The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-07
Food Administrator for
State Says They Must Be
Used Two Months
/. So 4 =
NEW ENGLAND rs
AN EXCEPTION
Cane and Beet Sugar Supplies Available
IL Other Sections Of the Country Not
Obtainable in This Locality Yet-Asks
Cooperation
Especial 70 the ResorHer.s
MONTPELIER, Dee.

Frank H. Brooks, federal food admins
tl7tor for Vermont. after communicating
with Washington announces that for De
eemher and January sugar cards must BE-
used to secure an equitable distribution
Of sugar until the rev Cuban supply be-
comes available.
When the Associated Press despatoh
from Washington indicated that eli sugar
restrictions would be removed il was III
tcrpreted by Mr. Brooks lin which he j.
now confirmed hy Washingtoni TO mean
that the wholesalers conld sell TO retail
ers 80 days supply. Taking II one more
step, this meant that the bouseholJee
could buy ore months supply based o.;
four pounds per person month and
the hotels restaurants. etc, foul pounds
for every % meals Mr. brooks believes
the reason people begged last summer q.
get On to card system was to insure an
equitable distribution az times when thc4c
was limited supply available. That er
plies now jast as much ss eyer, the only
, difference being that formerly the allow.
ance was two pounds peraon while now
| it is four.
If the card system il dropped i. will
mean buyins on prcwar basis This can
| not be dore except u7on penalty OF sorae
rushing in and gohbi;ng up tie available
supply Mr.. Brooks wants 70 assure 4
proper distribution for the mex: two
months - that all viii Nave four pounds
and not few heve i all Because of this
be assumes the. the people viii gladly
continue tse card system for December
and January. This was the order made by
him few days ago and since confirmed
by Washington.
lie feels. it should be said in sxpiana
| ton as to why Washington sent out IA
desPatch conflicting with the New Eng
! land situation, that with the exception d:
/. New England Louisiana eane and western
| beet sugars are available in large q,lan-
tt:es That is why it seemed best to
! Washington to issue an order that would
ap7fy IL large portion OF the country
| although, It did rot ct the New Eng
| and situation
| To illustrate what Mr. Brooks seeks to
guard the people from. the case Of Ii
Tie dealer in q remote section OF the
| state may be cited. When this dealer
read tie Washington despatch IN the
dsities he at once callei 4 wholesaler on
tho telephone and placed an order To-
three tons of sugar and got i. because both
the wholesaler and retailer followed the
Washington despatch instead Of the state
order. This amount Of sugar could have
Elnstsd that dealer three months
Mr.. Brooks. asks the public TO consid
Ier how long the small supply OF sugar
twould last il such policy were to be r,e-
jpeated. Il would not be a week before
lEermont would have sugar famine cor
Editions in many places. Mr. Brooks. therc-
tfore, is notifying the trade and county
and local administrators and the pubic
generally to abide by the 3l.day suppl
land the four pounds rer month per mem
Der Of family and foar pounds per ninet.
smeals as applied 10 public eating houses
The card system remains in force