Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-12
Regulations TOR sale Of Flour.
|FHTY-FIFTY Oh SUBSTITUTES, AND ONLY
A MONTHS SUPPLY.

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A MONTHS SUPPLY.
DR.. Leon 8. Merrill Of Orono, State
Food Administrator, In IN interview
given ont few days since, makes plair
the conditions under which -four may b
sold and bought. II you will read thil
carefully you will understand the situa
ton and may avoid annoyance. DR.
Merrill's statement IL:
1.-THE recent regulations issued BY thu
food naturalization governing the sale Of
-four, / think may be divided into two
very definite regulations" said Fedora
Food Administrators Merrill. "First-
That retail dealers are not permitted e
sell to the consumer more wheat h0uI
and wheat -four substitutes than viii
supply that family for more than &c
days. This does not mean that they are
compelled to sell 80 days supply but
that they must not sell more than sc
days supply of the two combined Of
wheat -four and wheat -four substitutes.
Second-Dealers, both Wholesale and re.
tail, are forbidden to sell consumer Gus.
TONERS wheat -four without they also
sell at the same time an equal amount
by weight Of one or more of the follow.
ing products: corn meal, corn starch,
corn -four, hominy, corn grits, barley
-four, rice, rice -four, oat meal, rolled
oats, buckwheat -four, potato -four,
sweet potato -four, soya bean -four and
fetereita flours and meals. It should be
observed, I think, that several of the
products named are ordinarily used for
other purposes than making bread. For
example, rice, oat meal, rolled oats and
buckwheat -four. These are products
that most stores have supply Of and
they can thus limit the amount of flour
sold to 80 days supply.
1.-THE sale of -four should be limited
the present year, at least, until dealers
are able to secure sufficient amount Of
wheat -four substitutes to supply con-
sumers who are really in need of -four.
While we intend to enforce these regu-
lstions We do not propose to see anyone
90 hungry. II person shall order -four
from retail dealer saying that he has
not any at home, the retail dealer must
satisfy himself that he 10 actually In
need of -four and then obtain permission
of either the federal food administrator
or the food administrator In his county.
1.-THE government will consider that
purchases in excess Of 80 days supply
BY consumer customers is boarding and
in violation of the food control act.
Every effort Is being made to secure
ample wheat -four substitutes and We
know that large number of car lots of
same are now on the way into Maine and
that large number of cars have been
ordered and will be filed by the mills a.
soon as the cars are provided.
81 am very anxious to secure the
whole hearted cooperation of every deal
or In the state in enforcing this regula-
ton and also In securing as quickly as
possible sufficient and widely varied
supply of the wheat -four substitutes
named In the order 80 that the people
may have ss large q variety a. possible
from which to select.
"The new regulations will mean that
many retail dealers will have to break
open barrels of -four and sell the con-
tents out in small quantities. This or
der is positive and must not be vio-
lated. The -four situation is altogether
too serious to consider any other policy.
Dealers will not be permitted to put up
the claim that they have agreed to sell
to any consumer customer whole barrel
of -four, and, therefore, are under obi.
cations to sell the same. They cannot
do this without violating federal reguls-
tons, and subject themselves to the Sc
we're penalties of the food control act.
"The licensee dealing In wheat -four at
wholesale shall not, without written per-
mission from this Office, sell or deliver
-four to any retailer or consumer ualess
the buyer purchases ct the same time or
the licsnsee satisfies himself that the
buyer has purchased one pound Of wheat
-four substitutes for every pound of
wheat -four purchased. A certificate
from the buyer that he has purchased
given quantity and kind Of wheat -four
substitutes, not balanced by other pur.
chases of wheat -four may be accepted
as satisfactory evidence Of the facts stat
ed.
IT wish to take this opportunity" said
Food Administrator Merrill, ito have 1t
understood that orders issued by food
in other states will not
be effective in Maine. Any orders to ap.
ply In the State of Maine will be issued
from my office or from Washington d.
rect. Dealers must watch for statements
BY the food administration In Maine or
In Washington which will bear evidence
that they are official"
Albert j. stearns dt Norway has been
appointed county food administrator for
Oxford County.