The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
SUGAR RATIONINC
 PLAN FOX AUGUST
All Over United States Only Two Pounds Per Person Per Month Will Be AIIowed-WiIl Protect
 Home Gamers.

Little Rock, Aug. 1.--The rationing plan For sugar for August goes into effect today. The allotment has been reduced all over the United States to two pounds per person per month. Hotels and all other public eating places will be reduced to two pounds per ninety meals. Manufacturers of less essentials, such as candy and soft drinks, will be unable to procure any high grade sugar whatever. They will have to use what is known as seconds and thirds, and Arkan- sas jobbers are striving to get that class of sugar into the state from Louisiana.
 1he total allotment for sugar for Arkansas during August is 3,S95,00 pounds. That amount is exactly r. 667 ,000 pounds less than given the entire state during July. The utmost conservation is demanded of the peo- pie, states an announcement from State Food Administrator Hamp Will Hams.
 Will Protect Home Gamers.
 Sugar for canning will be given those needing it for that purpose Prompt arrest on the charge of hoarding will follow if proof is estab- lished sugar was falsely ordered for canning and not used to save fruit or food. Prosecution will also result where it is proved anyone bought more than their two pounds allot- ment.
 Hotels, restaurants and other eat ing places will receive for their August allotment just one-third of what they got during July. Retail stores will also be given less sugar Their supply for August will be cut 70 to 30 per cent, depending on con- ditions in the respective localities On all dining cars instructions have been given to serve not more than two half Jumps or one teaspoonful of sugar to each person. That portion for each patron is requested in all public eating places in the state, In an appeal to the people of Arkan- sas to save sugar, Mir. Williams says:
 More Precious Than Gold.
 Sugar today is more precious than gold. It is a question of which cup you will drop your allowance in -the one you hold or that held out by the American soldier in France As the government needed flour a few months ago, so, too, it needs the sugar now Southern canning will be taken care of. Let the people of Ar, kansas appreciate what the govern ment is doing in this respect and realize the full force of the present shortage. To get sugar under the pretense of using it for canning and then appropriating it to gratify per sonal consumption is just as treach. erous to the nation as any act that would result in the sinking of g transport loaded with American sol , diers.
 "The people of the allied countries have long since given up luxuries. Nc sugar is served in public eating places over there. The per capita al lowance per month in England is pounds, in France, F pounds anC in Italy pound. We are allowed pounds per person per month. It i' possible, if everyone will be saving to get along with less than tha quota.
 Question of Honor.
 Tt is question of honor of tn, people. The government is depend ing on them to save sugar. To do s, will help win the war Let us remem Der that officials in Washington re. gard Arkansas as pattern for other states to follow. Keep up the gooc work Maintain that enviable record Arkansas over the top in sugar con- conservation as you have in all oth- CT features that makes for the win ming of the war. Every time you use