other day. "For | believe
when oregon families and public eat.
ing places In the state know that the
flour they save will 20 direct 10 the
boys OF the Army and Navy they win
not hesitate to respond In the usual
patriotic Oregon way. l had n tele.
gram from Mr.. Hoover today In which
he asked mo for an estimate on what
I thought Oregon could be relied upon
70 save under the new plan. wished
TO be conservative. and replied that
my estimate would be 30 TO IS per
cent OF the normal wheat flour con.
| sumption. This In a much lower es.
Innate than other states had made.
and realize that Il will probably be
unsatisfactory at Washington. I am
hoping that the people OF the state
will exceed this estimate by a gsner.
ous margin. The county administra.
tors have in hand the full details OF
the plan for saving wheat In this way
\ fer the needs OF our fighting men, and
any one wishing to personally contrib.
L ,... vrhaat fint,r ahaulA aaf In tourh ~
once with the Food Administrator OF
the county In which he or she lives"
The wheatsaytng plan announced
by Mr.. Aver is a national one. and Il
II now operative In all the states.
The states OF washington Idaho and
Oregon are now cooperating In an
effort 10 make . big wheat-saying rec
ord for the Northwest Federal Food
| Administrators n. y. Bieknell OF Idaho
ana Charles Hebberd Of Washington
Join with Federal Food Administrator
W. n. Aver for Oregon In the follow
ing announcement. which gives In de
tail the plan OF handling the returned
wheat:
"Mr. Hoover has wired all Federal
Food Administrators that the excess
stocks Of flour held by public eating
places. bakers. dealers and consumers
may bs voluntarily surrendered for
the use OF the Army and Navy and the
Allies This action has been prompted
by the many voluntary offerings from
different parts OF the country,
THE practical method OF handling
such returned flour win be through
the local merchant. who Is hereby re
quested TO receive all such flour and
pay the holding consumer the actual
cost OF same and then re-distribute u
without any additional charge to the
ultimate consumer. Where merchants
accumulate more than their thirty
days supply and all hotels, bakers.
etc. that have an excess amount that
cannot be disposed OF locally, they
should Immediately communicate with
Mr.. N. H. Houser. Grain Commission
er OF the Food Administration. Board
OF Trade Building. Portland, and he
will arrange for the transportation TO
the seaboard. All flour returned TO
the merchant that 10 resold 10 the
consumer should be reported 10 Mr.
Houser, in order that an equal amount
may be released for shipment TO the
Allies.
THE whole object OF the above ar
rAngement is to provide a channel
through which all excess quantities
Of flour may reach the Army and Navy
or the Allied armies a. voluntary
offering of the people Of this country"