Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-15
BAN ON ICE CREAM
FOR JUST ONE WEEK
Manufacturers Agree Voluntarily
to Cease Manufacture to Pre-
vent Ice Famine.

After SATURDAY of this week, and
continuing for one week, no ice cream will
be manufactured in this city This Is
the result of meeting last night OF Ice
cream manufacturers, held in the office
of the Diamond Ice and Coal Company,
called by Edmund Mitchell, the Food
Administrator for Delaware
The object of the meeting was to dis
cuss the threatening ice famine. The
action of the manufacturers was purely
voluntary and was unanimous Through
this action the housewives of Wilmington
are assured of sufficient ice to protect
food kept from ono day TO another.
But the price to bc paid will be the elm
nation of the sale of ice cream from every
part of the city, for period Of one week
beginning next Monday.
The motion made and passed was to the
effect that the manufacturers should use
what raw cream and supplies they have
now IN transit, by Saturday night,
closing their plants then until Monday,
August % This will protect them from
anv loss of present stock on hand. The
Diamond Ice Company promised to do
all in it's power To keep them supplied
with ice the remainder of this week, al
though the task II was asserted would
he n difficult one
When the meeting convened, there was
practically every ice cream manufacturing
in the city represented Mr.. Mitchell
explained the purpose OF the meeting,
stating that unless something was done
speedily, that an ice shortage of serious
results would ensuc He stated that IN
Washington and Baltimore, the Food
Administration had issued m order closing
ice cream places. as far rs the sale OF that
luxury was concerned, but that he did
not want to take that step here. In
stead. he told the manufacturers that he
hoped they would act voluntarily.
Manager Wilmer Stradlcy Of the Dla-
mond Ice Company explained the dtil-
CultIcS the company was M against
The supply coming TO this city from tho
Pocono mountains had been reduced
two-thirds. m icc house al Reading had
blown down, and no more ice could be
expected from il for several days. and at
another place. labor troubles were acute
and il would be necessary 10 send men
from tins city 10 Reading 10 load ice.
In addition. the local demand had
increased two and three times above
normal. SO that If the hot weather CON
tinued and the demand kept apacc there
was a serious ice short age confronting
the city
The manufacturers realized the trouble
Of the ice company and discussed how
thcv could remedy conditions without
cntaiing loss upon themselves for present
stocks Of ice cream on hand
II was finally decided TO close after
TINS Saturday Mr. Mitchell congratulate
cd the manufacturers on their patriotism
and assured them that If conditions
improved during next week. 50 that the
ban on ice cream could he lifted, that he
would notify them at once
Because of the public-spiritcd manner
with which the ice cream manufacturers
acted last night, the Food Administration
for Delaware, today. urges All housewives
to hc careful in buying ice, and purchase
no more than is absolutely necessary, IN
order that the present ice condition may
TIC rcmcdied as speedily as possible 10
have the ice cream makers stop business
10 aid the housewives. and then II the
latter bought ice regardless Of conditions,
would not be helping the situation or act
ing in the spirit with which the ice cream
manufacturers did
The Food Administrator also today
calls upon all dealers in ice cream 10 re-
fralu from selling lrt cream after this
week until Monday. August p. TO pur-
chase icc cream from out -of-town manu-
fncturer~ and sell il. while the local manu-
facturcrS have patriotically agreed not to
manufacture ice cream for the purpose Of
relieving conditions. would he manIfcstlv
unpatriotic Names of any dealer who
would attempt 70 sell ice cream next week
should hc forwarded 70 the Food Adj
ministrator's Office at once.