Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-06-27
FOOD vi0LnTERS ARE
BROUGHT TO TERMS
PENALTY IMPOSED ON TENNE4
SEE MERCHANT WHO GOLD
FLOUR IN VIOLATION OF HIS
AGREEMENT.
MILL CLOSED THIRTY DAYS

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oIstion8 Of Food Rules-owina To
Loss Of Sugar BY Submarines Food
Administration issues More Drastic
Regulations Governing Sale Of Sugar.
Nashville, Tenn, Another violator
Of the Federal Food Administration
regulations il Tennessee was brought
to terms this week when a penalty Of
$25 was imposed on V. c. Ellis, q mer-
chant of Cookeyille, who sold flour In
violation Of his agreement not to sell
flour until the next h&ryest This pen.
atty was imposed for the benefit Of
the American Red Cross. The penalty
was accepted by Mr. Ellis, who agreed
thai in the future he would be the
consistent ally of the food administra.
ton and would be an example for 9th,
ers to follow,
Because of the persistent violations
of the food regulations the Warren
House at Meanwhile has been requr-
ed to make oath and execute bond in
the penalty OF $4,000 that 1t will here.
after observe all OF the regulations Of
the food administration. The mill OF
J. A, Justice at McMinnville was sus.
pended for thirty days because of the
sale to the postmaster and the assist
ant postmaster at that place flour
without at the same time requiring
the purchase of an equal amount of
substitutes.
A bakery at Knoxville has paid to
the Red Cross a penalty of SIS for
violations of the food rules. These
are only a partial list of the cases that
have been disposed Of by the food ad-
ministration during the past week,
through the enforcement division. Tho
food administration Is insisting more
and more upon the faithful observance
OF its regulations.
New Sugar Regulations.
Owing to the destruction OF millions
OF pounds of sugar by submarines OPP
Grating on our coasts. the destruction
of thousands Of rols Of coastwlse ship.
ping that cannot be easily replaced, II
has eeen necessary 70 issue much
more drastic regulations governing
the sale and distribution of sugar
Hereafter the amount that can be OBJ,
tanned by my household in a city or
town is limited to two pounds, an1
aggregate purchases during the month
shall not be more than four pounds
for each person In the household
Sugar may be obtained In quaint
ties not exceeding twenty-five pounds
for immediate home canning and pre-
serving purposes by the execution OF
an affidavit form OF which has been
approved by Federal Food Administra.
tor Dr. Morgan
This affidavit must be executed in
duplicate, copy OF same being given TO
the party making the purchase and
the other to the merchant making the
sale. AT the end OF each week the me-.
chants must send their certificates or
Rffidavits TO the county food admins.
traitor TO be checked hy him Justices
OF the peace, notaries public, postmas
tiers and judges OF courts OF record
are authorized to administer the oatha
required TO obtain the sugar
New Beef Ration.
Hereafter no public eating place in
Tennessee may serve be1f at more
than four meals during the week un.
der instruction just issued by the Fed.
eral Food Administration. Beefsteak
may DO served only once weekly
roast beef only once weekly and boil.
cd beef only twice weekly This rule
applies to all hotels, restaurants
boarding houses and cafes No private
household shall, during any week, buy
more than one and one-quarter pound
Of clear beef for each member OF the
household, nor more than one and one
half pound including the bone Coun.
~ food administrators have been In.
strueted to rigidly enforce these regn.
latlons.
Flour For Government.
No more flour will be taken over BY
the food administration for the relisf
Of the soldiers, sailors and our allies.
This action was made necessary be.
cause OF the coming into market OF
the wheat from the new crop. II would
be an expensive proposition to the
government 70 take over flour at ex.
isting prices from consumers and
dealers when the mills now have an
abundance that they will sell to the
government Al lower prices.
"The response TO our appeal has
been magnificent said J. l. Finney.
who has been In charge OF the flour
movement In the 81 10. but We eaa.
not continue indefin tely to take over
flour, much rs the tenders are appre.
ciated. Many OF the counties have
been on a wheatless ration. the mer
chants and millers have been exceed.
lngly patriotic and Tennessee has
again made a reputation for whole
hearted response TO the nations
needs.
Helping the Farmers.
Under the direction OF E. Lockert
Doak. federal food administrator for
Davidson county. more than 400 labsr.
srs from Nashville have been sent ont