The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-11

Opportunity is now offered, through
Federal Food Administrator w. u
Aver, for Oregon families and manu-
featuring firms using wheat flour, to
make voluntary personal sacrifice
for the benefit OF Uncle Sans boys In
the Army and Navy. Mr.. Aver has
announced that any family, public eat
ing place, or factory using wheat flour
such as bakeries and cracker factories
now has the privilege OF directly con
tributing TO the flour bins Of the Army
and Navy by turning back to the gov.
ernment, at this market price. such
portion OF their wheat flour allowance
as they will patrioticaliy refrain from
consuming themselves.
Such gifts Of wheat flour, while not
going directly 10 France for the boys
overseas, will be turned into the gov.
ernment commissary at the nearest
point, and will release an equal guam
tity of wheat flour on the Atlantic
sea board for immediate shipment
"over there" Under this novel plan
ON a wheatless diet for week or a
month, or longer period. the wheat
flour they save and turn back to the
government actually represents an
equivalent Of wheat flour three thou
sand miles away. which Immediately
starts to move forward to the fighting
forces. This arrangement has been
made In order to save transportation
across the continent.
II am hoping for a splendid wheat
saving record in Oregon" said Mr.
Aver the other day, For believe
when Oregon families and public eat.
ing places In the state know that the
flour they save will go direct TO the
boys OF the Army and Navy they will
not hesitate TO respond In. the usual
patriotic Oregon way. had teie-
gram from Mr.. Hoover today In which
he asked me for an estimate on what
! thought Oregon could be relied upon
TO save under the new plan. wished
70 be conservative. and replied that
my estimate would be 80 to 35 per
cent OF the normal wheat flour con-
sumption. This is much lower es-
innate than other states had made,
and ! realize that II will probably be
unsatisfactory at Washington am
hoping that the people OF the state
will exceed this estimate by gener-
Gus margin. The county administra-
tors have in hand the full details OF
the plan for saving wheat In this way
for the needs OF our fighting men. and
any one wishing to personally contrib
ute wheat flour should get In touch at
once with the Food Administrator OF
the county in which he or she lives"
The wheatsaving plan announced
by Mr.. Aver is national one. and Il
10 now operative In all the states.
The states of Washington, Idaho and
Oregon are now cooperating In mn
effort to make big wheatsaving rec.
ord for the Northwest. Federal Food
Administrators II. +. Bickneli of Idaho
and Charles Hebberd OF Washington
Join with Federal Food Administrators
w. Il. Aver for Oregon In the follow.
ing announcement. which gives in de-
tail the plan OF handling the returned
wheat:
"Mr. Hoover has wired oil Federal
Food Administrators that the excess
stocks Of flour held by public eating
places. bakers, dealers and consumers
may be voluntarily surrendered for
the use OF the Army and Navy and the
Allies. This action has been prompted
by the many voluntary offerings from
different parts Of the country.
The practical method OF handling
such returned flour win be through
he local merchant, who is hereby re-
luested to receive all such flour and
pay the holding consumer the actual
,ost OF same. and then re-distribute It |
any additional charge to the
consumer. Where merchants
more than their thirty |
lays supply and all hotels, bakers,
,tc, that have an excess amount that |
'annot be disposed OF locally. they |
hould Immediately communicate with
Mr.. NJ. II. Houser, Grain Commission.
II OF the Food Administration, Board
Il Trade Building. Portland. and he
viii arrange for the transportation to
he seaboard. All flour returned TO
he merchant that is resold TO the
onsumer should be reported to Mr..
iouser, In order that an equal amount
nay be released for shipment to the
lilies.
"The whole object OF the above ar.
angement is TO provide channel
trough which all excess quantities
flour may reach the Army and Navy
r the Allied armies as a voluntary
ffering OF the people OF this country"