Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-04-02
Consumption Of Flour To Be Reduced.

Pr0f. j. u. Muld0on, Federal Food
Administrator for this county urges
further reduction in the quantity of
flour for family use.
Further reduction was asked of the
public Sunday night by the Food Adj
ministration, that the scant supplies
available before the next harvest may
be stretched to meet the needs of the
army, domestic consumers and the AL
lies.
Every American is asked to cut his
average ration of wheat by so per
cent, which would reduce the total
normal consumption of 100000
bushels a month to 21,000000. That
gives a ration of not more than one
and one-half pounds of wheat pro-
ducts for each person. Flour sales
will be cut to one-eighth of barrel
for town customer and to one-quar-
ter of barrel for any country GUS
toner, that retailers stocks may be
distributed to as great number as
possible.
The wheat content of bakers bread
will be reduced % per cent on April
IA, which increases by per cent the
amount of substitutes that must be
used.
Order by Food Administrator.
The full order follows:
Householder to use not to ex-
coed total of one and one-half
pounds per week Of wheat products
per person. This means not more
than one and three-fourths pounds of
Victory bread containing the required
PERCENTAGE of substitutes and one-half
pound of cooking flour, macaroni, pas
try, pies, cakes, wheat, breakfast GER
eals, all combined
Public eating places and clubs to
observe two wheatless days per week
Monday and Wednesday, as at pres
ent. In addition thereto not to serve
to any one guest at any one meal an
aggregate of breadstuffs, macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals containing a total
of more than two ounces of wheat
flour. No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Public eat
ing establishments not to buy more
than six pounds of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus con-
forming with the limitations request
ed of householders.
3-Retailers, including millerS, when
selling consumers, must not sell more
than one-eighth of barrel of flour to
any town or city customer at any one
time and not more than one-quarter of
a barrel to any country customer at
any one time, and in no case must
wheat products be sold without the
sale of an equal weight of other GER
Gals, and under no circumstances can
beans or potatoes be sold as a substi-
tute with wheat flour.
bakers and gIocers must reduce
the volume of Victory bread sold by
delivery of the three-quarter-p pound
loaf where one pound was sold before
and other weight loaves must be re-
duced in the same proportion. Bakers
must not increase the amount of their
wheat flour purchases beyond 70 per
cent of the average monthly amount
purchased in the four months prior
to March 1.
5-Manufacturers using wheat pro-
ducts for non-food purposes must
cease such use entirely.
6-There is no limit upon the use
OF other cereals or upon flour or meal
made from such cereals.
In order that we shall be able to
make the wheat exports that are alb
solutely demanded of US to maintain
the civil populations and soldiers of
the Allies and our own army we pro-
pose to supplement the voluntary CO.
operation of the public by a further
limitation of distribution, and we shall
place at once restrictions on distribu-
ton, which will be adjusted from time
to time to secure as nearly equitable
distribution as possible. With the ar
rival of harvest we should be able to
relax such restrictions; until then we
ask for the necessary patience, sacri-
flee and cooperation of the distribut-
ing trades.