Milford chronicle., 1918-03-29
MUST SAVE FLOUR
OR BE RATIONED
Food Administration Says Cards VIII
be Issued Unless There Is
Greater Saving

II the people of America will not pa =
triotically conserve their consumption OF
wheat -four to one and one-half pounds
per week per person, then the days Of
compulsory rationing cards are not far
off This is the intimatiOn OF the recent
new wheat regulation made public by the
Food Administration.
The Food Administration is now making
II a volunteer effort on the part OF the
citizens OF the United States They are
told that there Is just so much wheat left
TO carry the people over until next har-
vest This has been figured down TO the
pound and a half ration announced II a
person wants to continue and eat nothing
but wheat bread then his or her supply
win possibly be exhausted long before the
next harvest It's up to him or her
II has always been the policy of the
Food Administration TO give the people
an opportunity first to exercise their pa
triotism. When this results in nadeht.
then other measures are taken. The
Administration has power to do other
things. The answer rests with the peo-
pie whether it is necessary to exercise
such powers.
The new regulations in brief follow.
"1.-HOusehOlders to use not to exceed
total Of " pounds per week Of wheat
products per person. This means not
more than IA pounds of Victory bread
containing the required percentage Of
substitutes, and one-hah pound of cook
ing flour. macaronl. crackers, pastry. pies.
cakes, wheat breakfast cereals all com
bined
"2-Public eating places and clubs to !
observe two Wheatless days per week |
Monday and Wednesday. as at present |
In addition thereto. not to serve to any !
one guest at any one meal an aggregate I
OF breadstuffs, macaroni, crackers, pastry. /
pies, cakes. wheat breakfast cereals. con-
tanning a total Of more than two ounces /
of wheat -four No wheat products to be
served unless specially ordered. Public (
eating establishments not to buy more
than six pounds of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus conform
ing with the limitations requested Of
'3.-lRetailers to sell not more than one
eighth Of a barrel of flour to any town
customer at any one time, and no more
than one-quarter Of barrel to any coun-
try customer at any one time, and in no
case to sell wheat products without the
sale of an equal weight Of other cereals.
Ave ask the bakers and grocers TO
reduce the volume of Victory bread sold.
by delivery Of the three-quarter pound
loaf where one pound was sold before.
and corresponding proportions in other
weights. We also ask bakers not TO in
crease purchases beyond seventy percent.
Of the average monthly amount purchased
in the four months prior to March l.
5.-Manufacturers using wheat prod
nets for nOn-food purposes should cease
such use entirely
6-There is no limit upon the use of
'ther cereals-hOurs and meals, corn. bar
ey, buekwheat, potato -four, etc"
Mr. Hoover, in explaining the drastic
lctiOn, makes it clear that it was a war
Yep II means a cut of fifty per cent
n normal consumption. He added:
Reserying a margin for distribution
o the army and for special cases It leaves
or general consumption approximately
Y pounds of wheat products weekly per
'erson.
Many -four consumers are dependent
non bakers bread. Such bread must be
urable and threfore requires a larger
roportion Of wheat products.
Potatoes Plentiful.
Our army and navy require a fun
llowance. The well-to-do in our popu-
ition can make greater sacrifices in the
assumption of wheat products than can
he poor In addition. our population in
he agricultural districts, where the other
ereals are abundant, are more skilled in
ne preparation OF breads from these
ther cereals than the crowded city and
populations.
With the improved transportations.
re now have available a surplus of po-
ltoes. We also have in the spring months
surplus Of milk. and we have ample
orn and oats for human consumption.
he drain on rye and barley as substi-
ties already has greatly exhausted these
rains
There need to be no fear, Mr. Hoover
lid. that health will be impaired by the
Institutes Of cereals.
No reason exists, he said. why Amer
an women who do their own cooking
'nnOt use less than the ration speci-
ed. Families are asked to restrict them
Ives even more in order that supplies
IN be provided for those communities
IS able TO adept themselves TO a large
'oportion OF substitutes.