Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-02-22
q. s. FOOD ADMINISTRATION Y
REGULATES SUGAR. and FLOUR

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In compliance with the proclama
Jan. 81, the Idaho Food Admins
tration has established the following
rulings:
No retailer shall sell -four to any
customer In a city. in excess of 9
1-4-bbl. sack. nor shall he sell foul
to any customer in the country In
excess of 1-2-bbl. sack
In every instances before making
such sale the retailer. must satisfy
himself BY a certificate in writing
that the customer has. a supply OF
substitute in his or her possession
or such customer must buy one OF
more of the officially designated sub.
stitues at the time of the sale OF
-four in the proportion of one part
substitute to two parts of -four.
In computing the substitutes re-
CURED under these regulations pota-
toes may be considered substitute
required amount thereof at the ratio
OF four pounds of potatoes to one
pound OF other substitute.
1t will be deemed violation of
the Food Control Act in every in
stance where any customer buys or
has in his or her possession more
than a sufficient quantity of -four or
sugar for reasonable requirements
fer thirty days supply whether
this -four is bought from one retail
er or several retailers. There are
no exceptions to this requirement
in favor OF anyone. This regulation
forbidding the possession by any in
dividual. firm or corporation to have
more than a thirty days supply of
-four or sugar. applies with like
force to private homes, boarding
houses. restaurants, hotels, sheep
camps. logging camps. mining camps
or any other institutions.
The Idaho Food Administration
will expect, requests and imposes
upon all citizens of Idaho the pat
riotic duty of notifying this office
of any violation of these regulations
either by consumers or by retailers.
When violations are reported re-
quest is made that the name of the
alleged yiolator be given, the specif-
ic instance of the violation be re-
ported and the date thereof be fur
nished as nearly as possible All
such reports of violations will be
treated as confidential
1t is violation of the Food Con-
troll Act for any merchant to sell or
for any customer to buy more than
81 worth of sugar when living in
the city. or for any merchant to sell
or any customer to buy in excess of
rs pounds of sugar where the pur-
chaser lives in the country.
Hotels, restaurants, boar d n e
houses and similar institutions shall
in no case buy more sugar or flour
than sufficient quantity for reason
able requirements for a thirty days
supply.
This Administration insists that
dealers and consumers alike shall
comply with these regulations both
in letter and in spirit, and viola
tions either on the part of consum-
ers or retailers shall not be toler-
ated.
Every effort will be made to Sc
cure cooperation by appeals to good
sense and patriotic spirit. All trade
organizations, commercial clubs,
lodges and gatherings of retailers in
particular localities are requested
10 pass resolutions pledging them
selves and the citizens of their COM
munities to a loyal cooperation.
Where the quantity of -four or
sugar sold or where the customer
has on hand a quantity of flour or
sugar in excess of requirements for
a reasonable time, there Is dis
tinct violation of the Food Act. In
dividual boarding is essentially
reasonable and the public should so
understand it. In fragrant cases the
names of parties guilty of boarding
will be published and neither their
prominence nor their obscurity will
have anything to do with the deter
mination of this Administration to
SO publish them.
The penalties against boarding
are seven (See Sec. 6 and of the
Food Control AcD, mad If found
necessary will be invoked through
the U. S. District Attorneys Office
Under the Food Act anyone found
guilty of the crime of boarding is
liable to a fine not exceeding $1,000
or to be imprisoned for not more
than two years or both.
Where the violation of the Act
and our rules and regulations are
fragrant. we shall not hesitate to
prohibit our licensees from selling
to the offending retailers.
r. f. BICkNELL,
Federal Food Administrator for Ida.