St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1918-05-10

lmmediats Shipment 70 Allles ana
Troops.
Opportunity Ia now offered, through
Federal Food Administrator w. u.
Aver for oregon families and manu-.
featuring firms using wheat flour TO
make voluntary personal sacrifice
for the benefit Of t'ncle Sans boys In
the Army and Navy Mr. Aver has
announced that any family, public eat
ing PLACE. or factory using wheat flour
such as bakeries and craok ker factories
now has the privilege Of directly con
tribuiing 10 the flour bins OF the Army
and Navy by turning back 10 the gov
erumunt. at the market price. such
portion Of their wheat flour allowance
a. they will patrioucally refrain from
consuming themselves
such gifts Of wheat flour, while not
goirF directly 10 France for the boys
overseas, will be- turned into the gov
ernmont oommissary at the nearest
point aud viii release an equal quan
tity of wheat flour on the Atlantic
sea board for immediate shipment
"otog there" Under this novel plan
when patriotic Oregon family goes
on whoatloss diet for week or
month. or longer period. the wheat
flour they save and turn back TO the
government actually represents at
equivalent ~ wheat flour three thou
sand miles away, which Immediately
starts tO move forward 10 the fighting
forcHs This arrangement has beer
made ~ order 10 save transportation
across the continent
n am hoping for a splendid wheat
sayiug record In oregon" said Mr.
Ayur the other day. For believe
whoa oregon families aud public eat
ing places In the state know that th,
flour they save will go direct 10 N,
boys of the Army and Navy they will
not hesitate 10 respond In the usual
patriotic Oregon way. ! had trlo
gram from Sir Hoover today In which
he asked me for an estimate on what
l thought oregon could be- relied upon
to save under the new plan. wished
60 be- conservative, aud I replied that
my estimate would be- 30 20 30 per
cent ~ the normal wheat flour con
sumption. This IN a much lower eH
innate than oth.r states had made
anl I realize that II Will probably be
at Washington. am
hoping that the people ~ the state
will exceed this estimate by gener
aus margin Tho county ndministra
tors have In hand the full details of
the plan for saving wheat IN this way
for tho needs of our fighting men, and
any one wishing 10 personally contrib
ute wheat flour should get In touch at
once with the Food Administrator Of
the county Ia which he Or she lives D."
The wheat saving plan announced
By Mr. Aver Is a national one, aud ~
IL nov operative Ia all the states
The states of Washington, Idaho and
Oregon are now 60 operating IN an
effort a. make a blk wheat saving rec |
iri for the Northwest Federal Food |
Administrators u y nicknell of Idaho |
aud Charles llcbberd OF Washington
Join with Federal Food Administrator |
" u Aver for Oregon In the follow
lag announcement. which gives Ia dc !
tail the plan OF handling the returned |
wheat
"Mr Hoover has wired all Federal |
Food Administrators that the excess
stocks of flour held by public eating |
places bakers dealers and consumers /
may be- voluntarily surrendered for |
he use Of the Army aud Navy and the
Allies This action has been prompted |
ny the many voluntary offerings from |
iirferen' parts of the country.
The practical method of handling |
such returned flour win be- through |
he local merchant. who is hereby re-
luested Ia receive all such flour and /
pay the holding consumer the actual /
'ost ~ same and then re distribute Il |
= ithout any additional charge 10 the
Ultimate consumer Where merchants
accumulate more than their thirty /
lays supply and all hotels, bakers /
.tc.. that have AN excess amount that /
'aunot be disposed OF locally, they /
.hould immediately communicate with
Mr. NJ II Houser, Grain Commission
n of the Food Administration, Roard /
II Trade ruildiug Portland and he
sill arrange Tor the transportation 20
he seabuyri An flour returned %
ne merchant that is resold 10 the
consumer should be- reported to Mi
iouscr iu urder that AN equal amount
may be- released for shipment To the
Allies
"lhc whole object ot the above ar
angemcnt rs % provide a channel
through which an excess quantities
II flour MAY reach the Army and Navy
n tho Allied armies AS voluntary
'ifcriug OF the people OF this country"
II you have food conservation plan