The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-06
WHEAT RULE NOW
REQUIRES ONLY
70 PER CENT SUB.
FlFTY.FlFTY RULE HAS BEEN
WITHDRAWN BY FOOD AD.
MlNIsTRATloN.
People Of America Expected to Con.
tinue Liberal Use Of Corn Bread 80
as Not to Increase too Greatly
Flcur Consumption.

Only 20 per cent of wheat substi.
tutes will be required in the purchase
Of flour after September l, 1t has been
announced for the food admlnistra.
| tion. The fifty-fifty rule has been
withdrawn and the new ruling pro.
mulgated. But the people of America
are expected to continue the use of
corn bread and other wheat substi.
tutes so as not to increase too great.
ly the amount of wheat flour con.
sumcd.
DR. H. A. Morgan, Federal food ad-
ministrator for Tennessee, has been
officially notified by the national of.
flee that all 1ulings heretofore in
force requiring the purchase of half
and-half bread-making materials, and
the regulations in accordance there
with governing dealers and bakers,
Will be rescinded at the close of this
month, and new provisions, based on
a ono fifth proportion of substitutes,
viii become effective.
Details of the new systems work
ings are contained in the following
statement given out today from the
office of the state food administra.
ton:
The recent careful survey by the
Food Administration of the United
States, France, England, and Italy of
the food resources of the 220 ,00O, 900
people fighting against Germany
shows that to maintain enough sup
plies and necessary reserves against
disaster, there must be maintained in
all countries a conservation of wheat
flou" during the coming year. 1t has
been agreed that the wheat bread OF
Allies shall contain twenty per cent
other grains than wheat, and it is
only just that we should bear our
share in this saving, and our bread
should be at least universal with those
who are sacrificing more greatly from
the war than ourselves.
Distribution and transportation cir
cumstances in United States render
1t necessary to rely very largely on
voluntary action in our homes to en-.
force this smixture. The victory bread
so r.ade is wholesome. and there Is
no difficulty OF preparation. We de-
sire to emphasize the fact that mix
lures outlined below are for wheat
bread and the saving Of wheat flour,
but they are not intended to displace
the large use Of corn bread. We must
use the mixture with wheat flours III |
to our normal consumption |
of corn bread.
For this purpose regulations are
formulated below, effective Septem.
Der l, providing:
First-For the preparation and |
marketing by the manufacturing and
distributing trades of the country OF
a mixed flour complying with the in.
ternational policy, which will be
available for purchase by the house
hold
Second-In regulations covering
The case where straight wheat flour
is SOLD by retailers that at the same
time twenty per cent Of other cereal
Tours must be sold coincidentally.
Third-Requiring that all bakers
bread shall contain twenty per cent
Of other cereals, and the Food Admin.
relies upon the householders
Of the country to mix at least twenty
per cent of the substitute cereals In.
70 the wheat flour at home for all
Uses. Corn meal for use of COIN bread
should be purchased separately from
sales. II
1t is desired to insure supply of
'eady mixed flours on market, and to
AVE millers and dealers of all kinds
encourage use and sale of this flour,
70 that the country may be on a
mixed flour basis without necessity OF
etai.ers making combination sales Of |
lour and substitutes. All such mixed
lours made according to the follow.