The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-27
NEW FLOUR
REGULATIONS
IN EFFECT

andrew NJ. SOule, federal food ad-
ministrator for Georgia, upon re-
celpt of instructions from Washing
ton OF the program to be carried
forward as necessary measure to
meet the urgent demand made upon
the United States.
he proportion OF flour permissible
Tor sale in each purchase to individ-
uals is again clearly defined and will
be rlgldly enforced The application
OF the card system now in vogue IN
Georgia must be obeyed to the letter
and dealers shall require the sur
render of those cards, under the
terms of the new rules, upon making
sales.
Mlllers are not to be permitted to
sell for individual consumption on
any other basis than that controlling
the retailer in respect to equal
weights of substitutes.
80 stringent is the necessity for an
increased accumulation of wheat by
this country that the people of the
United States are being asked to live
under a schedule of one and one-half
pounds of wheat -four products per
week per individual
Retail dealers are instructed to sell,
under restrictions of force, not more
than one-fourth barrel of -four to a
man living in the country, and not
within easy access Of the market
that is, to farmers-and not more
than one-eigth barrel to people living
in towns and cities, at one time. Pub
lie eating establishments are permit
ted to buy not more than six pounds
of wheat -four products per month
per guest. !yy;,SlsSlafH
Bakers are to reduce the pound
loaf of victory bread" to three
quarter pound loaves.
All manufacturers using wheat -four
or wheat -four products for manufac-
turing of any kind, or for other than
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to cease the use of -four entirely.
Instructions carrying the foregoing
new rules have been forwarded by
DR.. Soule to all county food admin
istrators.
The message being promulgated
by DR.. Soule today, based o.! - =
graphic Instructions from Washing
ton, is as follows:
IF we are to furnish the allies with
the necessary portion of wheat to
maintain their war bread from now
until the next harvest and this is
MILITARY NECESSITY-the peo-
pie of the United States must reduce
their monthly consumption to 1,000,-
OOO bushels per month as against our
normal consumption of about 42,000,-
600 bushels per month, or so per cent
of our normal consumption Reserv-
ing margin for distribution to the
army and for special causes this
leaves for general consumption ap-
proximately-
ONE AND ONE-HALF POUNDS
OF WHEAT PRODUCTS WEEK
LY PER PERSON.
Many of our consumers are de-
pendent upon bakers bread Such
bread must be durable and, therefore.
requires larger proportion of wheat
products than cereal breads which
are or can be baked in the home for
immediate passage from the cook
stove to the table.
Our army and navy requires
full allowance.
The well-to-do of our population
can make greater sacrifices in the
consumption of wheat products than
can the poor. In addition, the popu-
lation in our vast agricultural dis
tricts-where other cereals are and
will lbe abaundant-arc more skilled
in the preparation of breads from
these other ceerals than are the peo-
pie of the crowded city and industrial
populations.
With improved transportation we
now have available surplus of po-
tatoes. We have also, in the spring
month, surplus of milk and we have
available ample corn and oats for hui
man consumption.
"The drain on rye and barley as
substitutes has already greatly ex-
hausted the supply of these cereals.
TO fully effect the needed saving
in wheat the country is largely de-
pendent upon the voluntary, patriotic
assistance of the American people. a
patriotism which has never since the
birth of our nation been called into
action at any time OF stress and par
ticularly in war time in vain"
Outlining the new rules which are
to be observed to meet the wheat re-
quirements; rules which have been
prepared and laid down by the United
States Food administration, DR..