Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-01-31
An Open Letter to the Merchants c
Richmond County. Kind Words
versus Force--Grass versus Stones.
Flour and Sugar Prices, and Proper
Observance of the Law.

Observance of the Law.
TO THE MERCHANTS OF RICHMOND COUNTY:
You have responded promptly, Fundamentally my re-
quest in the last issue of the PotDspatch Your reports
ing and being tabulated confidently having
your hearty help enforcing the food laws No is perfect
in every of men, certain proportion will to
the average standard To them relate Fable No. in old Noah
Websters Blue Back Speler- (. ~
An old man found rude boy upon one of his
trees stealing apples and desired him to come
down. down b. but the young a Sausebox 1s tod old hm nm
old man. then ! will fetch you down: then
h nsd SR 5 e geueste4 aRd f% sue
to think the old man should pretend to beat
Well well" said the old man, IF neither
words nor grass will do DO must try what vr
tue there is in stonesI
There have been some complaints that sugar and -four have
cost of merchants about much the price fixed by
Mr. Page When retailer show that his -four has cost him
much $15 barrel delivered have instructions grant
him exception from the ruling to permit him to sell that
particular lot profit of 81 per barrel When he show
that sugar has cost him c permit to sell for 10 IL will be
given applying only to that particular lot is regarded by the
administrator that profit of 1c per pound sugar and $l00
barrel enough profit under conditions and that the
taller is entitled to that much.
am in receipt of letter from State Food Administrator
Henry A. Page requesting
list of
purchased -four barrel during the three months
That immediately notify the purchasers whose submitted
all -four in their possession
barrel the dealers from whom they purchased these dealers
qured take it back the price they received for it
within command remedy this siua
ton just as promptly as possible
promptly
possession opportunity
turn it to dealers
Page
instructions be followed Immediately expect you
three days with list who have made large of -four from
during past three months
Otuf
guilty Control Aug 10TH
S. imprisonment BOTH add
goods and that merchants making such sales like
guilty thru their action aiding and abetng which the commission is
. against law
As stated above there prosecution
who have violated this law information is given promptly
The prices fixed sugar and flour is for the average
the who into store and lays down his and
picks up his purchase and carries it home himself.
The who wants delivered who wants charged till
the end of the week who carried until Oct ls he get
ting service and have right charge for this reasonable
price for delivery reasonable price for bookkeeping
and under State law 10 per cent for carrying charges fall
terms wanted.
The editor of this paper gives this space the front
page am paying him the regular advertising rates doing
this myself without help from the Government cannot afford
to have the papers mailed to subscribers again. will this
space each week. when necessary to keep advised 1t all
the notice | can give
The great majority of the folks are going to do right AL
ready they have voluntarily promised to bring back
40 so barrels and have not heard from all parts of the county
The fable the boy that stole apples has served for than
half ceny will serve every in Richmond county if he
will but read it Alright
WN EVERETT,
Food Administrators for Richmond County.
Since above was written and put in type the following self
explanatory telegram received from State Food Administrator
Page:
Raleigh NC
W. N. EVERETT, Food Admr. @@6 @&
Rockingham, N c.
Notify all merchants through local exceptions be made
with including
rice barley four edible wheat shorts mddn -four starch soy