Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-06-20
RIGID Restrictions
Eees w THE FUTURE ARE NOT
TO De PURCHASED WITHOUT
GAMBLING THEM.
a Great Deal Of Flour Has Besn ne
turned Or Is In Process OF Being
Turned Over To tho Government BY
Patriotic Tennesseans.

poultry ana eggs D3 tue OhAte" StetoS
food administration Especially lie this
true OF eggs So important are eggs
ss an article Of food that they cannot
IN the future be purchased without
Gambling them The ohiect OF this rula
IA Of course to stop the buying and
shipment OF eggs that are unfit for hp
man consumption This affects Dis
savings in transportation and In the
end will mean more to the producers
Of the country and will reduce at the
same time the cost to the ultimate
consumer.
Flour Returned.
Probably $4,000 barrels of flour HAYS
been returned or are in process OF b9
ing turned over TO the United States
food administration in Tennessee by
the patriotic people OF the state for
shipment 10 the soldiers, sailors and
our allies. The movement has suo
ceeded beyond expectations. Although
In a number Of counties the peopls
were slow to realize and appreciate
the necessity for surrenderlng the
flour the movement has made soma
Roadway in majority of the coun
ties. There are now more than Q
score of wheatless counties in Tennes
see, that is counties in which the sale
Of oil wheat flour has been voluntarily
ended and majority Of the people
have ceased to use wheat products.
The handling OF this flour has en-
tailed an immense volume OF work
on the federal food administration for
Tennessee. The details OF shipments
and paying for the flour have been
handled by ]. I. Finney, the educr
uonal director for Tenncssee and the
correspondence would I'LL an immense
volume. Individual checks have been
made out and sent TO every person
who surrendered flour, regardless OF
the size Of package. Checks have
gone out varying in amounts from
s1.ke to $4,000. Hundreds OF thous
snds Of dollars have been ara viii stili
DO paid out for the flour
sugar Restrictions.
The appearance OF submarines OH
the American coast and their destruo
ton Of large amount OF coast line
shipping has added TO the difficulties
Of the food administration In handling
the sugar problem. Two boats sunk
BY submarines carried not less than
$4,000, 900 600 pounds OF sugar. TIE
food administrators 10 determine |,
however, that the needs OF households
for preserving, canning, ETC., will -
supplied and nnn-essential industries
win be the first b suffer.
sheep Campaign.
The movements launched BY the food
administration 10 increase the she %
production Of the state has met with
splendid success In large number Of
the sheep gro x1ng counties. Reports
are very encouraging, and It is esd.
mated that sheep production will be
increased By ssrsral thousand head
next year The slogan. 'Clothe =
soldier, kill q dos has proven to be
popular one with the patriotic farmers
q tbs state.
Labor Shortage.
Every effort 10 being made By n
food administration in cooperation
with the labsr department Of the
United States to afford some measure
Of relief for the acute labor shortage
on the farms Of Tsnnss-ee. especially
in Middle Tennessee, where owing 70
the enormous governmental unds..
takings At HadlU's Bend and Shed
field, Ala, the situation b graysst
Never in history have the formers hsl
to grapple with such q situation Il
harvest time. hut they have bravsly
and resolutely undertaken the seem
ingly impossible. and how well thsy
have succeeded - shown by the eno,-
nous acreage Of amall grains that HI,
been cut and ssocked. The problem
for thresher hands is going to he an.
other serious one
Saving email Drains.
Tue food administration has r,
ceived numeroua inquiries from over
the state as to what should be dono
where farmers hsvs sown small grain
to he "hogged Down" The reply Il
the food administration has been II /
each ease must - decided on its own
merits, where u would he an economic
waste to try to eve the grain on sucn
fields. where the labor would he mors
profitahly used b other food prodlt.
ton activities, tAs farmers should
permitted 10 hog down" or otherwise
pasture these isoanted areas that were
sown for the purpose OF being pas.
tured But wRrs the fields can 81
cut and the grab saved II Is the du'y
OF sle farmer 10 harvest them The
need for great wheat and other small
grain Yields has never been so urgent
In the history q the world IA II Is
today
Community Meeting.
Farmers Of the Greenwood section
Of Wilson county held an enthusiast,
war meeting o. SATURDAY.. j. l. Fin.
nsy. of the food administration. w.u
the speaker OF the occasion. The NEE.