Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-28

The latest sugar regulation of IN"
food administration reduces the con-
sumption to three pounds per month
r..r capita, and limits single purchas-
ss 10 two pounds for people in town
and three pounds for people in tho
country. Gamers are allowed to
have IS pounds per month per fami-
| ~ the same to he purchased on
pledges of good faith.
|. Acknowledgements are being rccciv-
cd for the cigarettes sent TO soldiers
IN France last fall. l.. VI. CRISIS
Sons received two cards Wednesday
morning. each acknowledging one of
1.-The kits Of tobacco. One OF the cards
l& signed by Charlie l.. Skinner. and
lseads as follows: Thanks very much
tfor cigarettes received through Amer
ktcan Red Cross. Am wounded and
am being very well taken care Of
The other is signed by Ethel Handle.
Epostmarkcd at Paris. June 5, and
Breads as follows: "As the boys are
not able to do so. ! want to thank
lyou for these cigarettes. which are n
Ifeal Joy to the boys. am In a field
hospital" The Enquirer is advised
that these cards have been showing
up a few at q time during the past
few weeks.
[NThat is an important notice that
H1erk of the Court Jno. X. Logan is
Ewing to the owners of mcrcantil"
b6usiness and Industrial enterprises to-
nay. At the last session of the genrr-
Ia1 assembly there was passed an act
(which has previously been noted In
Hhe Enquirer. requiring that the own
Ter or owners Of all business entcrpris-
les In the state register with the clerk
iof. the court the names of the con-
Eerns under which they are doing
EBusiness, and their own names. This
kApplies to mercantile establishments,
ffepair shops, barber shops, and every
Shing Of that description. There Is n
Registration fee OF one dollar to be
kpaid to the clerk. and failure to reg
lister means severe penalties. The law
kgoes into effect July l.
r. yshs thirty day rule which provid-
"a that farmers could have ground
81 -four for their own use no more
yQSm6 grown ~n-4rr -tnan would be
required for their families for period
of thirty days. has been suspended by
the food administration. and rcgIIla-
tions governing the grinding OF wheat
have been laid down in bulletin
just issued. Under the new regIila-
tions, farmers are permitted TO draw
their years supply Of flour from the
mill or in exchange for their own
wheat. but for the present they must
draw only for three months period,
or from the time of grinding TO Octo-
ber /. They should not draw this
from mills In excess of twelve pounds
Of -four per person per month for use
of their households and tenants, and
they should continue in respect TO the
use Of substitutes on the present basis
until such n time as the general sub
stitute programme for the whole
country shall he changed. This means
simply that farmers who have grown
their own wheat are expected to use
wheat substitutes, with wheat -four.
the same az heretofore. The wheat
mills OF South Carolina are being no
titled by the food administration OF
the new regulations effective immedi-
atcly. Mills must not grind for farm
crs more than enough wheat to sup
ply the farmers themselves and their
families and tenants from the date OF
grinding to October /. The amount
ground should be estimated upon the
basis of twelve pounds per person
per month. Under the new rules. In
regard to wheat substitutes are en-
acted, mills must not deliver any flour
to farmers unless they sign the pledge
card, agreeing TO use one pound of
flour substitutes for every pound of
-four used. Bakers, retailers and the
general public are not released from
the regular programme, already an
nounced by this new regulation,
which applies only TO farmers who
have grown their own wheat.