Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-07-11
ADMINISTRATORS
new REGULATIONS
sARGEEo HAVING THEIR OWN
WHEAT MAY EXCHANGE 1T
FOR FLOUR SUPPLY.
MIDDLE STATE INSTITUTE
VIII Be Held at Military Academy In
Columbia This Month-"How the
Farmers May Beat Contribute to
Winning the War Is General Cut
line of Program.

Nashville, Teln-Under new regu.
laions just issued by DR.. III. A. Nor
gan. federal food administrator Of
Tennessee, farmers who have their
own wheat may exchange 1t for a
three months supply OF flour, cal.
culated at the rate OF twelve pounds
per person for each member OF the
household, family or establishment. II
farmers furnish supplies to their ten
ants they may be included. Farmers
and others who do not have Their own
wheat raised on their own farms are
limited to thirty days supply, cal
culated at twelve pounds per, person
The substitute regulations requiring
the purchase of an equal amount OF
substitutes are unchanged All vol
untary agreements to discontinue the
sale of flour in the state have been
Cancelled by the Food Administrator
and there is now no embargo on the
shipment of flour from one county TO
another.
Farmers Convention.
How the farmers of the state may
best contribute to the vim ng of the
war" is the general outline of the
program that has been prepared for
the Middle Tennessee Farmers In
stitute, to be held at the Military
Academy at Columbia on July %, "a
and IS. The people of Columbia are
taking q lively interest in this con-
vention and committees are now at
work making the necessary arrange.
ments for the comfort and conven-
fence of the thousands OF delegates
who are expected to attend. A con
ference has been held between H. A.
Morgan and ]. |. Finney Of the U. S.
Food Administration, Col. H. Knox
Bryson, commissioner of agriculture,
and representatives of the citizens OF
Columbia, at which the details for the
convention wese worked out.
The federal food administrators Of
Middle Tennessee will meet at the
same place on July %, for confer
ence with DR.. Morgan and ]. l. Fin
ney, OF the Tennessee division. This
meeting, 1t is expected, will last
through the entire day, as reports ara
desired Of conditions in every coun y
of the state. Food administrators and
members of their staffs are urged to
be present.
The day sessions of the farmers
convention and the food administra-
tors will be held ct the Columbia
Military Academy, but the night meet
ings will be in the auditorium Of the
county high school.
West Tennessee Conference.
Federal food administrators from
several Of the West Tennessee coun-
ties held an interesting conference
with J. l. Finney, educational director
of the food administration at Hender-
son. The following named county ad-
ministrators attended: J. B. Reed,
Weakley county; T. J. Hunter, Harde-
man county; H. NJ Will ans, Hardin
county; o. L. McCallum, Chester coun-
ty; H. w. Hawk, Madison county; d.
T. Barnhill, Carroll; John E. Richard
son, Henry county; Terry Alternately,
McNairy county. Conditions in all
of the counties represented were gen.
orally reported to be satisfactory.
After the conference j. l. Finney ad.
dressed large audience of farmers
at the county high school, who had
gathered to enjoy their annual picnic.
Sugar Regulations.
More and more drastic are the sugar
regulations. Beginning July ice J..
cream manufacturers, for example, will
receive only rs per cent of their form
or allotment, tobacco makers are
transferred from 100 to SO per cent;
soft drink makers, chewing gum, ETC.,
are reduced from 80 to so per cent
Of their former needs, and all are to
be strictly rationed. Hotels and pub
lie eating places are restricted to not
exceeding three pounds Of sugar per
person per ninety meals served. All
households and consumers are like
wise restricted te three pounds per
person per month, instead of four
pounds, the former rule
Saving Ice.
For the first time probably in q
quarter of century no soft drinks
were to be purchased on a summer
day in Nashville, when on last Sun
day the food administration regula-
tfou to conserve ice went into effect.
Ice cream could be served only at one
meal by some regular eating place. 1t
Ia not improbable that this rule will
DO extended to other parts of the state,
especially il the ice situation at other
places gets to be critical as it has
been in Nashville. In Nashville pub
lie eating places and soft drink stands
are forbidden to serve Ice in glasses
ON any day of the week
The ice shortage has been due to
an increase in demand of at least 90
per cent, without any increase n the
capacity of the ice plants Govern.
ment demands at Hadley's Bend, Shelf
field, Collinwood, Lyles and other
places have been enormous