McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-10-25
FOOD REGULATIONS FOR
! PUBLIC EATING PLACES
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY The
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINS
TRATioH AS PART OF THE GEN.
ERAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM,
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2isT

UiicNAlFS MoHuhyb OGtODeT zl' udFe
been announced for the public eating
places by the United States Food Ad
fninistration, This program Is a part
Of the general conservation program
of the nation, issued by the Food Ad
ministration In order TO carry out Tho
pledge OF Herbert Hoover TO supply
our allies during the coming year with
nearly 6,000, 900 tons more of essential
foodstuffs.
For the purpose OF enforcing ,hess
regulations. public eating places shall
be defined to include all hotels, res
taurants, boarding houses. clubs, din
ing cars, steamships, and all place,
where cooked food is sold to be con
stunned on the premises. The regula
tions apply to all included in this def
milton of public eating places, whethei
licensed or not, the food administra
tion, under its general control ovel
sugar, flour and other food supplies
having full power to enforce the regu
laticns.
No public eating place shall servt
any bakery product which does moi
contain at least 20 per cent of wheat
flour substitutes. nor shall 1t serve OF
permit to be served more than two
ounces Of this bread, known as "Vic
tory Bread" or If no victory bread u
served, not more than four ounces o.
other breads No public eating place
shall serve bread or toast as a garni
ture or under meat.
No public eating place shall allow
any bread to bc brought to the table
until after the first course is served
nor shall there be served to any patron
at any one meal more than one kind oi
meat For the purpose Of this rule
meat shall be considered as including
beef, mutton, pork, poultry and any by
products thereof No bacon shall be
served as garniture. No patron shall
be served at any one meal more THAI
one-half ounce of butter, nor shall any
patron at any meal be served mors
than one half ounce OF Cheddar OF
American cheese.
The. regulation forbidding the us9
Of sugar bowls on tables or of more
than one teaspoon per person pei
meal is continued unchanged. Nor shall
any public eating place permit to bs
used more than two pounds OF sugal
per ninety meals, except such sugar al
may be allotted to hotels as licensed
bakeries.
No public eating place shall burr
any food or permit any food to b
burned, and all waste shall be saved tt
feed animals or reduced to obtain fats
No public eating place will be allowed
to display food on its premises in suci
manner as to cause its deterioration.
Nor shall any public eating placs
serve cream de luxe. and in any event
no cream containing over 30 per ceni
OF butter fat shall be served.
Ice economy must be practiced II
every possible way.
No bread and buttsr shall be served
unless the guest specifically requests
It. Rolls must not weigh over ons
ounce each. Lunciieons and bancuet'
Of elaborate menus must be eif,ninat
Cd. All so-called general bills OF fars
used in hotels are to be abandoned
but simple bills OF fare used In hotels
---one for breakfast, one for luncheon
and one for dinnershould be arrang
cd, all with a limited variety OF dishes
and changed from day to day.
Where table d'hote meals are served
the bill Of fare should be limited to Al
few courses as possible, and orders
from these menus should be in writing
No candies should be served aftel
meals nor should any cakes be icst
with cane or beet sugar
East Tennessee Tour.
J. T. Finney, assistant federal foos
administrator for Tennessee, has re
turned from a tour OF East TENNESSEE
counties that he made with Charles w
Allen, East Tennessee district repra
sentative. Mr.. Tinney spoke at Greene
vile, Jonesboro, Elizabethton, Noun
tain city and Butler. He was heart
by large audiences at all appointment
and while the food message was tn,
chief feature of his address. he stress
ed the sale Of Liberty bonds and fol
lowing his addresses large additions
were made to the amounts previousl'
sold. Speakings by the food admins
tration have been suspended now un
til after the epidemic of influenza.
No Cause For Alarm.
Farmers in some instances are n
ported to be selling their wheat q
much less than the government guar
antee. This should not be the case
declared Or. Morgan, the federal foot
administrator. The mills are badl'
congested, 1t is true.. due to the fac
that little flour Is being shipped owe
the seas right at this time and to th'
limited sales OF flour at home. bu
conditions win soon improve and farm
ers should be patient and hold thel
wheat a little longer, when they arr
assured of fair price The govern
ments campaign for increased produc
ton is mseting success in all part
Of the state. Especially gratifying re
ports ara coming from the western d
vision of the state where already al
Increase OF ag much as hundred Pc
cent has bsss pledged in soma Of II
counties.