Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-04-25
LET THE SOLDIERS
HAVE YOUR FLOUR

State Food Administrator AppssIs .
Loyal Tenneeseans TO Abstain from
Using wheat Flour and Give All 70
Feed Allies and Troops In France.
Nashville. Through the county food
administrators Of more than half OF
the counties of the state, DR.. ii. A.
Morgan, federal food administrator In
Tennessee, has issued an appeal to
the people OF Tennessee to turn over
70 the government. for the use OF its
army and navy and its allies, all the
wheat flour that they can possibly
spare. This flour win be paid for at
. fair market price to be fixed by DR..
Morgan, after conference with those
who are familiar with price conditions.
1t is expected that the merchants OF
the counties will finance the PROPOSE
tion-that is, they viii pay for the
flour as it IL turned in. and then they
will be reimbursed when the flour 10
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 flour, am
sure, carload or two for our govern
ment, in this crisis, without making
very great sacrifice. It would not In,
convenience US very much IL we
did without flour altogether until the
next harvest. In Grimes county, Tex
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 DR..
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 win not respond to appeals to
their patriotism the wheat is being
taken over under requisition papers.
as provided In the food control act.
; One farmer had 1000 bushels and re-
fused to part with It. and reQuisition
papers were issued and the wheat
taken over for the government.
To Abstain From Wheat.
! Following q number Of inspiring mp.
j peals from eloquent speakers, the
! women war workers Of Tennessee to
I the number Of more than LOCO assem-.
bled at the capitol at Nashville,
adopted q resolution pledging them.
selves to abstain az far as practica-
| BILE from the use OF wheat flour prod.
ucts until the next harvest. and in No
/ event to use during any one mona
/ more than one and one-half pounds Of
wheat flour per person, the same 10
be carefully weighed At q meeting
/ OF the district demonstration agents
and war workers at Chattanooga = res
olution that went even further waa
unanimously passed pledging absolute
abstention from the use OF wheat
| products until the next 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 at Chattanooga
was 3 decided success and the mem
! bers pledged enthusiastic cooperation
/ In all OF the war activities. J. I. Fin
! ney of Columbia represented tbs
United States Food Administration
delivering strong appeal TO the WON
en- for conservation and services to ths
nation In this crisis.
On the call OF the war emergency
| council OF the National Bakers and DR.
H. A. Morgan. federal food administra
/, tor, the bakers OF Tennessee to tn,
4 number OF about 40, representing al
/ sections, from Bristol TO Memphis, "a
4 sembled at the Commercial club ii
IN
iZation BY the election of Charles X
Evers of the American Bread com
pany, Nashville, as president. Tn
bakers were addressed by DIR. Nor
gan ana T. I. Finney OF the food ad
ministration. Full cooperation wit
the food administration was pledge,
and a technical committee of fiv
nominated to act with the food admin
Istration in the Interpretation OF rule
and regulations governing the baker
of the state. A number have joine
since the Organisation and 1t is noY
representative OF that interest.
Patriotism Of Hotels.
Five OF the leading hotels Of Cha
tanooga have voluntarily gone on
wheatless ration until the next hal
vest. having agreed to eliminate a
wheat products from their menus
Houston n. Harper. hotel represents
tive OF the food administration in Tel
nessee, is confident that a large nun
Der OF hotels in other places In tn
state will make a similar resolution
At q meeting held at Chattanooga tn
hotels Of the state were organized an
fun and hearty cooperation pledge
to the food administration In the e
eeution OF its rules and regulations.
Maj. Rutledge Smiths efficient woH
az chairman OF the council Of defenl
Of Tennessee has been recognized b
the council at Washington and he hi
been asked to bring the organization