Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-07-04

more than fifty per cent of wheat
flour may be sold without substi-
tutes provided the manufactures
has furnished the Burlington Of
flee OF the u. s. Food Administra-
ton with a sworn statement as to
the contents of the mixture. In
event such sworn statement has
motto been furnished, the mixed
flour must be sold as straight
wheat flour with substitutes lib.
for lib.
Rule I. neutrality-suspicious. will
be no advertising of wheat flour.
Rule s. Ovcrstock of Flour
Wheat flour, graham or whole
wheat flour may be sold only to
the extent that there are available
substitutes on hand. In event the
dealer has no substitutes his stock
must lie idle until he procures
them. Overstocks of flour will be
redistributed through the United
States Food Administration. Com
munications on this subject may
be addressed to the office at Bur-
lington, Iowa.
Rule 9. Flour Scarcity--In event
of flour scarcity, or inability to
obtain same from the same sour
ces as last year, application for
permit to purchase must be made
to the office at Burlington. Blanks
for this purpose will be furnished
| by Co. Food Administrators. No
permits will be issued except by
the Burlington Office.
Rule 10. Certification--There
shall be no certification of what
flour substitutes on hand between
consumer and retailer, except in
the case of the farmer who brings
\ in his corn to the mill and has it
| ground. The farmer must secure
from the miller certificate show
ing the corn meal was ground by
4 liz
These certificates may be obtained
by the miller from his county food
administrator. The farmer must
\ take the certificate with the corn
meal to the retailer and show the
scorn meal in evidence when secur-
ing wheat flour against it. At the
time of having his corn ground for
use as a substitute the farmer
must sign pledge that such corn
meal will be used for no other
purpose than that of human con-
sumption. Otherwise the miller
will not be permitted to issue a
certificate. The pledge and certi-
ficate appear on the same paper
and must be examined by the re-
taller to see that they are both in
order before flour is furnished.
These double certificates must
be taken up by the retailer and
turned in to the Go. Food Admin
listrator with his endorsement,
lwithin one week after the transact
ton.
Rule Al. Coupons are
mot permitted to issue coupons
with sales of substitutes, taking
them up later and giving flour
sufficient to offset the face OF
lhe coupons. The substitutes must
be sold and delivered at the same
time as the wheat flour.
1 Rule ~. Delivery--It is essen
, tial that the dealer in selling the
3wheat flour must deliver the sub
Istitutes with the wheat flour. The
|only exception to this is Rule No
It0 above.
1 Rule 10. Limitation--The fol-
lowing limitation on the sale Of
Wheat flour must be observed by
: all dealers:
In no case may the dealer sci
or deliver and in no case may {
customer buy more than thirt!
days supply Of wheat flour baset
on the allotment of six pounds
per month for the persons in thu
customers family or establish.
3 ment.
Rule IA. Official Substitutes
j The following are the official sub.
stitutes which may be sold will
: wheat flour in accordance will
S the above rules, and no others:
Hominy, not canned; corn flour
e rolled oats; rice flour; sweet pc.
: tato flour; corn grits; edible corr
u starch; oatmeal; buckwheat flour
t soya bean flour: corn meal; bar
r ley flour, rice, potato flour; Fet
: erita flour and meals.
0 Note--Potatoes are notsa whea
It flour substitute, except that the,
I may be sold to licensed bakers il
II the ratio of four pounds of pota
toes to one pound of wheat flour
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