Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-22
NEW REGULATIONS
FOR PENNA. ONLY
Food Administrator McCor-
mich Says the Eating Place
Proprietors Will Obey

Donald Mccormick. local Federal
Food administrator, says he believes
the restaurant keepers of Harris
burg will carry out to the letter the
new food regulations handed down
by State Administrator Howard
Heinz. just as they have the previous
rulings. Mr.. Mccormick pointed out
that the new rules differ somewhat
from the general regulations lad
down for the country at large and
intended to meet the peculiar condi-
tions of Pennsylvania alone. Mr..
Heinz's statement follows:
The new regulations as applied
to hotels and restaurants are the
means adopted by Mr.. Hoover to eff
feet the greatest conservation of
those things needed to feed our SOL
diers and our Allies and we have no
doubt that we will receive the earn
est cooperation of these trade fac
tors. We wish to make ii clear, how
ever. that wherever these orders are
disobeyed we will show no leniency.
Ignorance will be no excuse and
everyone is expected to comply with
the spirit as we'll as the letter of the
regulations.
Hotel employees who will fully
and wantonly waste or destroy food
by careless handling are worse than
slackers for they are helping to starve
the millions of people abroad who
now face starvation and who can be
saved by our conservation. Not only
are they worse than slackers but
they are liable under the Food Act
to criminal prosecution.
situation Is Serious
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cred from a world viewpoint is more
serious than year ago in spite of
the larger wheat crop. Mr. Hoover
tells us that the majority of our pop
ulation must eat more simply and
eat only to maintain our health and
strength if we would help the starv-
ing millions abroad.
surely no one will want to wan
tonly crafty their appetites and
tickle their palates when human life
is at stake"
Mr.. Heinz stated that Pennsylvania
public eating places are given the
following directions in connection
with the appliction of regulations
promulgated by the United States
Administration and effective to-day:
Public eating places of the Euro
pean plan for the purpose of these
regulations are divided into two clas-
sifications: "A" and "B" as follows:
Glass A-shall include all hotels
and restaurants furnishing extraor-
binary service and special accom-
paniments. Glass B-includes all
other public eating places; including
popular price restaurants, chain res
taurants. lunch rooms and the like.
Any restaurant uncertain as to its
classification hereunder may ascer-
tain this upon application to the To-
cal County Food Administrators.
Regulations:
Regulations;
AS to public eating places in Glass
"A" all Glass A public eating places
shall serve at both the noon and
evening meals, at least one combin-
alton platter consisting of one meat.
poultry. or fish, with potatoes and at
least one other vegetable which shall
be served at a price not to exceed
from fifty to sixty per cent. of the
total prices charged for the full por-
tions of each article of the combina-
tion If ordered and served separately.
AS to Glasses A and B; all public
eating places. both Glass and B shall
serve, on demand of the customer,
half portions of all chop orders, (not
less than a single chop ham. bacon
and eggs, (boiled, fried, poached or
shirred), at price not to exceed
sixty per cent. of full portion.
Where a charge is made for a
combination service which includes
coffee, tea, milk or bread and butter,
a proportionately smaller charge
shall be made if. at the option of
the patron, either of these articles
is eliminated.
Where a separate charge is made
for bread and butter the portion
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ounce portion of victory bread or
rolls and one-half ounce of butter.
AS to public eating places in Glass
b.. All public eating places in
Glass "B" shall serve a five-cent por-
tion of coffee, tea or milk.