McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-05-24
PLACE ORDERS now
FOR BINDER TN|NE
FREIGHT CONGESTION AND DAN.
GER or DELAY MAY CAUSE
SHORTAGE or SUPPLY.
PATRIOTS RETURN FLOUR

Nashyille.-Farmers should place or.
ders for their binder Irvine at once, de-
clared DR.. Fl. A. Morgan, when the fol-
lowing letter was sent to all county
food administrators:
"You should urge the farmers Of
your county to place their orders for
probable requirements for binder twino
as soon as possible so that local deal
ers can provide by early shipment for
an adequate supply of twine to meet
the harvest requirements. Shipping
conditions are such that more time
must be allowed from factory to local
distributing points to avoid danger Of
shortage in supply.
"You are advised that dealers may
charge margin Of 3 cents per pound
cash, or its equivalent, and "a cents
on time, with freight added from the
factory, above the manufacturers
price of 20 cents per pound for bind.
er twine In view of the fact that
owing to heavy freight congestion the
Irvine must be ordered and held longer
than usual, and the necessarily higher
price to be paid for it, we do not think
the margins allowed will be consi1,
cred unreasonable.
Please give this publicity through
your press and your local. committees.
Also convey this information to the
dealers in binder twine in your juris
diction. Faithfully yours,
III. A. MORGAN"
Flour Tenders.
Flour rendered by the patriotic PEG
pie OF Tennessee will relieve the short
age for the soldiers. sailors and our
heroic allies, is beginning to move IN
the state in carload lots, 1t is being
concentrated at three points, Memphis,
Nashville and Chattanooga. II will oe
held in warehouses at those points
until such time as the United States
Food Administration Grain Corpora.
ton is ready to order 1t to points Of
export. At this time 1t is impossible
to say Just how much flour will be
obtained in the state, but the guam
tity will be large. A similar move.
ment in Arkansas produced no less
than $4,000 barrels.
In rendering flour to the govern
ment the Food Administration is anc
ious to impress upon the people that
their tenders should represent their
actual sacrifice. ut would be an eco
nomic waste" said DR.. Morgan, ito
tender flour to the government, have
1t shipped out Of the county and then
have 1t replaced next week or month
by similar amount shipped back into
the county. The tender should repre-
sent to that extent the voluntary sac,
rifice of the person making 1t. In
other words, he should determine thin
that he will reduce his consumption
of wheat flour between now and thu
next harvest by the amount that is |
turned over to the government. Our
people can easily go on wheatleis
ration until the next harvest
Persons rendering the flour are be
ing paid for it at cost, the price In
no event to exceed the following ba.
sis: Consumers, $13; retailers, Sl2.2E,
and jobbers, $11.75.
Restaurant Rules.
That the Food Administration rules
governing all public eating places
must be rigidly enforced is the an.
npunced determination of DR.. H. A.
Morgan, federal food administrator In
Tennessee. Restaurants that continue
to serve any wheat products on Mo-.
days and Wednesdays except Victory
bread, which must contain not less
than 20 per cent wheat flour substi. |
tutes, will be summarily closed The
mayors of all OF the larger cities and
towns have pledged the cooperation
of their police departments in the ex.
ecution of this order.
Rutherford Organizes.
Patriotic citizens of Rutherford
county, in enthusiastic meetings, have
reorganized the council of defense.
food administration and allied war ac'
tivities of that county. j. Moore King,
one of the leading business men of the
county, has accepted the offices Of
chairman Of the council of defensa
and federal food administrator and
has set to work with determination to
bo1ra tha hast war oroaniza tion In the |