Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1918-08-08

"The retail grocer is hereby mott
fed that his allotment of sugar for
August will be lessened In amount
and will be delayed in getting to him.
Therefore, he must make his present
supply go as far as possible under
this new ration of One-half pound per
person per week"
Howard Heinz, U. S. Food Admins
traitor for Pennsylvania, made the
above positive statement in connec-
ton with his vigorous comments on
the new sugar regulation, rationing
individuals at the rate of one-half
pound of sugar per person per week.
Mr.. Heinz said:
"The U. S. Food Administration has
now asked the American people volun-
tarily to ration themselves to the con-
sumption of not more than one-half
pound of sugar per person per week.
This has become necessary In order
that we may have sufficient sugar to
supply our soldiers and to maintain
the meagre sugar ration that our Al
lies have been drawing for the past
few months.
No Boats to Carry Il.
1--WE are also so short of boats
which have been carrying raw sugar
from Cuba that we cannot maintain
our normal supply - sugar. have
no doubt that the American people
again will demonstrate that they are
willing to comply with whatever is
asked of them, If it will help to win
the war, This voluntary rationing
will mean self-denial and sacrifice of
what many have regarded as a lux
ury: but 1t certainly will not cause
suffering or effect the health of any
one.
The American people have stood
solidly behind Mr.. Hoover In his re-
quests, because he has been fair and
reasonable, and because they believe
that he knows conditions before de-
manding or asking anything of them.
II feel that they will, therefore,
now Immediately see in how many
ways they can assist in saving sugar
by the use of substitutes and by US
ing less sugar in everything.
"ln order to insure every person
getting HIS ohe-ilail pOunu week,
everybody must cooperate by using
not to exceed one-third their normal
consumption. The consuming public
must fall In line and conform quickly
and Systematically TO this new regula-
ton.
mo person in city is permitted to
purchase from the retailer more than
two pounds of sugar at one time, or
in the country more than five pounds
at one time. This means that the
grocer should keep track of his Gus
toner's sugar wants, so as to perfect
an equitable sugar distribution.
Public opinion must be aroused to
such an extent that it will be posi-
lively a disgrace for any one to at
tempt to obtain or to use more than
the allotted amount of sugar. Certain
ly no one will be helping the kaiser
more than the person who willfully
disregards the voluntary rationing
plan laid down by Mr.. Hoover.
Everybody Must Save.
SIT will require saving on the part
of every man, woman, and child of
our 105,000,000 population daily to
make our present supply last: for II
we should continue at our normal
rate of consumption, we would have
a sugar famine within a few months.
"All the less essential industries,
ers of drinks, makers of ice cream,
and even bakers have been limited In
the quantity of sugar they are per-
mitted to use. Because of the small
amount of sugar allOtments. some of
these manufacturers already have
found 1t necessary to close their
plants. Many are using substitutes in
making confections and are adopting
other methods that will save sugar.
"All hotels and restaurants and pub
lie eating places are ratiOned on the
basis of two pounds for every ninety
meals served, effective at once. II
they exceed this ration their supply
of sugar will not be renewed. II Is,
therefore, absolutely essential that
they keep a daily record of the num-
her of meals served 50 that the re-
cords may he audited nv representa-
tives of the Food Administration in
time
at must he understood that any one
desiring to use sugar for canning and
preserving may oh'D'n II by making
application 10 his grocer ANY one.
consumer or dealer. found TO he abus-
ing the canning and preserving certi-
household consumption, will have his |
entire sugar supply cut off.
"Many persons are using the cold |
pack method of preserving. so as to |
avoid the use of sugar. The Food |
Administration will he glad to furn- |
ish the recipe for this method to any |
one desiring it."