Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-05-09
WHEATLESS MEALS
PREVAIL IN STATE
Hundreds Of Families Throughout
Tennessee Pledge Absolute Austen.
ton From Wheat Products Until the
New Harvest Is Available.

been the responses from the people OF
all sections of Tennessee to the APP
peal made by DR.. II. A. Morgan, fed
eral food administrator, for tenders Of
flour to the government for shipment
abroad for its soldiers and sailors and
our heroic allies. From all portions
came the response that if the govern
ment needed and wanted the flour the
people were willing to part with it an
be placed on a wheatless ration until
tae next harvest.
This movement was purely volun-
tary. No order was issued by the food
administration communicating flour
or ordering its sale stopped. The re-
Spouse came from a conscious sen, g
of duty to the republic. In Memphis
the merchants rendered practically 8
solid car load of flour to the govern
ment. At McMinnville every me-
chant signed written agreement to
discontinue the sale of flour until the
next harvest. In Sparta practically the
same agreement was made. At Cen
treville, Dickson, Waverly, Lebanon,
Gallatin, Trenton, Brownsville, Fay
etteville and half dozen other places
the merchants announced that they
would order no more flour and tender
what stocks they had on hand to the
government.
Hundreds and hundreds of families
are daily joining the ranks of the
"wheatless ration" in Tennessee. The
flour situation in the nation Is acute.
and only through action of this kind
can sufficient flour be obtained to
meet the needs of our soldiers and
sailors and allies until the harvest At
a meeting of the hotel men of the
state at Chattanooga recently a eso.
luton was adopted pledging full sup
port to the food administration and al
ready many of the leading hotels not
only in the cities, but in the smaller
towns, have banished wheat products
absolutely from their menus. A sim.
liar course has been pursued by the
dining cars OF the railroads and many
of the best restaurants of the state
A wheatless ration is now a badge OF
homer in the nations service.
War Organization.
Wilson has recently joined the
ranks Of the counties that is coordi-
mating all of its war activities. Fol-
lowing a meeting of the district war
workers OF that county at Lebanon,
which was addressed by j. l. Finney,
of the food administration, plans were
Immediately worked out for the CO.
ordination of the various war activi-
ties, council Of defense, food and fuel
administrations, Red Cross, Y. M, c.
A, etc, the renting of central office
and the employment Of secretary 20
remain in charge all of the time
Women At the Front.
At number of womens patriotic |
meetings held in the state recently |
resolutions have been adopting pleds- |
ing support to the wheatless ration |
recommended by the food administra- |
ton. The women of Hamilton county |
held most enthusiastic conference at |
which plans that will materially broad
en- and increase the part women are
playing in war work were adopted.
Maj. Smith In New England.
The standing Of Tennessee's war or
ganization is attested by the fact that
Major Rutledge Smith, chairman Of
the council of defense of this state,
was recently called to New England
to hold series of war conferences in
the states of that division. Maj. Smith
has also been appointed director o.
the council of national defense of tho
southern states.
Increased Crops.
Despite the acute shortage OF farm
labor the most gratifying reports come
from all parts of Tennessee of prone
lsed increased acreage Of food pro-
ducts. Under the direction of the d;
vision of extension of the University
Of Tennessee and the department OF
agriculture, with the cooperation If
the food administration and council u
defense, food drive meetings have
been held in many counties which were
we'll attended, keen interest manifest
I'd and many pledges of increased acre
age reported
Food Administration Moves.
In order to get into closer touch
with the milling division and the
United States grain corporation, the
offices Of the United States food al.
in Tennessee have been
moved from the senate chamber at the
capitol to the fourth floor of the indie
pendent Life building. The work Of
he food administration al this time is
directly largely toward re-
ieving the acute flour shortage for
he army and our allies and in order
o increase its efficiency in this work
{ was deemed advisable to bring
bout a closer coordination with the
rain corporation ard milling diyis-
on. The senate chamber has become
,adly overcrowSed and additional quar- !
ers for the food administration, whose
taft is being increased almost every !
Ueek IN take care Of the problems al .