Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-06-27
HEAVIEST MONEY
FINE YET IMPOSED
FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS o.
FOOD REGULATIONS ~ COT.
TON sEEp c@ALERa
RED CROSS GETS the $500


Administration In TennAssss, the Red
Croas committee Of Lincoln County
VIII receive a 800 second Liberty
bond of the United States. The peal
Y was imposed BY Federal FOOD 40
unAnistrator 4. A. Morgan on the firm
Of Strong, Bagley q Haglsy, Of Fay.
sttevii1e, for alleged violations Of the
food regulations - cotton seed deal
era.
This Ii the heaviest money penalty
1t has so far besn imposed By the
Federal Food Administration IN Ten.
nassse The firen Of Strong, Bagisy o
Hagiay, largely through inadvertence
end ignorance, admitted that they had
violated the food regulations and from
iAe first manifested fine spirit Ad-
fnatting their violation Of the rules Of
the Food Administration. they readily
agreed to be penalized to the extent of
$500 Liberty Bond to be given TO
the Red Gross. The bond was received
BY Charles @. Traube. state legal rep.
resentatfve, who looked after the inter
eats OF the Food Administration. @
was promptly forwarded by DR.. Nor.
gem 10 Chairman Lees of the Lincoln
County Red Cross committee. Or.
Morgan took the position that Lincoln
County should be entitled to credit for
the same.
The penaliZed firm wrote 10 DR.. Nor.
gan splendid letter admitting the Jus.
tics of the settlement, expressing ap-
probation Of the attitude Of the Food
Administration and rendering Its ser.
vices In any capacity to the Food Adj
ministration. Speaking Of the casa
Dr. Morgan said:
"This firm was guilty, but through
inadvertenee The members are thor.
oughly loyal and honorable men but
they had neglected sadly to inform
themselves about the regulations gov
erning their business and action was
necessary, but ! have never come IN
contact with men who were fairer or
who manifested a finer spirit than did
MessIs Strong, Bagley g. .Basley"
Sugar Distribution.
There will be no exceptions what.
ever III the enforcement of the rules
limiting the supply Of sugar thai man
ufactuTers Of non essentials may OBJ.
tain. according TO the instructions that
were given to the Federal Food Ad.
ministrators al their meeting In Wash,
lmgton last week The Tennessee Food
Administration was represented by j
| Finney, assistant 10 the food admin
istrator, and Charles @ Traubs, the
state legal representative, The Food
Administration Is determined that
there shall be sufficient sugar In the
country to provide for the canning
and preserving demands OF the peo-
pie Makers OF non essentials like
candy chewing gum and soft drinks
will be strictly limited to 80 per cent
OF the amount that they used during
the corresponding period OF last year
Sugar cannot be obtained for these
purposes except upon the written per.
mission Of DR. H A Morgan, the Fed
sral food administrator OF Tennessee
Wheat Harvest
Farmers should sell their wheat
from the thresher In the judgment OF
the Food Administration, for the rea-
son that the price i fixed by the gov.
eminent and there sill be no ncent.
i've whatsoever for holding the wheat
In fact il VIII ba more profitable to
the farmers Of the state to sell the
crop from the tAresher than it would
BE- to hold il, pay storage insurance
aud loss from shginkage 1t will be
much better from c.ery aspect to sell
the wheat at once "a to hold it,
From present pr. oeats, the crop Is
going to be very .afge one In fact
some estimates place the ED higher
than for any year since 1914, when all
termer records ia the state we're sx.
ceeded
Flour Shipments Checked.
Hereafter no flour can be shipped
Into county without the written per.
mission of the county food administra-
tor Of the county 5 which the ship
ment is TO be M Announcement
TO this effect was ie last week by
DR.. II A. Morgan, Federal food admin
istrator Of Tennessee This is done
to protect the teri tory from which
flour has been periodically sarren-
dered to the government by the peo-
pie from a flood OF flour that would
be turned into the county by anpatrf.
otto flour dealers.
The Food Administration IL daily
growing less tolerant OF violations OF
lts rules in this state, and almost
every day merchants, millers, restau'
rants. etc. are being disciplined. Ia
Bristol the city food administrator
closed the store Of a merchant who
persisted IN the sale OF flour in viola
ton OF an agreement among the peo-
pie OF that city not to sell or consume
any more flour A man in Nashville
who raised a row because Of the limit.
ed sugar ration served by the restau.
rants OF that city IL compliance with
Food Administration orders, was taken
into police court and fined SO and
@nzes Countv fond adratnfstrs tors