Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-07-12
MIST SECURE PERMIT
FOR MORE SUGAR
Local Food Administrator Will Issue
Permits Emitting Home Gamers
TO Added Sugar for Canning
Purposes

Sweeping changes affecting thu
distribution of sugar have been re
ceiyed by Charles Hebberd, food ad
mnistrator for Washington and for
4 warded to County Administrator j
4 Emerson. Under the new plar
there will be complete check on the
1 home Gamer and he will find it i'm.
possible to duplicate purchases.
Previously the home Gamer was
i allowed to purchase 25 pounds oil
sugar by simply signing a statement
in retailers book. Now the pur-
chaser will sign a card, which has
4 been distributed to the retailers, say
ing the purchaser will use the sugar
for canning and preserving only. The
card will be sent to the county food
administrator. Should the home can
ner wish an additional 25 pounds he
must first obtain permit from the
/ local county food administrator, who
will issue it on evidence that the pre-
b yious purchase has been used for
canning.
The family in town or near mar
4 ket is limited to tWo-pound purchases
q at one time. Those living at dis
ID lance from market are limited to a
q Today supply, based on three pounds
per person per month. Hotels, res
taurants, boarding houses and camps
having less than % people at each
meal are limited to Today supply.
Ii they feed an average of M ore than
rs people each meal they must obtain
certificates from the county food ad-
ministrator before they can purchase
sugar
Three reasons are given for the
necessity of cutting down sugar use
Increased shipping demand has cut
down transportation, the crop is
short in the West Indies and in
Il France and Italy, and there has beer
4 considerable loss due to the sinkings
OF submarines. 1t is estimated there
4 will be about 100000 tons of sugar
for United States consumption in the
last half of the present year, The
II known demand on the basis now K
be used will be at least 10000
tons for that period.
q Bakers will receive certificates fo
~ per cent of the average am oun
used during July, August and Sep
tember, 1917, or, alternatiyely, Il
per cent of that used in June, 1918
Retail stores will receive for Jul,
4 purchases certificates based upon tn,
average of sugar sold during th'
4 combined three months, April, Ma!
ana June, 1918 Retailers must no
sell sugar to anyone except house
holders, without taking up the Ger
nlleates of such persons.
county Food Administrators ]. n
emerson wishes it to be understood
'nat the food administration desire
'le nome Gamer to have all tn
sugar she actually needs for preserv
hg ioodstuffs, but conditions max,
imperative that the sugar be pur
eHased as needed and not in larg
quantities in advance.
Local housewives who desire add
'u Quantities of sugar for cannin,
purposes may obtain permit by ap
p"ihs TO Local Administrators d. +
'@iey' who will issue the permit up
the showing that the sugar is ac
uaiiy needed, and that the house
4 N'le Is entitled to it under the ney
regulations.
- assist in carrying out the pro
Visions of the new sugar rules
'un'y FOOD Administrator ]. N. En-
on mas issued list of local foo,
w ~, for every town @
/ "ni'man county each of whom
0r'zed to issue permits in hi
g., oohlihunity In the list d. L
4 ''aiey is named local food admins
I az Tor Pullman, the other loca
L. illustrators being as follows:
o'nhson-Lyle Ormsbee.
/ eoilax-James Cairns.
/ hndlcott-A. II. Young
/ p'ep'oe-E, B. Cotterill.
"'ouse-W. II. Belvail.
] ooarlleld-J. c. Eddington.
/ g. CHARACTERIZATION Williams.
1 =, ~ Sohn-P. Jennings.
4 ~ 10 efosse-E. S. Knowlton.
! nrekoa-Dayid Campbell
III @'.hington-Dr. ]. f. Grimm.
4 M 0h'oWn-John B. Thrill.
/ pDnornton-E B. Hughes.
MISUNDERSTANDING Al nal1i