Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-02-20

character Of service performed.
Where retailers sell amounts less
than original mill packages the gross
profit should not exceed one cent per
pound. Any profit in excess Of these
will be considered cause for investi-
cation.
Substitutes.
Substitutes for wheat flour should
be sold at not more than reasona-
bic advance over actual purchase
price. without regard to market or
replacement value at time of such
sale. Substitutes are hominy, corn
grits, corn meal, corn flour, edible
corn starch, barley flour. rolled oats,
oat meal, rice, rice -four, buckwhoat
-four, potato -four, sweet potato -four,
soya bean -four, feterita -four and
meals.
A farmer having his own corn can
take his corn to the mill and have It
ground, make. a certificate in the
form prescribed by the State Food
Administration, stating number in
his family, or tenants for whom he
buys, amount OF -four he has on
hand, and an agreement to use in his
household equal weights OF flour and
floar substitutes, and upon such cer-
tif1cate can obtain from the miller a
certificate as to the number OF
pounds of meal ground. He can then
take his certificate and his miller's
certificate to the merchant, who will
take up and file the certificates, and
sell him -four up to the amount Of
corn ground, not exceeding the
amount the merchant Is allowed to
sell him with the substitutes, which
in town is not exceeding one-fourth
barrel Of -four, and in country and
rural communities not exceeding one
half barrel, and in no case more than
80 days supply Blank certificates
can be obtained Of County Food Ad-
ministrator upon request.
Retailers.
Retailers need not keep on hand
an equal weight Of substitutes. They
must buy equal weights and sell
equal weights, but are not required
to have equal weights on hand. Their
stock may vary.
Hoartling.
Act Of Congress, August 10, 1917,
Sec. 6: "That any person who will
fully boards any necessaries shall
upon conviction thereof be fined not
exceeding $1,000, or be imprisoned
for not more than two years, or both.
Necessaries shall be deemed to be
boarded within the meaning Of this
act when either (a) held, contracted
for, or arranged for by any person
In a quantity in excess of his reason
able requirements for use or con-
sumption by himself and dependents
for a reasonable time; (b) held,
contracted for, or arranged for by
any manufacturer, wholesaler, re-
taller, or other dealer, In a quantity
In excess Of the reasonable require
ments of his business for use or sale
by him for reasonable time, or rea-
sonably required to furnish necessa-
ries produced in surplus quantities
seasonally throughout the period of
scant or no productions; or (c) with
hold, whether by possession or under
any contract or arrangement, from
the market by any person for the
purpose Of unreasonably increasing
or diminishing the prices: q
Provided, however, That any accu-
mulating or withholding by any far
mer or gardener, cooperative asso-
citation OF farmers or gardeners, in
Guiding live stock farmers, or any
other person, Of the products Of any
farm, garden, or other land owned,
leased. or cultivated by him shall
not be deemed to be boarding within
tho meaning of this act"
A contract for purchase of -four Is
no protection against boarding; It
aggravates the offense.
Flour Census.
All persons are invited to report
to County Food Administrators the
amount Of -four they have on hand in
excess Of 80 days supply. They are
not required to surrender or make
disposition Of -four unless requested
by Food Administration, and the
-four census Is not plan Of conflsca-
ton. When written report is filed
accurately stating the amount OF