Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-05-02
SUSPENDS MILLER
FOR BREAKING Rule

Or. n. A. Morgan, Food Administrator
for Tennessee, win Not Tolerate
Any Deviation From Federal Rulings
Appeals to Shippers to Use Care
In Handling Sugar.
Nashville.-TLat the Food Admins
tCstion will not tolerate fragrant vio-
lations Of its rules and regulations by
miliers and distributors was shown in
the case against J. E. Hill. wheat
miller at Adams, whose business WAS
suspended from April 8 to April 80 b.
cause he had permitted his customers
to obtain flour in excess Of the maxi
| mum quantities allowed. Several CON-
| plants were made to the Food Admin
istratiOn that Mr.. Hill was selling and
exchanging flour In violation OF the
rules of the administration. In add
ton his reports to the milling dtvts-
ion, showed that he was not getting
the extraction Of flour required under
the law. Dr. Morgan, the federal food
| administrator summoned Mr.. Hin ~
appear at his office on April s. wherl
In cooperation with John w. Sneed,
division manager OF the milling divls-
ion. = hearing was conducted. l. r.
Peterson. food administrator Of Mont
gcmsry county, and Col. Neil Glenn.
food administrator OF Robeftson couL-
ty, attended the hearing and rendered.
valuable assistance. At the close or
the hearing the case was taken under
ADJUSTMENT and after q conference. DR..
Morgan announced that the business
and license of the miller would be sus-
pended for approximately thirty days.
In making this announcement DR.. Nor
gan stated that the tood administers.
tioa had no desire to punish any one,
but that to tolerate VIOLATIONS Of the
rules would be to demoraliEe the
whels food administrators In q large
section and this had been the case
with tina miller at Adams.
enforcement Division.
DIR. H. A. Morgan. food administer
tor. has appointed O'Bryan Washing
ton, OF Nashville, one Of the most sue
cessful business men OF that city, N
chief Of the division OF law enforce
ment of Tennessee and Mr.. Washing.
ton has entered upon his duties. Fs
is giving the major portion Of his TINA
70 the work and IS volunteer, ys'
ceiying no compenss ton for his ser-
vices. Mr. Washington will give par
ttcular attention to all reported viola
tionS Of the Food Administration. He
will aid the county administrators IN
enforcing the regulations.
Waste In Shipping. .
The Food Administration hes issued
An appeal to the shippers and con
signees to exercise unusual care In
loading and unloading freight SO that
the loss from that source may be re-
duced as much as possible. RecentO
on a shipment of sugar from New Or
leans 900 pounds was lost in the car
due to protruding rails. A little care
and attention would have saved this,
sugar, and sugar Is one Of the products
that our people must have and one
that must be conserved.
'' Food Messages. f.t
People of Tennessee arc becoming
In0E@ huu uUkc ESobUllolNO w sSAAO ~
quests of the Food Administration.
Tho spoken word uttered by hundreds
OF volunteer speakers is having Its OF.
feet upon the masses OF the people,
Tho most popular speaker In the state.
Judging from the requests that come
for him from every section, is Gen..
Harvey H.. Hannah, who has already
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conservation and other war activities.
= $50. Sunday Schools. .ac
Steps have been taken by Dr.. Nor.
gan, federal food administrator, to or.
ganixe the Sunday schools Of Tennes-
see for food conservation and othG
v ar activities by the appointment Of
Judge Joseph Carthel secretary Of the
Sunday school association. az rorre
sentative of the food administration
OF the sundsy schools, Letters will
he sent By Judge Carthel to ovsrv
Sunday school member Of the state
association asking for cooperation In
food conservation. The food adminss-
trati0n Is also furnishing roll of hon.
or OF food. conservation TO b hung IN
EvSfy 5uuN&Js ECAOOh uPVA " 1ANM wan
he, Inscribed the names Of all tbs msm'
bers OF the church or Sunday scheet
enrolled In food conservation work
i. .aheep Growers 10 Meet
~ sheep growers OF Tennessee VII
meet IN, state. convention At Nashville
ON April so for the purpose OF forming
, q state Organization Dr.. Morgan, the
food administrator. IS very much intT'
estea In the success OF the convention
and ,has sent letters TO all Of the cous.
ty food administrstors urging q fuil
attendance of delegates from each
county to- the convention. In his lot
ter Dr.. Morgea calis attention to the
importance OF prsmotinx sheep grow
ing and WOOL production as measure
Iof national defense, He says that n
sn or the wool clip OF the world were
equally divided thors would be just
shirty-stx, ounces OF this indispspsabls
article ot wearing spparel, for, each
person More wool will be nseasa
shaa ever befors 70 cioths the millions
d AmeFsca's defenders and she coun,