The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-08
BUSINESS CONCERNS
USING SUGAR MUST
SHOW CERTIFICATE
Food Administration Has Set May is
as the Date for the New Regu-
Iation 10 Take Effect

| '''f eNbeA W 0AhJ PtIoOH VI tOntoII
engaged In any business OF manufac
turing, bottling, packing or preparing
products in which sugar Is uset
until he has secured from the pur-
chaser a certificate or certificates
duly endorsed by the buyer and
issued to tho buyer by the federal
food administrator for the state
certifying that the total amount OF
sugar 70 be sold or delivered will not
give the buyer more than his fair
share OF the sugar then available for
distribution In tho United States. An
nounoement TO this effect was made
tonight at the once OF Acting State
Federal Food Administrator John 7.
| Gushing
This rule shall not apply TO ship
ments or deliveries on bona nda con-
tracts enforceable at law made prior
to May 16. 1918. nor does the rule
apply TO sales or deliveries TO hotels,
restaurants, borading houses or other
public eating houses whose products
are sold for consumption on the
premises, nor 10 wholesale or retail
dealers in sugar holding n license
from the United States Food Admin
istration, nor TO bakers and cracker
manufacturers holding bakers
license
In addition to these exemptions
certificates will not be required In
sales TO individual consumers. or in
sales to unlicensed retailers OF sugar
not engaged in the manufacturing
business. Neither viii certificates DO
required In selling TO licensed whole-
salers, retailers or bakers. even
though they use sugar in the manu-
faoture OF other products. because
the use Of sugar by such dealers will
be controlled directly by the license
regula tons.
Among the manufacturers in sell
ing to whom certificates must be re-
quired are the following; but the list
Is not absolutely complete; apple but
ter. beverage syrups, candy. catsup.
cereals. chewing gum. chilli sauce.
chocolate. cocoa, condiments. con-
fsctionery. explosives, favortng sx-
tracts, fruit preserves, fruit syrup.
glycertne, honey. invsrt sugar. ice
cream. jam. jelly. meat products.
medicines. preserves. pickles. soda
water. soft DRINKS. syrups, tobacco.
wine
Other classes who must furnish |
certificates 10 the wholesaler or re-
taller before sugar can be purchased
are: Gamers. preservers and packers
of every kind Of vegetables, fruit.
milk and meat; Soda water fountains
and dispensers OF soft drinks. Bot
tiers OF soft drinks.
Tho use OF sugar 10 prohibited TO
leather tanners and manufacturers OF
nom edible products and no cert!n
Gates viii be issued TO them.
The effect of this rule In that no
using sugar will be
permitted after May Is to purchase
without the surrender OF authorised
sugar distribution certificates issued
ny tho state food administrator.
may obtain csrtin-
,ates at the Office Of Acting State
'ood Administrator John T. Cushing .
n st. Adams. upon delivery OF the
cqvired sworn statement which
hows the amount of sugar to which
Is entitled. :
Before certificates can be issued.
must make out q do !
mite report on the form prepared !
y the food administration. which 7
IN be secured on application to the S
.Jbans. The sugar rationing plan as
present contemplated VIII endure a
,r the month Of May and June but
may become necessary to continue
in effect for July and August
Certificates will be issued by the
ate food administrator covering the =
eriod from May 16. TO July l. in ac- 4
,rdance with their sworn state T
ents. Certificates will be issued in I
Of from 90 pounds to 2
1000 pounds. and the manufacturer a
them shall sign his name n
, the back of them in the space set y
,art for that purpose. No whole
Ter or retailer 10 to sell sugar to h,
~ manufacturer except on the oerti- a,
ate and then only in the quantities g
I forth on the certificate. The GER
ioats is to be cancelled by the al
holssaier after II has come into his CT
Inds and returned to the state sd- d.
inistrator. -
The statements 10 be submitted by hi
Q manufacturers As the basis on no
iich the sugar certificates are to be kr
,ued should include all sugar pur- on
ases made by the manufacturer up on
May Is. and consequently viii not
accepted BY the state food admin =,
ration before that date although nj,
plioation for them should be made iik
fore then.
Mr.. Gushing said tonight that pr
should give this mat ro
; their best attention and should Pc
accurate in making out their "a g
dement's of sugar requirements, for bie
X OF defniteness or any evasion bic
] result only IN delay and the in ma
ATTY Of the manufactures 10 obtain yei
rar ~ the wholesalers and retail the
as we'll 80 the rcfners are under OF
let orders not to make any sale OF eei
par on and after May Is except IN hi
ss where the duly authorized ma
ar certffoats II surrendered By enc
buyer. dol