Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-04


Loss Of Sugar by submarines Food
Administration Issues More Drastic
Regulations Governing Sale Of sugar.
Nashville, Tenn.-Another violat0r
Of the Federal Food Administration
regulations in Tennessee was brought
TO terms this week when a penalty OF
e25 was imposed on V. G. Ellis, a mer-
chant of Cookeville, who sold flour In
violation of his agreement not to sell
flour until the next harvest. This PEN
atty was imposed for the benefit OF
the American Red Cross. The penalty
was accepted by Mr.. Ellis, who agreed
that in the future he would be the
consistent ally of the food administra-
tion and would be an example for 9TH
ers to follow.
Because Of the persistent violations
OF the food regulations the Warren
House at Meanwhile has been reQuir-
ed to make oath and execute bond in
the penalty of $1,000 that It will here
after observe all of the regulations Of
the food administration. The mill OF
]. A. Justice at McMinnville was sus-
pended for thirty days because OF the
sale to the postmaster and the assist
ant postmaster at that place flour
without at the same time requiring
the purchase of an equal amount OF
substitutes
A bakery at Knoxville has paid to
the Red Cross a penalty OF SIS for
violations of the food rules. These
are only q partial list OF che cases that
have been disposed OF by the food ad-
ministration during the past week,
through the enforcement division. The
food administration is insisting more
and more upon the faithful observance
Of its regulations.
New Sugar Regulations.
Owing to the destruction OF millions
of pounds of sugar by submarines OPP
Grating on our coasts, the destruction
Of thousands Of tons OF coastwise ship.
ping that cannot be easily replaced, Il
has been necessary to Issue much
more drastic regulations governing
the sale and distribution of sugar.
Hereafter the amount that can be OBJ.
tanned by any household In a city or
town is limited to two pounds, ami
aggregate purchases during the month
shall not be more than four pounds
for each person in the household.
Sugar may be obtained In quaint
ties not exceeding twenty-five pounds
for immediate homo canning and pre-
serving purposes by the execution Of
an affidavit, form OF which has been
approved by Federal Food Administra-
tor DIR. Morgan.
This affidavit must be executed In
duplicate, copy of same being given to
the party making the purchase and
the other to the merchant making the
sale. At the end OF each week the mer-
chants must send their certificates or
afftdavits to TIE county food admins
traitor to be checked by him. Justices
OF the peace, notaries public, postmas.
ters and judges OF courts of record
are authorized to administer the oaths
required to obtain the sugar.
New Beef Ration.
Hereafter no public eating place in
Tennessee may serve beef at more
than four meals during the week I'M
der instruction just issued by the Fed
eral Food Administration. Beefsteak
may be served only once weekly;
roast beef only once weekly and boil
ON OOCA WHY bWASO WOOAAys IuAO
applies to all hotels, restaurants,
boarding houses and cafes. No private
household shall, during any week, buy
more than one and one-QUarter pound
of clear beef for each member of the
household, nor more than one and one
half pound including the bone. Coun-
ty food administrators have been in
structed to rigidly enforce these regu-
latfons.
Flour For Government.
No more flour will be taken over by
the food administration for the reliae
of the soldiers, sailors and our allies,
This action was made necessary be-
cause OF the coming into market of
the wheat from the new crop. 1t would
be an expensive proposition to the
government to take over flour at ex-
listing prices from consumers and
dealers when the mills now have an
abundance that they will sell to the
government at lower prices.
1.-THE response to our appeal has
been magnificent" said ]. l. Finney,
who has been In charge OF the flour
movement in the state, but we can
not continue Indefinitely to take over
LlOurp much dS the teuueTS ARC APPTe-
| ciated. Many of the counties have
been on q wheatless ration, the mer
chants and millers have been exceed
ingly patriotic and Tennessee has
again made a reputation for whole
hearted response to the nations
needs.
Helping the Farmers.
Under the direction of e. L0ckert
Doak, federal food administrator for
Davidson county, more than 400 labor.
ers from Nashville have been sent out
to the farms of the county to aid ~
harvesting the grain crops, saving hay
and working out cornfieids. Large
numbers worked all day Sunday am