The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
FOOD STORES CLOSE
MONDAYS Ar NOON
That Is the Ruling BY State Fuel and
Food ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mills
May Remain Open All Day
Monday.

IF the desires of the national and state
fuel and food administrations are ear
ried into effect there will be general
closing of wholesale and retail food
stores in Vermont, Monday, Jan. 2s, and
for the remaining eight Mondays during
which Fuel Administrators Garield's or.
der is in effect. The national fuel ad.
ministration, because of the confusion
created by the various interpretations
made of the original order as affecting
food stores, ruled that ON Monday, Jan.
| 2I. food stores might remain open all
day This suspension of tho original o.
der applied only to that Monday, how.
ever, and is not in effect on any of the
succeeding Mondays
State Fuel Administrators Jones 20.
day stated emphatically that in his opin.
ion the spirit of the order is beyond
question that all stores, with the excep.
tion of those dealing in foods, shall re-
main closed all day Mondays. and there
is no change whatsoever in the applica-
tion of the order to them. Mr. Jones
further says that the spirit of the order
is that the food stores shall close at
noon. The national fuel and food ad-
ministrators. Mr.. Garfield and Mr.. Hoov-
or, have joined in urging, OF patriotic
grounds, that the wholesale and retail
grocery stores shall strictly observe the
spirit of the order and close their doors
at IL o'clock noon on Mondays, begin
ming Jan. %.
A conference was held yesterday be-
tween Mr.. Jones and Acting Food Ad-
John r. Cushing, of St. Al
bans, on this point and the two admin
were in agreement that, with
timely warning to The public. the dis
tribution of food would not be en6an-
gered if the grocery stores, wholesale and
retail. were TO close at noon on such
Mondays. Consequently the decision of
the two administrators is that food |
stores shall close at noon, and any com
plants received that such action will re
suit in endangering necessary food dis |
Iributon will be investigated by each de- |
partment and decision reached in each |
ease. No such complaints are
expected, however. for the consuming |
public, with ample warning. can secure
rs food supplies exactly as it would he.
ore any regular holiday. Both admin.
strators agreed that blanket permis-
ion should be given wholesale dealers
n the afternoon after their doors had
'eea closed at noon.
Mr.. Gushing has ruled that grist mills
nay remain open all day for the purpose
4 milling, but when with the milling
here is combined wholesale or retail
ale of food stuifs or animal feeds, no
alesS of either food or feed should be
made in the afternoon, this being the
pirit of the order.
The intention of the order is to inter
ere at minimum with the manufacture
nd the necessary distribution Of foods.
Consequently, Mr.. Cushing has been lib /
raj in his Interpretation of the order so I
ar a. its effect on food production aud /
n collateral industries supporting food [
is concerned. Specifically the
osng order does not affect grain ele.
ators, potato or vegetable houses, cold
orage, grain storage, grain feed mills, |
ecessary cereal product manufacturers,
akers, Gamers, milk dealers, creamerics,
,ndensers, all milk products manufac
Irers. packing and slaughter houses, e
,cessary ice plants and refrigerating, 5
lgar manufacturers. r
Manufacturers of farm machinery G
nder twine, ammonia, Insecticides and Il
rtilizers are also exempt and permis- "
OH to operate has been granted col V
teral food industries in several in n
anees and any further applications for
rmits win be passed on by Mr. Cush- $
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