Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
MORE FLOUR IS
NOW AVAILABLE
FOOD ADMINISTRATION AN.
NOUNCES WELCOME CHANGE
IN RULING.
MAY BUY SACKS AND HALF
SACKS AT SINGLE PURCHASES
Substitutes Rule to Be Modified, But
"5050' Rule Remains in Force For
Present Sugar Situation Still Is
Serious, and Present Flour Cards
Become Sugar Cards.

The food administration announces a
welcome change in wheat flour copdi-
tons. tho the sugar situation remains
severe and is likely to continue so for
several weeks and probably for months
However, the Accommodations due to
strict flour conservation, and the crop
of wheat in sight, have relieved that
phase of the food situation to a degree
once and consumers may buy forty
nine pounds, II in the country. and
twenty -four and one-half pounds, in
town residents.
Consumers are urged, nevertheless, to
use extreme care in the use of wheat
flour. Farmers having their own wheat
may exchange the same with millers for
flour supplies not exceeding sufficient
for thirty days at the rate Of eight
pounds per person per month.
Substitute Rule to Be Modified.
Modification of the substitute rule
from $50 so" is also promised soon, and
will take place about Sept. l, which is
an added reason for caution in pur-
chasing, as the present pound for pound
substitute rule Is still in full force and
substitutes must be purchased in equal
quantities with wheat -four.
Keep tho Flour Card.
The flour card will not be abolished,
but will be switched to become a sugar
card, ut a meeting OF retailers to be held
Tuesday evening at the Marshalltown
Club rooms, when all food retailers of
the county are expected to be present.
Retailers have approved the checking
system offered by the flour card, and
have been demanding a sugar card.
The -four card then will be simply
switched from -four to sugar and pur-
chasers will present their card when
buying sugar instead of flour.
No Change in Bakery Rules.
No change has been made as yet in
the rules governing bakeries, and flour
restrictions remain the same for the
bakers, tho some relief may be expected
in the future.
Sugar restrictions become more
makes itself more manifest, and deal
ers are ordered to keep strict account
Of all sugar sold for canning purposes.
They must not, under any circum-
stances, sell ut one time moro than two
pounds to town customers or more than
five pounds to country residents. They
must not sell more. than the allotment
OF two pounds per month per person,
except for canning purposes. For can
ming only the amount necessary for
immediate use is to be sold, ranging
from one pound to twenty five pounds.
No one Is to be permitted to accumu-
late any sugar for future canning.
Dealers are to supply only their own
trade and are warned to be careful in
selling to strangers. Manufacturers
can not buy sugar without certificates
from the sugar division. The only ones
who can buy sugar without certificate
are the consumer and small boarding
house owners serving less than an
average Of twenty-five persons daily.
Enforcement Of the sugar rules will
be strict and consumers and dealers
alike should observe them carefully.
The sugar situation is quite as serious
as the wheat flour situation has been
and deliberate violators will be sought
out and punished is the assurance from
the authorities Of the food administra-
ton.