Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-10
SUGAR ORDER MUST
Be 0BEYED BY ALL
An ADDRESS TO THE PATRIOTIC
PEOPLE OF THE STATE TO
SAVE SUGAR.
GREAT SHORTAGE IN SUGAR
The Allowance In Tennessee 10 TIVE
Pounds Per Person Per Month.
Patriots VIII Not Use More
Than This Amount

Nashyille.-In . final effort 10 more
fairly eoualizs the distribution OF the
meager sugar allowance for Tonnes
see, DR.. H. A. Morgan. general food al
ministrator. has issued an appeal to
the patriotic people of the state The
Food Administration is loath to aban
don its policy OF reliance upon the pa
triotism and devotion OF the American
people TO obtain results, but more dras.
TIC regulations may be necessary.
The appeal of DR.. Morgan has been
sent broadcast over the state. Every
retailer Of sugar II expected to display
h conspicuously. The county official
and mayors are asked % post It. ThlA
appeal follows:
An Address - the Patriotic People
Of Tennesses--on Sugar.
Everyone knows what patriotism
means. II means stand by your coun-
try, and this Is addressed only to those
who are willing 10 stand by their coun.
Try.
Those who are unwilling 20 stand ny
their country are slackers, and 1t IL
your patriotic duty to report them to
rour County Food Administrator, so
mat they can be punished and pub
tished a. slackers.
Ths greatest shortage since the war
b in sugar. You may not know how
great this is. but your government
Knows, and the PATRIOTS willing 70 taks
the word OF his government Mr..
Recover knsws how httle sugar Is avail
sbls for the allied countries and their
armies. and how keen the shortage 10,
and he knows that 10 maintain IN our,
aahss the will % win the war WIN 70.
extre the last ounce that We can spare.
How much sasar are yos willing 70
spare to win the war?
And % stop the toll Of American
baood and treasurer
Our allowance 10 two pounds per
persoa per month We can live on
This, and We must live on this. This
sugar regulations comes homo to every.
one. and constitutes today more than
anything else the measure Of our log.
Atty and patriotism
Don't leave this TO guess. Ascertain
ne faots. You are either patriotic o.
unpatriotioi you ore either keeping or
breaking your pledge to the Food Adj
ministraticn. There 10 NO halfway
ground.
There are communities In Tennessee
which hsve not gotten their 2 pounds
because they could not get it-becauss
other communities were getting more
than . pounds. Help ~ to expose
these slackers, VINO are willing 10 be-
tray their country for the sake OF their
sppetites.
Such offensss - these, IN Q time
hhs this. are O reflection not only
spon our democracy, but upon our
common honesty.
The accomplishments OF the Food
ADMINISTRATION n Tennessee havs
been most gratifying, but there are
some whoCl not obeysd the sugar
regulation. II II not too late for them
10 reform and come over on the side Of
the allies. h shouM be mark Of dis
honor b ne more sugar than the
nsakAly ration. Patriots will observe
lhs regulation implicitly; others shcuc
Dsrfsit the fellowvAip Of decent people.
) WhsAa Campaign.
; The rs6srai rsod Administration n
poopsrating IN svay way possible with
he agents of ths department. Of sgrt
CULTURE IN he BIG drive TO increase
the wheat acreage q the stats by 80
per eext. Letters have been sent to
s~sry county food administrator In
ptructtnS them to lend al possible ss-
sistance in securing pledges In ths'r
seyeral counties for the quotas ~
signed them.
; Food Conferences.
Most successful conferences Of the
pounty food administrators Of Middle
ana East Tennessee have been held
his week at NASHVILLE and KnoxviAs.
Very few Of the administrators faffsd
% attend. the reports Of conditions h
he various counties were highly srse
kyinC Or. Morgan thrilled the coafss.
saces by reports that he made Of -
recent conferences at Washington WIN
Mr.. Hoover and the federal food I'd.
ninistratoS Of the several several
states.
Fines Imposed.
The food administration continues I,
contribute to the treasury OF the RED
Cross through the imposition OF penal.
ties. C. o. Lett, Of Bradford, confessed
his violation of the flour regulations
and paid a fine of $50. W. c. Austin
u CIarksviIle. ESQ confessed that he
had sold mill fsad aboyn the MARCIA
allowed anG ,aiiq lire q! $50.
Rape and kale make winter green
feed for poultry. These should be
sown sufficiently early to get q good
start before the nrst frosts. Tia
ground should DO ploved in July and
narrowed every two weeks. and The
seed sewn late N August Space h
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