Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-08
SUGAR ration IN
STATE IS REDUCED
TWO POUNDS PR PERSON PEA
MONTH NOW APPLIES 70
ALL HOUSEHOLDS,
LOWEST WAR ALLOWANCE
That Tennessee 10 Facing a Serious
Sugar Shortage S shown BY the
Per Capita Allotment for Month Of
Ausust-same as English Allowance.

Nashville, Tenn Beginning Angus.
the sugar ration in Tennessee vas
reduced from three pounds per capita
per month to two pounds. This ap'
plies TO all households and 10 ali pub
lie eating places 10 more than this
amount will be issued to the re,aH
dealers so that it is up to them to see
that their customers DO no ex eed the
allotment otherwise otter custsmelG
will have to 60 WI Olt and that VII
disturb the plan o, distribution.
That the state 1 facing a serious
sugar shortage IS 48wn by the meagra
allotment made t. Tenn see Tor Au
gust by the food adm alton tins
state has been allowed only 6,S00,o00
pounds Two pounds per capita viii
take 100000 pounds of this The no.
tells and public eaag places win take
at least 100000 pounds, leaving OILY
a million and three-quarters OF pounds
for the bakers the essential and non
essential manufacturers. ice cream
dealers, etc, and also for home can.
ming. 1t is estimated that the ordinary
demand for home canning would 70
quire not less than a million pounds,
limiting purchases to twenty five
pounds, so that there viii practically
be no sugar for the manufacturer and
the bakers. The allowance Of two
pounds per person is the lowest ever
known in America 1t is the same now
az the allowance in Great Britain, but
10 half pound more than the allow
ance the French have.
Mill Feeds Advanced.
As the result of the new price scho6
ule announced by the food administers
ton grain corporation the prices Ct
wheat mill feeds have been advanced
about 81 or Is per ton. The price u
floGz remains unchanged, except t6@t
mills, instead Of having profit d
70 cents a barrel, where they sell 10
dealers, win be limited " profit u
30 cents per barrel
Memphis Conferences.
Probably the best conference that
the food administrators OF Tennessee
have ever held was that ~ Memphis
when the county administrators OF ths
Memphis zone met at the Hotel Chs
o., for an all day session The fob
lowing named were presents G C,
Clogs, Obion county; James H. Smith.
Lake county; D. w Moss. Dyer eoun
u; q. Greer, Gibson county; v p.
Mortarity, Lauderdale county; K, X.
Mcbride, Upton county; J. B. Sum.
ners. Fayette county; J. w. c. Num-,
Crockett county; Isaac Levy, Haywood
county and Charles ]. Haase, Of Shel
by county. The meeting was presided
over by J. l. Finney assistant to fed,
sral food administrator OF the state.
Reports from all OF the counties we're
most encouraging, showing splendid
organizations and the people generally
loyal 10 the food administration.
The conference adopted a resolution
requesting that the recent rule allow
ing Q twelve pound wheat flour ration
b rescinded and that the limit for
each individual be again placed ct six
pounds, allowing the lifty-fifty rule to
remain IN full force and effect. The
members expressed the opinion that
the twelve-pound rule made for waste
and in effect defeated the fifty-ffty
substitution regulation
Or. n. A. Morgan, the federal food
administrator, was present and dis
cussed the sugar situation, pointing
out how serious II would be with the
states allowance cut by 30 per cent
There snsusd q long discussion over
canning sugar and practically all OF
ne members Of the conference Ok.
dressed the opinion that the resula
tons on this subject should be so
changed that families who had al
ready had as much az twenty-five
sounds Of sugar should DO denied the
Ysght 10 make any further purchases
Cor canning purposes.
Hen. P. NJ. Harding, Of Mississippi,
and Hon. Hanp Williams. OF Arkan-
sss. were present, and both addressed
the meeting. On the following day
the federal tsod administrators OF the
stxth zone held an interesting meeting
ana discussed the cotton seed on and
thinning problem at length, many Of
ths heading ginners and on men OF
that section being present
Sugar Hoard!ng.
A motorman OF the Nashville Rail-
vay and Light Company was fined $40
~ County Food Administrator E..
Locksrt Doak for having boarded
sugar. A number Of other fines we're
imposed By the food administration
during the week, ranging from so to
$50 for violations Of various rules and
There Il general tight.
sning OF the rules and violstors are
punished
Ice oresm Restrictions.
Hereafter under an order Of Or.
Morgan. the federal food administrator.
Ice cream manufacturers who do not
make q cream containing ~ least II
mar cant Of buster fat VIM be denied
shs rfxht ~ have any sugar. Regular
viii he made b determine