Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-10-10
SUGAR GRDER MUST !
Be OBEYED BY ALL.
AN ADDRESS TO The PATRIOTIC
PEOPLE OF TIE eTATE TO
SAVE SCSA.1.
GREAT SHORTAGE IN SUGAR
The Allowance In Tennessee 10 Two
Pounds Per Person Per Month
Patriots viii Not Use More
Than This Amount

Nashville.-In a final effort to more
fairly equalize the distribution Of the
meager sugar allowance for Tonnes
see, DR.. II. A. Morgan. general food al
ministrator. Aas issued an appeal to
the patriotic people of the state. Tho
Food Administration is loath to aban.
don its policy of reliance upon the pa
triotism and devotion OF the American
people to obtain results, but more draa-
tic regulations may be necessary.
The appeal OF DR. Morgan has been
sent broadcast over the state. Every
retailer OF sugar is expected to display
lt corspicuously. The county official
and mayors are asked TO post 1t. This
appeal follows:
An Address To the Patriotic People
Of Tennessee-on Sugar.
Everyone knows what patriotism
means It means stand BY your coun-
try. and this Is addressed only to those
who are willing to stand by their coun.
try.
Thsse~ho are unwilling to stand By
their country are slackers, and IL 10
your patriotic duty to report them TO
your County Food Administrator, SO
that they can be punished and pub.
lished as slackers.
This greatest shortage since the war
10 in sugar. You may not know how
great this is, but your government
knows, and the PATRIOTS willing TO take
re t. 80
Hoover knows how little sugar 10 avail
able for the allied countries and their
ARMIES. and how keen the shortage IL.
and he knows that to maintain in eur
allies the will to win the war will ro-
auire the last ounce that we can spare.
How much sugar are ron willing to
spare to win the war?
And to step the toll Of American.
blood and treasurer
Our allowance is two pounds PEI
person PEI month We can live ea
this, and we must live on this. This
sugar regulations comes home 70 every.
one, and constitutes today more than
anything else the measure OF our hoy
atty and patriotism.
Don't leave this to guess. Ascertain
the facts. You are either patriotic or
you are either keeping or
breaking your pledge to the Food AZ
There is no halfway
ground.
There are communities In Tennessee
which have not gotten their . pounds
because they could not get it-because
other communities were getting more
than pounds. Help us to expose
these slackers, who are willing to be,
tray their country for the sake of their
appetites.
Such offeAsea as thee in a time
like this, are a reflection not only
upon our democrat but upon our
common honesty.
The accom- plishme nts of the Food
Administration in Tennessee have
been most gratifying. buS thers are
ZONE who have not obsyed the sugar
regulation. 1t 10 not too late for them
10 reform and come over ON the side OF
The allies. It should be q mark OF dis
aonoF to use more sugar than the
ration. Patriots kwill observe
he regulation Implicitly: others should
'oyfsit the follow Of decent people.
Wheat Campaign.
Tue FEDERAL Tood Administrator Is
In every way possible with
Ne agents Gf the department OF aSri-
,satHrs In he big drive 70 increase
ne wheat acreage Of the state by -
,sr cent. Letters have been sent to
vveey county food administrator in
ItSsekLns them to lend all possible 90
istancs in securing pledges IN Their
evsral counties for the quotas as
fgned tAem.
Feed Conferences.
Most successful conferences Of the
ouaty food administrstors Of Middle
M Mast Tennessee have bssn held
his week at NAsA Vile and Kns4vtlla-
1sry fee OF the administrators failed
o attend, the reports sk conditisnss
hs various counties were highly graf
tying. Or. Morgan shyllied shs center
noes By reports that 4 made Of the
ecent conference at washanxton With
fr. Hoover and the federal food ad
OF the several several
tates.
Fines imposed
The food administration continues ~
ontr.bute 70 the treasury OF the Req
ross through the imposition Of penal.
les c. 0. Lett. Of Bradford, confessed B
is violation OF the flour regulations
I'd raid fine of $50. w. c. Austin
I Clarksville, also confessed that hs,
ad rod MIL food pbove the merK1M
Towel 7af Maid \ fi7e of $50.