The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-07-19
SPECIAL FLOUR Ro ,1s.s
. ING FOR ARKANSAS
consumers May Now Purchase
''.' pounds Of Flour in City and As
Pounds in the Country

r,. Federal Food Admin's''
Inc .rksasas has issued the following
,e' county o. food administrators: u..ora
80 -aeogr;tion of the great reeoi ~
In In sv the people Of Arkansas a IS IN y
made Ds generally and as q
food .. e9n for their wonderful sacrifice ice
reward ', , ~, ago, when they re-
armed to their government l,se ia1i ruling
' '''s flour. the following speela. au' Of
for for A 11aited States Food Adm'nistra-
ton Effective + fe. July Is, flour may be e
IA not to exceed "a pounds IN the
s s'.u and and 4s pounds in the country try.
Wy Where s a consumer has substitutes Il
equal to the amount on Of , not he pr re-
chased chase said consumer will not . De re-
Merchants are required to get from
.ar statement on ones honor
. .u.1s consumer has substitutes and VIII nj
sAa, use substitutes $3.50 with
flour purchased. - cub
al purchaser does not nave SUP,
|.4;t,tes. no flour shall be sold until
y equal amount of substitutes are
secured. ~ .u. IL
,a.od substitutes: Corn meal, corn
flour. corn starch, rice, rice Hour ana
harley flour. In Arkansas It IS pos
s;hle far the consumer to get sahstl-
k,tes. All dealers are hereby ordered
1 get substitutes in order to make le-
bal their sales of flour.
Hotels, Restaurants, Etc.
5-This ruling shall not include no
tels restaurants, boarding houses,
|, @mills and logging camps, which
places shall continue for the present
hinder previous regulations prescribed
ly the United States Food Admins
tration. New regulations for such
Establishments will be announced later
by this office and transmitted to those
Interested by E. R. Wiles, chairman of
ahe hotel and restaurant division OF
The Food Administration III Arb an
sas.
Milers and Buyers
Gin exceptional cases only, and
where it can be proven and it is true
that miller can furnish wheat flour
snd not the full so percent substi-
tutes, said miller may furnish the
buyer not less than 80 percent sub
btitutes and flour up to, and not to ex-
keed, 10 percent of the buyers normal
consumption.
Tn cases where the retail mer-
chant has his own substitutes to the
lmount of not less than 80 percent OF
lis normal consumption, and will
Pgree to keep in stock at all times that
Pmount, the jobber may sell him sc
percent of his normal consumption.
Conservation Still Necessary.
'SThe suspension for the time be.
ing Of the 6 pound per person rule
hust not be taken by the people te
aean no further saving of flour il
pecessary. Officials in Washington in.
orm US that rigid conservation is vi.
ALLY important.
9The government has suspended
ne 8 pound per person rule as a re.
Vafd Tor past patriotic conservation
ne present increase will only be per.
ileeea to continue by the strict OBJ.
efVanee OF the $3.50 rule. As a mos,
i'ai war measure, and in grateful rec.
snltlon OF the governments consid.
ration in your behalf at this time
most seriously urge the people Of
arkansas to be faithful in this trus,
no comply with the $3.50 rule and ca,
INSTITUTES with flour.
l.Don't tarnish Arkansas mas,
ss0i ei most wonderful and self
c: .lielhg OF any state in the Union
Hamp Williams.
WV administrator for Arkansas
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