The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-08-15

The food administrators is endeavor-
ny TO allot the sugar In as equitable
A manner as possible in each ON
nunity, aud II Is possible that errors
may creep In and one merchant re-
seive less sugar than he feels that he
IS entitled to, but YOU must realize
that this Is not Intentional, and you
are urged, A. far MS possible, 60 bury
tFaGa jeuGusies and to work together
for the common good. la case you
tecl that you have been allowed less
sueOr Oaan your trade warrants, You
an call upon your county food admin
.%stratOr ami he viii enGeayor 90 adj
Just the matter.
Sugar for Household Purposes.
Sugar for household purposes must
be sold only IN the basis OF tyyo pounds
per capita per month, and y thirty
lays supply FOR each family can he
sold ut one time. This cancels the for
mer rule permitting sales Of sugar In
ten and tWcnty-fiVe-pound lois fur
household purposes.
If n family hires labcrers for hoylng
or threshlng, or other farm WORK,
whom the head Of the family IL re-
CURED to temporarily board, then the
head of such family must accurately
compute thC number of meals To he
served for this pUrpose, In addition to
the meals for regular members of his
lfamlly, and sugar should be allotted
him on the basis of two pounds for
every ninety meals served to sucl
hired help.
No sugar for household purposes
should be sold unless the head OF the
family signs for the mount sold on
the blank furnished you by this OF
fee. This blank is n certificate as
to the facts and is for your protection
N selling sugar In the ;tmQunts request
bers in the family.
Sugar for Home Canning.
Owing TO the extreme shortage OF
sugar, the food administrator has been
compelled TO reduce the allowance Of
sugar to each family for home can
ming purposes, and sugar will he DIS
tributed OH pledge cards on the fol-
lowing basis:
Al families who received 100 pounds
Of sugar In June are not entitled to
any more sugar for this season for
this purpose.
If Il family did or did not purchase
twenty-five pounds Of sugar in July
for home canning, they are only entl-
tied to the following amount of sugar
during the month Of August for this
purpose:
A family consisting Of four people
or under, six pounds of sugar.
a family consisting of owe four and
including six, ten pounds of sugar.
A family consisting of over six and
including nine, fifteen pounds of sugar.
A family consisting of more than
nine, twenty-five pounds of ugar.
You are hereby instructed to enter
on each pledge card the date the sugar
is sold and the number Of members
Of the family, anu the purchaser mt
time of signing must insert the amount
sold by you on such card. No replac-
ment certificates will be issued to you
unless this information Is on the pledge
card over your signature. This rule
must be, strictly adhered to.
Please inform your customers that
the food administrator regrets this
necessity In the reduction Of sugar
allOtments for home canning, hut he
Is compelled to put this into effect
, owing to the national shortage Of sugar,
and because he has received definite
instructions from Washington so to 90.
consequently, no requests for extra
allotments Will he honored by this of
fee, until such requests have been
submitted to and have received the
approval of the county food admins
traitor.
Your August allotment IL based on
the population of your community, and
the number of this population that you
serve reckoned as fairly as possible,
from your statement and those of the
other merchants in your community.
You have been allowed sufficient sugar
to take care of your customers on the
basis of two pounds per capita per
month, with u sufficient reserve TO
take care Of your home canning cards.
(which canning cards should be mailed
into this Office regularly. Certificate
for August allotment will be mailed
you within twcnty-four hours, prOvid-
ing our records show you are entitled
to any for this month, and provided
you have certified to us the amount of
sugar you have had on hand or in tran.
sit as Of date July 30. 1918.
Blanks and Pledge Cards.
Forms are being mailed to you on
which you will record all sales for
household purposes. No sugar, what
~soever, can be sold unless you obtain
the signature Of the purchaser, either
on this form or on the pledge cards
for canning purposes. No exceptions
can be made to this rule.
New cards have been printed read
Ing August ISSUE" II you have on
hand any unused cards Of the July
issue substitute the word August and
use these cards for the current month.
Do not report sugar sold In lots for
home canning purposes on the grOcer's
weekly report. You will report these
sales separately as you return the
pledge cards for replacement.
We expect your cooperation. In
view Of the above more strict ration
Ing OF sugar you will undoubtedly be
deluged with complaints from "Onr
customers, and only by sensing this IS
a national Issue can they be brought
to realize the situation. We quote To-