The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-21
NEW FOOD CARD


Gard" os important as are the new
rules, just promulgated, to the hotels
and public eating places. Get ready
for it. Study it when it comes and
throw yourself right into the spirit
of it, is the request Of the Admin
stration.
Henceforth the allies and Ameri-
ca eat at common table. That was
the outcome Of the interallied con
ference of Food Administration re-
Gently at London.
The new home card will set forth
concisely and to the point the sa-
Iient facts of the 191S1919 Food
Conservation Program. 1t is neces-
sary to the home and it must be plac-
ed upon the kitchen wall of every
home. 1t becomes from the moment it
has been left at the household door
a law of the Home and its enforcibi-
lily lies IN the fact that it grows
ont of the wishes of the American
people. not from arbitrary pressure
and restraint.
The New Home Card is the refec-
ton upon parchment Of the willing
ness to assume individual responsible
lily and is one of the greatest proofs
of the character and idealism of our
people.
Our simple formula for this year is
to further reduce consumption and
waste of all food The international
program is so arranged that there will
be little need for substitution, nor
to resort to wheatless and meatless
days What we need is to reduce d.
rectly our consumption lies all food
stuffs, laying special emphasis upon
the staples. The Allies are in need Of
all the surplus of the great staples
that We can provide,
"If." as Mr. Hoover states, 1--WE sur
vey our ability to meet this definite
promise to them we find that our
wheat production this year is better
than last year, our production of
other materials is loss We have
had severe losses through drouth in
many sections. On balance our re-
sources are no greater than last year
We find, however, that we can give
this increase in food supplies Of $3.50
'6o0 TONS uver'nst~year and stiHl have
a margin over the amount necessary
to maintain orr health and strength.
"At best the allied table will be
less than ours, for the allied people
are denying themselves more in or.
der to transport our soldiers We can
do no less than fill the ships they
send us.
of our imports, we shall apparent,
ly have sufficient sugar to maintain
the present consumption and take care
of the extra drain of the allies from
our markets, istead of compelling
them to send their ships to the Far
East. We can secure in sailing YES
sells the coffee we need, if no one
makes an overbrew.
"Of our own products we must Sc.
cure a reduction in consumption and
waste in the two great groups of
first, breadstufEs, and secondmeats,
and fats; that is, in all bread and
cereals, beef pork, poultry dairy and
vegetable oil products.
"The average consumption of our
people of breadstuffs amounts to six
pounds per week, and of meats and
fats to four pounds week for each
person. A reduction in consumption
Of less than one-half pound per
week per person in each of these two
great groups of food would accomp.
lish our purpose. We wish to emp
hasize, however that we do not want
curtailment in the use of milk for
children"
Mr. Hoover believes we can ac-
complish all the needed savings by
voluntary action of our people. He