The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-08
IMPORTANT SUGAR REGULA-
TIONS.
All manufacturers OF Articles Rcquir.
Ing Sugar Must File Ahidavits BY
June 10.

Column bia, June 5.-The large users
OF sugar in South Carolina are not
fully appreciativc of the actual con-
ditiOns relative to the use of sugar
TO properly handle the supply of su-
gar, the government is recurring all
large users OF sugar to file affidayits
OF their present supplies and basiag
subsequent use upon record. Many
of the establishments i'm this State
using sugar in large quantities have
failed to file these afidavits, and to
comply with the food administration
able trouble If this regulation of the
food administration is not fully com
piled with, and those who now think
themselves in good shape with an
ample temporary supply Of sugar, are
likely to have subsequent supplies
withheld, and to be penaliZed if they
do not comply with the present reg
ulations as to sworn returns.
For the convenience Of all con-
Germs the food administration has Of
fees in Charleston, Columbia and
Greenvile where the blanks NAV be
secured, and where additional infor-
nation, if sought, may be had.
All manufacturers of apple butter,
candy. confectionery, favoring ex-
tracts. fruit preserves, fluit syrup.
ice cream, jam, Jelly medicine pre-
serves, soda water, soft drinks. syrups.
soda water fountains, bottlers of soft
drinks, besides many others, are in
vOlved.
Today State food administrator Ell
hott received telegram from Her
bert Hoover. United States food ad-
miHistrator, which reads in part as
follows
The control of sugar allotted to
| manufacturers will SO far as we can
see continue throughout the war. II
is desirable that you announce this
fact and give it the widest possible
publicity at the time, making it known
that all manufacturers of less essen
tial food products using sugar must
lille the required statement with YOU
by June tenth covering sugar used, on
hand. and their requirements, and
showing their present situation that
we may know they are conforming
to our rules. If their sugar on hand
plus the amount used to date is more
/ than eighty per cent. of the amount
used by them from January to July,
1917, such excess must be turned over
to the food administrator for his dis
position. Please make it known that
unless these reports are filed with
YOU by June tenth no sugar will be
allotted all the balance of 1918 to the
manufactures failing to make such
returns. In other words, if any man
ufacturer has in stock large amount
OF sugar and thinks thereby that he
has no occasion to apply to the food
administration and does not take cog
| niZance Of the rules. he will suffer the
penalty Of his failure to make his re-
ports and is likely to be proceeded
| against as a hoarder in the mean
time"
or course it is the purpose Of the
government and the State food ad-
ministrator to see that everyone gets
all of the sugar possible but there is
to be concert of action to secure
the desired results.
These certificates are not required
rom the individual housekeeper or
for the home canning or preserving
Of fruits and vegetables, nor are they
required of hotels restaurants or
boarding houses that serve their pro
duct directly to their patrons.