McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-08-09
SUGAR RATION IN !
STATE IS REDUCED
TWO POUNDS PER PERSON PER
MONTH NOW APPLIES TO
Al ALL HOUSEHOLDS.
LOWEST WAR ALLOWANCE
That Tennessee 10 Facing a Serious
sugar Shortage Is Shown BY the
Per Capita Allotment for Month Of
~unust--Same as EngIist, Allowance.


~unust-Same az English Allowance.
Nashville, Tenn Beginning August
! the sugar ration In Tennessee was
reduced from three pounds per capita
per month to two pounds. This ap-
plies to all households and to all pub
lie eating places. No more than this
amount will be issued to the retail
dealers SO that 1t is UP to them to see
that their customers do no exceed tho
allotment, otherwise other customers
will have to do without and that will
disturb the plan of distribution.
That the state Is facing serious
sugar shortage is shown by the meagre
allotment made to Tennessee for Au-
gust by the food administration This
state has been allowed only 6,S00,O00
pounds. Two pounds per capita will
take 100000 pounds of this. The no
tells and public eating places will take
at least 10000 pounds, leaving only
million and three-quarters of pounds
for the bakers, the essential and nor
essential manufacturers, Ice cream
dealers, etc, and also for home can
ming. 1t is estimated that the ordinary
demand for home canning would re
quire not less than million pounds,
limiting purchases to twenty five
pounds, so that there will practically
be no sugar for the manufacturers and
the bakers. The allowance of two
pounds per person is the lowest ever
known in America 1t is the same now
as the allowance In Great Britain but
Is a half pound more than the allow
ance the French have.
Mill Feeds Advanced.
AS the result of the new price sched
ule announced by the food administra.
tion grain corporation the prices OF
wheat mill feeds have been advanced
about 81 or So per ton. The price of
flour remains unchanged, except that
mills, instead OF having profit OF
rs cents a barrel, where they sell to
dealers, will be limited to profit Of
w CGHlS pei DaIi0l
Memphis Conference.
Probably the best conference that
the food administrators of Tennessee
have ever held was that at Memphis
when the county administrators of the
Memphis zone met at the Hotel CHS,
ca, for an all d.y session. The fol.
lowing named were present: G. G.
Clogs, Obion county; James H. Smith,
Lake county; D. w. Moss, Dyer coun
ty; E. Greer. Gibson county; V. p.
Moriarity, Lauderdale county: r. X.
Mcbride Upton county; J. B. Sum.
mers, Fayette county; ]. w. G. Num-,
Crockett county; Isaac Levy, Haywood
county and Charles ]. Haase, of Shell.
by county. The meeting was preNded
over by ]. /. Finney, assistant to fed,
erai food administrator of the state.
Reports from all of the counties were
most encouraging, showing splendid
organizations and the people generally
loyal to the food administration.
The conference adopted a resolution
requesting that the recent rule allow
ing twelve-pound wheat flour raticn
be rescinded and that the limit for
each individual be again placed at six
pounds, allowing the fiftyfifty rule to
remain in full force and effect. Tho
members expressed the opinion that
the twelve-pound rule made for waste
and In effect defeated the fifty-fifty
substitution regulation.
DR.. H. A. Morgan, the federal food
administrator, was present and dis
cussed the sugar situation, pointing
out how serious 1t would be with the
states allowance cut by 80 per cent.
There ensued long discussion over
canning sugar and practically all OF
the members Of the conference ex-
pressed the opinion that the regula.
tions on this subject should, be SO
changed that families who had al
ready had as much as twenty-five
pounds Of sugar should be denied tho
right to make any further purchases
tor canning purposes.
Hon. P. M. Harding, of Mississippi,
and Hon. Hamp. Williams, of Arkan.
sas, were present, and both addressed
the meeting. On the following day
the federal food administrators of the
sixth zone held an interesting meeting
ana discussed the cotton seed oil and
ginning problem at length, many OF
the leading ginners and oil men OF
that section being present.
Sugar Hoarding.
A motorman Of the Nashville Rail-
way and Light Company was fined $40
by County Food Administrator E.
Lockert Doak for having boarded
sugar. A number of other fines were
imposed by the food administration
during the week, ranging from $40 to
$50 for violations of various rules and
regulations. There Is q general tight.
ening of the rules and violators are
punished.
Ice Cream Restrictions.
Hereafter under an order OF DR..
Morgan, the federal food administrator,
dee cream manufacturers who do not
make cream containing at least u
per cent of butter fat, will be denied
the right to have any sugar. Regular
Inspections will be made TO determine
whether or not the manufacturers are
complying with the regulation.