The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-02-25
OFFICIAL REGULATIONS
Concerning Practically All Food
Stufis Issued by County Food Ad-
mlnistratOr Cochran-Prlce Of
Bread Goes Down.

County Food Administrator w. d.
Cochran late yesterday issued the fol-
lowing official statement for the pub
lie:
Those concerned will take notice Of
the following regulations:
Hotels, Etc.-All hotels, restaur-
ants, boarding houses and public eat
ing places are required to take out IL
censes as bakers and application for
such licenses should be made immed-
lately to the License Division of the
Food Administration, Washington, d.
C. Don't delay as the penalty for fail
ure to secure such license under the
Presidents proclamation is severe.
All subject to license as bakers
are required to use 20 per cent sub
stitute In bread and rolls, and those
who willfully fail to comply with this
rule will be compelled to close.
The morning meal each day in the
week will be observed in all hotels,
restaurants, etc., as the "meatless
meal"
Retailers-All certificates accepted
by retailers from farmers or, custo-
mers, which show either the grinding
of their own substitutes or the pur-
chase of substitutes from other deal
ers must be presented to the County
Food Administrator to be endorsed by
him before such certificates are turn
ed over with an order for white flour
to either the wholesaler or miller. 1t
is the duty of the Food Administrator
to satisfy himself that such certifi-
Gates are genuine and true. Whole
salers and millers will require tina!
certificates be endorsed by County Ad-
ministrator.
All dealers In -four will report the
quantity they have on hand to the
Food Administrator. The present rul-
ing limiting sales of -four by retail
was put into effect upon the advice of
the retail and wholesale grocers and
is only temporary, and will be lifted
during or at the end of the week II
supply justifes it. 1t applies to fam
lilies. Sales to boarding houses res
taurants, etc, can be made as for
merly..
These are substitutes to be sold
with wheat -four.
Corn meal, barley -four, corn starch,
rice corn -four, rice -four, hominy, oat
meal. corn grits, rolled oats, buck
wheat flour, potato -four, sweet po-
tato -four, soy bean -four, fentina
-four fentinta meal.
Potatoes may be sold in proper
tion of four pounds of potatoes to one
of -four, but only when other cereal
substitutes are not available. Dealer
must report to Food Administrator II
unable to obtain cereal substitutes in
sufficient quantity to maintain the fif-
ty-fifty combination of white -four and
cereal substitutes.
The form of the certificate to be
used is as follows:
Ddtc.
! This Certifies that l.. ....... farmer
resident at. ....... have had ground
I..........b bushels of corn which was
grown on my farm or have on this day
purchased from. .......a corn miller
at. ........ bushels of corn. .......
or pounds Of. being one of
the substitutes permitted to be sold
with wheat -four by the Federal Food
Administration rule of January 2S,
1918, and that this purchase is not
balanced by other purchases of wheat
flour. certify that this substitute is
to be used for food in my home.
(signed)
Withess. s........... ...............