The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-29

q upon bakers bread, such bread
must be durable, and therefore, re.
Quires . larger proportion OF wheat
products than cereal breads baked In
the households. ~
Our army and navy require . full
allowance. The we!l-to-do in our popu-
lation can make greater sacrifices in
the consumption of wheat products
than can the poor; in addition, our
population in the agricultural dis
tricts, where the other cereals are
abundant, are more skilled In the
preparation Of breads from these other
cereals. than the crowded city and In
dustrial populations. With improved
transportation conditions We now have
available q surplus OF potatoes. We
also have In the spring months . sur.
plus of milk, and we have ample orn
and oats fer human consumption.
The drain OF rye and barley as sub
stitutes has already greatly exhausted
the supply Of these grains to effect
the needed saving of wheat. We are
wholly dependent upon the voluntary
assistance of the American people.
and we ask that the following rules
shall be observed:
Frst--HOussholders to use not to
exceed a total OF one and one half
pounds per week of wheat products
per person.
This means not more than one and
three-Quarter pounds Of Victory
Bread" ~cohtaining the required per.
centags of substitutes, and about .
half pound Of cooking flour. macaroni.
crackers, pastry, pies. cakes. wheat
breakfast cereals all combined
Second-Pablic eating places and
clubs to observe two wheatless days
per @seek, Monday and Wednesday, as
at present. In addition thereto not to
serve In the aggregate = total Of more
brsadstuffs, macaroni, crackers, pas
try, pies, cakes, wheat breakfast &C.
reals, containing a total of more than
two ounces of wheat -four to any one
guest ut any a meal. No wheat
products to be servs cd unless specially
ordered.
Public eating establishments not to
buy more than six pounds Of wheat
products per month, per guest. Thus
conforming with limitations requested
of the householder.
Third-Retailsrs to sell not more
than one-eighth barrel OF flour to any
town customer at any n time, and
not o than one-fourth barrel to
any country customer at any one time,
and in no case sell wheat products
without the sale of m equal weight
Of other cereals.
F0urth-We ask the bakers and GRO
GERS to reduce the volume of Victory
Bread sold by delivery of the three
fourths pound loaf when one pound
was sold before the corresponding pro-
portions in other weights. We also
ask bakers not to increase the amount
Of their wheat flour purchases beyond
70 Per cent of the average monthly
amount purchased in the four months
prior to March list.
E Observation-Disclosures using wheat
products for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely.
Sixth-There is no limit upon the
use of other cereal flour and meals.
corn, barley. buckwheat, potato flour.
Many thousand families throughout
the land are o using no wheat prod.
ucts whatever, except a very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing SO in perfect health inc salts
faction. There is no reason why all
Of the American people who are able
to cook in their own households. can
not subsist perfectly we'll with the
use Of less wheat products than one
and one-half pounds a week, and We
especially ask the well-tO-dO house
holds in the country to follow this lad-
ditional program in order that we may
provide the necessary marginal sup
plies for those parts OF the country
less able to adapt themselves to so
large a proportion OF substitutes, in
order that we shall be able to make
the wheat exports that are asolutely
demanded of us to maintain the civil
population and soldiers Of the allies
and III own army.
We propose to supplement the vol
untary cooperation Of the public BY .
further limitation pf distribution and
We shall place at once restrictions on
distribution which will be adjusted
from time to time to secure ~ nearly
equitable distribution a possible.
With the arrival Of harvest we should
be able to relax such restrictions. Tn.
til then, we ask for the necessary pa
thence, sacrifice and cooperation Of
the distributing trades.
: (Signedl ss.gs4s
FOOD ADMINISTRATION.
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