Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-07-04

Nashville, Tenn.,-Another violatoI
of the Federal Food Administration
regulations in Tennessee was brought
TO terms this week when a penalty OF
$25 was imposed on V. @. Ellis, a mer
chant OF Cookeville, who sold flour In
violation of his agreement not to sell
flour until the next harvest. This pen
atty was imposed for the benefit oil
the American Red Cross. The penalty
was accepted by Mr.. Ellis who agreed
that in the future he would be the
consistent ally of the food administra
ton and would be an example Tor 9th
ers to follow,
Because of the persistent violations
OF the food Regulations the Warren
House at Mcminyll.e has been reqttir,
ed to make oath and execute bond in
the penalty of $4,000 that it viii here
after observe all Of the regulations OF
the food administration. The mill OF
J. A. Justice at McMinnville was SUE
pended for thirty days because OF the
sale 10 the postmaster and the assist
ant postmaster q. thu place fiou,
without at the same time requiring
the purchase of an equal amount ol
suks titutes.
A bakery at Knoxville has paid Il
The Red Cross penalty of SIS TO!
violations of the food rules. TheGt
are only partial list of the cases thai
have been disposed of by the food al
ministratlon during the past week
through the enforcement division. Tha
food administration is insisting more
and more upon the faithful observance
of its regulations.
New Sugar Regulations.
Owing to the destruction of millions
of pounds OF sugar by submarines op
Grating on our coasts, the destruction
Of thousands of tons OF coastWise ship
ping that cannot be easily replaced, II
has been ne easary to issue much
more drastic regulations governing
the sale and distribution OF sugar
Hereafter the amount that can be oh
tanned by any household in a city o.
town is limited to two pounds an
aggregate purchases during the mont
shall not be more than four pounds
Tor each person in the household
Sugar may be o tanned in quaint
ties not exceeding twenty-five pounds
for immediate home canning and pre-
serving purposes by the execution o.
an affidavit, form Of which has beer
approved by Federal Food Administra
tor DR.. Morgan.
This affidavit must be executed Ii
duplicate copy of same being given tC
the party making the purchase ant
the other to the merchant making tbs
sale. At the end of each week the me-
chants must send their certificates OF
affidayits to the county food admins
traitor to be checked by him. J stice.
of the peace notaries public, postmas
tiers and judges OF courts of record
are authorized to administer the oath.
required to obtain the sugar.
New Beef Ration.
Hereafter no public eating place IL
Tennessee may serve beef at more
than four meals during the week uH
der instruction just issued by the Fed
eral Food Administration. Beefsteal
may be served only once weekly,
roast beef only once weekly and boil
ed beef only twice weekly. This rule
applies to all hotels, restaurants
boarding houses and cafes No private
household shall, during any week, buy
more than one and one-quarter pound
of clear beef for each member of the
household nor more than one and one
half pound including the bone. Coun
ty food administrators have been in
structed to rigidly enforce these regu
lations.
Flour For Government.
No more flour will be taken over by
the food administration for the relisi
of the soldiers, sailors and our allies
This action was made necessary be
cause of the coming into market OF
tu0 "uedJ IEULu LuG he " crop. IL WOulu
be an expensive proposition to the
government to take over flour at ex
listing prices from consumers and
dealers when the mills now have an
abundance that they will sell to the
government at lower prices.
1.-THE response to our appeal has
been magnificent" said ]. l. Finney
who has been in charge Of the flour
movement in the state, "but we can
not continue indefinitely to take ovel
S!our, much as the tenders are appre
ciated Many of the counties have
been on a wheatless ration, the mer
chants and millers have been exceed
ipgly patriotic and Tennessee has
again made a reputation for whole
hearted response to the nations
needs.
Helping the Farmers.
Under the direction of E. Locker
Doak, federal food administrator fol
Davidson county, more than 400 labor
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