The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-02-08


The effectivent 81 of these rules is
dependent solely upon the good will
Of and the willingness to sacrifice by
the American people. In the last
analysis the success or failure of any
plan such as that here outlined rests
with the people. 1t is dependent
upon the cooperation of the trades.
We have but one police force-the
American wOmen-and we depend
upon her to organize in cooperation
with our State and local food admin.
istration to see that these rules are
obeyed by the small majority who
may fail. Part Of the rules will be
enforced under the Lever food act,
other parts are voluntary and will
depend for success upon public SEN
timent.
Our experience hitherto has
shown a Willingness of the vast ma
jority of consumers, and a full CO.
operation of the trades, to undergo
the self-sacrifice necessary to render
such measures effective. The small
majority who refuse to cooperate
should not be allowed to defeat the
nations necessities.
First-As their part in reducing
the consumption of wheat flour, the
consumers of the country are called
upon, in purchasing such flour, to
buy at the same time an equal weight
Of the other creals (corn meal, corn
starch. corn flour, hominy, corn
grits, barley flour, rice, rice flour,
oatmeal. rolled oats. buckwheat
flour, potato flour, sweet potato
flour and feteritat fiours and meals).
The housewife may use these pro-
ducts separately in making bread,
cakes and pastry, or mix them as
she thinks best. The retailers are
to sell wheat flour only with an
equal weight of these other creals. |
BUY ONLY VICTORY BREAD.
Second-Consumers will be able |
to obtain mixed creal bread from
their bakers, who will be required |
under the license regulations to mix |
5 per cent. of other creals with their
wheat flour. both in bread and rolls |
and will be required to gradually |
increase this substitution until Feb.
"a, a minimum of 20 per cent. of |
such cereals is to be used. The food |
administration strongly urged upon
the consumers the buying OF this |
bread, which will be known as Vic
tory Bread, and will contain not less
than 20 per cent. of cereals other
than wheat. Graham or whole wheat
bread will also be given that name,
because containing as they do %
per cent. more or the wheat grain
Than ordinary white bread they too,
will serve the purpose of saving
wheat flour. If you bake bread at
nome use wheat substitutes: if you
BUY it buy only Victory Bread.
Observation-Disclosures of mac
aroni, spaghette, noodles, crackers.
breakfast foods. pie. cake and pas
ry are not to purchase to exceed 7Oi
Der cent. of the wheat flour they
lsed during the corresponding month
# 1917. These manufacturers will
,e performing a patriotic service by
lsing cereals other than wheat in
heir production.
FOURTH Wholesalers will be re-
Iuired, under license regulations,
lot to buy more than 20 per cent,
1 their purchases of flour from mill
ers as based on their purchases for |
he corresponding months of the I
year, and their sales to
he retail trade must be in the pro. !
ortion of one pound of wheat flour 9
D one pound of other cereals, this :
eing the same proportion in which =
ne retailer sells to the consumer, Z
Mess the wholesaler satisfies him.
elf that the substitutes have been O
lready purchased from another 1,
PURGE >
A ruling has been made that in !,
laking any combination sales un- r
er this program dealers shall name .
price for each of the articles so :,
I'D, which shall not represent more n
ian normal prewar profit on auy Il
ne of the articles sold. n
AND wHEATLESS DAYS. i,
Fifth-Millers of flour are to dis d
ibute their output through their
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