Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-04-18
SUSPENDS MILLER
FOR BREAKING RULE.
Or. n. A. Morgan, Food Administrator
for Tennessee, viii Not Tolerate
Any Deviation From Federal Rulings
Appeals to Shippers to Use Care
in Handling Sugar


In Handling Sugar I-.
Nashville-That the Food Admins
tration will not tolerate fragrant vio-
lations of its rules and regulations by
millers and distributors was shown in
the case against J. E. Hill, wheat
miller at Adams, whose business Wis
suspended from April s to April 80 bS-
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 divis-
ion, showed that he was not getting
the extraction of flour required under
the law. DR.. Morgan, the federal food
administrator, summoned Mr.. Hill TO
appear at his office on April 5, wherS,
in cooperation with John w. Sneed,
division manager of the milling diyis-
ion, q hearing was conducted. l. r.
Peterson, food administrator Of Mont
gomery county, and Col. Neil Glenn,
food administrator of Robertson couI.-
ey, attended the hearing and rendered
valuable assistance. At the close Of
the hearing the case was taken under
Morgan announced that the business
and license of the miller would be SUE.
pended for approximately thirty days.
In making this announcement DR.. Nor
gan stated that the food administra-
ton had no desire to punish any one,
but that to tolerate violations of the
rules would be to demoralize the
whole FOOD administration in a large
section and this had been the case
with the miller at Adams.
Enforcement Division.
DR.. H. A. Morgan, food administra-
tor, has appointed O'Bryan Washing
ton. of Nashville, one of the most sno-
cessfrl business men of that city, az
chief of the division Of law enforce
ment of Tennessee, and Mr.. Washing
toll has entered upon his duties. He
is giving the major portion of his tina
to the work and is a volunteer, re-.
ceiving no compensation for his SER
vices. Mr. Washington will give pa:-
ticuar attention 10 all reported viola
lions of the Food Administration. He
will aid the county administrators In
tn raOIIlattOn
Waste In Shipping.
The Food Administration has 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. Recently
on a shipment of sugar from New Or
leans 900 pounds was lost in the car
due to protruding nails. A little care
and attention would have saved this
sugar, and sugar is one Of the products
that our peop'e must have and one
that must be conserved.
Food Messages.
People of Tennessee are becoming
quests of the Food Administration.
The spoken word uttered by hundreds
Of volunteer speakers is having its e.
feet upon the masses of the people.
The most popular speaker in the state,
Judging from the requests that come
for him from every section, 10 Cen.
Harvey H. Hannah, who has already
made hundreds of appeals for food
conservation and other war activities.
Sunday Schools.
Steps have been taken by DR.. Nor.
gan, federal food administrator, to or
ganize the Sunday schools Of Tennes.
see for food conservation and 9th n
ar activities by the appointment Of
Judge joseph Carthel, secretary Of the
Sunday school association, as repro
sentative of the food administration
of the Sunday schools. Letters will
be sent by Judge Carthel to every
Sunday school member of the state
association asking for cooperation in
food conservation. The food admins,
tration is also furnishing roll of hon.
or of food conservation to be hung in
every Sunday school upon which will
he Inscribed the names of all the mem.
bers' of the church or Sunday school
enrolled in food conservation work
Sheep Growers to Meet
Sheep growers of Tennessee will
meet in state convention at Nashville
on April 30 for the purpose Of forming
q state organization. Dr. Morgan, the
food administrator, is very much inte:
ested in the success of the convention
and has sent letters to all of the coun
ty food administrators urging a full
attendance of delegates from each
county to the convention. In his let
ter DR.. Morgan calls attention to the
importance of promoting sheep grow
ing and wool production as a measure
Of national defense. He says that II
all of the wool clip of the world were
equally divided there would be just
thirty-six ounces OF this indispensable
article of wearing apparel for each
person. More wool will be needed
than ever before to clothe the millions
tho onnR.