McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-12
HEAVIEST MONEY
|. FINE YET IMPOSED
FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS or
FOOD REGULATIONS As COT
TON SEED pEALERs.
RED CROSS GETS THE $500

nEU OnUoo uE 10 IHE @oUV
Nashville, Tenn.---As the result Of o
penalty imposed by the Federal Food
Administration In Tennessee, the Red
Cross committee of Lincoln County
will receive $500 second Liberty
bond Of the United States. The penal.
ty was imposed by Federal Food Ad-
ministrator H. A. Morgan on the firm
OF Strong, Bagley & Baglsy, of Fay
sttevills, for alleged violations OF the
food regulations as cotton seed deal
era.
This 10 the heaviest money penalty
that has 30 far been imposed by the
Federal Food Administration In Ten
nessee. The fiien Of Strong. Bagley &
Bagley, largely through inadvertence
and ignorance. admitted that they had
violated the food regulations and from
the first manifested fine spirit. Ad-
hitting Their violation of the rules Of
the Food Administration, they readily
agreed to be penalized to the extent Of
$500 Liberty Bond to be given to
the Red Cross. The bond was received
BY Charles c. Traube, state legal rep
resentative, who looked after the inter-
ests OF the Food Administration. It
was promptly forwarded by DR.. Nor
gan to Chairman Lees of the Lincoln
County Red Cross committee. DR..
Morgan took the position that Lincoln
County should be entitled to credit for
the same.
The penalized firm wrote to DR.. Nor
gan splendid letter admitting the JUS
tice Of the settlement, expressing APP
probation OF the attitude of the Food
Administration and tendering its SER
vices In any capacity to the Food AID.
ministration. Speaking Of the case,
DIR. Morgan said;
''This firm was guilty, but through
iradvertence. The members are thor
oughly loyal and honorable men but
they had neglected sadly to inform
themselves about the regulations gov
erning their business and action was
necessary, but have never come IN
contact with men who were fairer or
who manifested finer spirit than did
Messrs. Strong, Bagley & Bagley."
Sugar Distribution.
There will be no exceptions what
eve- In the enforcement of the rules
limiting the supply of sugar that man.
ufacturers of non-essentials may OBJ
tain, according to the instructions that
were given to the Federal Food Ad.
ministrators at their meeting In Wash.
lngton last week. The Tennessee Food
Administration was represented by ].
I. Finney, assistant to the food admin
lstrator, and Charles c. Traube. the
state legal representative. The Food
Administration Is determined that
there shall be sufficient sugar In the
country to provide for the canning
and preserving demands of the peo-
pie. Makers Of non-essentials, like
candy, chewing gum and soft drinks
will be strictly limited to so per cent
OF the amount that they used during
the corresponding period of last year.
Sugar cannot be obtained for these
purposes except upon the written per.
mission of DR.. H. A. Morgan, the Fed
sral food administrator OF Tennessee.
Wheat Harvest.
Farmers should sell their wheat
from the thresher. In the judgment Of
the Food Administration, for the rea-
son that the price Is fixed by the gov
eminent. and there will be no incen.-
I've whatsoever for holding the wheat.
In fact, It will be more profitable to
the farmers Of the state to sell the
crop from the thresher than 1t would
be to hold It pay storage insurance
and loss from shrinkage. It will be
much better from every aspect to sell
the wheat at once than to hold It,
From present prospects. the crop is
going to be q very large one. In fact.
some estimates place the yield higher
than for any year since 1914. when all
fermer records In the state were ex-
ceeded.
Flour Shipments Checked.
Hereafter no flour can be shipped
into q county without the written per-
mission of the county food administra.
tor Of the county into which the ship.
ment 10 to be made. Announcement
to this effect was made last week by
Or. H. A. Morgan, Federal food admin
istrator Of Tennessee. This is done
10 protect the territory from which
flour has been periodically surren.
dered to the government by the PEG.
pie from a flood Of flour that would
be turned into the county by unpatrt.
| otir flOur dealers.