Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-04-25
SUSPENDS MILLER !
FOR BREAKING RULE
Or. H. A. Morgan, Food AdmInlstrateF
for Tennessee, VIII Not Tolerate
Any Deviation From Federal RuIInas
Appeals 20 shippers to uss Care
In Handling Sugar.

Any Deviation From Federal Rulings.
Appeals 20 shippers to uss Care;
In Handling Sugar
Nashville.-That the Food AdmInlw.;
tration will not tolerate flagrant No;
lations Of it's rules and regulations by
miIIers and distributors was shown In
the case against j. e. Hill, a wheat,
miller at Adams, whose business was;
suspended from April to April 30 BE-,
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 add1-
ton his reports to the milling diviSs
lon, showed that he was not gettirg
the extraction Of flour required under
the law. DR.. Morgan, tbs federal food
administrator, summoned Mr.. Hill 70
appear at his office on April 8, wher1,
in cooperation with John w. Sneed,
division manager OF the milling diVis-
ION, a hearing was conducted. l. r.
Peterson, food administrators OF Mont
gomery county, and Col Neil Glenn.
food administrator OF Robertson couIs.
ty, attended the hearing and rendered
valuable assistance At the close OF
this hearing the case was taken under
advisement and after a conference, DR..
Morgan announced that the business
and license OF the miller would be sus-
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.
DIR. H. A. Morgan, food administra-
tor, has appointed O'Bryan Washing
ton, of Nashville, one of the most sue
cessful business men Of that city, az
chief Of the division Of law enforce"
ment of Tennessee, and Mr.. Washing.
ton has entered upon his duties. He
is giving the major portion Of his TINA
TO the work and Is volunteer, re.
ceiving no compensation for his SER
vices. Mr.. Washington will give pa9-
ticular attention to all reported viol&s
tions of the Food Administration. He
will aid the county administrators In
enforcing the regulations.
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-
pnnMHAtU
on o shipment Of sugar from New Or
leans 900 pounds was lost in the car
dv1o to protruding nails. A little care
and attention would have saved this
sugar, and sugar is one of the products
that our people must have and one
that must be conserved.
Food Messages.
People of Tennessee are becoming
more and more responsive to the re.
quests of the Food Administration.
The spoken word uttered by hundreds
OF volunteer speakers is having its &c.
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, IL Gen.
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 Tennea-
see for food conservation and 9th sr
var 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 q roll OF hon.
or OF food conservation to be hung m |
every Sunday school upon which WIFI
he inscribed the names OF all the mem
| bers of the church or Sunday school !
enrolled in food conservation work. 4
Sheep Growers to Meet. ~
Sheep growers Of Tennessee WIZ
meet in state convention at Nashville |
on April 80 for the purpose OF forming 4
state organization. DR.. Morgan, the 4
TODD administrator, is very much intSr. 4
ested In the success OF the convention \
and has sent letters to all OF the couu- \
~ food administrators urging q full E
attendance OF delegates from each \
county to the convention. In his lei. \
ter DR.. Morgan calls attention to the |
Importance of promoting sheep grow \
I Ing and wool production as a measure \
Of national defense. He says that II |
Ill OF the wool clip of the world were i
equally divided there would be Just \
shirty-six ounces of this indispensable /
article of wearing apparel for each \
person. More wool will be needed
than ever before to clothe the millions
II Americas defenders and the coun- \
" administrators are urged to encour.
kge In every manner possible this oc-
ganization.
Bakers Convention.