The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-31
WHEATLESS MEALS
PREVAIL IN STATE
Hundreds Of Families Throughout
Tennessee Pledge Absolute Austen,
ton from Wheat Products Until the
New Harvest Is Available.

NhshVlle.--M0st gratifying nave
been the responses from the people Of
all sections Of Tennessee to the ap-
peal made by Or. H A. Morgan. fed.
sral food administrator, fer tenders Of
flour to the government for shipment
abroad for its soldiers and sailors and
our heroic allies From ali portions
came the response that If the govern
ment needed and wanted the flour the /
people were willing to part with it an | |
be placed on a wheatless ration until
the next harvest
This movement was purely volun.
tary, No order was issued by the food
administration Communicating flour
or ordering its sale stopped. The re.
Spouse came from a conscious sen q
Of duty to the republic. In Memphis
the merchants rendered practically 3
solid car load Of flour to the govern.
ment AT McMinnyille every me-
chant signed written agreement to
discontinue the sale OF flour until the
next harvest In Sparta practically the
same agreement was made. At Cen
treyille. Dickson, Wayerly, Lebanon,
Gallatin, Trenton, Brownsville, Fay
etteville and a half dozen other places
the merchants announced that they
would order no more flour and tender
what stocks they had on hand to ths
government.
Hundreds and hundreds OF families
are daily joining the ranks Of the
"wheatless ration" IN Tennessee. The
flour situation in the nation is acute
and only through action of this kind
can sufficient flour be obtained to
meet the needs of our soldiers aad
sailors and allies until the harvest. AT
a meeting Of the hotel men Of the
state at Chattanooga recently 'reso.
luton was adopted pledging full sup
port to the food administration and al
ready many Of the leading hotels not
only IN the cities, but In the smaller
towns, have banished wheat products
absolutely from their menus. A sim
liar course has been pursued by the
dining cars Of the railroads and many
of the best restaurants Of the state
A wheatless ration is now badge OF
honor in the nations service.
War Organization.
Wilson has recently joined the
ranks Of the counties that is coordi.
mating all of its war activities. Fol
lowing meeting Of the district war
workers of that county at Lebanon,
which was addressed by ]. l. Finney,
OF the food administration, plans we're
immediately worked out for the CO.
ordination of the various war activi-
ties, council Of defense. food and fuel
administrations, Red Cross, Y. M. c.
A., etc, the renting Of central office
and the employment Of secretary 70
remain in charge all of the time.
Women At the Front.
At a number of women's patriotic
meetings held In the state recently
resolutions have been adopting pledg.
ing support to the wheatless ration
by the food admlnistra-
ton. The women of Hamilton county
held most enthusiastic conference at
which plans that will materially broad.
en- and increase the part women are
playing In war work we're adopted.
Mai. Smith In New England.
The standing Of Tennessees war or.
ganization is attested by the fact that
Major Rutledge Smith, chairman OF
the council OF defense of this state,
was recently called to New England
to hold a series OF war conferences in
the states OF that division. Mai. Smith
has also been appointed director o.
the council Of national defense Of ths
southern states.
increased Crops.
Despite the acute shortage Of farm
labor the most gratifying reports come
from all parts OF Tennessee Of proA,.
ised increased acreage Of food pro.
ducts. Under the direction OF the di
vision OF extension Of the University
OF Tennessee and the department OF
agriculture, with the cooperation If
the food administration and council Vi
defense, food drive meetings have
been held in many counties which we're
well attended, keen interest manifest
cd and many pledges Of increased acre
age reported.
Food Administration Moves.
In order to get into closer touch
with the milling division and the
United States grain corporation, the
offices of the United States food ad.
ministration In Tennessee have been
moved from the senate chamber at the
capitol to tbs fourth floor OF the Inda-
pendent Life building. The work az
the food administration at this time ia
necessarily directly largely toward re-
heving the acute flour shortage for
the army and our allies and in order
to increase its efficiency in this work
1t was deemed advisable to bring
about a closer coordination with the
grain corporation ard milling divis-
ion. The senate chamber has become
badly overcrowded and additional quar-.
tiers for the food administration, whose
staff is being increased almost every
week. to take care OF the problems AZ
ways crowdsng for solution, we're In,
perative. However. Dr. Morgan win
continue to have desk at the capitol,