Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-06-06
ET THE SOLDIERS
HAVE YOUR FLOUR
stsks Feed Administrator Appssls ts
Loyal Tennssssans Ts Abstain from
UslRS WhSat Flour AHd Owe All TO
Feed Allies and Troops In France.

Nashville. the county tood
administrators Of more than half OF
the counties Of the state. DR.. H. A.
Morgan, federal food administrator in
Tennessee, has issued an appeal to
the people Of Tennessee 10 turn over
to the government, for the use Of Its
army and navy and its allies, all the
wheat flour that theV can possibly
spare, This flour win be paid for at
. fair market price 70 be fixed by DR.
Morgan, after conference with those
who are familiar with price conditions.
1t "a expected that the merchants OF
the counties will finance the PROPOSE
hon-that 10. they win pay for thu
flour as It Is turned In. and then they
will be reimbursed when the flour is
loaded on cars for shipment to the
United States grain corporation.
In making this appeal Dr. Morgan
said: "The people Of Tennessee can
spare from their stocks Of -four, am
sure, carload or two for ouf govern.
ment, in this CRISIS, without making 3
very great sacrifice. II would not m.
convenience us very much IL We
did without flour altogether until the
next harvest. In Grimes county, Ter
as, nearly everyone responded TO the
appeal and three carloads went for.
ward. We can do the same thing
here"
The boarding Of wheat win not be
tolerated by the food administration.
There is now, in the judgment of Or.
Morgan, no reason why any farmer In
Tennessee should continue TO hold his
wheat. A list of those who still have
wheat on hand has been secured by
the food administration, and where
they will not respond to appeals to
their patriotism the wheat ID bsin8
taken over under requisition papers,
as provided in the food control act.
One farmer had 1000 bushels and re
fused to part with II, and requistion
papers were issued and the wheat
taken over for the government
To Abstain From Wheat
Following number of inspiring ap
peals from eloquent speakers, tina
women war workers Of Tennessee to
the number of more than 1000 assem-.
bled at the capitol at Nashville
adopted = resolution pledging them.
selves to abstain 40 far a. practice.
BILE from the use Of wheat flour prod,
ucts until the next harvest, and In no
svent to lse during any one month
more than one and ons-half pounds OF
wheat flour per person. the same to
be carefully weighed. At . meeting
OF the district demonstration agents
and war workers at Chattanooga 3 res
olution that went even further was
unanimously passed plsdsins absolute
sbstention from the use Of wheat
products until the nsxt harvest, and
declaring that each person present
would seek to influence others to
make the same resolution.
The meeting Of district agents and
women war workers al Chattanooga
was a decided success and the mem.
beers pledged enthusiastic cooperation
In all OF the war activities l. Fin.
ney OF Columbia represented the
United States Food Administration
delivering a strong appeal to the WON.
en- for conservation and service to the
nation in this crisis.
On the call OF the war emergency
council of the National Bakers and DR..
II. A. Morgan, federal food administra.
tor, the bakers OF Tennessee to the
number OF about 40. representing all
sections. from Bristol to Memphis. a..
sembled at the Commercial club In
Nashville and perfected state organ
ization by the election Of Charles K,
Evers of the American Bread com.
pany, Nashville, as president The
bakers were addressed by Or. Nor
gan and ]. /. Finney Of the food id.
ministration. Full cooperation vita
the food administration was pledged
and a technical committee Of nvs
nominated to act with the food admin.
istration In the Interpretation OF rulss
and regulations governing the bakers
of the state. A number have Joined
since the organization and II 10 nov
representative of that interest.
Patriotism Of Hotels.
Five OF the leading hotels Of Chat.
tanooga have voluntarily gone on q
wheatless ration until the next har
vest, having agreed to eliminate an
wheat products from their menus
Houston R. Harper, hotel representa-
tive OF the food administration In Ten
nessee. is confident that . large NUN
Der OF hotels in other places In the
state will make similar resolution
At a meeting held at Chattanooga ths
hotels of the state were organised and
fun and hearty cooperation Disdget
To the food administration In ~ 81
ecution Of its rules and regulations.
MAI. Rutlsdgs Smiths stfistent vori
as chairman Of the council Of esfsass
OF Tennessee has been recognised b,
the council at washington and be hal
been asked TO bring the organization.
Of other southern states - to tn,
high standard Of that OF Tsanessss.
1t IL generally conceded at Wash
ington that Tennessee has enc 81 n,