Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
REVISION OF FIFTY.FIFTY FLOUR
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Effective Monday, March 18th, 1918
the following revisions of the Fifty.
Fifty retail flour sales rule are an
nOunced:
Official Substitutes.
No retailer of wheat -four is per-
mitted to sell or deliver any wheat
flour Gncluding so called "War" four
unless he at the same time sells and
deliver an equal weight pound for
pound of any or all of the following
wheat flour substitutes:
CertificatiOn Eliminated.
Hominy, Corn Flour, Rolled Oats,
Rice Flour, Sweet Potato Flour, Corn
Grits, Edible Corn Starch, Oatmeal,
Buckwheat Flour, Soya Bean Flour,
Corn Meal, Barley Flour, Rice, Po-
tato Flour, Feterita Flour and Meals.
Whole wheat and graham flour are
subject to the same rules as other
wheat -four, exc ept that in selling
whole wheat or graham -four contain
ing at least 95 per cent of the entire
wheat, six-tenths iof pound of SUBJ
stitutes, must be sold with every pound
of whole wheat or graham -four.
Potatoes Eliminated.
No potatoes shall be sold as a wheat
flour substitute.
No further certiiication of wheat
flour substitutes in the hands of con-
sumers will be permitted, except in
special cases which must be passed
upon individually Eby the County Food
Where permission is
granted by the County Food Admins
traitor, it must be in writing, and in
no case shall exceed more than one
eighth barrel of -four.
Limitations
Retailers of -four shall not sell more
than one-quarter barrel of -four to
local consumers nor more than one
half barrel to rural consumers.
mo Exemption.
There shall be no exemption to the
above rules. Hospitals, City, County
and State Institutions must buy pound
for pound just as In the case Of 9TH
er consumers.
Licensed bakers, which includes
hotels, restaurants and institutions
bakers licenses, may pur-
chase for baking purposes only in
the ratio of four pounds of wheat
flour with one pound of substitutes
Substitute Scarcity.
We appreciate some counties will
have difficulty in finding substitutes
This simply means that wheat or
wheat products must be sold only to
the extent that there are available
of equal weight on hand.
in event the dealer has no substitutes,
his. stock must lie idle until he can
procure the same
OyerstOcks of Flour.
Overstocks of -four will be pur-
chased by the United States Food Ad-
Grain Corporation, Min
neapolis, Minnesota.
Absolute Necessity.
The above rules are promulgated
and will be enforced because OF the
absolute necessity Of further conser-
walton of wheat and wheat products
the country. This is war
order and must be obeyed. Dealers
failing to obey these rules to the
letter will be refused the right to
purchase any licensed food cOmmod-
tiles from licensed wholesalers, job
bers or manufacturers, and will sub
ject themselves to other penalties pro-
vided by law. .u p"
Let us remember that every flag
that flies opposite the German one
is by proxy the American flag, and
that the armies fighting in our defense
under these flags cannot be main
tanned through this winter unless
there is food enough for them and
for their women and children at home.
There can only be enough food if
America provides it. And America
can only provide it by the personal
service and patriotic cooperation of
all Of us.
Let US remember that our associates
in the great world war depend upon
America for food as they have never
depended before, and they ask us for
it with right which they never had
before. Today they are our compan-
ion in a great war for democracy and
liberty. They are doing the fighting,
the suffering, and dying in our war,
and will be carrying this burden for
months to come.
J. F. DEEMS,
United States Food Administrator for
Iowa.
l.. MATTHEWS, SR.,
County Food Administrator.