Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-31
NEW FOOD RULE
To Be ENFORCED
MOST STRICTLY
VIOLATIONS OF LAW AGAINST
SELLING FLOUR BY ITSELF TO
BE WATCHED-FOOD ADMINS
TRAITOR RETURNS.

Franc Mangum, county food admin
istrator is back from Atlanta, where
he attended the meeting of the whole
with the state food administration Of
ficials about the new rulings.
He states the government is most in
sistent on the rigid enforcement of the
new rule which prohibits a grocer
from selling -four unless he sells an
equal amount of some other cereal at
tie same time and to the same person.
MY instructions are to see that
tbs law is enforced to the letter."
states the food administrator, and to
put every grocer on notice that a
scrupulius observance of the rule must
be had"
Several dlsputed points, arising in
Americus, have been passed upon.
One was presented at the instance
Of Mr.. ]. L. Sparks, who had received
eleven barrels of -four, ordered before
the food law went into effect, one
barrel for each of eleven regualr
customers. 1t had been Mr.. Sparks
custom to order this -four in barrels
for these particular customers, and
he thought that he had a right to de-
liver it. The local administrator ruled
with Mr.. Sparks, but asked the higher
officials to pass on the case. The state
department also agrees that Mr.. Sparks
was entitled to deliver the -four
which would have spoiled if he had
kept it for sale in loose quantities.
Other local merchants asked if they
were entitled to sell potatoes instead
of cereal products along with -four. |
II is held that potatoes may not take
the place of cereals.
Regarding the sale of -four by job
bers to farmers, it is held that whore
the farmer is really buying for his
commissary, he is entitled to buy in
wholesale quantities and the sale may
be made. If it is proven that the farm
ef is not operating bona tide COM
missary, he is then guilty of the hoard
ing act and will be prosecuted
1t is also held that dealer may
not buy meal from farmer and then
sell that meal back to him in con-
nection with the sale of -four. A
wholesaler or jobber is permitted to
sell -four to his customers who are
dealers without requiring an equal
purchase of some other cereal pro-
duct.
The meeting was attended by Mr..
Frank Lanier, who was the only
Americus wholesale grocer present.
About $50 grocers from about the state
were present.
DR.. Soule, the state administrator,
scored people who complain about
having to use corn meal. This is
no time to question the government"
he said If we had only dirt to eat
we ought to be thankful for that The
man who complains lacks patriotic
impulses and must have the heart of
a toad"
Farmers came in for lively share
Jf discussion when some one asked:
Are the farmers doing their full share
in war work
NO" came the general chorus.
They are not making their proper
sacrifices" said some one
Suppose they go ahead and plant
cotton?" One of the grocers asked.
Well, what will they do next fall
with no food?" asked DIR. Soule. Sew
eral of the grocers expressed the be-
lief that farmers as a class have been
lax in responding to war work and DIR.
Soule expressed the hope that they will
rise to the occasion and make Georgia
an object lesson for other states.