Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-07-25
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OFF DINING isyl
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS. CAFES
OR PLACES WHERE MEALS ARE
SERVED FOR PAY CAN MOI
HAVE SUGAR BOWL ACCESSIBLE
Satrona' Service For Drinks - L'r'''NS1
To One and one-Ralf Teaspoon
fuls az Sugar, Or Two Loafe
Of Lump Sugar.

OF Lump sugar
Nashville, Tenn.-Sugar bowls have
been banished from the tables Oh az
public eating places under an ediot 10
sued by Dr.. H. A. Morgan, federal looo
administrator for Tennessee. NO NO
tel, restaurant, boarding house CStS
or place where meals are regularly
served for pay, can longer have tnS
sugar bowl where 1t Is accesslDle W
the patrons. Every patron Is llmltse
to service for his drinks Of one anu
one-haR teaspoons OF sugar or Wners
lump sugar is used to two loafs. fos
fruit or berries not more than ono anu
one-half teaspoons may be served "
any customer. This order grows out OF
the desperate sugar shortage. mas
been in effect in Nashville, Knox
Vile and other places for some time
and has resulted in an immense saw
ing Of sugar.
At the annual meeting OF the len
nessee Hotel association IN NasnVlhes
this sugar ration was approved ana
the cooperation OF all loyal hotel men
was pledged DR.. Morgan in Its en-
forcement. J. l. Ffnney, OF the 1000
administration, addressed the hotei
men and thanked them for the splen-
did cooperation that they have given
the food administration. Every OH
cial, federal, state and local, has been
summoned to aid in the enforcemens
of the sugar rationing plan.
Hardware and implement Men.
DR.. Morgan, federal food admins
traitor, will be one of the principal
speakers at the annual convention OF
the Tennessee Hardware and lmple
ment Dealers at the Hotel Hermitage,
Nashville, on August 7, and Will urge
that the implement dealers cooperate
with the food administration IN fur'
nishing the farmers with all possible
laborsaving machinery. Another led
eral food administrator, In the person
of Hon. Hamp Williams, of Arkansas,
will also speak at this meeting. 1t Is
expected that as the result OF tne
meeting the implement dealers OF Ten
nessee will be organized as an auxiE
larry of the food administration.
Mill Feed Pricea-
Under the schedule of prices an
nounced by the federal food admins
tration in Tennessee, mixed mill feed
should not sell in ton lots or over
from the mills to the consumer at over
$50 per ton. II sold fl less than ton
lots dollar may be added. II deliv-
cred ANOTHER dollar may be charged.
Where bran is sold the mill must
charge $1.sS per ton less than t2I
mixed feed. II they sell shorts, mid
dlings or red dog they may charge
rs cents per ton more than for mixed
feeds. This means that practically
an over the state the consumer should
buy from the mills bran at not to OK.
coed 31.65 per hundred Shorts In like
manner at about $40 per hundred
and mixed feed at around $1.65 per
hundred pounds. 1t Is announced that
those prices must be observed. All
patriotic citizens, officials and food adj
ministrators are urged to report OK.
cessive charges for all mill feeds, SO
that the food administration can dis
oipline the parties who are guilty OF
overcharges.
Many Are Fined.
Hotels and eating places in Knox
Vile have been fined sums aggregat
ing $210 by Fayette r. Vandeventer,
city food administrator, for violating
the rules OF the federal food admins
tration. The checks have all been
mailed to the Red Cross canteen at
Knoxville. The Union Grocery com
pany Of Nashville, has been fined $26
for the benefit Of the Red Cross at
Nashville for having sold over two
pounds Of sugar to city customers. The
Burbage Produce company, OF Johnson
City, cited before James H. Epps, Jr,
food administrator Of Washington
county, was fined s25 because its store
at Jonesboro failed to candle eggs as
required by the regulations. This fine
was also paid over to the Red Cross.
Since the beginning of the federal
food administration in Tennessee
thousands of dollars have been col.
lected In fines and paid over to the
Red Cross.
License Revoked.
The license OF the Farmers Hay n
Grain company at Hartman, Tenn,
has been revoked by the food admin.
istration for failure to observe the
and the company forbid
den to transact any further business
under all of the penalties Of the fooS
control act
Cleveland Meeting.
Combining the WORK Of the food a.
ministration and the celebration a.
Francs's liberty. Sunday. July IL, was
observed By che pAtxiotie people Il
Bradley county with q eig patrict,s.
mass meeting at the ooSthousa. TAe
speaker Of the occasion was J. I, psn.
rey, Of the federal food AAuinisos>sfs~
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