The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-04-26
LET THE SOLDIERS
HAVE YOUR FLOUR
state Food Administrator Appeals 10
Loyal Tennesseans Ts Abstain from
Using Wheat Flour and Give All To
Feed Alice and Troops In France.

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Using Wheat Flour and Give All To
Feed Alice and Troops In France.
Nashville, Through the county tocd
administrators Of more than half OF
the counties Of the state, DR., IL A.
Morgan. federal food administrator In
tennessee, has issued An appeal to
the people OF Tennessee To turn over
10 the government for the use Of lite
army and navy and its allies, all the
wheat flour that they can possibly
spare, This flour will be paid for at
fair market price to be fixed by DR..
Morgan, after conference with those
who are familiar with price conditions
II is expected that the merchants OF
the counties will finance the PROPOSE
tion-that is, they will pay for the
flour as It Is turned In, and then they
viii be reimbursed when the flour Ia
loaded ON cars for shipment to the
United States grain corporation.
In making this appeal DR.. Morgan
said: The people Of Tennessee can
spare from their stocks OF flour, | am
sure, carload or two for our govern.
ment, In this crisis, without making q
very great sacrifice. II would not In
convenience us very much II We
did without flour altogether until the
next harvest In Grimes county, Tex.
as, nearly everyone responded to the
appeal, and three carloads went for
ward, We can do the same thing
here"
The boarding OF wheat win not be
tolerated by the food administration.
There is now, In the Judgment of DR..
Morgan, no reason why any farmer In
Tennessee should continue to hold his
wheat, A list of those who still have
wheat on hand has been secured by
the food administration, and where
they will not respond to appeals to
their patriotism the wheat Ia being
taken over under reQuisition papers,
as provided in the food control act.
One farmer had 1000 bushels and 70.
fused to part with 1t, and requisition
papers were issued and the wheat
taken over for the government.
To Abstain From Wheat.
Following number of inspiring ap-
peals from eloquent speakers, the
women war workers OF Tennessee to
the number Of more than 1000 Assem-.
bled at the capitol at Nashville,
adopted resolution pledging them.
selves to abstain as far as practice.
BILE from the use Of wheat flour prod
ucts until the next harvest, and in NO
event to use during any one month
more than one and one.half pounds OF
wheat flour per person, the same TO
be carefully weighed. At q meeting
OF the district dem onstration agents
and war workers at Chattanooga res
olution that went even further was
unanimously passed pledging absolute
abstention from the use Of wheat
products until the next harvest. and
declaring that each person present
would seek to Influence others to
make the same resolution.
The meeting Of district agents ana
women war workers at Chattanooga
was a decided success and the mem.
bsrs pledged enthusiastic cooperation
in all of the war activities. ] |, Fin.
ney OF Columbia represented the
United States Food Administrator,
delivering a strong appeal to the won.
en- for conservation and service to the
nation In this crisis.
On the call OF the war emergency
council of the National Bakers and DR..
H. A. Morgan, federal food ADMINISTERS.
tor, the bakers Of Tennessee to the
number OF about 40. representing all
sections, from Bristol to Memphis, -.
sembled at the Commercial club in
Nashville and perfected state organ.
ization by the election Of Charles X.
Evers Of the American Bread com.
pany, Nashville, as president The
bakers were addressed by Dr.. Nor
gan and J. l. Finney Of the food id.
ministration Full cooperation with
the food administration was pledged
and technical committee Of five
nominated to act with the food admin.
istration In the Interpretation OF rulsa
and regulations governing the bakers
OF the state. A number have Joined
since the organization and 1t Is now
representative OF that interest
Patriotism Of Hotels.
Five of the leading hotels Of Chat.
tanooga have voluntarily gone on .
wheatless ration until the next hax
vest, having agreed to eliminate oil
wheat products from their MINUS
Houston R. Harper, hotel represents
tive Of the food administration m Ten
nsssee, is confident that = large mum.
bar OF hotels In other places in the
state will make q similar resolution.
At meeting held at Chattanooga the
hotels Of the state were organised and
full and hearty cooperation pledged
to the food administration In the q
ecution Of its rules and regulations.
Maj. Rutledge Smiths efficient worh
az chairman Of the council OF defense
of Tennessee has been recognized BY
the council at Washington and he has
been asked to bring the Organizations
Of other southern states UP to the
high standard OF that OF Tennessee.