Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-23
MRS. Kate MINOR DIRECTS
FOOD WORK AMONG WOMEN
appointment on Staff OF Richmond
ss.'.,.---- Food Administrator Is
.f,.>.. Announced.

appointment on STAFF OF Richmond
sS.'.,.--.- Food Administrators Is
.f>.>-.~-' Announced.
WILL SELECT STAFF. At ONCE
Administrators Cary Sends Important
~ Instructions to All Retail Dealers
.<-sof, City-Ncw List OF Flour Sub
s..stitutcs Issued.
:NJF Archibald Cary. food administra-
tor for Richmond. announced ycsterda.
the appointment OF Mrs Kate Pleas
Rrts Minor, OF sos East Franklin
Street: as director OF CO. rdinatin-
t~omen's organize tons OF the city. un-
dorathc division OF public information.
Mrs: f. r. Munford. 1t vii! be re-
lnembercd. holds similar position on
the staff or the state food admini&rta-
ton.
L. The appointment O: Mrs. Minor is
thought by officials OF tho local food
administration TO he an cmincuily suit
aSle~one in every particular. and on.
which will meet with popular ar
nroval. Mrs Minor Will be given carte
Blanche in tho selection Of her STAFF
Of co-workcrs. and she Will enter at
once upon her duties.
=. No woman is better or moro favor
ably known in the city OF Richmond
than Mrs. Minor. Tor several years
she>was an assistan; in tho STATE.
Library, and has taken part in many
patriotic movements IN tho city. rs
chairman of tho committee on organ
ization OF the womans committee OF
the. Virginia Council OF Defense under
Governor Henry Carter stuart, nc>
work was notably effective and tue
local administration confidently hopes
that under Mrs. Minors capable direc-
tipn all tho women Of tho city Will
soon be working with the food add
ministration toward the one great goal
OF winning the war by the wise con-
servation OF the food supply.
GENERAL. SUGAR SHORTAGE
CONTINUES IN RICHMOND
There continues TO nc genera.
shortage OF sugar in the city. There
is also an uneasy feeling in certain
quarters that sugar is being boarded
not by tho merchants, bus by their
customers. That even :. suspicion tnat
this. state OF affairs exists * general
" dcplorcd by patriotic citizens anu
by.-tho food administration oilic'
OF the local food administration feel
that If sugar is brtn" boarded 1t IS
done in ignorance of section " of the
food act which went into effect
August 10. 1917.
The wording OF the bill is plainly
to 1.-The effect that any person WHO
wilifully boards any ncccsSarics sEa'i
upon conviction he tined not exceeding
5000 be imprisoned for not NOR:
than two years. or both" The bI!
was wisely dcSi gncd toward ctiectiu;s
an encouraging production, conserving
the supply and controlling tS" dis
trihution OF all food products.
The first circular letter seat out by
the local food administration OF Rivh-
mpnd is addressed To the Wholesalers
and jobbcrs. The letter Will be 30
ceived to-day, and the text OF IT is Is
follows:
NO prepared burhwheat -four IN
combination with wheat -four may b"
sold as a substitutes. and the same ar-
pIiaS-lo any other substitute put IN
inypackaGcs in combination win wheat
Hour or any other commodity.
frye flour is not ii substitute. Po-
tatoes are withdrawn aS substitute
TN addition to substitutes listed on
mage two of bulletin No. /, add homIn.
Erits and tapioca flour
CALL ATTENTION or RETAILERS
TO WEEKLY PUNISHED PRICE"
-"Thc, attention OF licenScc5 and e.
SSaiiizi 80 ,,,In.,,od ia ~
5ailv- napcrs on Friday Of each week.
also to nrofiis allowed to he charged
a. stated in bulletin 40 l. Of Which
sHcony will h. mailed 10 ANY orc in
,crested unon request YOU viii please
s,,nnly each Of YOUR customers with
cony of this circular and a FUR.
ther sunny NAV he furnished upon re-
quest.
,,.., f1',S ; a.
with cyerv lot Of wheat -four. and a,
III. same tjmc from ,hc seller OF Gprr.
or nrcsent written statement showing
nurchase clsevh.ro Of requisite sub
stitution, not balanced nv either pur-
ebase Of vhcat Hour If vholcsalcr
haa sold both Gour and substitutes.
Ana has no, tho substitutes on hand. lot
him refrain from shirpirg the -four