Milford chronicle., 1918-11-08
ADD ONE POUND TO
SUGAR ALLOTMENT
Saving in Past Month Results
in Public Being Benefited.

Edmund Mitchell, Food Administra.
tor for Delaware, has sent the follow.
ing notice TO all food dealers in the
State, announcing an Increase in the
amount Of sugar each person is al
lowed monthly.
Beginning with November each per.
son is allowed three pounds per
month. an increase of one pound over
prior regulations The sugar may all
be obtained at one time.
More rigid regulations in the use
of flour are announced, dealers not
being permitted TO sell wheat flour,
unless they at the same time sell sub
stitute -four Violaters are warned,
that they will be punished and all
citizens are requested TO report any
known violations to the Food Admin
istratOr
"YOur sugar certificate for NOvem-
her is based as nearly as possible on
the new allotment of three pounds
per person per month for both cook
ing and table use.
Beginning November LIST you are
permitted 10 sell a consumer mt one
time, sufficient to meet his require
ments for one month, but you must be
sure his requirements do not exceed
three pounds per person per month.
1T is the intention of the Food Adj
ministration to furnish sugar to every
dealer that will enable him to take
care Of his customers according to
this allowance. and it may be we
have made your allowance less than |
it should be or more than il should be- !
IF the latter is the case we will |
expect YOU to confne your sales TO the |
three pounds allowance and advise |
this office of any surplus sugar you !
may have.
IF we have not given YOU sufficient |
to supply your customers and you
will advise MS when your supply of
sugar is exhausted and give US the
number of customers you have TO
serve, we will try to arrange TO fur
nish you additional sugar.
"While the Food Administration is
compelled to regulate the use Of all
food articles that are shipped abroad, !!
we will try at all times TO have sufii-
cient to meet the needs Of all who re-
main at home.
You win please keep up your cOun-
ter registers which we have furnish
ed YOU and see that they are sent
to this office on the 25th
only of every month, as this is the :
only means we have Of checking up :
our customers with the customers Of :
others. If any dislOyal persons pur
chase sugar in two different stores
at the same time we will then be able
to see that they are promptly detect
ed.
I'VE will also use the counter regis.
ter in making future monthly sugar
allOtments
Flour and Substitutes.
"The rule in the sales Of flour has
not been changed. With every pound
If wheat flour that is sold you must
II the same time sell One-quarteF :
pound Of substitutes. even if the Gus :
Omer has the substitutes at home :
IF dealer should be out of sub :
itituteS he must suspend the sale OF
iOUr until substitutes are secured :
lOt having substitutes on hand will he
10 excuse for selling -four without
ubsiitules
Anyone violating the rules govern s
NJ The sale Of sugar and the sale 8
# wheat -four with substitutes. will 8
e promptly reported to Washington, 3
who will see that they are properly s
,enalized
1T is not the intention Of the Ad- +
to prevent home cana 8
ing. hut the sugar for home canning =
an now only he secured upon certii- =
are approved by this office. These :
ertficateS will be issued promptly :
pom the application Of anyone who >
esires sugar for this purpose, pro- >
ided they have the fruit or vegetables s
II hand at the time application for 3
ugar is made. :
1T is the duty of everyone, store 3
eeper or consumer, to promptly re- =
ort 10 this Office the names Of any =
-orekeeper or consumer who violates =
ny of these rules.
EDMUND MITCHELL,
Federal Food Administrator for =
Delaware