The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-04-26
New Food Regulations

evening from conference of the
various counties of the state, held
at Boise on the 9Th.
The meeting was called bv the
National Food Administrator, Hoo
yer, through the State Administra.
tor Bicknell. The serious situation
which has developed in the wheat
supply made this meeting impera-
tive.
While in Boise. the various coun-
ty administrators received very def
mite and explicit instructions to see
that the National Food Regulations
were carried out to the letter. The
Food Administrators are now under
the Civil Service rules of the gov
ernment, and are now recognized as
national officers. They have been
instructed to call upon the citizens
of their counties, requesting them
to return at once, or at any rate
prior to May Is, any surplus of
flour which they may have on hand,
in excess of thirty days supply.
A thirty days supply has been fixed
at six pounds of wheat -four per in
dividual. This excess should be re-
turned to the merchant from which
it was purchased. and if this can
not be done. it should be listed
with the Food Administrator.
Farmers and others having in
their possessions wheat, other than
what is to be used for seed. are
called upon to market same prior
to the 18th of May. On May 18th,
the Food Administrators will make
an inventory of all -four and wheat
in the hands of individuals. and
where an excess of a thirty day sup
ply of wheat flour is found, the
same will be seized, and the same
holds true with wheat horded by
farmers. The wheat will be taken
possession of by the Food Admins
traitor and marketed, and the ex-
pense of such marketing will be de-
Quoted from the price paid by the
Government for any wheat so con-
fiscated. Persons found violating
any of the rules relative to the
hording of flour or wheat, are SUBJ
ject to $4,000 fine, or two years
Imprisonment. or both.
Momentarily there is consider
able shortage of sugar, and all per-
sons having an excess supply on
hand, are requested to return the
same to the merchant from which
they purchased same. The sugar
shortage, however, is expected to
be relieved within the next thirty
days when the new crop comes in.
The Food Administrators will
strictly enforce the regulation in
reference to the purchase of substi'
tutes as announced some time ago
Potatoes, beans, bran and shorts
will no longer be sold as substitutes
The rule of fifty-fifty of -four anC
substitutes will be strictly enforced
from now on. 1t is felt by the
Government, that inasmuch as oul
boys in the trenches and our allie.
are being compelled to use 40 pei
cent substitutes, that we at hom.
can we'll afford to go them one bet
ter and make it fifty-fifty.
| The situation has become so seri
Gus in the matter of food, that yer!
shortly the card system will be pu
in force in Moscow and all othe
communities in Idaho.
The food administration has de
pended very largely upon the pres
in advising the public as to tn
rules and regulations pronounced
|, by it, but inasmuch as the countr
, is divided into states and there is
, slight variation in the rules in tn
) several states, there is some confu
sion in localities where the press o
, one state circulates in another
5 Therefore, the National AGminis
. tration has authorized the Count
e Administrator in each county t
4 designate an official paper in thei
\ respective counties and the rule