French Broad hustler., 1918-08-15
UTMOST SAVING OF
SUGAR NECESSARA
Food Administrator Henry A. Page
Announces New Restrict ons IN
Sales Of Sugar and Calls Upon Con-
sumers to Eoonomize-Prese wing
and Canning Not to Be curtaiEed.

RaIeigh.-State Food Administrator
Henry A. Page has announced new
restrictions to govern all sales OF sug-
ar by wholesalers and retailers and
at the same time calls upon sugar con.
sumers in North Carolina to econo'
mizs and save the utmost ounce or
sugar through reduced consumption in
the home and through the eltmtnA'
tion of soft drinks, candy and other
less essential or non-essential prod
ucts. Beginning today, all dealers are
forbidden to sell more than two
pounds to town or city consumer or
more than five pounds to a country
consumer and not more than 70 lbs.
can be sold at one time to individuals
for canning and preserving purposes
under the certificate plan announced
some weeks ago by the Food Admin
istration If a larger quantity is re-
CURED at one time it may be purchas-
ed upon the approval of the County
Food Adminjs
Every dealer is required to keep an
absolutely accurate record of all sales
"
date of sale, name of purchaser,
quantity sold and price. These records
will be examined periodically by the
Food Administration inspectors who
will be put in the field in the imme-
date future.
Mr.. Page states frankly that the
sugar situation is serious. "It is ex-
tremely important that there shall be
no curtailment in the quantity Of pre-
serves, jam, and canned fruits maau-
factured during the present season"
declared Mr.. Page, land if sugar 10
to be plentiful and ample for preserV-
ing and canning purposes there must
be marked conservation not only by
commercial users who produce less
essential products such as soft drinks,
candy, etc, but also upon the part OF
tho individual consumers. 1t is the
patriotic ducy of every American citt.
zen to consume less Of the products
Of fountains and candy shops under
the present conditions.
"It isthe duty Of every man, woman
and child in the United States to use
q minimum Of sugar for tea, coffee,
cereals, cakes AID other edibles.
"Tke individual who uses more
sugar than is necessary for any pur'
pose and who leaves unused sugar in
the bottom of their coffee cups or iced
tea glasses, is a Stacker and a near
ally Of the Kaiser.
Less Essentials Must Co..
"The American nation is stripping
to the waist for this fight and non
essential Industries must go by the
board 1t has not been necessary
until this time to curtail our use Of
sugar to the extent that is now re-
quested. 1t is necessary now and our
people must realize that, just as in the
case of wheat and meat, they must
save until it hurts. The Food Admin
istration doesn't want any one to do
without creals, coffee, tea, ETC., and
especially 1T doesn't want children
and invalids deprived of the amount
Of sugar necessary in their food for
their proper growth and development
but it does want and it will expect
every patriotic adult to conhne their
use of sugar to not exceeding three
pounds per month at the very most.
This is the measure Of conservation
and these three pounds month
should include any candy, soft drinks,
etc, that are used"