El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-21
MEAT Shops NOT
To CLOSE HERE
Dealers De cide to Keep
Open Tuesdays, But Two
DAYS to Be Porkless.

lays TO BE E0rK1eSS.
A decision TO keep FL Paso meat
shops open on Tuesdays. which are
meatless days. but TO sell no pork or
pork products, including lard, on
Tuesdays or Saturdays, and to meet in
two weeks on Wednesday evening,
March 6. was reached at a meeting of
meat dealers. wholesale and retail, held
Wednesday evening at the FL Paso
chamber of commerce. a motion to
postpone the whole question one week
was defeated by a rising vote.
The motion for keeping the meat
/ shops open was made by H. c.
/ kretschmar, but an amendment to
meet again in two weeks for further
/ consideration Of the matter as offered
! by George Franklin was accepted by
| the maker of the motion It was in
/ terpreted to the Spanish speaking
meat dealers present by H. J. Sada and
the vote taken among them by him.
The vote was unanimous. 1t applies
to retail and wholesale shops alike
but not to outside shipments
One Of the Spanish speaking meat
dealers caused much amusement by
asking IL meat shops could be kept
open on Sundays. He was informed
that there was a Texas state law
against that, and that it was not a
question before the meeting.
Ask Reduction Of Rents.
A resolution was offered by T ".
Ardoin advocating that owners of
burden caused by the war by reducing
rents. The resolution recited that
while the meat dealers were not ask
ing anyone to pay for their patriot
ism, they believed conditions caused
by the war were making II more diff
ficult for the business man to do bust
ness at a living profit and that the
burden should be shared by the own
ers of rental property. The resolu-
ton was carried by a unanimous vote.
L J. Chapman was chairman of the
meeting. and the retiring district food
administrator. George H. Clements,
was secretary.
Clements Replies Sharply.
In reply 10 sentiments of an IN
favorable nature to the proposed clos
ing of the meat shops on Tuesdays,
ar. Clements made a sharp reply.
The principal conclusion I draw
from some of the remarks made here
tonight is that the people Of FL PasO
must be rather unpatriotic," he de-
clared- He said IL appeared that more
bought. notwithstanding the food ad-
ministration regulations
Claim Meat Sales Less.
This drew from several persons in
the audience rejoinders that only 80
percent as much meat was being sold
in the city as the year before.
The proposal that fish be allowed TO
be sold at meat shops was answered
by the statement that at present there
was but little fish TO be obtained.
That Los Angeles meat shops. which
had formerly closed on Tuesdays, were
now being kept open, because OF the
lack OF success of the plan in curbing
meat sales was another TACT brought
out at the meeting.
Sign PorkEess Resolution.
Those signing the resolution agree
ing to sell no pork on Tuesdays and
Saturdays and to meet in two weeks
wer6 as follow:
Rogers Camp Packing company. J. S.
Grain. ". r. Conroy, William Carlisle,
Peyton's Market, Francisco Partido,
Edward l. Kline, H G. Schneider,
Saratoga Market, / Stern. { ". Par
IRISH, Klerner Finger Grocery COM
pany. J. H Nations Meat and Supply
company. Standard Grocery stores, 7. Z
W. Ardoin. Gem Meat Market. r L !
McMickle, D. Payne, H C kretsch- l
mar, g. Cue, Wilson & Co.. R. Min |
Charles Schuck. Victor I
Blot, Jr-
For Army; Not Individuals.
A telegram has been received from /
E. A Peden, state food administrator, /
by Mr.. Clements, to the effect that /
sales Of meat, including pork, might I
be made to the army on meatless days, ]
but that meats should not be sold to I
individual soldiers on those days for I
on those days
Mustn't Advertise Flour, Sugar.
That the advertising Of flour and 4
sugar is a violation of the rules and
regulations of the United States food /
administration. is the positive ruling
On the question which has just been
received by Mr. Clements from Mr..
Peden.
Advertisements Of the sales Of sub
for wheat flour which are
used in making Victory bread are en-
however
Form Conservation Body.
Representative Of the "A restau-
ants, cafes. hotels and other eating
places, as listed by the health depart
lon grill Wednesday afternoon and
ormed an organization to be known
Is the Hotel and Restaurant Mems
Conservation association Officers
.lected were: r. Bert Orndorff, presi-
lent; SS. G. Humphreys. vice presi-
lent: Ralph a Smith, secretary
reasurer.
Accept Bylaws and Fees.
The report of the bylaws commit ]
ee. consisting Of S. c. Humphreys !
nd George AIaslin. was accepted |
The initiation fee will be 81. Dues
'er month will be 81 for soda foun-
aims. hamburger stands. lunch coun-
ers; 81 for lunch counters, cafaterias
nd small cafes seating up to 80 per-
ons; and So for hotels and first class
estaurants- Meetings OF the associa-
ion viii be held subject 10 call Of I
resident, it was decided.
VIII Appoint Inspector.
An inspector. TO detect violations. I
7in be appointed at a salary Of SEQ {
er month This inspector will make ]
Investigations Of hotels. cafes and !
ating houses. including boarding I
ouses of all sorts. 10 detect viola {
ions OF the food administration reg
lations. I
The purpose of the organization. ]
s outlined in talks made by those
resent. was that it was for the back [
lg up of all efforts of the national
tate and local food administrations
I winning the war.
Bakers Also Organize.
While hotel and restaurant men
ere meeting in the grill room of 0
ne hotel, a meeting OF representa- a
We bakers Of the city was held in c
mother room Of the hotel. the out ?
pine Of which was an Organization f.
} be known as the Master Bakers {
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