Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-06
BROTHERS ARE HANDED 4 JOLT
 IN THIS STATE
Rtailers of Little Rock Are Forced to Pay Fines Into
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Special to The Graphic.

Special to The Graphic.
 Little Rock, Nov 5.-IhOsc whose business come under the rules and re- gulations of the United States Food Administration will Je interested in the following official announcement made by State Food Administrator Hamp Williams:
 Nineteen dealers in food stuffs in Little Rock, wholesale and retail merchants, were fined total of $165 (which was paid to the Red Cross, for Exceeding the margin of profit allow ed by the government. November wil lbe known as nti-Profiteering Month" Special investigators will work over the state and investigate e charges of profiteering. Fair Price Interpreting Boards in the various counties will receive the result of such investigation. Profiteering in Arkansas will prove very costly venture for those found guilty.
 Mere Sugar Allowed.
 Merchants are now permitted to sell three pounds per person in the family per month They may also sell months supply at time.
 
 ply to families ill the country, based on five pounds per person per month in the family.
 Public eating places also profit by the Increased allowance of sugar. They must never however, serve more than half an ounce of sugar per person at any one time. They may serve teaspoonful of sugar for tea or coffee and an additional teas poonful of sugar for breakfast or fruit or creals, but not for both.
 Fatten the Turkeys.
 "All licensees dealing in turkeys must, until December z, refrain from buying hen turkeys weighing less than eight pounds and young toms weighing less than 12 pounds, live weight. Licensees should not pur- chase Turkeys intended for Thanks giving market for points east of Pittsburgh and Buffalo after Novem- Der 19. No licensee should dress turkeys in any temperature above lU degrees unless equipped with artfi- cial refrigerating facilities to chill the birds immediately after dressing.
 "In view of the fact that the price of other grain is now much moder. ated, there seems to be no occasion for maintaining the rules against using wheat for feeding purposes, as it would only go into use in obscure localities for feeding chickens. Therefore, previous rules limiting sale of wheat for feed are hereby re- pealed.
 Help to Cannerics.
 "The Food Administration has been able to arrange for a sufficient quantity of tin plate to permit the. packing of beans. Permission IS hereby granted to canners of beans to pack during November, December and January a total quantity not in excess of normal pack. For these three months canners may use up all odd sizes of tin now on hand, but additional purchases of tin smaller than the No. ? size will not be permitted. It is still necessary for all shippers selling beans to can ners to secure a permit before mak- ing sales. Gamers may not, how ever, contract for more than a three months supply of cans or beans.
 New Home Card.
 "To the housewife we make this timely sugestion: The New Home Card will be out the first week in December. It contains the food pro- gram the government asks you to follow in your home. Read the new Home Card carefully. Hang the Card in your window beside the service flag and the Red Cross emblem. Remember, the service flag and the Red Cross will mean nothing if you don't live up to the Home 1 Card. It is more important now than ever before that you follow the l Home Card directions to the letter
 WALTER M. EBEL, Director Publicity, U. s. Food Ad- l ministratiOn for Arkansas"