The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-15
FOOD SAVING sYsTEMATIzED.
Uniformity of Regulations to Follow
Administrator Conference.

The convention of Louisiana food
| administrators at New Orleans last
Saturday and Sunday was great
success. The work was systematIzed
| to large extent, and important pol
icies were adopted. A message was
sent to Hoover telling him that the
state is willing to undergo any wheat
sacrifice demanded. It will continue
wheatless Mondays and Wednesdays,
using only Victory products on those
days, will restrict flour sales to six
pounds per month per person, and
strictly enforce the Fifty fifty rule.
Louisiana also suggested that the
government take all the flour it needs
right at the mills, and distribute the
balance among the states upon an
equitable basis. Uniform rules are
urged and Louisiana will obey such
rules no matter what deprivation it
entails. No action was taken re-
garding bread, as Mr.. Hoover has
announced that national regulations
would be Forthcoming in the next
few days. Meantime no increase in
bread prices is authorized.
Ice prices will be kept at last years
figures unless factory proves it's
right to increase the rate. The SUI
gar distribution system was declared
to cover the soft drink situation, and
the parish administrators will hustle
up the industries to send in reports
upon which sugar certificates are is
sued The state was divided into
zones, with Shreveport, Monroe,
Alexandria, Baton Rouge, New Or
leans and Lake Charles as head
quarters, and each zone viii have its
price interpreting committee which
will publish price list weekly, Civ
ing both cash and credit prices.
Consumers are asked to report over
charges for food so that investiga-
ton can be made. The districts will
also conduct food work more fully so
as to relieve the central Office of all
but the main questions. The extern
sion of the closed sugar bowl to all
parishes was recommended. Special
prohibition was promulgated against
sales of flour and other foods to
other states which have declared
against such sales. Uniformity of
regulations was endorsed and the
third district asked to conform to
this desire. The state administrator
was requested to specially in
struct the parish administrators
on their duties and powers, and to
give them full authority to fix and
impose penalties so that they could
act vigorously and promptly when
ever occasion demanded. The United
States employment service was en-
dorsed. together with its advocates
for the abolition of the Saturday
half-holidays and the stringent en-
forcement of vagrancy laws.
The legislature was memoriallzed
for stronger vagrancy laws, for
a strong dog and dog tax law, and for
the abolition Of fur trapping during
November and December, thus in
creasing the number of harvest
hands. The war savings stamps cam
paign was rendered cooperation.
The feature Of the session was the
address by DR. Ray Lyman Wilbur,
president Of Leland Stanford Uni
versity, who thrillingly told of the
race to save the situation in Europe,
the United States would have to
make in order to avert defeat. The
main victory so far has been the res
duction of the bread line in England.
Food has been and will be vital.
Russia and Serbia collapsed for lack
of food, and if either England,
France or Italy is permitted to fall in
the same way the effect will be dis
aster. The war is not only for ma
tional salvation, but to fight off five
hundred years Of slavery. No sac
rifice will be too great for victory,
and food saving is a leading factor
and duty The food administrators
regarded the speech as one Of the
greatest helps in their work which
they could possibly obtain, and Mr..
Parker is arranging for its broad dis
tribution.
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mildew The Consumers Coal Yard
is ready to handle your order.
The aid which the retail grocers
are extending to the Louisiana farm
ers in disposing Of the record potato
crop is attracting national attention.
It is calculated that about one-tenth
of the Louisiana output has been
marketed, and the movement is
gathering momentum daily.
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